ernest hemingway jeopardy
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Great interactive class activity covering many important events in the private and public lives of legendary writer "Papa" Hemingway. Enjoy!TRANSCRIPT
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Loves &
Marriages
Early Life
Themes, Styles, Ideas
and Influences
Novels,Short Stories,
Poetry and other writings
Honors,Accolades
&Achievements
CATEGORY ONE 100
How many times was Hemingway married?
CATEGORY ONE 100
He married five times, to four women:
Elizabeth Hadley Richardson (1921)Pauline Pfeiffer (1927 - Civil)
Pauline Pfeiffer (1927 – Catholic)Martha Gellhorn (1936)
Mary Welsh (1946)
CATEGORY ONE200
How many children did Hemingway father?
CATEGORY ONE200
He fathered three sons:John “Bumby” Hadley Nicanor Hemingway
(with 1st wife Hadley)
Patrick “Sunny” HemingwayGregory Hancock Hemingway
(both with 2nd wife Pauline)
CATEGORY ONE300
Which of Ernest’s loves had the biggest impact on all of his
future relationships?
CATEGORY ONE300
After the heartbreak he endured when rejected by his nurse
Agnes von Kurowsky, Hemingway never again fully let down his guard for a woman.
CATEGORY ONE400
With the exception of his first marriage, what pattern is seen in
how Hemingway entered into subsequent courtships?
CATEGORY ONE400
He met and began courting wife #2 while still married to #1, began courting #3 while married to #2, and began courting #4 while still
married to #3.
CATEGORY ONE500
According to Hemingway, what unfortunate event ended his marriage to Pauline Pfeiffer?
CATEGORY ONE500
Pauline suffered a late-term miscarriage. Conflicting views on birth control put and end to the couple’s sex life and ultimately,
their marriage.
CATEGORY TWO100
Where did Ernest spend his childhood?
CATEGORY TWO100
Winters were spent at the Hemingway’s home in Oak Park,
Illinois, and summers were spent at Windermere, their summer home on
Lake Michigan.
CATEGORY TWO200
What was Ernest’s favorite academic subject in high school?
CATEGORY TWO200
English, of course!
CATEGORY TWO300
Name three skills Ernest learned from his father during their
time on Lake Michigan?
CATEGORY TWO300
He learned to hunt, fish, build fires, cook in the open, use an axe, make
bullets, and prepare small game, and to safely use guns and knives.
CATEGORY TWO400
What type of parenting style did Ed and Grace Hemingway adopt?
CATEGORY TWO400
The Hemingway’s were devout Christians with strict rules.
Yet both were actively involved in their children’s lives, encouraging
imagination and creativity, especially in music and the arts.
CATEGORY TWO500
What gift did Ernest’s father give to him on his 12th birthday?
CATEGORY TWO500
A single-barrel 20-gauge shotgun.
His love for hunting, apparent in so many of his writings, continued throughout his life; sadly, he used
something he loved so much in life to end his.
CATEGORY THREE100
“Hills Like White Elephants” addresses what controversial subject
CATEGORY THREE100
Abortion
CATEGORY THREE200
What literary element did Hemingway deny ever using?
CATEGORY THREE200
Symbolism
CATEGORY THREE300
Which literary movement best describes
“A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”? Transcendentalism,
Minimalism, orRomanticism
CATEGORY THREE300
Minimalism
CATEGORY THREE400
What is the name of this poem that Hemingway wrote when he was sixteen?
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CATEGORY THREE400
Officially, its name is:
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Sometimes referred to as:
[Blank Verse]
CATEGORY THREE500
What were Hemingway’s thoughts on
literary criticism and analysis?
CATEGORY THREE500
He called them, “the lice that crawl on
literature.”
CATEGORY FOUR100
To whom did Hemingway dedicate his
first novel, The Sun Also Rises?
CATEGORY FOUR100
He dedicated the book completely to ex-wife Hadley-a written dedication as well as all
profits it earned!!
CATEGORY FOUR200
How many full-length plays didErnest Hemingway
write in his 44 year career?
CATEGORY FOUR200
Only one!The Fifth Column
CATEGORY FOUR300
Name two of Hemingway’s many short stories.
CATEGORY FOUR300
A Clean, Well-Lighted PlaceHills Like White Elephants
The Short, Happy Life of Francis MacomberSnows of Kilimanjaro
A Day’s WaitThe Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio
Fathers and SonsIn Another Country
A Way You Will Never BeFifty Grand
and many more…
CATEGORY FOUR400
Name the three main characters in “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place.”
CATEGORY FOUR400
The Older WaiterThe Younger Waiter
The Old Man
CATEGORY FOUR500
How many of Hemingway’s novels were published after his death?
CATEGORY FOUR500
Four:A Moveable Feast
Islands in the StreamThe Dangerous Summer
The Garden of Eden
CATEGORY FIVE100
In what dangerous sporting event did Ernest win two metals of
achievement?
CATEGORY FIVE100
Bullfighting
CATEGORY FIVE200
Hemingway was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Literature for
which novel?
CATEGORY FIVE200
The Old Man and the Sea
CATEGORY FIVE300
What reputable magazine featured a
painting of Hemingway on its
cover in 1937?
CATEGORY FIVE300
CATEGORY FIVE400
Ernest Hemingway was awarded this award, the world’s most prestigious literary honor, in 1954.
CATEGORY FIVE400
Nobel Prize for Literature
CATEGORY FIVE500
Aside from reading his amazing literary works, how do know that Ernest Hemingway was
really a badass?
CATEGORY FIVE500
Lots of writers win awards...
Hemingwayhas an
ACTION ACTION FIGUREFIGURE!
And the action figure is wearing a Hemingway t-shirt!!
How much more badass can someone get?
The Man