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Shakespeare Week Trivia Competition
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Trivia Competition, Shakespeare's Life, Times, and Works
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1
In the line "
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore are thou Romeo?
", what does the word
wherefore
mean?
why
what
who
where
2
What was the first play Shakespeare wrote?
Henry V
Cymbeline
A Winter's Tale
Henry VI Part One
3
What was the exact date of Shakespeare's birth?
Unknown
23 April, 1564
23 April, 1566
26 April, 1564
4
Watch the trailer. This film is an adaptation of which Shakespeare play?
Macbeth
Merchant of Venice
Hamlet
King Lear
5
Watch the trailer. This film is an adaptation of which Shakespeare play?
The Tempest
Midsummer Night's Dream
Twelfth Night
Romeo and Juliet
6
In 'Romeo and Juliet', who helps both of the 'star cross'd lovers'?
the Nurse
Friar Laurence
Mercutio
Benvolio
7
In 'The Merchant of Venice', who prevents Shylock from taking his 'pound of flesh'?
Bassanio
Antonio
Lorenzo
Portia
8
Which of the following is the name of one of Shakespeare's children?
Romelo
Macbent
Julietta
Hamnet
9
What is Macduff's title in 'Macbeth'?
thane of Glamis
thane of Cawdor
thane of Dunsinane
thane of Fife
10
Which of the following literary forms is not among Shakespeare's output?
Novels
Plays
Narrative Poems
Sonnets
11
Which common saying does not originate from Shakespeare?
Sharper than a serpent's tooth.
Brevity is the soul of wit.
Love is blind.
Hope springs eternal.
12
If you watched the play from the pit, what were you known as?
a groundling
a cheapskate
a groundsman
a pauper
13
Who does Helena marry at the end of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
Demetrius
Lysander
Robin Goodfellow
Oberon
14
Which of the follow does not go into the weird sisters' cauldron?
Toe of frog
Baboon's blood
Tongue of dog
Claw of cat
15
This is a scene from which Shakespeare play?
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
Coriolanus
Richard III
16
Watch the trailer. This film is an adaptation of which Shakespeare play?
The Taming of the Shrew
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
Much Ado About Nothing
17
Watch the trailer. This film is an adaptation of which Shakespeare play?
Macbeth
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
King Henry the Fifth
18
Watch the trailer. This film is an adaptation of which Shakespeare play?
Macbeth
King Lear
Cymbeline
Hamlet
19
What did Shakespeare call his theatre?
The Fortune Theatre
The Cockpit
The Globe
The Rose
20
Watch the trailer. This film is an adaptation of which Shakespeare play?
Much Ado About Nothing
Romeo and Juliet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
