What alias did Edgar Allan Poe use when he enlisted in the U.S. Army?
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Edgar A. Perry
98686 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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What is the name of the protagonist in Poe's story 'William Wilson'?
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William Wilson
What is the name of the poem recited by Roderick Usher in 'The Fall of the House of Usher'?
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The Haunted Palace
What was the name of the magazine that first published Poe's prize-winning story 'MS. Found in a Bottle'?
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Baltimore Saturday Visiter
What was the name of the periodical that first published 'The Raven' in January 1845?
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The Evening Mirror
Which literary and debating society did Poe join at the University of Virginia?
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Jefferson Society
What was the name of Edgar Allan Poe's younger sister?
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Rosalie Poe
Which French poet and translator popularized Poe's works in Europe?
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Charles Baudelaire
What was the title of Edgar Allan Poe's first published short story?
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Metzengerstein
What was the name of the first magazine Poe worked for as an editor?
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Southern Literary Messenger
What is the name of the island where 'The Gold-Bug' is set?
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Sullivan's Island
What is the title of Poe's only play?
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Politian
What is the name of the prefect of police in 'The Purloined Letter'?
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Monsieur G—
In which Poe story does a man wall up his wife inside a cellar wall?
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The Black Cat
Which Poe story features a character named Prince Prospero?
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The Masque of the Red Death
In what year was 'The Raven' first published?
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1845
Which author won the Newbery Medal in 1971 for 'Summer of the Swans'?
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Betsy Byars
Which author won the Newbery Medal in 1961 for 'Island of the Blue Dolphins'?
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Scott O'Dell
Which author won the Newbery Medal in 1998 for 'Out of the Dust'?
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Karen Hesse
Which author won the Newbery Medal in 1987 for 'The Whipping Boy'?
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Sid Fleischman
Which author won the Newbery Medal in 1975 for 'M. C. Higgins, the Great'?
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Virginia Hamilton
Who wrote the 1963 Newbery Medal-winning book 'A Wrinkle in Time'?
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Madeleine L'Engle
Which author won the 1991 Newbery Medal for 'Maniac Magee'?
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Jerry Spinelli
Which author won the Newbery Medal for 'Walk Two Moons'?
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Sharon Creech
Which author won the 2000 Newbery Medal for 'Bud, Not Buddy'?
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Christopher Paul Curtis
Which book won the 1999 Newbery Medal?
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Holes
How many Newbery Medals has Lois Lowry won?
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Two
Which author won the Newbery Medal for both 'Bridge to Terabithia' and 'Jacob Have I Loved'?
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Katherine Paterson
In Antony and Cleopatra, what is the name of the Egyptian queen?
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Cleopatra
In Othello, what is the name of Iago's wife?
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Emilia
In King Lear, which suitor marries Cordelia?
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The King of France
In Hamlet, what is the name of Laertes's father?
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Polonius
In Titus Andronicus, what is the name of Tamora's lover?
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Aaron the Moor
In Timon of Athens, what is the name of the Athenian general?
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Alcibiades
In Macbeth, what is the name of Macduff's wife?
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Lady Macduff
In Othello, what is the name of the governor of Cyprus?
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Montano