Rabindranath Tagore Trivia Quiz: The Bard of Bengal

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Rabindranath Tagore Trivia Quiz: The Bard of Bengal

Rabindranath Tagore was born in May 1861 and died in August 1941. He was an Indian polymath, poet, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter. Contextual Modernism influenced Bengali literature, music, and Indian art during the 19th and early 20th centuries. His "profoundly sensitive, fresh, and beautiful" poetry earned him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. As a result, he is often called "the Bard of Bengal." He was also a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.

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What was Tagore's most well-known collection of poems?

  • Parichay

  • Chidambara

  • Gitanjali

  • Arya

What was the name of the institute that he founded?

  • Akhil Bharatiya University

  • Visva Bharatiya University 

  • Bhartiya Jnanpith

  • Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan

Which of the two nations chose his work as national anthems?

  • India & Sri Lanka

  • India & Nepal

  • India & Burma

  • India & Bangladesh

When was Rabindranath Tagore born?

  • 07 May 1861

  • 07 May 1965

  • 11 May 1964

  • 9 May 1863

When is Tagore's death anniversary celebrated?

  • 07 August

  • 07 September

  • 07 October

  • 07 December

What was the name of Tagore's wife?

  • Mrinalini Devi

  • Shilpa Devi

  • Nalini Devi

  • Jaya Devi

When was he awarded a knighthood, and by whom?

  • In 1915 by King George V

  • In 1913 by King George VII

  • In 1913 By King George V

  • In 1917 by King George V

Tagore won the Nobel Prize for?

  • Peace

  • Physics

  • Economic Sciences

  • Literature

Which of the following was Tagore's most famous artwork?

  • The Last Drop

  • Dancing Woman

  • Bharat Mala

  • Glow Of Hopes

Whom did Tagore meet during his travels in 1930?

  • Romain Rolland

  • President Herbert Hoover

  • Victoria Ocampo

  • Mussolini

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