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Take this quiz and see how well you know about Derek Walcott ??

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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