Poetry
Which Wilfred Owen poem begins with the line “What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?”
Anthem for Doomed Youth
What is the name of Winston’s forbidden love interest?
Julia
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo.
What term describes language that gives human qualities to non-human things?
Personification
In which novel does the character Jay Gatsby appear?
The Great Gatsby
What physical disability does the soldier in Disabled have after the war?
He has lost his limbs (amputated legs/arms).
What is the name of the language designed to limit free thought?
Newspeak
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
What term describes a writer’s choice of words?
Diction
What dystopian novel features a society divided into factions such as Dauntless and Erudite?
Divergent
What technique is used in the end of Barbie Doll when they comment "Doesn't she look pretty?".
Irony
What is the name of the organisation that rewrites history in the novel?
Ministry of Truth
What is the only continent without a native reptile population?
Antartica
What term describes a hint or clue about what will happen later in a text?
Foreshadowing
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Jane Austen
Which poem is this line from:
"Why don't they come and put me to bed? Why don't they come?"
Disabled
What is the name of the antique shop where Winston buys the glass paperweight?
Mr Charrington’s shop
Which element has the highest melting point?
Tungsten
What term describes when the audience knows something a character does not?
Dramatic irony
Who says: “Out, damned spot! Out, I say!” in Macbeth?
Lady Macbeth
Name the poem:
The cruel men
Are old and deaf
Ready to kill
But short of breath
Tiananmen
What is the slogan of the Party?
“War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength.”
What is the name of the underwater mountain chain that runs through the Atlantic Ocean?
The Mid-Atlantic ridge
What term describes a statement that appears contradictory but reveals a deeper truth, such as “less is more”?
Paradox
What is the name of Katniss’s male fellow tribute from District 12 in the first Hunger Games?
Peeta Mellark.