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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.

Author
Leviathan

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
89,325

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
10 / 20

Plays
862

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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

The Merchant of Venice

A Midsummer Night's Dream

All's Well That Ends Well

Coriolanus

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

Cleopatra

Julius Caesar

Marc Antony

Octavian

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

Macbeth

The Comedy of Errors

King Lear

As You Like It

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

Duke of Burgundy

Earl of Gloucester

Duke of Albany

Earl of Kent

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

Cymbeline

The Two Gentleman of Verona

The Comedy of Errors

All's Well That Ends Well

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

As You Like It

Troilus and Cressida

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Comedy of Errors

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

Henry IV pt. I

Richard III

Henry IV pt. II

Henry VIII

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

Winter's Tale

The Taming of the Shrew

Henry IV pt. II

Much Ado ABout Nothing

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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

Duke of Burgundy

King Henry

Nym

Prince Henry

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

Antony and Cleopatra

Julius Caesar

Coriolanus

Otello

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

Henry IV pt. I

Coriolanus

Henry V

Othello

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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

Richard III

King Lear

Henry V

Henry IV

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

Macbeth

Duncan

Lady Macbeth

Banquo

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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

Snout

Oberon

Puck

Bottom

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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)

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......)

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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)

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18. "Thou hast no more brain than I have in my elbows." The play, please. Hint

The Taming of the Shrew

Julius Caesar

Antony and Cleopatra

Troilus and Cressida

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

Winter's Tale

Macbeth

Troilus and Cressida

Hamlet

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

Hamlet

Romeo and Juliet

Othello

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

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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

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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