Poetry Trivia Questions
In case you missed them, here are the past five Columbia Granger's World of Poetry trivia questions of the day. .
August 26
Question:
What poet lived in the Greenwich Village townhouse which was destroyed when a bomb manufactured by the radical student organization The Weather Underground accidentally went off?
Answer
James Merrill. He recorded the event in a poem titled "18 West 11th Street," the address of the townhouse.
August 25
Question:
What was used as evidence to convict Japanese socialist leader Kotoku Shunsui of treason and conspiracy against the Emperor, for which he was executed in 1911?
Answer
A poem he wrote under the set theme "New Year's Snow." "Seeing that it is a world / where it is bombs that fall, / first dream of the year is / the sound of the pines of Chiyoda / breaking under the weight of the snow." The anti-imperialist sentiment was judged sufficient to suspect his loyalty.
August 24
Question:
What poet acted as John Milton's assistant during the interregnum, only to become a member of Parliament during the Restoration, successfully petitioning Charles II not to execute Milton for treason?
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August 23
Question:
What poem provided the title for Maya Angelou's memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ?
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August 22
Question:
What English poet-catholic apologist-detective novelist was known as "The Prince of Paradox"?
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