British Literature Jeopardy

1. British Literature Jeopardy

2. British Poetry British Literature Vocabulary Literary Terms British History Misc. 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400

3. Who wrote the famous 1855 poem The Charge of the Light Brigade?

4. Who wrote the famous 1855 poem The Charge of the Light Brigade? Lord Alfred Tennyson

5. Who wrote the poem The Chimney Sweeper (Innocence)?

6. Who wrote the poem The Chimney Sweeper (Innocence)? William Blake

7. This British author, famous for his work The Canterbury Tales, also wrote several poems. Name two of them.

8. This British author, famous for his work The Canterbury Tales, also wrote several poems. Name two of them. The Knight's Tale The General Prologue The Wife of Bath's Tale The Miller's Tale The Friar's Tale

9. When did John Keats write his famous poem The Ode to the Nightingale?

10. When did John Keats write his famous poem The Ode to the Nightingale? 1819

11. In 1960 the UK publishing ban was lifted on what 1928 book?

12. In 1960 the UK publishing ban was lifted on what 1928 book? Lady Chatterley's Lover (by D H Lawrence)

13. In which famous novel is Grimpen Mire to be found?

14. In which famous novel is Grimpen Mire to be found? The Hound of Baskervilles

15. Which literary characters set out on a journey from the Tabard Inn, Southwark?

16. Which literary characters set out on a journey from the Tabard Inn, Southwark? The pilgrims in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

17. What was the name of Captain Nemo's submarine?

18. What was the name of Captain Nemo's submarine? The Nautilus

19. What does the word abhor mean?

20. What does the word abhor mean? To hate

21. Daily Double What does the word enfranchise mean?

22. Daily Double What does the word enfranchise mean? To have the right to vote

23. What does the word labyrinth mean?

24. What does the word labyrinth mean? A maze

25. What does the word repudiate mean?

26. What does the word repudiate mean? To shun; to denounce

27. What is the definition of alliteration?

28. What is the definition of alliteration? Repetition of the initial sounds of words

29. “ I am so hungry I could eat a horse!” is an example of what?

30. “ I am so hungry I could eat a horse!” is an example of what? Hyperbole

31. What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

32. What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor? A simile usually contains like, as, or is, where as a metaphor does not.

33. What is a stanza?

34. What is a stanza? A group of lines forming a unit in a poem.

35. Who is the longest reigning monarch in British History?

36. Daily Double Who is the longest reigning monarch in British History? Queen Victoria

37. Daily Double Who is the only British Prime Minister to ever be assassinated?

38. Who is the only British Prime Minister to ever be assassinated? Spencer Perceval

39. How did Charles I die?

40. How did Charles I die? He was beheaded in public.

41. When did Churchill leave office as a result of an electoral defeat?

42. When did Churchill leave office as a result of an electoral defeat? 1945.

43. Which part of the brilliant Albert Einstein was preserved after his death?

44. Which part of the brilliant Albert Einstein was preserved after his death? His brain.

45. How is Radio Direction and Ranging better known?

46. How is Radio Direction and Ranging better known? RADAR.

47. What was the favorite food of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

48. What was the favorite food of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Pizza.

49. In which country was Karl Marx born?

50. In which country was Karl Marx born? Germany.