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Quiz about Name the Poet
Quiz about Name the Poet

Name the Poet! Trivia Quiz


How extensive is your knowledge of poets? The aim of this quiz is easy. Just simply match the poet to their date and place of their birth. Good luck!

A matching quiz by jess1506. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
jess1506
Time
4 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
383,929
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
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Avg Score
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267
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QuestionsChoices
1. 26 September 1888: St Louis, Missouri.  
  Irving Layton
2. 9 August 1631: Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, England.  
  Judith Wright
3. 31 May 1915: Armidale, New South Wales.  
  Christina Rossetti
4. 27 April 1920: Glasgow, Scotland.  
  Meg Campbell
5. 19 November 1937: Palmerston North, New Zealand.  
  Rainer Maria Rilke
6. 5 December 1830: London, England  
  Sir Philip Sidney
7. 16 November 1930: Ogidi, Nigeria  
  Chinua Achebe
8. 12 March 1912: Târgu Neamț, Romania  
  Edwin Morgan
9. 4 December 1875: Prague, Czech Republic  
  John Dryden
10. 30 November 1554: Penshurst Place, Kent  
  T S Eliot





Select each answer

1. 26 September 1888: St Louis, Missouri.
2. 9 August 1631: Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, England.
3. 31 May 1915: Armidale, New South Wales.
4. 27 April 1920: Glasgow, Scotland.
5. 19 November 1937: Palmerston North, New Zealand.
6. 5 December 1830: London, England
7. 16 November 1930: Ogidi, Nigeria
8. 12 March 1912: Târgu Neamț, Romania
9. 4 December 1875: Prague, Czech Republic
10. 30 November 1554: Penshurst Place, Kent

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 26 September 1888: St Louis, Missouri.

Answer: T S Eliot

Thomas Stearns Eliot was a Modernist poet born in Missouri, who became a naturalised British subject in 1927. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948, some of Eliot's most renowned poems include 'The Waste Land' and 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'.
2. 9 August 1631: Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, England.

Answer: John Dryden

John Dryden was a famous poet during the Restoration era of English history. Dryden was England's first or inaugural Poet Laureate, appointed in 1688 under the aegis of Charles II. Famous poems written by Dryden include 'Mac Flecknoe' and 'Hidden Flame'.
3. 31 May 1915: Armidale, New South Wales.

Answer: Judith Wright

A prolific Australian poet, Judith Wright was also an active campaigner for Aboriginal land rights and environmental issues. Wright's oeuvre, with poems such as 'At Cooloolah' and 'The Hawthorn Hedge' contains many references to the unique Australian environment.
4. 27 April 1920: Glasgow, Scotland.

Answer: Edwin Morgan

Often identified with the Scottish renaissance movement, Morgan became the first Glasgow Poet Laureate in 1999. Morgan was also named in 2004 as the first Scottish national poet, known as the 'makar'.
5. 19 November 1937: Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Answer: Meg Campbell

One of New Zealand's most prolific female poets, Meg Campbell often explored themes of depression and bipolar disorder in her poetry. Her earliest collection, 'The Way Back' was first published in 1981 and her last collection published before she died in 2007 was 'The Better Part'.
6. 5 December 1830: London, England

Answer: Christina Rossetti

Christina Rossetti was renowned for her devotional and children's poems. Rossetti's most famous poem, 'Goblin Market', was published in 1862. Her brother Dante Gabriel Rossetti was also a famous poet in his own right.
7. 16 November 1930: Ogidi, Nigeria

Answer: Chinua Achebe

Known for the poem "Vultures" and the 1958 novel "Things Fall Apart", Chinua Achebe is arguably the most famous Nigerian novelist of the twentieth century. Achebe's first anthology of poems, "Beware, Soul-Brother, and Other Poems" was published in 1971.
8. 12 March 1912: Târgu Neamț, Romania

Answer: Irving Layton

Irving Layton was actually born Israel Lazarovitch in 1912, to Jewish parents. Layton migrated to Montreal with his family a year later. Layton's anthology "A Red Carpet for the Sun" won the Governor-General's Award in 1959.
9. 4 December 1875: Prague, Czech Republic

Answer: Rainer Maria Rilke

A modernist poet whose oeuvre is particularly valued by theologians and New Age adherents, Rilke's work has been deeply influential across the world. The "Duino Elegies" (1912) and the "Sonnets to Orpheus" (1923) are two of Rilke's most famous poems. Interestingly, Rilke changed his first name from "René" to "Rainer", after the encouragement from Russian author Lou Andreas-Salomé.
10. 30 November 1554: Penshurst Place, Kent

Answer: Sir Philip Sidney

Sir Philip Sidney was an esteemed poet of the Elizabethan era, with works including "Astrophel and Stella" and "The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia". Sidney married Frances Walsingham, the daughter of Francis, Elizabeth I's Secretary of State. Additionally, the town of Sidney in Ohio is named after the English poet.
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