Early Life
When and where was Amanda Gorman born?
A) June 11th, 1982 in Boise
B) November 28th, 1990 in Seattle
C) March 7th, 1998 in LA
D) September 6th, 2003 in Boston
C) March 7th, 1998 in LA
Who said this quote? "There is always light. If only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it."
A) Madonna
B) Amanda Gorman
C) Ruth Bader Ginsburg
D) Indra Nooyi
B) Amanda Gorman
Who did Amanda Gorman read “The Hill We Climb” to at the Inauguration ceremony?
A) Lin-Manuel Miranda
B) Joe Biden
C) Hillary Clinton
D) Michelle Obama
B) Joe Biden
How many people did Amanda grow up with in her household? (Including her)
A) 4
B) 7
C) 2
D) 3
A) 4
Amanda Gorman was the first-ever poet to perform at the Super Bowl. Which SuperBowl did she read at?
A) Super Bowl LV
B) Super Bowl LIV
C) Super Bowl LVI
D) Super Bowl LIII
A) Super Bowl LV
How many books has she published?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 2
A) 3
Amanda grew up with a speech impediment, in what grade was she diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder?
A) Freshman Year
B) 2nd Grade
C) 6th Grade
D) Kindergarten
D) Kindergarten
At the 2021 Presidential Inauguration, she read her own poem that referenced our painful country and the hopes for the future. What was the name of the poem?
A) “Making Mountains As We Run”
B) “Talking Gets Us There”
C) “The Miracle of the Morning”
D) “The Hill We Climbed”
D) "The Hill We Climbed"
What college did Amanda Gorman attend?
A) Yale
B) Harvard
C) Berkeley
D) Stanford
B) Harvard
What was the poem read to her by her teacher in third grade, that inspired Amanda to start her journey to becoming a poet?
A) Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
B) "Hope" Is the Thing with Feathers by Emily Dickinson
C) Life Doesn't Frighten Me by Maya Angelou
D) Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
D) Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Amanda Gorman is committed to making change in the U.S. and has personally “promised” to run for president when she becomes of age. What year did she say that she will run?
A) 2049
B) 2030
C) 2035
D) 2036
D) 2036
What newspaper has she written for?
A) The Boston Globe
B) Wall Street Journal
C) New York Times
D) Chicago Tribune
C) New York Times
When Amanda became a youth delegate for the United Nations in 2013, who was she inspired by?
A) Michelle Obama
B) Malala Yousafzai
C) Maya Angelou
D) Martin Luther King Jr.
B) Malala Yousafzai
In the year of 2017, Amanda Gorman was named our country’s Inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate. Who is the 2021 Youth Poet Laureate?
A) Alexandra Huynh
B) Meera Dasgupta
C) Kara Jackson
D) Amanda Gorman (again)
A) Alexandra Huynh
What county in California did Amanda work with to develop a youth program?
A) San Bernardino County
B) Modoc County
C) Los Angeles County
D) San Francisco County
C) Los Angeles County