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1 trivia quiz  Poems About Birds coolicon
A quiz which is based on some of my favourite poems about birds. I will ask you to name the poet in the majority of questions and name the bird in a couple. Most, but not all, of the poets are British; have fun.
Tough 10Q
150 plays
May 17 08
Mutchisman gold
2 trivia quiz  Are You Feeling 'Romantic'? coolicon
I'll give you two lines of poetry for each question; simply identify the poet: eight are straightforward, plus a couple of 'testers'. All poems were written in the Romantic era (late 18th or early 19th centuries), good luck.
Tough 10Q
630 plays
Nov 17 06
Mutchisman gold
3 trivia quiz  As Lovely as a Tree coolicon
Trees pop up in songs and stories, poems and prose. Let's see how well you know these references to trees in well-known poems, by well-known poets.
Difficult 10Q
408 plays
Jan 17 07
Cymruambyth gold
4 trivia quiz  Poetry in Motion coolicon
Poetry has been around for centuries and is well enjoyed by many. I will give you information about poems. All you have to do is answer my questions. I really hope you enjoy the literary work.
Average 10Q
369 plays
Apr 05 08
funnytrivianna gold
5 trivia quiz  Pieced-Apart Poems icon
You've picked up a poetry anthology, looking for something to read- but this anthology is old and dilapidated, most of the poems illegible. Can you identify these poems from what is left of their lines?
Tough 20Q
1224 plays
May 06 02
Crystallina
6 trivia quiz  More Great Lines From Poetry icon
Try these lines from some classic poems. Might be difficult.
Difficult 10Q
1506 plays
Feb 06 02
robert362
7 trivia quiz  Last Lines of Famous Poems icon
The title pretty much says it all. Try to identify which poem ends with these lines. If you like this, I have a similar quiz consisting of last lines of famous novels. Yeah, I know, I need a new shtick.
Tough 10Q
1101 plays
Mar 01 02
kmria
8 trivia quiz  Famous Poetry, Quotations, Sentiments
To Play is Easy! I provide the words and you give the author, speaker or the person most associated with the words.
Tough 15Q
1731 plays
Jul 06 00
SKR
9 trivia quiz  Memorable Lines from Poetry icon
Here are some memorable lines from some poems. You may recognize some of them.
Tough 10Q
1776 plays
Oct 04 00
robert362
10 trivia quiz  Favourite Lines from Great Poems icon
Questions about some of my favourite lines from my favourite poems. Should be easy if you have the same taste in poetry as me...!! Otherwise, I can only apologise :)
Tough 10Q
1740 plays
Sep 16 02
vh219
11 trivia quiz  Poetry Last Lines icon
I'm going to give the last lines of some well known poems - all you have to do is say who wrote the poem - it's easier than it sounds! Hope you enjoy it.
Tough 20Q
1530 plays
Apr 05 01
Vicki19
12 trivia quiz  Poems of Sadness and Loss icon
Match the lines from the poem with the poet who wrote them.
Tough 10Q
399 plays
Sep 22 04
robert362
13 trivia quiz  Great Lines from Great Poems icon
I provide the line from the poem - you identify the poet who wrote it.
Tough 10Q
1881 plays
Jul 26 00
robert362
14 trivia quiz  Famous Poetry by a Line icon
Choose which of the poems includes the line given. Many of them are the actual opening lines of the poems.
Average 10Q
1851 plays
May 24 02
valrenee
15 trivia quiz  Time for Rhyme icon
All of the following quotes contain interesting, even famous rhymes. In fact, many trivia buffs will recognize some of these famous literary quotes only because of the rhymes!
Tough 10Q
375 plays
Oct 15 05
NormanW5
16 trivia quiz  Famous First Lines in Poetry icon
Many poems are remembered partly for their first lines. See if you can identify the poet by the opening line.
Difficult 10Q
1710 plays
Oct 19 00
robert362
17 trivia quiz  Poetry Thoughts icon
Here are some interesting lines. See if you can match the excerpt to the poet who wrote it.
Tough 10Q
873 plays
Apr 15 01
robert362
18 trivia quiz  Great Lines From American Poems icon
The 'Great Lines' in this quiz have been selected from famous and often anthologised American poems. In all those lines one or more items have been omitted. Up to you to reconstruct the original text.
Difficult 10Q
708 plays
Mar 20 02
flem-ish
19 trivia quiz  Complete the Quote icon
This quiz is designed to introduce you to contemporary poets well worth reading. Questions ask you to recognize the right word or phrase needed to complete the quote. Some you will recognize; most you will need to work out by reading carefully.
Difficult 10Q
339 plays
Nov 05 05
NormanW5

Some sample questions from this category:

* ' Hitch your wagon to a star'
* Show me a throughly satisfied man, and I will show you a failure.
* ' Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.'
* ' Two roads diverged in a wood, I took the one less traveled by And that has made all the difference. '
* How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
* Be not simply {good;} be good for something.
* Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
* ' Beauty is truth, truth beauty,' that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.
* ' I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the {unkind;} yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.'
* ' This above all: to thine ownself be true,...
* ' Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
* The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge.
* ' The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.'
* If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in {vain;} If I can ease one life the aching, or cool one pain, or help one fainting robin unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain.
* I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.
* 'I am the master of my fate'
* 'Come Live With Me and Be my Love'
* 'God moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform"
* 'All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream'
* 'A Man's reach should exceed his grasp'

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