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How much do you know about William Shakespeare?
How much do you know about William Shakespeare?
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Shakespeare is a a famous...
actor
dancer
playwright
farmer
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What is the title of Shakespeare's famous tragedy, about two star crossed lovers?
Gnomeo and Juliet
Romeo and Julie
Romeo and Juliet
Harry and Juliet
3
The audience members who watched the play close to the stage and standing were know as....
Groundhogs
Groundsmen
Groundlings
Groundspeople
4
Shakespeare's father was a....
glove maker
farmer
computer engineer
carpenter
5
In what town did Shakespeare live during 1590-1613?
Paris
London
Rome
Beijing
6
In what year was Shakespeare born?
1310
1430
1564
1984
7
How many children did Shakespeare have?
3
4
1
2
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What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
Emma Stone
Anne Hathawill
Ann Hathahow
Anne Hathaway
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What is the title of the famous Shakespeare play that has both humans and fairies in it?
A Midsummers Night Feast
A Midsummers Night Party
A Midsummers Night Dream
A Midsummers Night Nightmare
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Shakespeare's plays are categorised as...
Histories, romances and thriller
Histories, romances and comdies
Histories, tragedies and romances
Histories, tragedies and comedies
11
In which country was Shakespeare born?
Scotland
Austria
Ireland
England
12
What disaster struck the Globe Theatre in 1613?
It closed down
It collapsed
It burnt down
It flooded
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What is the name of the theatre where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed?
The Southwark Theatre
The Globe Theatre
The World Theatre
The London Theatre
14
The Church was against theatre and acting and described the Globe Theatre as what?
The birds nest
The angels nest
The devils nest
The fire pit
15
In Romeo and Juliet, who does Rome kill in revenge for the murder of his cousin Mercutio?
Benevolio
Friar Lawrence
Tybalt
Count Paris
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How many plays did Shakespeare write?
15
30
40
5
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A Midsummers Night Dream is classed as a...
Tradgedy
History
Horror
Comedy
18
One of the subjects Shakespeare would have studied at school would have been...
Latin
PDHPE
Italian
Geography
19
The original Globe Theatre was first built in .....
2010
1684
1599
1999
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In the play Romeo and Juliet, the two families that are at war with each other are the....
Capulets and Montages
Caps and Monts
Capri's and Montagues
Capulets and Montagues
21
How did the people of London know a play was on at the Globe theatre?
They would make a formal announcement in London town
A flag would fly at the top of the Globe theatre
They would have posters advertising plays hanging u
They would advertise the plays on television
22
The first play that was performed at the Globe theatre was?
Julius Caesar
Much ado about Nothing
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
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What are the main building materials the Globe Theatre was made from?
Plaster and bricks
Timber and bricks
Plaster and timber
Bricks and tiles
24
Most plays at the Globe Theatre took place in the day because.....
Most people stayed home at night
There was no electricity in those times to light the stage
Shakespeare preferred his plays to be shown in the day time
25
In the play A Midsummers Night Dream Hermia is in love with....
Ageus
Peter Quince
Demetrius
Lysander
