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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?

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• 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