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Quiz about Poetry and Writers
Quiz about Poetry and Writers

Poetry and Writers Trivia Quiz


Multiple choice, about poetry, books, and the writers. Some are easy, and some may be hard.

A multiple-choice quiz by bluenose. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
bluenose
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
45,996
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
765
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (7/10), Guest 91 (7/10), postcards2go (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who wrote the 'Journey of The Magi'? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The poem, by E. E. Cummings, 'O Sweet Spontaneous Earth' began with which first line? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Where was the poet George Santayana born? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who wrote the words: 'The ribs and terrors in the whale.'? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which poet, born at Rugby, wrote the poem 'The Great Lover'? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What was e. e. cummings accomplished at, besides poetry and writing? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What did Alfred Tennyson die of? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1982 for, 'The Collected Poems'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who is the 'Father of English Poetry'? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who wrote the great play, 'Murder in The Cathedral', and wrote the poem 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufock'? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 24 2024 : Guest 172: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who wrote the 'Journey of The Magi'?

Answer: T. S. Eliot

T. S. Eliot went to Harvard, Oxford, and the Sorbonne.
2. The poem, by E. E. Cummings, 'O Sweet Spontaneous Earth' began with which first line?

Answer: O sweet spontaneous

One of the incorrect answers is my feeble attempt at Latin. E.E. was born in Cambridge, Massachusettes. He was once called 'the bad boy of American poetry'.
3. Where was the poet George Santayana born?

Answer: Madrid

George taught philosophy at Harvard. One of his students was T. S. Eliot.
4. Who wrote the words: 'The ribs and terrors in the whale.'?

Answer: Herman Melville

Herman was a sailor, and once jumped ship to live among South Sea cannibals.
5. Which poet, born at Rugby, wrote the poem 'The Great Lover'?

Answer: Rupert Brooke

'These I have loved: White plates and cups, clean gleaming, Ringed with blue lines:', were a couple of lines from the poem. In the T.V. series M.A.S.H., Radar was reading some lines from Rupert's poetry to impress a nurse.
6. What was e. e. cummings accomplished at, besides poetry and writing?

Answer: painting

His visual effects in his poetry may be explained by the fact that he was a painter.
7. What did Alfred Tennyson die of?

Answer: influenza

He was 83 years old when he died on October 6, 1892.
8. Who won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1982 for, 'The Collected Poems'?

Answer: Sylvia Plath

Elizabeth Bishop won in 1956. Sara Teasdale, in 1918, was the first winner of the 'Prize'.
9. Who is the 'Father of English Poetry'?

Answer: Geoffrey Chaucer

A monument was erected to him in Westminster Abbey in 1555. I know this was an easy question for fanatics of poetry, but I don't want to shut anyone out.
10. Who wrote the great play, 'Murder in The Cathedral', and wrote the poem 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufock'?

Answer: T.S. Eliot

'The Daniel Jazz' was a poem written by Vachel Lindsay. 'Daniel was the chief hired man of the land. He stirred up the jazz in the palace band'.
Source: Author bluenose

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