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Which acting company did Shakespeare join?

What is a sonnet?

Shakespeare Trivia

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Test your knowledge on the life, works, and legacy of the famous playwright William Shakespeare

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1
What is a sonnet?
A 14-line poem
A play
A short story
A novel
2
Which acting company did Shakespeare join?
King's Men
Queen's Players
Lord Chamberlain's Men
Royal Actors
3
Who were groundlings?
Noblemen
Writers
Actors
People who stood
4
Who rebuilt the Globe in 1970?
Anne Hathaway
William Shakespeare
John Shakespeare
Sam Wanamaker
5
What was the Globe Theatre?
A huge amphitheater
A school
A museum
A library
6
Where was Shakespeare born?
Cambridge
London
Stratford-upon-Avon
Oxford
7
Who is the main character in Hamlet?
Claudius
Hamlet
Polonius
Laertes
8
Which play features Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
Hamlet
Othello
9
Who was Julius Caesar's friend?
Macbeth
Romeo
Hamlet
Brutus
10
What is Macbeth about?
Friendship
Power
Love
War
11
What was Shakespeare's father's job?
Farmer
Doctor
Teacher
Mayor
12
What did Shakespeare introduce?
New songs
New plays
New words
New poems
13
When did plays start at the Globe?
Noon
Six o'clock
Four o'clock
Two o'clock
14
What happened to the Globe in 1613?
It burned down
It was rebuilt
It was moved
It was closed
15
Who did Shakespeare marry?
Ophelia
Lady Macbeth
Juliet Capulet
Anne Hathaway
16
True or false: Shakespeare wrote 37 plays
False
True
17
How many children did Shakespeare have?
Four
Two
Three
Five
18
What year did Shakespeare die?
1623
1616
1620
1610
19
Which play is a comedy?
Othello
Macbeth
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet