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More quizzes on the work of Robert Louis Stevenson can be found in Literature.
2 quizzes and 20 trivia questions.
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  A Child's Garden of Verses   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you know about this 19th century children's book of poems written by Robert Louis Stevenson?
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Plodd, Dec 27 12
Recommended for grades: 4,5,6,7
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Plodd
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  A Child's Garden of Verses, by R. L. Stevenson   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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For the young and the young at heart who have enjoyed Robert Louis Stevenson's collection of children's poems.
Tough, 10 Qns, Amanda77586, Dec 18 16
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R. L. Stevenson Trivia Questions
1. "When I was down beside the sea A wooden spade they gave to me To dig the sandy shore." What do you think this poem is called, based on the first verse?

From Quiz A Child's Garden of Verses

Answer: At the Sea-side

This poem is about going to the sea-side and digging in the sand using a spade. We can build sandcastles with turrets and moats if we have a bucket to go with the spade. If you dig a hole too close to the sea, it will soon fill up with water when the tide comes in.

2. What is the name of the poem about using one's imagination when one is sick in bed?

From Quiz A Child's Garden of Verses, by R. L. Stevenson

Answer: The Land of Counterpane

The last verse goes: "I was the giant great and still That sits upon the pillow-hill, And sees before him, dale and plain, The pleasant land of counterpane." "My Bed is a Boat" and "The Land of Nod" are also poems by Stevenson, but they are about bedtime, sleeping and dreaming.

3. "The friendly ___ all red and white, I love with all my heart: She gives me cream with all her might, To eat with apple-tart." Which animal, that we get milk from, is mentioned in this verse?

From Quiz A Child's Garden of Verses

Answer: Cow

This poem is called "The Cow". A child's imagination can colour an animal any shade they want; even a red and white cow! Cows are milked twice a day and milk can either be drunk on its own or turned into cream which can be eaten with yummy apple-tart.

4. What is the last line? "A child should always say what's true and speak when he is spoken to, And behave mannerly at table; _______________________________

From Quiz A Child's Garden of Verses, by R. L. Stevenson

Answer: At least as far as he is able.

This is the poem called "Whole Duty of Children" in its entirety. Short and sweet!

5. "From breakfast on through all the day At home among my friends I stay, But every night I go abroad Afar into the land of Nod." Where will you be if you visit the land of Nod?

From Quiz A Child's Garden of Verses

Answer: In bed

This poem is called "The Land of Nod". The land of Nod is a mythical place we visit when we nod off to sleep and start dreaming. It is a place which is also mentioned in the bible: Genesis 4:16 (King James Version).

6. In "The Hayloft", there are four imaginary mountaintops: Mount Clear, Mount Rusty-Nail, Mount Eagle and _________ .

From Quiz A Child's Garden of Verses, by R. L. Stevenson

Answer: Mount High

The verse goes: "Here is Mount Clear, Mount Rusty-Nail, Mount Eagle and Mount High; -- The mice that in these mountains dwell, No happier than I!"

7. "Whenever Auntie moves around, Her dresses make a curious sound, They trail behind her up the floor, And trundle after through the door." What do you think this poem is called?

From Quiz A Child's Garden of Verses

Answer: Auntie's Skirts

The poem "Auntie's Skirts" was written in the 19th century when fashion was a lot different than today. Ladies would wear long dresses and skirts would cover their legs and trail along the floor.

8. What is the name of this poem? "The world is full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings."

From Quiz A Child's Garden of Verses, by R. L. Stevenson

Answer: Happy Thought

This is another very short poem!

9. What's the missing phrase? "Late lies the wintry sun abed, A frosty, fiery sleepyhead; Blinks but an hour or two; and then, ___________________________"

From Quiz A Child's Garden of Verses, by R. L. Stevenson

Answer: A blood-red orange, sets again.

From "Wintertime". The first time I ever saw a real blood orange (as a young adult), this was the first thing that popped into my head.

10. "Late lies the wintry sun a-bed, A frosty, fiery sleepy-head; Blinks but an hour or two; and then, A blood-red orange, sets again." Which season of the year do you think is mentioned in this verse?

From Quiz A Child's Garden of Verses

Answer: Winter

This verse is taken from a poem called "Winter-Time". It tells of cold frosty days, cold winds and bright orange sunsets. The angle of the sun during the winter means we do not get as much daylight as in the summer. The sun can appear blood-red orange when it is lowest in the sky at sunset, because the light has to pass through more atmosphere.

11. In the poem "Singing", what does the bird sing about?

From Quiz A Child's Garden of Verses, by R. L. Stevenson

Answer: speckled eggs and nests among the trees

"Of speckled eggs the birdie sings And nests among the trees; The sailor sings of ropes and things In ships upon the seas."

12. In the poem "Foreign Lands", what type of tree does the child climb?

From Quiz A Child's Garden of Verses, by R. L. Stevenson

Answer: cherry

"Up into the cherry tree Who should climb but little me? I held the trunk with both my hands And looked abroad on foreign lands."

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