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Truman
100

What technique is in the following line...

“His anger was a storm building behind his eyes.”

Metaphor

100

Which British band is famous for songs like Yellow and Viva La Vida?

Coldplay

100

Which rubric concept is shown when Anna and Luke respond differently to the same landscape and events?

Paradoxes OR inconsistencies of human nature

100

How many squares are on a standard chessboard?

64

100

What is the film technique where a copy of an image, story, or element is placed within itself (e.g tv shown within a frame)

mise en abyme

200

What technique is in the following line...

"The room was filled with both laughter and grief.”

Juxtaposition

200

Which artist is known for albums 25, 30, and 21?

Adele

200

What symbol becomes a motif in the novella?

birds

200

If you were to write out the words from 0-100 how many ‘A’s would there be?

Zero.

(The first number to include the letter 'a' is 

"one thousand")

200

What does the recurring image of the moon (which houses Christof’s control room) symbolise?

Surveillance and omnipresent control

300

What technique is in the following line...

“The scent of burnt sugar curled through the air.”

Olfactory imagery.

300

What is the term for music performed without instruments?

A cappella

300

What is the name of the elderly neighbour who lives beside Luke and Anna in Garra?


Gil Reilly

300

In human anatomy, what does the "hallux" refer to?

The Big Toe.

300

Finish this line...

'“Good morning, and in case I don’t see ya…”  

“…good afternoon, good evening, and good night.”

400

What technique is in the following line...

“Every choice carved another path through the forest of her future.”

Extended Metaphor

400

Which classical composer wrote Symphony No. 5 and Für Elise?

Beethoven

400

Name THREE of Luke's hobbies

Birdwatching

Stargazing

Tennis

Walking

400

What is the only U.S. state that can be typed using only one row of a Standard keyboard?

Alaska

400

How many hidden cameras are in Truman's world of Seahaven?

5,000

500

What technique is in the following line...

“The old dog chuckled to himself as he settled into the warm patch of sun.”

Anthropomorphism.

500

Which Beatles song is famous for using a full string quartet instead of traditional rock instruments?

Eleanor Rigby

500

Luke becomes engrossed in a 1913 travelogue/memoir by which British surgeon and explorer?

Sir Frederick Treves

500

What is triskaidekaphobia a phobia of?

The number 13

500

How many Oscar nominations was The Truman Show nominated for?

3