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Super Shakespeare Quiz!!
Super Shakespeare Quiz!!
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A quiz to see how much you know about England's greatest playwright.
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1
Which theatre were Shakespeare's plays performed in?
Shakespeare's Playhouse
The London Playhouse
The Thames Theatre
The Globe Theatre
2
How many years has it been since Shakespeare died?
123
400
71
259
3
William Shakespeare died on his birthday, April 23rd, but what year did he die?
1602, at the age of 38.
1629, at the age of 65.
1616, at the age of 52.
1645, at the age of 81.
4
The Globe Theatre was destroyed by a fire on June 29th, 1613. How did the fire start?
It was struck by lightning
A cannon shot during a performance of Henry VIII
A cigar dropped by an audience member
A rival playwright set the theatre on fire out of jealousy
5
In November 1582, Shakespeare married...
Jennifer Lawrence
Angelina Jolie
Anne Hathaway
Emma Watson
6
If the audience didn't like a performance, what did they throw at the actors?
tomatoes
fish
rotten eggs
apples and pears
7
BONUS QUESTION: Which play are we going to see this evening?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Macbeth
8
How many poems did Shakespeare write?
20,032
16
1,000
154
9
Which Disney film is based on Shakespeare's
Hamlet
?
The Little Mermaid
The Lion King
Shrek
Up
10
In addition to being a writer, Shakespeare was also...
an actor
a bank manager
a window cleaner
a fisherman
11
Shakespeare created A LOT of English words, but how many exactly?
525
178
46
2,035
12
Shakespeare was buried in Stratford-Upon-Avon, but he is missing which body part?
His right hand (the one he wrote with)
His ears
His head
His right foot
13
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
25
4
37
18
14
A Midsummer Night's Dream
was Shakespeare's 11th play, but what was his first play called?
Henry VI
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Macbeth
15
How old was he when he wrote his first play?
12
40
16
25
16
Where was William Shakespeare born?
London, England
Edinburgh, Scotland
Milan, Italy
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
17
From 1603, Shakespeare's plays were performed by an acting group of what name?
London's Performers
The Men of the Globe
Lord Chamberlain's Men
The King's Men
18
What year was Shakespeare born?
1941
1403
1867
1564
