Shakespeare

Question 1

Which of Shakespeare’s plays is about two young lovers from rival families?

Accepted Answer

Romeo and Juliet

Question 2

Where is the play Hamlet set?

Accepted Answer

Denmark

Question 3

When was Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

1564

Question 4

What was different about the theatre in Shakespeare’s times?

Accepted Answer

Men would play both male and female roles

Question 5

Which 1980’s action star played the lead character in the film version of Hamlet?

Accepted Answer

Mel Gibson

Question 6

Which of these famous sayings was written by Shakespeare?

Accepted Answer

Love is blind

Question 7

Which Hollywood actress has the same name as Shakespeare’s wife?

Accepted Answer

Anne Hathaway

Question 8

Which of the following movies is based on some of Shakespeare's plays?

Accepted Answer

The Lion King, Mean Girls, West Side Story, She's the Man

Question 9

In the historical play Richard III, Shakespeare portrays him as an evil man. What happened to King Richard in real life?

Accepted Answer

Killed in a battle;His body was lost for many years but was found in 2012

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