In honour of Mr Shakespeare’s birthday on April 23rd, a short series of quizzes on all things Shakespeare.
These questions have been adapted from the For Reading Addicts Big Book of Shakespeare Quizzes which is on sale at:
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What was the name of the theatre company that William Shakespeare performed, co-managed and wrote for?
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The Lord Chamberlain’s Men
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The Queen’s Men
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What item of furniture did Shakespeare famously leave his wife, Anne, in his will?
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The second-best bed
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His writing desk
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Which comedy is mainly set in the Forest of Arden?
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As You Like It
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Which history is mainly set in London?
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Henry VI part 1
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Henry V
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How many children did William and Anne have?
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3
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5
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Which character’s final words are, ‘The rest is silence’?
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Hamlet
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Othello
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How many sonnets are published together?
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154
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122
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Finish the title of one of Shakespeare’s narrative poems: The Phoenix and the —
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Turtle
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Hare
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Which play opens with the line: ‘Two households, both alike in dignity’?
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Romeo and Juliet
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona
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In which play did Shakespeare coin the phrase ‘without rhyme or reason’?
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Julius Caesar
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The Comedy of Errors
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In which play did Shakespeare coin the phrase ‘heart of gold’?
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Macbeth
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Timon of Athens
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Question of
The Globe Theatre in London has a candlelit winter Playhouse, who is it named after?
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Sam Wanamaker
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William Shakespeare
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Where in the US is The Old Globe Theatre?
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San Diego
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Chicago
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What is the missing animal in this quote: ‘What, is the jay more precious than the —/Because his feathers are more beautiful?’
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lark
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dove
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Which character is buried chest deep and left to starve?
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Alan
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Alarbus
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From which play is this stage direction: ‘Gets into the basket; they cover him with foul linen’?
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
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Henry IV part 2
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For the last 60 years (approx) which play was most performed around the world?
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A Midsummer Night’ Dream
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Hamlet
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Which female character speaks the most words?
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Rosalind
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Cleopatra
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Which play has the highest body count?
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Titus Andronicus
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Hamlet
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Which character’s name is the most popular Shakespearean baby name in the UK and US?
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Olivia
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Katherine
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