Dumb Jokes
Short Stories
Great Gatsby
Animal Farm
Alchemist
100

What do you call fake spaghetti?

What is an impasta?

100

(Monkey’s Paw): What is the specific reason Mr. White wishes for £200?

What is to pay off the mortgage on his house?

100

What color symbolizes Gatsby’s hope and dreams?

What is green?

100

Who originally inspires the animals to rebel?

Who is Old Major?

100

What is the name of the main character in The Alchemist?

Who is Santiago?

200

Why did the scarecrow win an award?

What is because he was outstanding in his field?

200

(The Veldt): What repeated scene in the nursery makes George and Lydia worried?

What is the realistic African veldt with lions eating something in the distance?

200

Who narrates The Great Gatsby?

Who is Nick Carraway?

200

What do the animals build that keeps being destroyed and rebuilt?

What is the windmill?

200

What does Santiago learn from the Englishman?

What is about alchemy and the Philosopher’s Stone?

300

Why don’t scientists trust atoms?

What is because they make up everything?

300

(All Summer in a Day) What happens to Margot while the sun is shining?

What is she is locked in a closet and misses seeing the sun?

300

What is Gatsby’s real name?

What is James Gatz?

300

Which commandment is changed to justify the pigs’ behavior?

What is "No animal shall sleep in a bed—with sheets"?

300

What are the names of the stones that serve as omens in The Alchemist?

What are Urim and Thummim?

400

What do you get if you cross a snowman and a vampire?

What is frostbite?

400

(Cheboygan Day): What phrase from SNL do the narrator’s friends and Adele keep repeating?

What is "Honor roll, they are not"?

400

Why does Gatsby throw such extravagant parties?

What is to attract Daisy’s attention?

400

What does Boxer always say?

What is "I will work harder" and "Napoleon is always right"?

400

What is the name of the city where Santiago gets robbed?

What is Tangier

500

Why did the bicycle fall over?

What is because it was two-tired?

500

(A Retrieved Reformation): What alias (fake name) does Jimmy Valentine use when he starts his new life?

What is Ralph Spencer?

500

What does Meyer Wolfsheim have on his jacket that symbolizes his criminal connections?

What is cufflinks made from human molars?

500

What do the pigs do at the end of Animal Farm that shows they’ve become like humans?

What is they start walking on two legs and drinking alcohol?

500

Where does Santiago find his treasure?

What is under the sycamore tree near the church in Spain?