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'Brush up your Shakespeare'!
folder Name the Play (20) folder Shakespeare Lines and Quotes (22)
folder Antony and Cleopatra (2) folder As You Like It (3)
folder Comedy of Errors (1) folder Cymbeline (1)
folder Hamlet (12) folder Henry V (3)
folder Julius Caesar (8) folder King Lear (5)
folder King Richard III (1) folder Life of Timon of Athens
folder Love's Labor's Lost (2) folder Macbeth (10)
folder Measure for Measure (2) folder Merchant of Venice (5)
folder Midsummer Night's Dream (8) folder Much Ado About Nothing (4)
folder Othello (4) folder Richard II (3)
folder Romeo and Juliet (14) folder Taming of the Shrew (3)
folder Tempest (2, 1 new) folder Titus Andronicus (3)
folder Twelfth Night (6) folder Two Gentleman of Verona (1)
folder Winter's Tale (2)
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1 trivia quiz  Shakespeare's Garden coolicon
A quiz about the many herbs, flowers, trees, and plants mentioned in Shakespeare's plays and poems. Enjoy & Good Luck!
Difficult 15Q
1098 plays
Feb 14 04
jouen58
2 trivia quiz  Troilus and Cressida icon
Shakespeare tells the tale of a prince and a Trojan woman who fall in love during the Trojan War.
Average 10Q
87 plays
Aug 10 06
pennie1478
3 trivia quiz  Shakespeare for Teenagers coolicon
This is a quiz intended for the people who don't really like Shakespeare, or perhaps do not fully understand his plays. Hopefully this will provide some perspective.
Average 10Q
489 plays
Feb 20 07
munchkinwizard
4 trivia quiz  Shakespeare Grab Bag coolicon
I knew I'd get around to Shakespeare eventually...Enjoy this veritable grab bag, covering Shakespeare's plays, poetry, and life.
Difficult 20Q
798 plays
Mar 17 03
skylarb
5 trivia quiz  William Shakespeare's Quiz coolicon
Did the Bard really write a Trivia quiz on his own plays? Submit thyself to the inquisition and to thine own conclusion come.
Tough 10Q
573 plays
Sep 26 04
uglybird editor
6 trivia quiz  Shakespearean Dukes and Earls I coolicon
Shakespeare's history plays are populated by numerous dukes and earls. How well do you know them?
Difficult 10Q
207 plays
Dec 17 03
askpau
7 trivia quiz  Shakespeare's Music coolicon
Shakespeare uses music very cleverly to heighten moods or to change or dispel moods. I love his songs particularly when played on historic instruments. Let this quiz take you through some of his musical interludes.
Average 10Q
240 plays
Mar 25 04
jeremyB
8 trivia quiz  Confused Characters coolicon
Shakespearean characters have been spotted in the wrong plays and are being ratted out by those plays? characters. Your job is to identify both the character who is speaking and who is being discussed.
Tough 10Q
336 plays
Jan 10 06
Kay_Jay_
9 trivia quiz  Shakespeare's Antonios coolicon
Antonio is quite a popular name for Shakespeare, appearing in several different plays. Can you distinguish one Antonio from another?
Difficult 10Q
174 plays
Jan 06 05
JohnFalst
10 trivia quiz  Shakespeare's Riddles coolicon
Many of Shakespeare's plays contain riddles or contests. This tricky quiz features several of the most famous scenes. Can you solve these questions on questions?
Difficult 15Q
510 plays
Nov 24 03
jeremyB
11 trivia quiz  Death by Shakespeare icon
"Exeunt severally..."Famous Shakespearean characters and their famous deaths. Do you recall how these characters died in the plays?
Average 10Q
1305 plays
Jul 17 02
Ruma
12 trivia quiz  Fairly Simple Quotes From Shakespeare icon
All quotes are taken from some of the Bard's more familiar plays. All questions are multiple choice. This is my quizzy # 1; hope, like Puck, you'll have some fun!
Tough 10Q
438 plays
Jun 30 06
JaneofGaunt gold
13 trivia quiz  Shakespeare's Treasure Hunt icon
Shakespeare uses jewels in his writing to point up beauty, strength or tragedy. Which jewels are missing from these quotations? Watch out for my CAPITAL hints.
Tough 10Q
474 plays
Oct 01 04
jeremyb
14 trivia quiz  Plays by the Bard icon
Join me in celebrating the plays of William Shakespeare (Apr. 23, 1564 - Apr. 23, 1616).
Easy 10Q
510 plays
Aug 30 06
skunkee editor
15 trivia quiz  Who's Who in Shakespeare icon
A look at some well known and not so well known characters in Shakespeare. Good luck.
Average 10Q
684 plays
Oct 29 04
Fiachra
16 trivia quiz  Shakespeare' s Sonnet-mania! icon
Another quiz about The Bard! This quiz will focus on Shakespeare's sonnets.
Tough 10Q
192 plays
Dec 10 03
ecc
17 trivia quiz  Shakespeare and More icon
Here are a few questions about appearances of the Bard's works in today's world, as well as some tidbits about some lesser-known plays and sonnets. Enjoy!
