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Question 1 - 10
What was one of Allen Ginsberg’s most famous quotes?
Answer 1 – 10
• “Follow your inner moonlight; don't hide the madness.”
Question 1 - 20
• What term was supposedly coined by Ginsberg?
Answer 1 – 20
• “ Flower Power.”
Question 1 - 30
• “The weight of the world is love. Under the burden of solitude, under the burden of dissatisfaction the weight, the weight we carry is ____. ”
• Fill in the blank
Answer 1 – 30
• Love
Question 1 - 40
• “Everything is holy! Everybody's holy! Everywhere is holy! Everyday is in eternity! Everyman's an angel!”
• What poem is this from?
Answer 1 – 40
• “Howl and Other Poems.”
Question 1 - 50
• “Our heads are round so ______ can change direction”
• Fill in the Blank
Answer 1 – 50
• Thought
Question 2 - 10
• What countries were Ginsberg expelled from in 1965?
Answer 2 – 10
• Cuba • Czechoslovakia
Question 2 - 20
• What religion did he convert to after he left Judaism?
Answer 2 – 20
• Buddahism
Question 2 - 30
• What other activities was Allen fond of later in life?
Answer 2 – 30
• Photography and music
Question 2 - 40
• What was the drug Allen Ginsberg signed up to be a test subject for?
Answer 2 – 40
• LSD
Question 2 - 50
• What about Allen’s mother had a great impact on his life?
Answer 2 – 50
• She was mentally ill and eventually admitted to an insane aslyum
Question 3 - 10
• How did Ginsberg first learn about poetry?
Answer 3 – 10
• His father recited poetry to Allen and his brother when they were younger
Question 3 - 20
• Who was Allen’s favorite poet?
Answer 3 – 20
• Walt Whitman
Question 3 - 30
• What were some older “Beat Generation” authors that helped Ginsberg become involved in poetry?
Answer 3 – 30
• William S. Burroughs, Neal Cassidy, Jack Kerouac, David Krammer, Herbert Huncke, and Lucien Carr
Question 3 - 40
• What famous poet was Ginsberg often compared to?
Answer 3 – 40
• Walt Whitman
Question 3 - 50
• What teacher introduced Ginsberg to Whitman’s work?
Answer 3 – 50
• His high school teacher, Francis Durbin
Question 4 - 10
• In what year was “Howl and Other Poems,” published?
Answer 4 – 10
• 1956
Question 4 - 20
• What was the name of the book he wrote with William S. Burroughs?
Answer 4 – 20
• “Yage Letters.”
Question 4 - 30
• What was Ginsberg’s first published work?
Answer 4 – 30
• “Howl and Other Poems.”
Question 4 - 40
• What poem did Allen write while he was in San Francisco?
Answer 4 – 40
• “Song.”
Question 4 - 50
• Where did Allen first read “Kaddish?”
Answer 4 – 50
• Columbia University’s McMillan Theatre
Question 5 - 10
• What was Allen Ginsberg full name?
Answer 5 – 10
• Irwin Allen Ginsberg
Question 5 - 20
• Where did Ginsberg attend college?
Answer 5 – 20
• Columbia University
Question 5 - 30
• At what college did Ginsberg become a professor at?
Answer 5 – 30
• Brooklyn College
Question 5 - 40
• What was the name of Ginsberg’s life-long partner?
Answer 5 – 40
• Peter Orlovsky
Question 5 - 50
• In what year did Allen Ginsberg die?
Answer 5 – 50
• 1997