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9 questions · ~2 min · Easy · played 139 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 95 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 73 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 71 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 61 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 57 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 52 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 48 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 · Easy · played 47 times
Which mythical creature is reborn from its own ashes?
Answer: Phoenix
What creature in Greek mythology has the body of a lion, the head of a woman, and eagle wings?
Answer: Sphinx
The Kraken is a sea monster from which mythology?
Answer: Scandinavian/Norse
In Greek myth, what creature has the head of a bull and the body of a man?
Answer: Minotaur
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10 questions · ~2 min · Medium · played 44 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 44 times
Who is the protagonist (main character) of A Court of Thorns and Roses?
Answer: Feyre Archeron
Which fairy tale does ACOTAR loosely retell in its first book?
Answer: Beauty and the Beast (and Tam Lin)
Who is the High Lord of the Night Court and Feyre's mate?
Answer: Rhysand
Tamlin is the High Lord of which court?
Answer: The Spring Court
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10 questions · ~2 min · Medium · played 41 times
What is comprehension in literature?
Answer: The ability to understand and interpret texts
Which of the following is a key figure in comprehension studies?
Answer: Louise Rosenblatt
In what year did Louise Rosenblatt publish her influential work on reading?
Answer: 1938
Which narrative technique is often used by modernist authors to challenge comprehension?
Answer: Unreliable narrators
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