gulliver’s jeopardy

Gulliver’s JeopardyLilliput Brobdignag Gulliver Historical

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Final Jeopardy

Final Jeopardy

Write down the name of the Emperor of Lilliput

Lilliput for 10 Points:

The name of the inhabitants of Lilliput

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Lilliput for 20 Points:

How did the Lilliputians first greet Gulliver?

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Lilliput for 30 Points:

The way Lilliputians garner (win) positions of high office

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Lilliput for 40 Points:

Name one stipulation in the contractfor Gulliver’s freedom

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Lilliput for 50 Points:

Why were the Lilliputians at war with the people of Blefuscu?

Brobdignag for 10 Points:

The name of the giant people

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Brobdignag for 20 Points:How did Gulliver end up in Brobdignag?

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Brobdignag for 30 Points:

These creatures in Brobdignag were as big as Dunstable larks.

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Brobdignag for 40 Points:

How high were the stile steps in Brobdignag?

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Brobdignag for 50 Points:

This Brobdignagian referred to humans as “the most pernicious race of little

odious vermin that nature ever suffered to crawn upon the surface of the earth”

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Gulliver for 10 Points:

Gulliver’s first name

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Gulliver for 20 Points:

What is Gulliver’s character?(Think: what does his name sound like?)

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Gulliver for 30 Points:

When looking in the mirror with the Queen of Brobdignag, what did Gulliver begin to think

was happening?

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Gulliver for 40 Points:

What is Gulliver’s occupation?

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Gulliver for 50 Points:

These were the nicknames given to Gulliver from the people of Lilliput and

the people of Brobdignag.

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Historical Connections for 10 Points:

What real countries do Blefuscu and Lilliput represent in Gulliver’s

Travels?

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Historical Connections for 20 Points:

The English King that the Emperor of Lilliputs most closely resembles

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Historical Connections for 30 Points:

These two political parties of 17th Century Britain were represented by the

Tramecksans and the Slamecksans.

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Historical Connections for 40 Points:

What symbol/character/ceremony of the story represented the Orders of Bath,

Garter and Thistle?

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Historical Connections for 50 Points:

Flimnap, the Treasurer, represents this ever-present

player in English politics during Swift’s time.

The Answer is… L. 10

Who are the Lilliputians?

The Answer is… L. 20

What is tying him to the ground with tiny ligatures?

The Answer is… L. 30

What is rope dancing?

The Answer is… L. 40

- Shall not leave Lilliput without great seal- Shall not enter city without permission- Shall only walk on principal roads- Shall not trample subjects- Shall carry messengers- Be Lilliput's ally against Blefuscu- Help build royal buildings- Be a surveyor

The Answer is… L. 50

What is the dispute of breaking eggs at the “convenient end?”

Blefuscu- Big EndiansLilliput- Little Endians

The Answer is… B. 10

Who are the Brobdignagians?

The Answer is… B. 20

What is a storm?

The Answer is… B. 30

What are flies?

The Answer is… B. 40

What is six feet high?

The Answer is… B. 50

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Who is the King of Brobdignag?

The Answer is… G. 10

Gulliver.

What is Lemuel? Gulliver.

The Answer is… G. 20

Gullible!

The Answer is… G. 30

What is shrinking?

The Answer is… G. 40

Ship’s doctor

The Answer is… G. 50

What is Man-Mountain and Grildrig?

The Answer is… HC. 10

Blefuscu- France

Lilliput- England

The Answer is… HC. 20

Who was George I?

The Answer is… HC. 30

Who are the Whigs and the Tories?

Whig- Slamecksan (Low heel)

Tory- Tramecksan (High heel)

The Answer is… HC. 40

What is the ceremonial ribbons earned by the Lilliputians by jumping through hoops?

The Answer is… HC. 50

Sir Robert Walpole