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1
Shakespeare’s wife shared a name with a current actress. Who is it?
Blythe Danner
Meryl Streep
Anne Hathaway
Gwyneth Paltrow
2
Which planet's moons are named after Shakespeare's characters, including Ariel and Juliet?
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
Pluto
3
Which common phrase comes from Shakespeare's play
The Taming of the Shrew
?
Chit chat.
Keepin' it real.
Break the ice.
Forget about it.
4
What were Shakespeare’s shorter works called?
Sonnets
Haikus
Ballads
Odes
5
Shakespeare often has characters pretend to be other genders. Which play does
NOT
show this?
As You Like It
The Merchant of Venice
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
6
When was Shakespeare born?
April 26, 1564
August 8, 1564
August 8, 1562
April 23, 1564
7
Which emotion is described by the phrase “the green-eyed monster”?
Sadness
Jealousy
Rage
Happiness
8
The movie
O
is a modern adaptation of which Shakespearean play?
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
Love's Labour Lost
Othello
9
In
The Merchant of Venice
, what does Shylock want from the character who owes him money?
a pound of flesh
20 silver coins
his wife
his house
10
What is the name for Shakespeare’s famous theater?
The Royal Trumpet
The Majestic
The Globe
The Green Room
11
In Shakespeare's day, who was the ruling monarch?
Queen Elizabeth II
King James I
Queen Elizabeth I
King George III
12
When is Shakopee High School’s drama department presenting
Hamlet
?
April 22-24
Never
April 29 - May 1
13
Which play has the line “To be or not to be”?
Romeo and Juliet
King Lear
Othello
Hamlet
14
Juliet asks "wherefore art thou, Romeo." In Shakespeare's language,
wherefore
means...?
I am forgetting about you, Romeo.
Why are you named Romeo?
Who is Romeo?
Where are you, Romeo?
15
Shakespeare’s plays can be grouped into 3 main categories. Which one of these is
NOT
correct?
Tragedy
Comedy
History
Mystery
16
Where was Shakespeare born?
Rome, Italy
Pennsylvania, USA
Stratford upon Avon, England
Paris, France
17
Which Shakespearean play is the basis for the movie
The Lion King
?
Julius Caesar
Hamlet
Henry V
King Lear
18
Julius Caesar was killed on March 15th, also called the _________ of March.
Death
Ides
Middle
Turning Point
19
When did Shakespeare die?
April 23, 1516
April 23, 1816
April 23, 1716
April 23, 1616
20
10 Things I Hate about You
and
Kiss Me, Kate
are both adaptations of which Shakespeare play?
Twelfth Night
As You Like It
The Taming of the Shrew
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
21
Which of these plays has
another
play performed within it?
Julius Caesar
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Othello
King Lear
22
How many plays total did Shakespeare write?
55
15
40
25
23
Shakespeare invented many words. Which word is
NOT
one he invented?
Assassination
Mimic
Honorable
Elbow
24
Ray Bradbury titled his novel
Something Wicked This Way Comes,
a phrase from which play?
Macbeth
Hamlet
Henry V
Othello
25
Who is the LAST character to die in
Romeo & Juliet
?
Romeo
Tybalt
Juliet
Mercutio