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The Great Big Language & Literature Quiz

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this?

a)

John Donne

b)

Ben Jonson

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Alexander Pope

2.

Who is this?

a)

John Donne

b)

Ben Jonson

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Alexander Pope

3.

Who is this?

a)

John Donne

b)

Ben Jonson

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Alexander Pope

4.

Who is this?

a)

John Donne

b)

Ben Jonson

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Alexander Pope

5.

Who is this?

a)

JK Rowling

b)

Veronica Roth

c)

Suzanne Collins

d)

Stephenie Meyer

6.

Who is this?

a)

JK Rowling

b)

Veronica Roth

c)

Suzanne Collins

d)

Stephenie Meyer

7.

Who is this?

a)

JK Rowling

b)

Veronica Roth

c)

Suzanne Collins

d)

Stephenie Meyer

8.

Who is this?

a)

JK Rowling

b)

Veronica Roth

c)

Suzanne Collins

d)

Stephenie Meyer

9.

Who wrote The Tempest?

a)

John Donne

b)

Ben Jonson

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Alexander Pope

10.

Who wrote The Flea?

a)

John Donne

b)

Ben Jonson

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Alexander Pope

11.

Who wrote The Rape of the Lock?

a)

John Donne

b)

Ben Jonson

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Alexander Pope

12.

Who wrote The Alchemist?

a)

John Donne

b)

Ben Jonson

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Alexander Pope

13.

Who wrote Divergent?

a)

JK Rowling

b)

Veronica Roth

c)

Suzanne Collins

d)

Stephenie Meyer

14.

Who wrote Twilight?

a)

JK Rowling

b)

Veronica Roth

c)

Suzanne Collins

d)

Stephenie Meyer

15.

Who wrote Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

a)

JK Rowling

b)

Veronica Roth

c)

Suzanne Collins

d)

Stephenie Meyer

16.

Who wrote The Hunger Games?

a)

JK Rowling

b)

Veronica Roth

c)

Suzanne Collins

d)

Stephenie Meyer

17.

What did Elisabetta Dami write?

a)

Goosebumps

b)

Geronimo Stilton

c)

Asterix

d)

Famous Five

18.

What did RL Stine write?

a)

Goosebumps

b)

Geronimo Stilton

c)

Asterix

d)

Famous Five

19.

What did Enid Blyton write?

a)

Goosebumps

b)

Geronimo Stilton

c)

Asterix

d)

Famous Five

20.

What did Rene Goscinny write?

a)

Goosebumps

b)

Geronimo Stilton

c)

Asterix

d)

Famous Five

21.

Which novel?

a)

Oliver Twist

b)

Les Miserables

c)

Moby Dick

d)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

22.

Which novel?

a)

Oliver Twist

b)

Les Miserables

c)

Moby Dick

d)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

23.

Which novel?

a)

Oliver Twist

b)

Les Miserables

c)

Moby Dick

d)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

24.

Which novel?

a)

Oliver Twist

b)

Les MIserables

c)

Moby Dick

d)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

25.

Who wrote キッチン?

a)

Rewat Panpipat

b)

Han Kang

c)

Banana Yoshimoto

d)

Yu Hua

26.

Who wrote 채식주의자?

a)

Rewat Panpipat

b)

Han Kang

c)

Banana Yoshimoto

d)

Yu Hua

27.

Who wrote 许三观卖血记?

a)

Rewat Panpipat

b)

Han Kang

c)

Banana Yoshimoto

d)

Yu Hua

28.

Who wrote แม่น้ำรำลึก?

a)

Rewat Panpipat

b)

Han Kang

c)

Banana Yoshimoto

d)

Yu Hua

29.

About which country did Mariama Ba write?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Senegal

c)

Ghana

30.

About which country did Chinua Achebe write?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Senegal

c)

Ghana

31.

About which country does Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie write?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Senegal

c)

Ghana

32.

About which country does Ayi Kwei Armah write?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Senegal

c)

Ghana

33.

A Doll's House. Play, poem, novel or short story?

a)

play

b)

poem

c)

novel

d)

short story

34.

