October 2026 edition

Edgar Allan Poe quiz

Q4 / 50Opener15.0s
Which bird visits the narrator in Poe's 1845 poem?
ACrow
BOwl
CRaven
DNightingale
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about Edgar Allan Poe? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from The Raven to the mystery of his death.

Edgar Allan Poe · October 2026 edition

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Q7 / 50Opener
In which US city was Poe born?
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BRichmond
CBoston
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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerThe Raven, Boston and Gothic horror
2EasyDetective fiction, poetry and his childhood
3TrickyVirginia Clemm, West Point and literary criticism
4HardThe Philadelphia years and his mysterious death
5BrutalCryptography, cosmology and the Poe Toaster
Edgar Allan Poe titlesout of 500
Nevermore forgotten50 / 50
Literary legend350+
Macabre master275+
Magazine editor200+
Magazine writer100+
Fresh ink1+
Rejection slip0

44 of 50 right · six short of Nevermore forgotten

You vs Katie BEdgar Allan Poe · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
What was the name of Poe's wife, who died in 1847?
Frances
Virginia✓GBKB
Eliza
Sarah

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which city was Poe born in? No time to brood.

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Five rounds of ten, each one harder than the last.

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When you finish, your score earns a title: Rejection slip if you score nothing, Nevermore forgotten if you get every question right.

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