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 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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August 21
Question:
The French poet Charles Cros is famous for almost inventing what device, only to be "beaten to the patent office" by Thomas Edison?
Answer
The phonograph. Cros submitted proposals to the French Academy of Sciences, but before he could create a working model, Edison had already perfected his version of the device.
