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Quiz about Shakespearean Insults
Quiz about Shakespearean Insults

Shakespearean Insults Trivia Quiz


Shakespeare may have had a way with words but his characters can be downright vulgar...in their own poetic way. See if you know which play or character these insulting verses are from.

A multiple-choice quiz by Leviathan. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
Leviathan
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
89,325
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
10 / 20
Plays
872
Last 3 plays: fado72 (20/20), Kabdanis (3/20), Dagny1 (11/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. "[Your] mind is like a barber's chair that fits all buttocks: the pin-buttock, the quatch-buttock, the brawn-buttock or any buttock." A clown says this in which play? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. "The gold I give will I melt and pour down thy ill uttering throat". Who says this in "Cleopatra"? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. "[His brain] is as dry as the remainder biscuit after a voyage." Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. "[You] lily-livered, action-taking, whoreson, glass-gazing, super servicable, finical rogue." From 'King Lear'; to whom would you attribute this? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. "[Your] virginity breeds mites, much like cheese." Which play? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. "There's many a man hath more hair than wit." Play, please. Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. "We leek in your chimney." Which 'regnal' play? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. "You sullion! You rampollion! You fustilarian! I'll tickle your catastrophe!" Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. "He neve broke any man's head but his own, and that was against a post when he was drunk.' This was said by a mere boy about whom in 'Henry V'? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. "He's a tried and valiant soldier."
"So is my horse." Which play?
Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. "[You] leather-jerkin, crystal-button, knot-pated, agate-ring, puke-stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish pouch!" Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. "[Thou] art nothing but the composition of a knave, beggar, coward, pander, and the son and heir of a mongrol bitch." Which 'kingly' play? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. "Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, thou lily-liver'd boy." This is from Macbeth, but who says this? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. "What do you see? You see an ass-head of your own do you?" Who says this in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. "Scratching could not it make it worse, 'twere such a face as yours." Who says this in response to Benedick of Padua in 'Much Ado About Nothing'?

Answer: (Female)
Question 16 of 20
16. "Some...strange bull leap'd your father's cow And got a calf in that same noble feat Much like to you, for you have just his bleat." Also from 'Much Ado About Nothing', this time with Benedick speaking to whom?

Answer: (C......)
Question 17 of 20
17. "Hang! Beg! Starve! Die in the Streets!" I think this quote will be easy for most so fill in the blank. The Play's name, please.

Answer: (Paris)
Question 18 of 20
18. "Thou hast no more brain than I have in my elbows." The play, please. Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. "I hate thee, Pronounce thee a gross lout, a mindless slave." The play? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. ...and last but not least insulting: "If you spend word for word with me, I shall make your wit bankrupt." Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 17 2024 : fado72: 20/20
Mar 17 2024 : Kabdanis: 3/20
Mar 17 2024 : Dagny1: 11/20
Mar 17 2024 : kstyle53: 20/20
Mar 17 2024 : stephedm: 15/20
Mar 17 2024 : GoodwinPD: 20/20
Mar 17 2024 : paper_aero: 4/20
Mar 15 2024 : Guest 149: 9/20

Score Distribution

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "[Your] mind is like a barber's chair that fits all buttocks: the pin-buttock, the quatch-buttock, the brawn-buttock or any buttock." A clown says this in which play?

Answer: All's Well That Ends Well

The clown says this to the Countess of Roussilon in 2. 2. 16-18
2. "The gold I give will I melt and pour down thy ill uttering throat". Who says this in "Cleopatra"?

Answer: Cleopatra

"Antony and Cleopatra", 2. 5. 34-35
3. "[His brain] is as dry as the remainder biscuit after a voyage."

Answer: As You Like It

"As You Like It", 2. 7. 38-40
4. "[You] lily-livered, action-taking, whoreson, glass-gazing, super servicable, finical rogue." From 'King Lear'; to whom would you attribute this?

Answer: Earl of Kent

"King Lear", 2. 2. 16-17
5. "[Your] virginity breeds mites, much like cheese." Which play?

Answer: All's Well That Ends Well

Parolles said this to Helena in the palace of the Countess of Roussilon. "All's Well That Ends Well", 1. 1. 139
6. "There's many a man hath more hair than wit." Play, please.

Answer: The Comedy of Errors

Antipholus of Syracuse talking with Dromio of Syracuse in 'The Comedy of Errors', 2. 2. 81-82
7. "We leek in your chimney." Which 'regnal' play?

Answer: Henry IV pt. I

Henry IV pt. I, 2. 1. 19
8. "You sullion! You rampollion! You fustilarian! I'll tickle your catastrophe!"

Answer: Henry IV pt. II

Sir John Falstaff was speaking to the hostess Quickly. 2. 1. 58-59
9. "He neve broke any man's head but his own, and that was against a post when he was drunk.' This was said by a mere boy about whom in 'Henry V'?

Answer: Nym

Henry V, 3. 2. 42-43
10. "He's a tried and valiant soldier." "So is my horse." Which play?

Answer: Julius Caesar

Octavian and Antony in discussion. 4. 1. 28-29
11. "[You] leather-jerkin, crystal-button, knot-pated, agate-ring, puke-stocking, caddis-garter, smooth-tongue, Spanish pouch!"

Answer: Henry IV pt. I

So said Prince Henry. 2. 4. 68-70
12. "[Thou] art nothing but the composition of a knave, beggar, coward, pander, and the son and heir of a mongrol bitch." Which 'kingly' play?

Answer: King Lear

The Earl of Kent to Oswald, steward to Goneril. 2. 2. 18-21
13. "Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, thou lily-liver'd boy." This is from Macbeth, but who says this?

Answer: Macbeth

Macbeth says this to a servant. 5. 3. 14-15
14. "What do you see? You see an ass-head of your own do you?" Who says this in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?

Answer: Bottom

Bottom, with his ass's head, says this to Snout. 3. 1. 111-112
15. "Scratching could not it make it worse, 'twere such a face as yours." Who says this in response to Benedick of Padua in 'Much Ado About Nothing'?

Answer: Beatrice

1. 1. 126-127
16. "Some...strange bull leap'd your father's cow And got a calf in that same noble feat Much like to you, for you have just his bleat." Also from 'Much Ado About Nothing', this time with Benedick speaking to whom?

Answer: Claudio

5. 4. 49-51
17. "Hang! Beg! Starve! Die in the Streets!" I think this quote will be easy for most so fill in the blank. The Play's name, please.

Answer: Romeo and Juliet

Capulet says this to Juliet whilst ranting and raving about her proposed marriage to Paris. 3. 5. 192
18. "Thou hast no more brain than I have in my elbows." The play, please.

Answer: Troilus and Cressida

Thersites says this to Ajax. 2. 1. 45-46
19. "I hate thee, Pronounce thee a gross lout, a mindless slave." The play?

Answer: Winter's Tale

Winter's Tale, 1. 2. 300-1
20. ...and last but not least insulting: "If you spend word for word with me, I shall make your wit bankrupt."

Answer: The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Thurio insults Valentine in front of a lady. 2. 4. 37-38
Source: Author Leviathan

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