Poetry Trivia Questions
In case you missed them, here are the past five Columbia Granger's World of Poetry trivia questions of the day.
February 4
Question:
What English Romantic poet died while in Greece to help the cause of liberty?
Answer
Lord Byron. Byron didn't see military action in Greece; he was there to fight for Greek independence from Turkey when he was struck down by a fever which he contracted while planning a bold attack on the Turkish fortress at Lepanto.
February 3
Question:
What highly prolific poet was a full time pediatrician in Rutherford, New Jersey?
Answer
William Carlos Williams. Williams claimed that in his long career he had delivered over 2000 babies.
February 2
Question:
What Russian poet was killed in a duel to defend his wife's honor?
Answer
Alexander Pushkin. His diary revealed that he'd had 113 lovers.
February 1
Question:
What poet coined the phrase "The Lost Generation," referring to the generation of expatriate American writers who wrote in the years between the First World War and the Depression?
Answer
Gertrude Stein. Ernest Hemingway attributes the phrase to her in his memoir A Moveable Feast. He used it in an epigraph to THE SUN ALSO RISES (1926)
January 31
Question:
In the movie Il Postino , which real-life poet helps the mailman win the heart of his town's most beautiful woman?
Answer
Pablo Neruda. The film is based on the mailman's memoir.