Hills Like White Elephants. Play, poem, novel or short story?

a)

play

b)

poem

c)

novel

d)

short story

35.

Of Mice and Men. Play, poem, novel or short story?

a)

play

b)

poem

c)

novel

d)

short story

36.

The British (serves 60 million). Play, poem, novel or short story?

a)

play

b)

poem

c)

novel

d)

short story

37.

The sunlight dances through the trees. Simile, metaphor, alliteration or onomatopoeia?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

38.

The dishes fell to the floor with a clatter. Simile, metaphor, alliteration or onomatopoeia?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

39.

From forth the fatal loins of these two foes. Simile, metaphor, alliteration or onomatopoeia?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

40.

This Maths problem is as easy as pie. Simile, metaphor, alliteration or onomatopoeia?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

41.

What's the correct spelling?

a)

neccessary

b)

necesary

c)

necessary

d)

neccesary

42.

What's the correct spelling?

a)

acomodate

b)

accommodate

c)

acommodate

d)

accomodate

43.

What's the correct spelling?

a)

conscientious

b)

contienscious

c)

contientious

d)

conscienscious

44.

What's the correct spelling?

a)

mischeivuos

b)

mischeivous

c)

mischievuos

d)

mischievous

45.

What's the correct spelling?

a)

perseverence

b)

persaverance

c)

perseverance

d)

persaverence

46.

What's the correct spelling?

a)

rythm

b)

rhythm

c)

rithm

d)

rhithm

47.

Where is A Doll's House set?

a)

Norway

b)

Thailand

c)

USA

d)

Narnia

48.

Where is The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe set?

a)

Norway

b)

USA

c)

Thailand

d)

Narnia

49.

Where is A View from the Bridge set?

a)

Norway

b)

Thailand

c)

USA

d)

Narnia

50.

Where is The Beach set?

a)

Norway

b)

Thailand

c)

USA

d)

Narnia

51.

Which one is correct?

a)

"Hi." "What's your name?"

b)

"Hi. What's your name."

c)

"Hi. What's your name?"

d)

"Hi. What's your name"?

52.

Which one is incorrect?

a)

children

b)

goats

c)

sheeps

d)

geese

53.

Which one is incorrect?

a)

I think Chinese is easy.

b)

You think Chinese is easy.

c)

She think Chinese is easy.

d)

They think Chinese is easy.

54.

Which one's correct?

a)

They want to live in the country.

b)

They wants to live in the country.

c)

They want for living in the country.

d)

They want for live in the country.

55.

Which one's correct?

a)

Brian enjoyed swimming with Queen Elizabeth I in the Dead sea.

b)

Brian enjoyed swimming with Queen Elizabeth I in the Dead Sea.

c)

Brian enjoyed swimming with queen Elizabeth I in the Dead Sea.

d)

brian enjoyed swimming with Queen Elizabeth I in the Dead Sea.

56.

Spot the male author.

a)

George Eliot

b)

TS Eliot

c)

Agatha Christie

d)

Enid Blyton

57.

Spot the female author.

a)

AA Milne

b)

CS Lewis

c)

PG Wodehouse

d)

Charlotte Bronte

58.

Twilight

a)

Romance

b)

Fantasy

c)

Science Fiction

d)

Graphic Novel

59.

Catching Fire

a)

Romance

b)

Fantasy

c)

Science Fiction

d)

Graphic Novel

60.

American Born Chinese

a)

Romance

b)

Fantasy

c)

Science Fiction

d)

Graphic Novel

61.

A real word?: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

a)

Yes

b)

No

62.

A real word?: Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism

a)

Yes

b)

No

63.

A real word?: Floccinaucinihilipilification

a)

Yes

b)

No

64.

A real word?: Antidisestablishmentarianism

a)

Yes

b)

No

65.

A real word?: supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

a)

Yes

b)

No

66.

What is the name of Harry Potter's pet owl?

a)

Headwig

b)

Hedwig

c)

Hedwing

d)

Headwing

67.

