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English Jeopardy

Jennifer OttoEnglish

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Word Fun 100Word Fun 100

SOLOS, OTTO, EVESOLOS, OTTO, EVE

What are palindromes?

Word Fun 200Word Fun 200

Jumbo Shrimp, Pretty Ugly

Jumbo Shrimp, Pretty Ugly

What areOxymorons?

What areOxymorons?

Word Fun 300Word Fun 300

Happy vs. Sad; Pretty vs. Ugly.

Happy vs. Sad; Pretty vs. Ugly.

What are Antonyms? What are Antonyms?

Word Fun 400Word Fun 400

We were so poor when I was growing up we couldn't even

afford to pay attention.

We were so poor when I was growing up we couldn't even

afford to pay attention.

What is a pun? What is a pun?

Life 500Life 500

NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association

What is an acronym?What is an acronym?

Parts of a Letter 100

Parts of a Letter 100

Dear Mr. Hoffman:Dear Mr. Hoffman:

What is the Salutation? What is the Salutation?

Parts of a Letter 200

Parts of a Letter 200

The main points/paragraphs

The main points/paragraphs

What is the body? What is the body?

Parts of a Letter 300

Parts of a Letter 300

Other documents that go in the envelope along with the letter

Other documents that go in the envelope along with the letter

What are enclosures? What are enclosures?

Universal Protocol 400

Universal Protocol 400

What you mail the letter in

What you mail the letter in

What is the envelope? What is the envelope?

Parts of a Letter 500

Parts of a Letter 500

Sincerely, Sincerely,

What is the closing?What is the closing?

Authors/Characters 100

Authors/Characters 100

Sir Arthur Conan DoyleSir Arthur Conan Doyle

Who created Sherlock Holmes?

Who created Sherlock Holmes?

Authors/Characters 200

Authors/Characters 200

Created Auguste C. DupinCreated Auguste C. Dupin

Who was Edgar Allen Poe ? Who was Edgar Allen Poe ?

Authors/Characters 300

Authors/Characters 300

Dashiell Hammett’s character from The

Maltese Falcon

Dashiell Hammett’s character from The

Maltese Falcon

Who is Sam Spade ? Who is Sam Spade ?

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400Created Hercule Poirot and Jane

Marple Created Hercule Poirot and Jane

Marple

Who is Agatha Christie? Who is Agatha Christie?

Authors/Characters

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500Pseudonym used by two American cousins, Manfred

B. Lee and Frederic Dannay Pseudonym used by two American cousins, Manfred

B. Lee and Frederic Dannay

What is Ellery Queen? What is Ellery Queen?

More Fun with Words 100

More Fun with Words 100

A crude, coarse, often bitter satire ridiculing the personal appearance or character of a person

A crude, coarse, often bitter satire ridiculing the personal appearance or character of a person

What is lampoon? What is lampoon?

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More Fun with Words 200

A satiric imitation of a work or of an author with the idea of ridiculing the author, his ideas, or work.

A satiric imitation of a work or of an author with the idea of ridiculing the author, his ideas, or work.

What is satire? What is satire?

More Fun with Words 300

More Fun with Words 300

A "false name" or alias used by a writer desiring not to use his or her real name

A "false name" or alias used by a writer desiring not to use his or her real name

What is a pseudonym?What is a pseudonym?

More Fun with Words 400

More Fun with Words 400

an ideal society where the problems of poverty, greed, crime, and so forth have been eliminated

an ideal society where the problems of poverty, greed, crime, and so forth have been eliminated

What is a Utopia? What is a Utopia?

More Fun with Words 500

More Fun with Words 500

Novels written for the mass market, intended to be "a good read,"--often exciting, titillating,

thrilling

Novels written for the mass market, intended to be "a good read,"--often exciting, titillating,

thrilling

What is Pulp Fiction? What is Pulp Fiction?

Literary Terms 100Literary Terms 100

a word that imitates the sound it represents.

Splash, Buzz, Purr

What is onomatopoeia? What is onomatopoeia?

Literary Terms 200Literary Terms 200

repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words

sweet smell of success, a dime a dozen,

repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words

sweet smell of success, a dime a dozen,

What is alliteration? What is alliteration?

Literary Terms 300Literary Terms 300

exaggeration or overstatement I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!

exaggeration or overstatement I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!

What is hyperbole?What is hyperbole?

Literary Terms 400Literary Terms 400

An extended narrative poem recounting actions, travels, adventures, etc.

An extended narrative poem recounting actions, travels, adventures, etc.

What is an epic?What is an epic?

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A mode of expression, through words (verbal irony) or events (irony of situation), conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to

appearance or expectation

A mode of expression, through words (verbal irony) or events (irony of situation), conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to

appearance or expectation

What is Irony?What is Irony?

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