Poetry Trivia Questions

In case you missed them, here are the past five Columbia Granger's World of Poetry trivia questions of the day. You can also receive our poetry trivia questions via RSS Feed Trivia RSS Feed.

  • March 12

    Question:

    What 17th-century poet was known as "The Matchless Orinda"?

    Answer ->

    Katherine Philips. It was a name given to her by Henry Vaughan, who had high praise for her poetry.

  • March 11

    Question:

    Whose famous last words were "Now, now, my good man, this is no time for making enemies"?

    Answer ->

    Voltaire, when asked by a priest to renounce Satan.

  • March 10

    Question:

    Whose famous last words were "All right then, I'll say it: Dante makes me sick"?

    Answer ->

    Spanish poet and playwright Lope de Vega.

  • March 9

    Question:

    Whose famous last words were "What is the answer? In that case, what is the question?"

    Answer ->

    Gertrude Stein.

  • March 8

    Question:

    Whose famous last words were "God will forgive me. It is his profession"?

    Answer ->

    German poet and playwright Heinrich Heine.

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