How Well Do You Know Your Shakespeare?

Question 1

When is Shakespeare's birthday?

Accepted Answer

April 23

Question 2

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

Accepted Answer

37

Question 3

What was Shakespeare's first name?

Accepted Answer

William

Question 4

From which play comes, "To be or not to be, that is the question."

Accepted Answer

Hamlet

Question 5

Which is not a type of play written by Shakespeare?

Accepted Answer

Romance

Question 6

Which theatre is famously known for holding many of Shakespeare's plays?

Accepted Answer

The Globe Theatre

Question 7

What was the name of Shakespeare's first acting company?

Accepted Answer

Lord Chamberlain's Men

Question 8

"10 Things I Hate About You" is a modern movie update of which Shakespeare play?

Accepted Answer

The Taming of the Shrew

Question 9

What do we call a 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter perfected by Shakespeare?

Accepted Answer

Sonnet

Question 10

What is Shakespeare's nickname?

Accepted Answer

The Bard

Question 11

Where was Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

Stratford-Upon-Avon

Question 12

In what year was Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

1564

Question 13

What does the word "hither" mean?

Accepted Answer

Here

Question 14

To where did Shakespeare move to further his career?

Accepted Answer

London

Question 15

"Thou" means what?

Accepted Answer

You

Question 16

Which monarch fancied Shakespeare's work and invited him to the palace on several occasions?

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth

Question 17

What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?

Accepted Answer

Ann Hathaway

Question 18

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

Accepted Answer

154

Question 19

"Two households, both alike in dignity" begins what play?

Accepted Answer

Romeo and Juliet

Question 20

From where did Shakespeare borrow many of his ideas?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Questions 20