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'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and 'Kubla Khan' are the most commonly-cited poems from the pen of one of the founders of the Romantic Movement in English poetry, a man who is considered equally important a figure as a poet and as a critic of other poets.
5 quizzes and 50 trivia questions.
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  In Xanadu. Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment.   popular trivia quiz  
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One of my favourite poems as a high-school student because of its imagery, see how well you do completing the first stanza of this Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem with the correct words.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, VegemiteKid, Jun 05 23
Recommended for grades: 10,11,12
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  'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'    
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It is no doubt that 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' is one of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's most famous poems. So, why shouldn't there be a quiz on it?
Average, 10 Qns, SethMegadefan, Dec 25 19
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  Kubla Khan    
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About Coleridge's most famous poem after 'The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner'.
Average, 10 Qns, tjoebigham, Mar 11 06
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  Rime of the Ancient Mariner    
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A quiz on one of my favourite poems-'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Tough, 10 Qns, lordingtar, Mar 11 09
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  The Life of Coleridge    
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These are some fairly simple questions about Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the most charismatic English poet who ever lived.
Difficult, 10 Qns, lupetta, Jul 04 03
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trivia question Quick Question
Who wrote the book Coleridge read that inspired the poem?

From Quiz "Kubla Khan"




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Samuel Taylor Coleridge Trivia Questions
1. What direction did the mariner and his crew set out in?

From Quiz Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Answer: South

We get to know this from the line 'The sun came up upon the left'. As the sun rises in the east, this implies that to the left of the ship is east. Hence, they are headed southwards.

2. The Ancient Mariner "stoppeth one of..." how many?

From Quiz 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'

Answer: 3

The Ancient Mariner went to a wedding feast, and he stopped one of them to tell him his story.

3. When did Coleridge write it?

From Quiz Kubla Khan

Answer: 1797

He wrote it in his twenty-fifth year.

4. Where was Coleridge born?

From Quiz The Life of Coleridge

Answer: Devon

In the village of Ottery St Mary.

5. What weapon did the mariner kill the albatross with?

From Quiz Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Answer: Crossbow

The mariner stops his narration to the wedding guest. The wedding guest asks the mariner what is haunting him, and the mariner replies that he shot the albatross with his crossbow.

6. "Ice, mast high, came floating by, as ______________"?

From Quiz 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'

Answer: Green as emerald

The ship sailed off to the land of ice, and of fearful sounds, where no living thing was to be seen.

7. Who wrote the book Coleridge read that inspired the poem?

From Quiz Kubla Khan

Answer: Samuel Purchas

Coleridge was reading the 'Pilgrimage' of Samuel Purchas where the author described the 'pleasure-dome' the great Khan built.

8. What did his father do for a living?

From Quiz The Life of Coleridge

Answer: Vicar

Sam was a young boy when he died, and he never really recovered.

9. How many people were there in Death's ship?

From Quiz Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Answer: 2 & two

Death and his companion, Nightmare Life-in-Death were on the ship.

10. What bird that flew overhead was considered a good omen by the Mariner and his crew?

From Quiz 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'

Answer: Albatross

The albatross followed the ship wherever it sailed.

11. And where did he get the visions he founded his poem on?

From Quiz Kubla Khan

Answer: opium dream

Coleridge was a heavy opium user back then and he took a hefty dose after reading the Purchas book.

12. Coleridge was famous for his huge, compelling eyes. What colour were they?

From Quiz The Life of Coleridge

Answer: Grey

Everyone who ever met him remarked on them!

13. What colour was Nightmare Life-in-Death's skin?

From Quiz Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Answer: White

Her lips were red, her hair was yellow and her skin was white.

14. In what direction was the ship sailing before the bird of good omen arrived?

From Quiz 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'

Answer: South

A storm had made the ship sail towards the South Pole, but once the albatross showed up, "a good south wind sprung up behind".

15. A traveler asked the poet for directions and much of the vision's images were lost. Where was this anonymous but legendary traveler from?

From Quiz Kubla Khan

Answer: Porlock

To this day to 'Porlock' someone is to interrupt him.

16. With what did his shipmates curse the mariner?

From Quiz Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Answer: Eyes& eye

'One after one, by the star dogged moon, Too quick for groan or sigh Each turned his face with a ghastly pang, And cursed me with his eye'

17. It was suspected that the bird of good omen was actually the reason for the fog and the mist. What consequence did the bird suffer because of this?

From Quiz 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'

Answer: The Mariner shot the bird with his crossbow

At first the crew cried out against the Mariner killing the bird of good luck, but after the fog and mist cleared, they thought maybe it was all right to slay the bird that brought such inconvenience.

18. Where did Kubla build the dome?

From Quiz Kubla Khan

Answer: Xanadu

Of course, Orson Welles took the name for his Charles Kane's retreat. (In modern Chinese, it's Shangdu). The other answers are fictional countries.

19. Coleridge married a girl called Sarah Fricker. Who was married to her sister?

From Quiz The Life of Coleridge

Answer: Robert Southey

Southey was happy throughout his married {life;} Coleridge, unfortunately was not.

20. Whose body stood next to the mariner when sailing back home?

From Quiz Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Answer: His brother's son's

'The body of my brother's son stood by me, knee to knee The body and I pulled at one rope But he said naught to me'

21. What is the sacred river where it was built?

From Quiz Kubla Khan

Answer: Alph

'Where Alph, the sacred river, ran...'

22. Coleridge was for much of his life obsessed with another Sara. Who was married to HER sister?

From Quiz The Life of Coleridge

Answer: William Wordsworth

His love for Sara Hutchinson was a large factor in his growing dependency on opium.

23. How many members of the mariner's crew were dead?

From Quiz Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Answer: 200

We get to know this from the lines: 'Four times fifty living men," (and I heard nor sigh nor groan) With heavy thump, a lifeless lump They dropped down one by one'

24. How many people came to rescue the Mariner?

From Quiz 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'

Answer: 3

The pilot, the pilot's boy, and the Hermit all came to rescue the Mariner.

25. How many miles were walled in for the dome?

From Quiz Kubla Khan

Answer: 10

Remember? 'Twice five miles were girdled round...'

26. What was the code name he used when writing about Sara in his notebooks and poems?

From Quiz The Life of Coleridge

Answer: Asra

I guess I don't need to point out that this is an anagram of Sara {;-).}

27. Who came to rescue the mariner, along with the Pilot and the hermit?

From Quiz Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Answer: The pilot's son

The Pilot, his son and the hermit came in a boat to rescue the mariner.

28. Shortly after the Mariner was rescued, his ship sank like ______ into the sea?

From Quiz 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'

Answer: Lead

"Under the water it rumbled on Still louder and more dread It reach'd the ship, it split the bay The ship went down like lead" This happens almost right after the Mariner is rescued.

29. What was the outstanding feature of the property?

From Quiz Kubla Khan

Answer: a fountain in a chasm

'A mighty fountain' sprang from 'a deep romantic chasm' attached to the river Alph.

30. While writing his famous poem 'Kubla Khan' Coleridge was interrupted by a visitor from ...

From Quiz The Life of Coleridge

Answer: Porlock

Coleridge was in an opium induced haze and is convinced that he wrote around 300 lines whilst in this reverie. He began to write them down but was interrupted and could only remember the fragment that remains today.

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