Shakespeare Pub Quiz

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Shakespeare Pub Quiz

Shakespeare was born in

1. 1666
2. 1564
3. 1703
4. 1492

He was born in

1. London
2. Oxford
3. Stratford - upon - Avon
4. Greater Bromley

Which of
these is
Shakespeare?

1. Left = Shakespeare
2. Right = Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is a

1. Doctor
2. Poet/playwriter
3. Lawyer
4. Random guy

True or False: "Young boys dressed as girls played the female characters
in Shakespeare's plays."

1. True
2. False

Who introduced the expression 'as dead as a doornail' to the English language?

1. Charles Dickens
2. William Shakespeare
3. Thomas Hardy
4. Jonathan Swift

9. (Week 50): Macbeth is Shakespeare's ....

1. shortest play
2. longest play
3. most peaceful play
4. most difficult play

What was the name of
Shakespeare's own
theatre?

1. The Boar's Head
2. The Swan
3. The Rose
4. The Globe

In which theatre were most of Shakespeare's plays performed?

1. Circus theater
2. The Royal Albert Hall
3. O2 Arena
4. The Globe

True or false: women weren't allowed to act on a public stage in Shakespeare's time.

Theatre

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/blogs/modern-theatre-vs-tudor-theatre/

1. true
2. false

Which English words were first used by Shakespeare?

1. Fair play
2. A heart of gold
3. Love is blind
4. Gossip

Shakespeare was not very rich and yet he obviously knew a lot about the world. How come people believe he must have been really smart?

1. He disappeared for a few years and people supposed he travelled around the world.
2. He was booksmart. An unusual trait for a 'simple' writer.
3. He had friends from all walks of life and learned a great deal from them.

Macbeth is Shakespeare's... ?

1. Longest and bloodiest tragedy
2. Shortest and bloodiest tragedy
3. Longest and saddest tragedy
4. Shortest and saddest tragedy

Shakespeare's Macbeth is also referred to as:

1. His BEST play
2. The one where everyone gets killed
3. The Scottish play
4. The Bloody Play

Scottish play = because it was cursed

What was the name of
Shakespeare's acting
group ?

1. Lord Cucumber's Men
2. Lord Chesterville's Men
3. Lord Chamberlain's Men
4. Lord Chesterfield's Men

True or false: "In Sonnet 18, a summer's day is more beautiful than Shakespeare's lover."

1. True
2. False

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

1. 36
2. 37
3. 38
4. 39

Which famous playwright has contributed more than 1000 words to the English language?

1. Oscar Wilde
2. Christopher Marlowe
3. William Shakespeare

7. What was the name of Shakespeare's acting group?

1. Lord Chamberchain's Men
2. Lord Clanderlain's Men
3. Lord Chamberlain's Men
4. Lord Chandermain's Men

14. Which Shakespeare play is the longest?

1. Macbeth
2. Hamlet
3. Romeo & Juliet
4. King Lear

Linguistic value of W. Shakespeare lays in the enrichment of English vocabulary and the mastering of simple sentence constructions. Truth or false?

1. Truth
2. False

'Equivocal' is the word invented by Shakespeare. A synonym of 'equivocal' is:

1. eloquent
2. ambiguous

Although Shakespeare's work altered and influenced life, language and culture of English people, he [Shakespeare] remains utterly mysterious. Truth or false?

1. Truth
2. False

' He [Shakespeare] understood that it was the work that mattered, not the hoopla that accompanied it.' Shakespeare was known for his devotion to writing rather than 'promoting of his image.' Truth or false?

1. Truth
2. False