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Which Shakespeare play has been translated into more than 75 languages?
The Tempest
Macbeth
Hamlet
Romeo & Juliet
2
The Oxford Dictionary claims Shakespeare wrote (what percentage) of the most common quotations.
absolutely none
90%
10%
50%
3
Out of the following words, which one was invented by William Shakespeare?
critical
lightbulb
chortle
nerd
4
True or False: Shakespeare was born into a family of considerable wealth.
True
False
5
John Shakespeare - William Shakespeare's father was for some time
a playwright
the mayor of Stratford-upon-Avon
a farmer
a shoemaker
6
William Shakespeare was a respected man of the dramatic arts who wrote plays and acted in
the late 16th and early 17th centuries
19th century
15th and 16th centuries
21st century
7
Who did Shakespeare marry on November 28, 1582?
Anne Hathaway
Mary Arden
Juliet Capulet
Anne Boleyn
8
While writing a total of 37 plays and 154 sonnets, Shakespeare was also
a composer
an actor
a film director
a sound technician
9
What did 'groundlings' often do at unliked playwrights and actors?
Shout insults and throw food and empty beer bottles at them
Walk out of the theatre
Climbed onto the stage to protest
Get drunk and take their clothes off
10
By 1599, Shakespeare built his own theatre on the Thames River. What was it called?
the Apollo Theatre
the Prince of Wales Theatre
the Globe Theatre
the Palace Theatre
11
Shakespeare wrote the play Cardenio. Why is it a well-known play to the modern generation?
it was lost
it was Shakespeare's favourite play
there are no male characters
it famously portrays an unfaithful king
12
What genres of films has Shakespeare's plays inspired?
Family & Adventure
Western, Bollywood & Japanese
Thriller
Horror & Crime
13
Shakespeare's plays were attended by
every social class
only royals
only commoner or 'groundlings'
only upper-class nobles
14
The plague outbreak in Europe caused all playhouses to close. What did Shakespeare do?
write poetry
write more plays
spend more time with his family
build a new theatre
15
John Shakespeare married Mary Arden - the daughter of a farmer who
happened to be his father's boss
was a good friend of his
was married to his great aunt
was the wealthiest person in England at the time
16
What time of day were the plays performed?
in the morning
in the afternoon
any time of day
in the evening
17
During Shakespearean time, who played the role of women?
young men
single women
married women
any women over the age of 14
18
Shakespeare died on his birthday. In his will, he left the bulk of his possessions to
his mother, Mary
the members of the Kings' Men
his wife, Anne
his eldest daughter, Susanna
19
On April 26, 1564, William Shakespeare was baptised at the Holy Trinity Church in
Acle
Durham
London
Stratford-upon-Avon
20
What commonly used phrase was
not
'coined' by Shakespeare?
For goodness' sake
In a pickle
That's hot!
Knock knock! Who's there?
21
William Shakespeare's early plays were written in the conventional style of his time
with language devices sometimes not aligned with the story
as romantic parodies
as tragedies with a comedy storyline
with elaborate metaphors and rhetorical phrases
