What happened during the Renaissance?

A rise in interest in Classical scholarship and values

What were the Quartos?

Small, cheap, early editions of Shakespeare's plays

What was the First Folio?

The first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays

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William Shakespeare Research Quiz

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A Shakespeare quiz to test your research skills. How much have you learned about the bard?

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1
How and when did Shakespeare begin to write?
He studied it at the King's New School.
Nobody really knows.
He studied it at the University of Oxford.
He had a private tutor.
2
Why were the London theatres shut for a while?
The writers were on strike
There were no actors
Nobody liked plays
The Plague
3
What happened during the Renaissance?
A rise in interest in Classical scholarship and values
A rise in interest in classical music
A rise in interest in classic rock
A rise in interest in classic novels
4
The First Folio was divided into three parts: what were they?
Easy, Hard, Very Hard
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Old, Older, Oldest
Tragedies, Comedies, Histories
5
Who was on the throne when he died?
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Charlotte
King James I
King James II
6
When was Shakespeare born?
1456
1564
1465
1654
7
During which years were the London theatres shut?
1522-1549
2010-2012
1892-1894
1592-1594
8
What was Shakespeare's wife called?
Anne Hathaway
Anne of Cleves
Annie the Musical
Anne of Green Gables
9
What were the Quartos?
Money
Small, cheap, early editions of Shakespeare's plays
Slices of Shakespeare's favourite cake
Weights
10
When did the Globe theatre burn down?
1616
2000
1613
1066
11
To what kind of bird did a contemporary of Shakespeare compare him?
An eagle
An upstart vulture
A vulture
An upstart crow
12
When were the ‘Lost Years’, when nobody knows what Shakespeare did?
1589-1592
1587-1592
1585-1595
1582-1597
13
What was the First Folio?
The first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays
The first collected edition of Shakespeare's poetry
The first handwritten edition of Shakespeare's plays
The first collected edition of Shakespeare's biography
14
Who or what was The Lord Chamberlain’s Men?
Shakespeare's Biker Gang
Shakespeare's Writing Group
Shakespeare's Theatre Company
Shakespeare's Bodyguards
15
What were the names of Shakespeare’s three children?
Susanna, Joseph, William
Susanna, Judith, Hamnet
James, Jess, Hamnet
Anne, Joseph, William
16
When did Shakespeare die?
1611
1616
1661
1666
17
What was Shakespeare's father's job?
He was a teacher
He was a farmer
He wrote plays
He made gloves
18
Who was on the throne when Shakespeare was born?
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth I
King James I
King Charles I
19
What name did The Lord Chamberlain's Men later use?
The King's Boys
The Queen's Men
The King's Men
The Lord's Men
20
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford (London)
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stretford
Salford
21
What were the box office takings of the first performance of Henry VI Part I?
£3 16s. 8d.
£6m
£3 8s. 1d.
£3m

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