Poetry Trivia Questions
In case you missed them, here are the past five Columbia Granger's World of Poetry trivia questions of the day.
December 31
Question:
Which poet was the eldest son of Giles Fletcher, John Fletcher, Phineas Fletcher or Giles Fletcher, the Younger?
Answer
Phineas Fletcher was the eldest son, born before his brother Giles the Younger. John Fletcher was older yet, but was Giles the Elder's nephew.
December 30
Question:
Who was the woman in Theodore Roethke's "I Knew a Woman"?
Answer
Some have observed that Roethke was preserving his lover Louise Bogan's initials in the phrase "lovely in her bones."
December 29
Question:
Who blamed the U.S. Civil War on Sir Walter Scott?
Answer
Mark Twain. The war was sometimes referred to as having "called chivalry's bluff."
December 28
December 27
Question:
What poet won Pulitzer prizes for both poetry and biography?
Answer
Carl Sandburg. Historians still refer to his 6-volume biography of Lincoln.
