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 6
Question:
What psychiatric hospital admitted Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton?
Answer
McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts
May 5
Question:
The bridge between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey is named for what poet?
Answer
Walt Whitman. Camden was his home towards the end of his life.
May 4
Question:
What American poet and journalist has a New York City park named after him?
Answer
William Cullen Bryant . Bryant Park, adjacent to the central branch of the New York Public Library is named for him.
May 3
Question:
What American poet is sometimes referred to as the precursor to Edgar Allan Poe?
Answer
Philip Freneau. His poem "The House of Night" anticipates many of the gothic sensibilities which would emerge among writers of the next generation.
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
