Lawrence Ferlinghetti Trivia Quiz: First Poet laureate of San Francisco

Lawrence Ferlinghetti is an American poet, playwright, publisher, and activist who was born on March 24, 1919, in Yonkers, New York, to Lawrence Monsanto Ferling and Elizabeth Ferlinghetti. Upon his father's arrival in America, his family name had been shortened due to the fact that he was an Italian immigrant. His longer name was discovered by Ferlinghetti as an adult, and he adopted it as his own when he realized it was longer. In 1998, he was named the first poet laureate of San Francisco. Here are 10 trivia quiz questions based on Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Let's play the quiz!