Whose death inspired Walt Whitman's poem "O Captain! My Captain!"?

Literature Trivia / September 30, 2025

Abraham Lincoln. Walt Whitman was the second of nine children in his family.

In "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", the speaker dances in what type of flowers?

Literature Trivia / September 30, 2025

Daffodils. Pierce County, Washington holds a Daffodil Festival every year.

Sara Gruen's 2006 book "Water For Elephants" describes circus life during which decade?

Literature Trivia / September 29, 2025

The 1930's. Jacob Jankowski, narrator of Sara Gruen's 2006 novel "Water For Elephants", was training to be a veterinarian.

What French poet wrote the novel "Les Miserables"?

Literature Trivia / September 29, 2025

Victor Hugo. "Les Miserables" is a novel that follows the lives of several French characters from 1815 to the 1832 "June Rebellion".

The health of what character in "The Secret Garden" improves as the garden grows?

Literature Trivia / September 28, 2025

Colin. It is feared that Colin will grow up to be a hunchback like his father.

What is the actual name of "Winnie the Pooh"?

Literature Trivia / September 28, 2025

Edward Bear. In A.A. Milne's "Winnie the Pooh", Edward Bear says he would like an exciting name all to himself so Christopher Robin names him.