Alfred, Lord Tennyson Quiz

Where was Alfred, Lord Tennyson born?

• Somersby

• London

• Cambridge

• Louth

In which year did Tennyson win the Newdigate Prize for poetry?

• 1827

• 1828

• 1830

• 1831

Who was Tennyson's closest and dearest friend at Cambridge?

• William Wordsworth

• Charles Tennyson

• Frederick Tennyson

• Arthur Henry Hallam

Which of Tennyson's works was published in 1832 and received harsh critical reaction?

• Poems, Chiefly Lyrical

• Locksley Hall

• Morte d'Arthur

• Ulysses

In which year did Tennyson marry Emily Sellwood?

• 1864

• 1885

• 1850

• 1842

What was the title of the poem Tennyson wrote on the death of the Duke of Wellington?

• Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington

• The Palace of Art

• The Lady of Shalott

• The Charge of the Light Brigade

What was the name of Tennyson's son?

• Arthur

• Charles

• Frederick

• Hallam

In which year was Tennyson appointed as the poet laureate?

• 1827

• 1850

• 1883

• 1892

What was the title of the collection of Tennyson's work that appeared in 1885?

• Ballads and Poems

• Maude, A Monodrama

• Tiresias and Other Ballads

• Enoch Arden

For what reason was Tennyson raised to the peerage by Queen Victoria in 1883?

• Scientific contributions

• Military service

• Political achievements

• Literary distinction