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9 questions · ~2 min · Easy · played 172 times
Who is the main character of 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid'?
Answer: Greg Heffley
In what year was the first 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' book published?
Answer: 2007
Which of the following characters is Greg's best friend?
Answer: Rowley Jefferson
What type of format is used for the 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' books?
Answer: Diary format with illustrations
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10 questions · ~2 min · Easy · played 135 times
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
Answer: Similes use 'like' or 'as'; metaphors make the comparison directly
What literary device involves giving human qualities to non-human things?
Answer: Personification
What is 'foreshadowing' in literature?
Answer: Hints or clues about events that will happen later in the story
What is 'dramatic irony'?
Answer: When the audience knows something the characters don't
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10 questions · ~2 min · Easy · played 98 times
What is the name of the community of boys trapped in the maze?
Answer: The Glade
What does the acronym WICKED stand for in The Maze Runner?
Answer: World in Catastrophe: Killzone Experiment Department
What is the name of the mechanical-organic monsters that patrol the maze at night?
Answer: Grievers
Who is the protagonist and narrator of The Maze Runner?
Answer: Thomas
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10 questions · ~2 min · Easy · played 81 times
Who is the king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology?
Answer: Zeus
Athena, goddess of wisdom, is also associated with:
Answer: War (strategic warfare)
Heracles (Hercules) is famous for completing:
Answer: The Twelve Labors
Perseus is known for killing which monster whose gaze turned people to stone?
Answer: Medusa (a Gorgon)
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10 questions · ~2 min · Easy · played 72 times
Apollo is the Greek god of which domains?
Answer: The sun, music, poetry, and prophecy
Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of:
Answer: Love, beauty, and desire
Ares is the Greek god of:
Answer: War
Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo and goddess of:
Answer: The hunt and the moon
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10 questions · ~2 min · Easy · played 71 times
What are the four houses of Hogwarts School?
Answer: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin
Who is the headmaster of Hogwarts for most of the Harry Potter series?
Answer: Albus Dumbledore
What is Lord Voldemort's real name?
Answer: Tom Marvolo Riddle
In what year was 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' first published?
Answer: 1997
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10 questions · ~2 min · Medium · played 63 times
Who wrote Lord of the Flies?
Answer: William Golding
Lord of the Flies is written as a response to which earlier British adventure novel about boys on an island?
Answer: The Coral Island by R.M. Ballantyne
What does the conch shell symbolize in Lord of the Flies?
Answer: Democratic order and civilized authority
What does Piggy represent in Lord of the Flies?
Answer: Science, intellect, and rational thinking
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10 questions · ~2 min · Medium · played 62 times
Who wrote 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?
Answer: Harper Lee
In what year was 'To Kill a Mockingbird' published?
Answer: 1960
What is the name of the narrator of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?
Answer: Scout (Jean Louise) Finch
What is Atticus Finch's profession?
Answer: Lawyer (attorney)
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10 questions · ~2 min · Medium · played 61 times
Which Olympian god is Percy Jackson's divine parent?
Answer: Poseidon
What number is the Poseidon cabin at Camp Half-Blood?
Answer: Cabin 3
Annabeth Chase is a daughter of which goddess?
Answer: Athena
Children of which god are known for being skilled blacksmiths?
Answer: Hephaestus
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10 questions · ~2 min · Easy · played 59 times
Who wrote Charlotte's Web?
Answer: E.B. White
In what year was Charlotte's Web published?
Answer: 1952
What is the name of the pig in Charlotte's Web?
Answer: Wilbur
Which of the following characters is a spider?
Answer: Charlotte
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10 questions · ~2 min · Easy · played 59 times
What is an 'ad hominem' fallacy?
Answer: Attacking the person making an argument rather than the argument itself
What is a 'strawman' fallacy?
Answer: Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack
What is a 'false dichotomy' (false dilemma)?
Answer: Presenting only two options when more exist
What is 'circular reasoning' also known as?
Answer: Begging the question
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10 questions · ~2 min · Medium · played 57 times
What literary device gives human qualities to non-human things?
Answer: Personification
What is a metaphor?
Answer: A direct comparison not using 'like' or 'as'
What does 'protagonist' mean?
Answer: The main character of a story
What is alliteration?
Answer: Repetition of the same initial consonant sounds
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