Language Arts and Literature Quiz Bee - VOLT Edition

Question 1

This American writer brought a surreal and dark beauty to the Gothic Romanticism movement in 19th century America.

Accepted Answer

Edgar Allan Poe

Question 2

What is the name of Washington Iriving’s 1819 short story about a man that fell asleep in the woods for 20 years?

Accepted Answer

Rip Van Winkle

Question 3

Choose the correct spelling. This word means a period of one thousand years.

Accepted Answer

millennium

Question 4

In the book Gulliver’s Travels, which was the first location Gulliver would come across on his long voyage?

Accepted Answer

Lilliput

Question 5

Sherlock Holmes is one of the best fictional characters of all time, and was set in which London street?

Accepted Answer

Baker Street

Question 6

This song's video featured missing children, aiding in reunions.It was written as a metaphor for the singer's depression

Accepted Answer

Runaway Train by Soul Asylum

Question 7

Whose 1975 novel serves as the basis for the 2024 historical drama series as well as the 1980 miniseries, Shōgun?

Accepted Answer

James Clavell

Question 8

The Musical Kiss Me Kate and the movie 10 Things I Hate About You were both based on which Shakespeare play?

Accepted Answer

The Taming of the Shrew

Question 9

Which book was rejected by 12 publishers until it was finally accepted by Christopher Little, an obscure London agent?

Accepted Answer

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Question 10

Who among the following astronomers can be found in the lyrics of the 1975 Queen’s classic and hit, “Bohemian Rhapsody”?

Accepted Answer

Galileo

Question 11

This 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is about a blind French girl and a German soldier whose paths collide during WWII.

Accepted Answer

All The Light We Cannot See

Question 12

Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) is the first South Asian Muslim female superhero of which heritage?

Accepted Answer

Pakistani

Question 13

Which Titan was punished by Zeus to hold up the heavens and the earth on his shoulders?

Accepted Answer

Atlas

Question 14

One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda openly expressed his admiration for which classic anime, which greatly inspired his work?

Accepted Answer

Dragon Ball Z

Question 15

Clifford the Big Red Dog, first published in 1963, is the mascot of which book publisher?

Accepted Answer

Scholastic

Question 16

Matt Murdock is the public persona of which fictional superhero/ vigilante?

Accepted Answer

Daredevil

Question 17

In L. Frank Baum’s original 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, what color were Dorothy’s shoes?

Accepted Answer

silver

Question 18

Within the original Little Orphan Annie comic strip by Harold Gray, what name is given to Annie's dog?

Accepted Answer

Sandy

Question 19

In which river is Mark Twain’s 1885 novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn book set?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River

Question 20

This song was a standout after its appearance in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s as sung by its star, Audrey Hepburn.

Accepted Answer

Moon River

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