General Shakespeare

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1. In which year was Shakespeare born? 1592 1564 1546 1576

2. Whose hands are a 'sorry sight'? Hamlet's Lear's Romeo's Macbeth's

3. From which play is the phrase 'the whirligig of time'? Macbeth Romeo and Juliet Twelfth Night The Winter's Tale

4. Who 'hath eaten me out of house and home' (said by the character's hostess)? Answer: (One Word)

5. Which of the following phrases was really coined by Shakespeare? Mine own flesh and blood It's all Greek to me O brave new world! All that glisters is not gold

6. Which of the following words was not coined by Shakespeare? Scrimer Doxy Bedabble Assassination

7. Name the play this quote is from: 'He that is giddy thinks the world turns round'. The Taming of the Shrew The Tempest A Midsummer Night's Dream Romeo and Juliet

8. What was the name of Shakespeare's one son? Answer: (One Word)

9. Which one of the following was not a character in 'Two Gentlemen of Verona'? Valentine Thurio Silvia Regan

10. Which famous woman has lines in 'Henry VI, Part One'? Joan of Arc Eleanor of Aquitaine Catherine of Valois Anne Hathaway

11. What is the name of the duke in 'The Comedy of Errors'? Duke Egeon Duke Solinus Duke Antipholus Never made clear

12. In which church was Juliet going to marry Paris? St. Paul's St. Peter's The Holy Trinity Church St. Abbondio

13. Where lies the scene of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'? Rome Sussex Verona, or thereabouts Athens, or thereabouts

14. Which historical document did Shakespeare leave out of 'King John' completely that should have been left in? The Domesday Book The Magna Carta The Declaration of Independence Huh? He put it in!

15. Where does Portia live in 'The Merchant of Venice'? Answer: (One Word)

16. Which Shakespearean character has a 'lean and hungry look'? Cassius, from Julius Caesar Claudius, from Hamlet Hamlet, from Hamlet Caesar, from Julius Caesar

17. What is the name of the rather tyrannical ruler of Vienna in 'Measure for Measure'? Lucio Claudio Angelo Vincentio

18. How did Cordelia die in 'King Lear'? Suffocated Hanged Beheaded Tortured

19. Who was not part of the triumvirate at the beginning of 'Antony and Cleopatra'? Mark Antony Lepidus Octavius Julius Caesar

20. What's the problem with a shipwreck in Bohemia in 'The Winter's Tale'? Bohemia's landlocked! Bohemian boats were so well built, they were never wrecked. Boats were outlawed in the 1500s Bohemia's shores were all sloping beaches where ships would run aground but not wreck

21. Who is the first character to die in 'The Winter's Tale'? Camillo Mamillus Hermione Antigonus

22. Which two characters seriously consider murdering the king in his sleep in 'The Tempest'? Sebastian and Antonio Ferdinand and Sebastian Antonio and Gonzalo Antonio and Alonso

23. True or false: Did Shakespeare write his own epitaph? Answer: (One Word)

24. Name the play that this quote comes from: 'All the world's a stage'. All's Well That Ends Well As You Like It Much Ado About Nothing Twelfth Night

25. We'll end with another question about the man: in what year did Shakespeare marry? 1580 1582 1585 1567