Laurence Binyon Quiz Questions with Answers

Laurence Binyon Quiz Questions

Robert Laurence Binyon was an English poet. His most famous work, For the Fallen, is well known for being used in Remembrance Sunday services.

1. When was Laurence Binyon born?
a) 14 January 1874
b) 10 August 1869
c) 21 August 1867
d) 10 December 1859

2. Where was Laurence Binyon born?
a) Lancaster
b) Edinburgh
c) Cardiff
d) Plymouth

3. Which school did Laurence Binyon attend?
a) St. Peter’s School
b) St. Joseph’s School
c) St. Paul’s School
d) St. Mary’s School

4. Which college did Laurence Binyon attend?
a) Balliol College
b) Merton College
c) Trinity College
d) Jesus College

5. When did Laurence Binyon win Newdigate Prize for his poem Persephone?
a) 1882
b) 1885
c) 1887
d) 1890

6. Where did Laurence Binyon work from 1893 onwards?
a) Victoria and Albert Museum
b) British Museum
c) Royal Air Force Museum
d) National Maritime Museum

7. When was Laurence Binyon’s Painting in the Far East published?
a) 1908
b) 1900
c) 1896
d) 1894

8. Who set music to Laurence Binyon’s poem For the Fallen?
a) Giacomo Puccini
b) Samuel Arnold
c) Edward Elgar
d) Johann Baptist Cramer

9. When did Laurence Binyon die?
a) 10 March 1943
b) 17 June 1948
c) 31 July 1953
d) 7 November 1955

10. Where did Laurence Binyon die?
a) Tokyo
b) Reading
c) Peking
d) Canton