William Wordsworth Quiz

When was William Wordsworth born?

• 17th March 1775

• 7th April 1770

• 5th May 1765

• 25th December 1778

Where was William Wordsworth born?

• London

• Grasmere

• Cockermouth

• Cambridge

Where did Wordsworth spend much of his childhood?

• The Lake District

• Cornwall

• Yorkshire Dales

• The Cotswolds

Where did Wordsworth attend school?

• Westminster School

• Hawkshead Grammar School

• Eton College

• Harrow School

At which university did Wordsworth study?

• Oxford

• Edinburgh

• Durham

• Cambridge

Who did Wordsworth collaborate with to help launch the Romantic movement?

• Lord Byron

• John Keats

• Samuel Taylor Coleridge

• Percy Bysshe Shelley

What was the title of the 1798 poetry collection Wordsworth published with Coleridge?

• The Prelude

• Lyrical Ballads

• Songs of Innocence

• The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Which region is most closely associated with Wordsworth?

• The Lake District

• The Scottish Highlands

• The Peak District

• The Brecon Beacons

Where did Wordsworth live for many years in the Lake District?

• Rydal Mount

• Grasmere Hall

• Dove Cottage

• Wordsworth House

What title was given to Wordsworth in 1843?

• Lord of Poetry

• Poet Laureate

• The Bard of England

• Knight of the Realm