Category: Edgar Allan Poe
What was the title of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poem that begins with the line "Once upon a midnight dreary"?
"The Raven"
Edgar Allan Poe was born in which year?
1809
Poe is often credited with founding what genre of literature, which features elements of horror, mystery, and the macabre?
Gothic fiction
What is the title of Poe's poem that is famous for its refrain, "Nevermore"?
"The Raven"
In the story “The Black Cat,” what does the narrator do to his wife’s cat, which leads to the unraveling of the plot?
He kills the cat, Pluto.
What is the name of Edgar Allan Poe's short story about a man who is driven to insanity and kills an old man because of his "vulture-eye"?
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
Poe’s mother, Eliza Poe, was a famous actress who died when Edgar was very young. Who took him in after her death?
John Allan, a wealthy merchant
Which famous mystery writer, often compared to Poe, was influenced by Poe’s detective stories, particularly "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"?
Arthur Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock Holmes)
In which poem does Poe describe the death of a woman named Annabel Lee, who was loved "by the sea"?
"Annabel Lee"
In "The Cask of Amontillado," what is Montresor’s ultimate goal for his victim, Fortunato?
To take revenge on him by walling him up alive in a catacomb.
Which city is Edgar Allan Poe most often associated with, and where he spent much of his later years?
Baltimore
Poe’s wife, Virginia Clemm, was also his cousin. How old was Virginia when she married Edgar?
13 years old
What famous poet and friend of Poe’s wrote the poem "The Raven" as a tribute to Poe?
None — Poe himself wrote "The Raven"
Which poem by Poe explores themes of love, loss, and the narrator’s inability to escape his memories of a lost woman named Lenore?
"The Raven"
In "The Pit and the Pendulum," what device is used to torture the protagonist while he is imprisoned?
A swinging pendulum with a sharp blade
In "The Fall of the House of Usher," what is the name of the protagonist's twin sister who becomes ill and is later buried alive?
Madeline Usher
Poe attended which university briefly before leaving due to financial trouble?
University of Virginia
Which American writer, known for creating the "King Kong" movie franchise, cited Poe's work as a major influence on his writing style?
Edgar Rice Burroughs (though, he is more often linked to adventure fiction, Poe’s influence on early horror in film is noted in later adaptations)
Poe’s poem “The Bells” reflects the different emotional reactions to the sound of bells. What is the title of the section describing the joyful sound of wedding bells?
"The Wedding Bells"
What is the name of the mansion in "The Fall of the House of Usher," and what happens to it at the end of the story?
The House of Usher collapses into the tarn (a small lake) after the death of the last Usher family members.
Which of Poe’s works is considered one of the earliest examples of the detective genre, featuring a character named C. Auguste Dupin?
A: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
What mysterious event in 1849 led to Edgar Allan Poe's death, which is still widely speculated about?
Poe was found delirious and in poor health in Baltimore, later dying under mysterious circumstances (often speculated to be due to alcohol poisoning, but the exact cause is unknown).
In 1941, which renowned American horror writer wrote an introduction for a collected works of Poe, specifically calling him "the first modern detective writer"?
H.P. Lovecraft
In “The Haunted Palace,” Poe uses a palace to symbolize the deterioration of the mind. What mental condition is being described through this metaphor?
Madness or insanity
"The Tell-Tale Heart" features the narrator confessing to a crime driven by his obsession with an old man’s eye. What part of the body does the narrator describe as being the source of his fixation?
The old man’s vulture-like eye.