Shakespeare
British History
Brit Lit Facts
London
Name that Author
100

Shakespeare is known for plays and this literary form?

What is the sonnet form.

100

The number of wives Henry VIII had.

What is six.

100

This dystopian novel was George Orwell's last book.

What is 1984

100

This famous street is the name of a famous rock album

What is Abbey Road

100

Wuthering Heights

Who is Emily Bronte

200
Name of the venue where his plays were performed
What is The Globe Theatre
200

The name of the church where all monarchs are coronated.

What is Westminster Abbey

200

This novel was conceived as part of a ghost story challenge in 1819. 

What is Frankenstein. 

200

This ancient empire established Londinium around AD 47 as a commercial port on the Thames. 

What is the Roman Empire.

200

A Tale of Two Cities 

Who is Charles Dickens

300

Wrote plays for this King

Who is King James I (or James VI of Scotland)

300

What major event happened in 1666?

What is the the "Great Fire of London"

300

The beloved children's book character is named after an underground station.

Who is Paddington Bear.

300

This popular ferris wheel "looks" over the Southbank of the Thames river in London.

What is the London Eye.

300

Pygmalion

Who is George Bernard Shaw

400

This is Shakespeare's longest play. 

What is Hamlet.

400

The First female prime minister of the UK.

Who is Margaret Thatcher.

400

Along with Charlotte and Emily, this is the 3rd  Bronte sister..

Who is Anne. 

400

The Tower of London was mainly used as this for several centuries before becoming a museum. 

What is a prison. 

400

Mrs. Dalloway

Who is Virginia Woolf

500

Shakespeare is rumored to have left this to his wife in his will. 

What is the second best bed. 

500

This is where Alan Turing helped decipher the German enigma codes in WWII. 

Who is Bletchly Park. 

500
published in 1719, this novel about castaways is considered the first British novel.

Who is Robinson Caruso

500

The medieval London Bridge was famous for being densely packed with shops and houses, as well as displaying these  items mounted above the gatehouse as a warning to traitors.

What are severed heads. 

500

Midnight's Children

Who is Salman Rushdie

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