Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Bard of Avon

  1. William Pitt

  2. William Shakespeare

  3. Walter Scott

  4. William Ewart Gladstone
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Explanation

William Shakespeare is called the 'Bard of Avon' because he was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and is recognized as the greatest writer in the English language. 'Bard' means poet. William Pitt the Elder, Walter Scott, and Gladstone were political and literary figures but not associated with this title.

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