Poets
This poet is famed for the long, controversial poem "Howl"
who is Allen Ginsberg?
Jokes on you, he's not dead. He's 100!
Hint: Wrote the novel "Her"
Who is Lawrence Ferlinghetti?
Beat poets were also known by this alternative name.
Who are the Beatniks?
The Beats ignored the advice not to do this, kids!
What are drugs?
This food Jada always talks about is only valid if it comes from Busch's.
What are Baked Beans?
This poet is the author of "I am Waiting" and owner of famous City Lights Bookstore. He is the only prominent beat figure still alive today.
Who is Lawrence Ferlinghetti?
This poet died because of internal bleeding due to long-term alcohol abuse
Who is Jack Kerouac?
This stereotypical way of praising a spoken poem arose out of Beatnik poetry nights.
What is snapping?
What is counterculture?
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins were sent to the moon in this spacecraft.
What is Apollo 11?
This beat poet was a native of Lowell, Massachusetts and wrote the famed novel "On the Road"
Who is Jack Kerouac?
Allen Ginsberg's use of this drug contributed to his development of Hepatitis and eventual death due to liver cancer.
What is Heroin?
This eastern religion impacted several writers of beat poetry, including Gary Snyder.
What is Buddhism?
Poets like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were poets of this movement that impacted the Beat Generation
What is Transcendentalism?
What is the smallest country in the world in terms of land area? Hint: In Europe, starts with L.
What is Luxembourg?
Who is William Burroughs?
He had a heart attack. Pretty tame in comparison to his buddies.
Who is William Burroughs?
The two main centers for beat poetry included the San Francisco Bay area as well as this district in New York City. This area was also known for later Stonewall riots in 1969.
What is Greenwich Village?
Beat literature, such as Howl, often faced this issue which prevented copies of their work from being printed and distributed.
What is censorship?
Finish the quote:
"Give me my hat back Jordan! Do you want to see this relative or no?"
Who is Uncle Cracker?
This friend of poet Jack Kerouac was the inspiration behind character Dean Moriarty in On the Road
Who was Neal Cassady?
This poet is also still alive! His poetry often includes natural and Buddhist elements.
Who is Gary Snyder?
What span of years was the Beat movement mostly active?
What were the 40s and 50s?
The Beat Generation impacted this later counterculture movement popularized by singers such as Bob Dylan.
What is the Hippie movement?
This absolute legend, game show host, and overall good fella, is 78!
Who is Alex Trebek?