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1
the famous Australian theatre Company which specialises in producing Shakespeare’s plays?
Cheek by Jowl
The Bell Shakespeare Company
Beyond Blue
The Royal Shakespeare Company
2
What did they call that part of the Globe’s audience who had to stand in front of the stage?
Groundlings
Gringos
Groundhogs
Grinders
3
In which way did Shakespeare NOT make a living?
Actor
Playwright
Dancer
Part owner of a theatre
4
A type of poem he wrote very, very many of ...
Acrostic
Sonnet
Rap
Ballad
5
What was the date of Shakespeare's death?
23rd April, 1564
23rd April, 1616
23rd April, 1601
23rd April, 1953
6
When was William Shakespeare born?
9th January, 1546
3rd August, 1564
3rd April, 1654
23rd April, 1564
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Where did Shakespeare grow up and go to school?
Aston Villa
Sawtell-on-Able
London
Stratford-upon-Avon
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How old was Shakespeare when he died?
52
62
75
65
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Which is not one of the types of plays he wrote?
Adventure
Tragedy
History
Comedy
10
Which play had the King and Queen of the fairies and a comic character with the head of an ass?
A Midsummernight's Dream
A Winter's Tale
What Dreams May Come
A Tale of Two Cities
11
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
48
38
58
198
12
A play written by Shakespeare ...
Hamsom
The Marriage of Venice
Macbeth
McIver
13
Name the two main characters, and the title, of Shakespeare’s most famous love story.
Bonnie and Clyde
Romeo and Juliet
Romulus and Remus
Frankie and Johnny
14
Which is not a theatre in Elizabethan London?
The Theatre
The Palace
The Globe
The Rose
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A play written by Shakespeare ...
Edward V
Henry IX
Charles I
Richard III
