Which poet wrote 'The falling flower I saw drift back to the branch — it was a butterfly'?
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Arakida Moritake
32309 Easy Trivia Questions
32309 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which poet is known as 'the haiku master of the common people'?
Answer
Kobayashi Issa
Which haiku poet was also a famous painter?
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Yosa Buson
Which Japanese poet wrote 'The old pond — a frog jumps in, sound of water'?
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Matsuo Bashō
What is the name of Matsuo Bashō's famous travel diary?
Answer
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
What is the name of the 31-syllable Japanese poem?
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tanka
What is the term for the 'cutting word' in haiku?
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kireji
Which 17th-century Japanese poet is most famous for haiku?
Answer
Matsuo Bashō
Which author won the 2002 Booker Prize for 'Life of Pi'?
Answer
Yann Martel
Which author won the 1992 Booker Prize for 'The English Patient'?
Answer
Michael Ondaatje
Which author won the 1981 Booker Prize for 'Midnight's Children'?
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Salman Rushdie
Who was the first woman to win the Booker Prize?
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Bernice Rubens
Which company originally sponsored the Booker Prize?
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Booker-McConnell
Which Booker Prize-winning novel by Arundhati Roy was published in 1997?
Answer
The God of Small Things
Which novel by Kazuo Ishiguro won the 1989 Booker Prize?
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The Remains of the Day
Who is the youngest author to win the Booker Prize, at age 28?
Answer
Eleanor Catton
Which novel by Margaret Atwood won the 2000 Booker Prize?
Answer
The Blind Assassin
Which author won the Booker Prize in 2023 for 'Prophet Song'?
Answer
Paul Lynch
In what year was the Booker Prize first awarded?
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1969
In 'The Tempest', what is the name of Prospero's daughter?
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Miranda
In 'As You Like It', what is the name of the forest where the characters flee?
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Forest of Arden
In 'The Merchant of Venice', which casket contains Portia's portrait?
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lead casket
Which Shakespeare comedy includes the characters Viola, Orsino, and Malvolio?
Answer
Twelfth Night
Which Shakespeare comedy features the line 'All the world's a stage'?
Answer
As You Like It