Edgar Allan Poe 1
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| When and where was he born? | January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachussetts
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| When and where did he die? | October 7, 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland
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| What were both of his parents' careers? | Actors
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| When did Poe's father leave? | when he was 1
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| When did Poe's mom die? | when he was 2
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| Who did Poe's mother ask to take care of him when she died? | Fanny Allen
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| What was John Allen? | a scottish tobacco merchant
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| Where as Poe sent to school from 1815-1820? | England
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| How did Fanny Alen die? | tuberculosis
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| What college did John Allen send Poe to? | University of Virginia
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| How much money did Poe owe from gambling? | $2000
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| What kind of prison was Poe sent to? | Debtor's prison
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| Poe joins what? | the army
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| What academy did he attend? | Westpoint Academy
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| After leaving the army, what did he get a job as? | an editor
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| While suffering depression, what wa Poe prescribed? | liquid opium
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| Edgar Allan Poe lived to the age of | 40
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| Other than writing, what else would Poe have been great as? | an artist
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| He published two books by the age of | 20
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| Who was Maria Clemm | Poe's aunt that he later lived with
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| Poe was nicknamed "Tomohawk Man" for what? | his slashing criticism
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| How old was his 1st cousin, Virginia, when he married her? | 12
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| Poe was the author of the fist kind of what story? | detective
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| What poem did he write about tuberculosis? | Masque of the Red Death
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| How long did Virginia fight tuberculosis before dying? | 5 years
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| His most popular poem was | The Raven
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| The Raven earned him how much money? | $14
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| The Raven projected what | his loss of Virginia
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| What poem did he write to immortalize his bride? | Annabel Lee
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| What were Poe's last words? | God help my poor soul
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