Poetry Trivia Questions

In case you missed them, here are the past five Columbia Granger's World of Poetry trivia questions of the day. .

  • May 2

    Question:

    What American poet and diplomat died while on a mission to Napoleon during his retreat from Moscow, and is buried in Poland?

    Answer ->

    Joel Barlow

  • May 1

    Question:

    Who secured the release of prisoners held for ranson in Algiers?

    Answer ->

    Joel Barlow, who was American consul at Algiers in 1795-1797.

  • April 30

    Question:

    What is the first American epic poem?

    Answer ->

    "The Columbiad," by Joel Barlow

  • April 29

    Question:

    What American poet was the daughter of one governor of Massachusetts, and married to another?

    Answer ->

    Anne Bradstreet.

  • April 28

    Question:

    What famous American poet was Nathaniel Hawthorne's classmate at Bowdoin College?

    Answer ->

    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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