But let’s move on, shall we?
Q1) 13th June saw the birth of Anglo-Irish poet, W. B. Yeats. In which year of the 1860s?
Q2) What did the W stand for?
Q3) More to the point, what did the B stand for?
Q4) Yeats was born in Sandymount: in which Irish county?
Q5) Yeats wrote his earliest known poem at which age: 16, 17 or 18?
Q6) Yeats joined an occultist group, in 1890. The group called itself the Hermetic Order of the Golden … what: Dawn, Day or Night?
Q7) Famously, Yeats was involved Maud Gonne: how many times did he propose to her: three, four or five times?
Q8) For many years, Yeats stayed at Stone Cottage, in Ashdown Forest. Which American poet acted as his secretary, during this time?
Q9) Yeats help found the Irish Literary Theatre. These days, the Theatre is now called what: the Abbey Theatre, Bolivian Theatre or Dublin Theatre?
Q10) Finally … 1923 saw Yeats receive what: the Pulitzer Prize, Mann Booker Prize or Nobel Prize?
Q1) India’s Prime Minister was found guilty of corruption charges: on 12th June, 1975. Which Indian PM was it?
Q2) The Vale of Glamorgan Line between Barry and Bridgend was re-opened: on 12th June, 2005. Both the line, and towns, are in which country of the UK?A2) Wales.
Q3) Clarence Aglin, John Aglin and Frank Lee Morris escaped, on 12th June, 1962. From where?A3) Alcatraz.
Q4) Who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a South African court: on 12th June, 1964?A4) Nelson Mandela.
Q5) Finally … Popeyes first opened: on 12th June, 1972. The fast food chain specializes in what: burgers, fried chicken or kebabs?A5) Fried chicken.
“The creations of a great writer are little more than the moods and passions of his own heart, given surnames and Christian names, and sent to walk the earth.”W. B. Yeats, 13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939.
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1. 1865
2. William
3. Butler
4. County Dublin
5. 17
6. Dawn
7. four times!
8. Ezra Pound
9. Abbey Theatre
10. Nobel Prize