Langston Hughes
Animal Farm
Hamlet
History and Geography
General Knowledge
100
What poetic technique is being used here?
"Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair."
Extended metaphor, caesura, colloquial language
100
Who were the Romanov family and what happened to them?
The Romanov family were the last imperial rulers of Russia, ruling for over 300 years.
Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate during the Russian Revolution (1917). In 1918, Nicholas II, his wife, and their children were imprisoned and executed by the Bolsheviks, bringing an end to the Russian monarchy.
100
What country does Hamlet take place in?
Denmark
100
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean
100
What is a prime number?
A whole number greater than 1 that can only be divided evenly by 1 and itself.
200
List 3 Langston Hughes Poems
Mother to Son, Harlem, Theme for English B, The Negro Speaks of Rivers, Dream Variations, Love Song for Lucinda, I, Too, Sing, America, etc.
200
Who gives the speech that inspires the rebellion against Mr Jones?
Old Major
200
What was Hamlet's dad's name?
Hamlet
200
What 2 countries are Ms Lakatos and Mr Kris from?
Hungary and Latvia
200
How many planets are in our solar system?
Eight (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus)
300
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
Langston Hughes was a key figure in this cultural movement that celebrated Black art, music, and writing in the 1920s.
300
What phrase do the pigs teach the sheep to repeat to stop the other animals from thinking critically?
“Four legs good, two legs bad.”
300
What old word for "fish seller" did Hamlet call Polonius?
Fishmonger.
300
What is the name of the ancient trade route used to move goods, ideas, and culture between East Asia and Europe?
The Silk Road (絲綢之路)
300
How many months in a year have 31 days?
7 (January, March, May, July, August, October, December)
400
Which four rivers are mentioned in the poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"?
Euphrates, Congo, Nile, Mississippi
400
What and who does Moses the raven sybolise In Animal Farm?
He symbolises religion, specifically the Russian Orthodox Church in Soviet Russia, as well as Rasputin, the Tsar’s religious advisor, who used faith and superstition to influence and control the people.
400
Name the order of character deaths in Hamlet
(King Hamlet), Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Gertrude, Laertes, Claudius, Hamlet.
400
This is the flag of what country?
Brunei
400
What element in the periodic table uses the symbol Xe?
Xenon
500
What is the afterlife of the poem "Harlem"?
The opening line inspired the famous refrain of Martin Luther King Junior’s 1963 “I have a Dream” speech!
500
What was George Orwell's real name?
Eric Arthur Blaire
500
Which theme is shown through spying, secret plans, and characters hiding their true intentions?
Deception
500
What was the name of the Korean kingdom that later gave Korea its English name?
Goryeo (고려 / 高麗)
500
What food is made by grinding roasted seeds from a tropical fruit, then mixing the result with sugar and fat?
Chocolate.