Tough 10Q
765 plays
Aug 08 00
GypsyQueen
18 trivia quiz  Shakespeare's Characters icon
I'll give you the name of a play. You pick which character is NOT in that play. (At the end, I'll give you the name of at least one play where that odd character can be found.)
Average 10Q
2172 plays
Jun 28 00
ladymacb29 editor
19 trivia quiz  Shakespearean Dukes and Earls II icon
More Dukes and Earls from Shakespeare's history plays.
Difficult 10Q
138 plays
Dec 19 03
askpau
20 trivia quiz  The Great Shakespeare Hoax icon
Many people are unaware of this fascinating episode involving an attempt to palm off a bogus work as being a newly discovered and "unknown" work by the Master. This quiz, therefore, will be difficult for most - but should be interesting and informative.
Difficult 10Q
210 plays
Jul 17 04
robert362
21 trivia quiz  Shakespeare's Criminals icon
I've found a list of discarded wanted posters of Shakespearean characters, but the names have all gone. Can you work out who each one's about?
Tough 10Q
489 plays
Jun 26 03
Bulm
22 trivia quiz  Shakespeare, eh?
I tried to make this one fun and challenging. I probably failed miserably, but let's see what you think.
Average 10Q
2199 plays
Oct 20 00
jmomsu
23 trivia quiz  Shakespeare
Just ten questions about Shakespeare and his works. Hope you enjoy it!
Tough 10Q
1101 plays
Apr 08 01
Vicki19
24 trivia quiz  General Shakespeare
This is a quiz on Shakespeare: sonnets, poems, plays, quotes and the man himself. I hope it's not too hard.
Difficult 25Q
765 plays
Mar 13 02
meals
25 trivia quiz  Shakespeare's Impostures icon
The Comedies are full of Impostures. Girls pretending to be boys, masters as servants and servants as masters. Here are 20 questions on some of my favourite scenes.
Tough 20Q
243 plays
Nov 30 03
jeremyB
26 trivia quiz  The Bawdy Bard icon
There's not much information on the Bard's private life, which leads us to speculate on William Shakespeare's inspiration and influences in general. Imagine him then, during a typical day, speaking with those who knew him - in the language we love!
Difficult 10Q
324 plays
Nov 18 02
bagendbo
27 trivia quiz  Shakespearean Contemporaries icon
Shakespeare may have been the giant, but there were others who were noteworthy. Moreover, some would claim that the Bard was a fraud and the works were done by someone else. Who could that be? There are many candidates that have been advanced.
Tough 10Q
282 plays
Oct 25 01
robert362
28 trivia quiz  Shakespeare Couples icon
I'll ask you the name of the romantic interest of one of the characters in Shakespeare plays.
Average 10Q
639 plays
May 13 04
Stageman
29 trivia quiz  Shakespeare or Scripture? icon
The Bible or the Bard? Each of the following quotes are either Shakespeare citations, or quotations from the King James translation of Proverbs. See whether you can determine which is which. Have fun!
Average 10Q
612 plays
Oct 31 06
avrandldr gold
30 trivia quiz  Shakespeare Plots , Characters , Quotes icon
Discussing Shakespeare without a Basic Knowledge of the Plots , Characters etc. would not be a very sensible thing to do. So a quick revision of some 'Basics' via a lil quiz cannot be a waste of time. Everything follows the Multiple Choice procedure.
Average 10Q
1077 plays
May 18 01
chrissie_26
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Some sample questions from this category:

* In the movie 'Shakespeare in Love' what work was young Will writing that turned out to be one of his most famous plays?
* What year was Shakespeare born?
* What is Hamlet's mothers name?
* How many of Shakespeare's plays were published during his lifetime?
* What solo singing artist's CD shares the same name as Hamlet's Ophelia?
* Whom does the king send to spy on Hamlet?
* In 'The Winter's Tale' who is Leontes wife?
* In 'Julius Caesar', who is the conspirator who convinces Brutus to go against Caesar?
* What band sang the song 'Henry The Eight', the same name as one of Shakespeare's plays?
* When Hamlet's father dies, his brother takes the throne and also marries his wife. What is this brother's name?
* Who is Romeo in love with before he meets Juliet, who never appears as a character in the play?
* In 'Henry the Fourth', what country is Henry the king of?
* Which of these Shakespearean plays has NOT recently been made into a movie?
* The rock-opera musical 'Hair' may seem an unusual place to find Shakespeare, but near the end of the second act, two cast members recite a passage from the Bard. Which play is it from?
* Which play was 'West Side Story' based on?
* Which of the following was a method used to treat sexually transmitted diseases in Shakespeare's day (yes, they had syphilis back then, too)?
* Which of these lines is NOT from a sonnet?
* Name the source of this quote: 'Our doubts are traitors, and makes us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.'
* How many lines are in a Shakespearean sonnet?
* Who wrote the famous song, 'Greensleeves'?

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