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Limerick History and Origins

Description: Limerick History and Origins
Number of Questions: 14
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Where did the limerick originate?

England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales

What is the traditional rhyme scheme of a limerick?

AABBA
ABABA
ABCBDB
ABCBCA

How many lines does a limerick typically have?

4
5
6
8

What is the typical meter of a limerick?

Anapestic trimeter
Trochaic octameter
Iambic pentameter
Spondaic hexameter

What is the traditional subject matter of a limerick?

Love
Nature
Politics
Humor

Who is considered the father of the limerick?

Edward Lear
William Blake
Robert Burns
Lord Byron

What is the longest limerick ever written?

100 lines
200 lines
300 lines
400 lines

What is the shortest limerick ever written?

2 lines
3 lines
4 lines
1 line

What is the most popular limerick ever written?

There was a young lady named Bright,
There was an old man with a beard,
There was a young man from Peru,
There was a young lady from Niger,

What is the most famous limerick about a politician?

There was a young man from Nantucket,
There was a young lady from Maine,
There was a young man from Peru,
There was a young lady from Niger,

What is the most famous limerick about a celebrity?

There was a young lady named Kim,
There was a young man named Kanye,
There was a young lady from L.A.,
There was a young man from New York,

What is the most famous limerick about a historical figure?

There was a young man named Napoleon,
There was a young lady named Joan,
There was a young man named Hitler,
There was a young lady named Cleopatra,

What is the most famous limerick about a fictional character?

There was a young man named Harry,
There was a young lady named Hermione,
There was a young man named Ron,
There was a young lady named Ginny,

What is the most famous limerick about a place?

There was a young lady from Nantucket,
There was a young man from Maine,
There was a young lady from L.A.,
There was a young man from New York,

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