Walnut Trivia
Literary Terms
Anime
Leadership
Gardenscapes
100

the year GLEAM, as well as the school itself, was founded

1895

100

This word represents a sound being made and comes from the Greek word for "name-making"

Onomatopoeia

100

The often derogatory Japanese term for an anime fan

Weeaboo/otaku

100

Roux's crack RPF comic crosses over The Velvet Underground and this 2004 animated film

Shark Tale

100

the member of the club who has the terrible Gardenscapes addiction

Who is Felix

200

The name of the new and rather unhelpful chatbot on the walnut hills eagles website

Who is Wally?

200

This colorful phrase represents writing that is too superficially flowery, show-offish, or shallowly metaphorical.

Purple prose

200

The term for the amount of episodes of an anime you should watch before deciding if it's right for you (usually they set up their plot, characters, and arcs in this time frame)

The three-episode rule

200
Banana’s main Oc


What is Luna


200

the name of the company that created Gardenscapes as well as a few other similar games

what is playrix

300

The famous serial killer who attended WHHS as an effie

Charles Manson

300

A "woody" summary of a story and its premise that takes less than a minute, often in 10 words or less.

Logline

300

This anime turns from a lighthearted magical girl show to a surrealist horror in the blink of an eye

Puella Magi Madoka Magicka

300

Felix's place of "work" that does not, in fact, pay him

Wave foundation / aquarium

300

the spinoff of Gardenscapes, taking place inside rather than outside

Homescapes

400

The name of the condominium that the original school building was turned into

School Lofts

400

The term for the in-character explanation of the story's universe or occurences

Exposition

400

This atomic show is considered the first anime TV series ever created

Astro Boy

400

Banana’s primary instrument

Marimba


400

the butler/main character from Gardenscapes

Austin

500

The name of the WHHS alumni who ended up being the first Black woman to graduate from UC Law School

Helen Elsie Austin

500

The humorous use of an incorrect word in a story that sounds similar to another one, named after a character from a 1775 play who used this device frequently.

Malapropism

500

released by YAMAHA in early 2004, these two are considered the the first ever Vocaloids to be commercially distributed

Who are LEON and LOLA?

500

this historical home in Eden Park, Minneapolis is particularly dear to Felix

what is the Harry F Legg house?

500

Levels take on four difficulties: Normal, Hard, Super Hard, and ___.

What is Challenge?