Take this quiz and see how well you know about Derek Walcott ??
Sir Derek Walcott was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He also served as Professor of Poetry at the University of Essex from 2010 to 2013.
Author : Agniva Bhowmick
Posted On : 17-Jul-2019
Q1: What is the middle name of Derek Walcott?
- A. Alton
- B. Jimmy
- C. Lioyi
- D. Gyitto
Q2: When was he born?
- A. 22 January 1929
- B. 23 January 1930
- C. 24 January 1931
- D. 24 January 1932
Q3: When did he win Nobel Prize?
- A. 1900
- B. 1991
- C. 1992
- D. 1993
Q4: For which play she got Obie Award in 1971?
- A. Collected Poems
- B. Midsummer
- C. Dream on Monkey Mountain
- D. Central America
Q5: For which poetry did she win T. S. Eliot Prize ?
- A. 25 Poems
- B. Epitaph for the Young: Xll Cantos
- C. Selected Poems
- D. White Egrets
Q6: For which book did he get international attention?
- A. In a Green Night: Poems
- B. Another Life
- C. The Star-Apple Kingdom
- D. Selected Poetry
Q7: When did he write his play Pantomime?
- A. 1976
- B. 1977
- C. 1978
- D. 1979
Q8: What is the name of his last poetry book?
- A. The Poetry of Derek Walcott
- B. White Egrets
- C. The Prodigal
- D. The Bounty
Q9: When was he awarded by Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Lifetime Achievement?
- A. 2003
- B. 2004
- C. 2005
- D. 2006
Q10: For which poetry was he awarded by W. H. Smith Literary Award in 1990?
- A. 25 Poems
- B. Poems
- C. Omeros
- D. Selected Poems
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