Who was the author of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe?

a)

Philip Pullman

b)

JK Rowling

c)

Enid Blyton

d)

CS Lewis

68.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is written by who?

a)

Dr Seuss

b)

Dr Jones

c)

Dr Cowan

d)

Dr Waudby

69.

The novel Don Quixote was written by which famous Spanish novelist?

a)

Sergio Ramos

b)

Penelope Cruz

c)

Miguel de Cervantes

d)

Salvador Dali

70.

Which famous horror writer wrote the poem "The Raven"?

a)

Stephen King

b)

Edgar Allan Poe

c)

HP Lovecraft

d)

Bram Stoker

71.

Which famous horror writer wrote the novel Dracula?

a)

Stephen King

b)

Edgar Allan Poe

c)

HP Lovecraft

d)

Bram Stoker

72.

Which famous horror writer wrote the novel It?

a)

Stephen King

b)

Edgar Allan Poe

c)

HP Lovecraft

d)

Bram Stoker

73.

Which famous horror writer wrote The Fall of Cthulul?

a)

Stephen King

b)

Edgar Allan Poe

c)

HP Lovecraft

d)

Bram Stoker

74.

What's Romeo's last name?

a)

Montague

b)

Capulet

c)

Beckham

d)

Verona

75.

Who wrote James and the Giant Peach?

a)

Philip Pullman

b)

Roald Dahl

c)

Enid Blyton

d)

RL Stine

76.

Which decade? The Great Gatsby

a)

1910s

b)

1920s

c)

1930s

d)

1940s

77.

Which decade? Of Mice and Men.

a)

1910s

b)

1920s

c)

1930s

d)

1940s

78.

Which decade? Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

a)

1960s

b)

1970s

c)

1980s

d)

1990s

79.

Which decade? A View from the Bridge.

a)

1930s

b)

1940s

c)

1950s

d)

1960s

80.

Which decade? Northern Lights.

a)

1960s

b)

1970s

c)

1980s

d)

1990s

81.

Which one is NOT a Shakespeare play?

a)

Henry V

b)

Measure for Measure

c)

The Crucible

d)

Macbeth

82.

Which one was NOT a material in Shakespeare's Globe Theatre?

a)

straw

b)

wood

c)

concrete

d)

stone

83.

Which one is NOT true about the Globe Theatre in Shakespeare's day?

a)

Some people stood up to watch the play

b)

There was electricity to do the lighting

c)

There was no roof

d)

Boys played the parts of women

84.

Which of these is NOT a famous character in Shakespeare's plays?

a)

Othello

b)

King Lear

c)

Hamlet

d)

MacDougal

85.

Which of these is NOT a famous character in Shakespeare's plays?

a)

Juliet

b)

O'Feelia

c)

Lady Macbeth

d)

Desdemona

86.

Noun, adjective, verb or adverb? Swiftly.

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

87.

Noun, adjective, verb or adverb? Was running.

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

88.

Noun, adjective, verb or adverb? Vampire.

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

89.

Noun, adjective, verb or adverb? Fabulous.

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

90.

Main characters. Which novel? Katniss Everdeen.

a)

The Hunger Games

b)

Divergent

c)

Twilight

d)

Northern Lights

91.

Main characters. Which novel? Lyra Belacqua.

a)

The Hunger Games

b)

Divergent

c)

Twilight

d)

Northern Lights

92.

Main characters. Which novel? Bella Swan

a)

The Hunger Games

b)

Divergent

c)

Twilight

d)

Northern Lights

93.

Main characters. Which novel? Beatrice Prior

a)

The Hunger Games

b)

Divergent

c)

Twilight

d)

Northern Lights

94.

Who delivered the speech? "I have a dream"

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

JF Kennedy

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Winston Churchill

95.

Who delivered the speech? "We shall fight on the beaches"

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

JF Kennedy

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Winston Churchill

96.

Who delivered the speech? "I am prepared to die"

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

JF Kennedy

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Winston Churchill

97.

Who delivered the speech? "Ask not what your country can do for you"

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

JF Kennedy

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Winston Churchill

98.

Who delivered the speech? "We will make America great again"

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Abraham Lincoln

99.

Who delivered the speech? "Yes we can"

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Abraham Lincoln

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