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A Shakespearean trivia quiz in honor of William Shakespeare's birthday.
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1
What was Shakespeare's family home in Stratford called?
Arden Farm
Shakespeare's house
New Place
The Smaller Globe
2
"Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown..."
KIng Henry IV Part Two
King Henry VI Part Two
King Henry Vi Part One
King Henry IV Part One
3
How old was Shakespeare when he married Anne Hathaway?
18
20
24
26
4
How much would it cost to attend a play at Shakespeare's globe in modern American currency?
$3. 24
$1.66
$2.73
$2.43
5
When did Shakespeare Die?
June 15, 1620
December 25, 1635
April 23, 1616
October 31, 1619
6
Who was Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway
Dorothy Parker
Juliet Capulet
Elizabeth Bennett
7
What actor originated the roles of Hamlet, Lear, Othello and Richard III?
Edward Alleyn
Richard Burbage
Rodney Alleyn
Edmund Burbage
8
What is the average number of actors required to perform a Shakespearean history?
27
18
12
35
9
Who was Shakespeare's Mother?
Anne Hathaway
Elizabeth Beatrice
Mary Arden
Anna Bennett
10
What two plays have been translated into Klingon?
Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth
Hamlet and Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing
11
"Nothing will come of nothing."
King Lear
Othello
King Richard III
Macbeth
12
What play is the following quote from?
"To be or not to be, that is the question..."
King Lear
Hamlet
Othello
Macbeth
13
Where did Shakespeare die?
Canterbury
London
Hereford
Stratford
14
"Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows."
The Tempest
The Taming of the Shrew
Twelfth Night
King Lear
15
What Shakespearean play is said to be cursed and is known as "The Scottish Play"?
King John
Macbeth
Pericles
Othello
16
"Now is the winter of our discontent"
King Lear
The Winter's Tale
Macbeth
Richard III
17
Where is
Hamlet
set?
Denmark
Great Britain
Italy
Scotland
18
Who said ''I loved the man and do honour his memory ... as much as any,'' about Shakespeare
Ben Jonson
John Donne
John Milton
Christopher Marlowe
19
How many of Shakespeare's plays were published during his lifetime?
15
10
37
None
20
Shakespeare is credited, by the Oxford Eng. Dictionary, with introducing almost how many words?
2000
3000
1000
1750
21
"...it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
Othello
Hamlet
King Lear
Macbeth
22
What is Shakespeare's shortest play at only 1,787 lines?
Twelfth Night
The Comedy of Errors
The Tempest
Much Ado About Nothing
23
What was the first of Shakespeare's plays to be performed at the Globe Theatre?
Romeo and Juliet
Julius Caesar
Much Ado About Nothing
Hamlet
24
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
137
154
196
174
25
What is Shakespeare's most performed play?
Macbeth
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
26
Which character was the same age as Shakespeare at the time of the play's creation?
Prospero
Falstaff
Lear
Romeo
27
Which actor has not performed the role of Hamlet in a major motion picture?
Ethan Hawke
Mel Gibson
Ian McKellan
Kenneth Brannagh
28
Which is not the name of one of Shakespeare's siblings?
Beatrice
Joan
Edmund
Gilbert
29
When was the first folio of Shakespeare's plays first published?
1616
1612
1623
1620
30
Where is
Romeo and Juliet
set?
Padua
Messina
Verona and Mantua
Milan
31
Who received the majority of Shakespeare's property in his will?
Hamnet
Susanna
Anne Hathaway
Judith
32
Where is Shakespeare buried?
Elsinore
Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey
Holy Trinity Church, Stratford
St. Paul's Cathedral
33
How old was Anne Hathaway when Shakespeare married her?
18
24
26
35
34
"If music be the food of love play on."
Much Ado About Nothing
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Taming of the Shrew
35
Who was Shakespeare's father?
George
Edward
William
John
36
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."
King Henry IV Part Two
King Henry IV Part One
Twelfth Night
The Taming of the Shrew
37
What is the average number of actors required to perform a Shakespearean comedy?
12
35
18
27
38
“If I be waspish, best beware my sting.”
Taming of the Shrew
King Lear
Merchant of Venice
Macbeth
39
How many of Shakespeare's original manuscripts have survived?
None
25
7
37
40
"
All the world ‘s a stage, and all the men and women merely players."
King Henry IV Part Two
As You Like It
Hamlet
King Lear
41
What is the average number of actors required to perform a Shakespearean tragedy?
12
35
27
18
42
"If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh?"
Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merchant of Venice
The Taming of the Shrew
Titus Andronicus
43
Who came to Padua to wive and thrive?
Antonio
Petruchio
Romeo
Benedict
44
"How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child!"
King Henry IV Part Two
King Henry IV Part One
King Lear
King Henry V
45
What did Shakespeare leave Anne Hathaway in his will?
His chess set
His second best bed
His quills, desk and books
His entire estate
46
What was Shakespeare's first play?
Henry VI Part One
Romeo and Juliet
King John
All's Well That Ends Well
47
What is Shakespeare's longest play at 4,042 lines?
Hamlet
King Lear
Macbeth
King Henry IV Part One
48
How Many Plays did Shakespeare write?
34
37
40
39
49
How many lines are in a sonnet?
10
12
16
14
50
Which name was not the name of one of Shakespeare's children?
Judith
Hamnet
William
Susanna
51
Who wrote the line "Oh what a tangled web we weave / When first we practice to deceive."?
John Donne
John Milton
William Shakespeare
Sir Walter Scott
52
What year was Shakespeare born?
1564
1572
1553
1560
