Storytelling Trivia

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A cliffhanger ending leaves what unresolved?

Answer: A major outcome

Bonus fact: It is designed to build suspense.

The term cliffhanger comes from stories in which characters were literally left where?

Answer: In dangerous situations such as hanging from cliffs

Bonus fact: Serialized fiction popularized extreme chapter-ending peril.

Why are cliffhangers common in serialized television?

Answer: They encourage audiences to return for the next episode

Bonus fact: Unresolved tension creates anticipation.

A flashback shows events that happened when?

Answer: Earlier

Bonus fact: Flashbacks reveal backstory or memories.

What is the opposite time-shift device of a flashback?

Answer: Flash-forward

Bonus fact: A flash-forward jumps to events later in the story.

Which film famously begins near the end of the protagonist's life and uses flashbacks to tell his story?

Answer: Citizen Kane

Bonus fact: The investigation of Kane's final word structures the film's flashbacks.

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