In the beginning
This warrior conquered the evil creature destroying the mead hall
Who is Beowulf?
Hamlet uses many of these, references to mythological and Biblical events and characters
What are allusions?
Hamlet refers to Polonius as this before stabbing him behind the curtain, believing him to be Claudius
What is a rat?
This is the chemical symbol for potassium
What is K?
This character was defeated by the warrior after destroying the mead hall
Who is Grendel?
This character drowns in a creek and is represented by Lisa Simpson in "The Simpsons" adaptation
Who is Ophelia?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern lead Hamlet to his death in this country
What is England?
There are this many oceans on Earth
What is 5?
A man is transformed into this type of bug in a story
What is a cockroach?
Hamlet was written in this century
What is the 17 century?
The first performance of this play was acted here
What is the Globe Theatre?
This scale is used to measure the intensity of earthquakes
What is the Richter Scale?
This man professes in his tale that giving him money will guarantee your assent into heaven
Who is the pardoner?
This theme in Hamlet is represented by the quote "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark"
What is corruption?
Shakespeare named his son this after the play's main character
What is Hamnet?
What is four?
This collection of short stories harbors one about a knight, one about a wife, and one about a priest
What is "The Canterbury Tales"?
Hamlet is broken up into this number of acts, and the same is true for all Shakespeare plays
What is 5?
This is the final, and most successful, trap set in the play
What is the mousetrap?
This is the rarest M&M color
What is brown?
This short story was about a man that transforms into a bug overnight
What is "The Metamorphosis"?
In Hamlet, these characters take Hamlet on an adventure and are represented by Timon and Pumba in "The Lion King"
Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
This character is played by Robin Williams in the movie adaptation
Who is Osric?
This many people have walked on the moon
What is 12?
This woman murdered her father and her step-mother by bludgening them with an ax
Who is Lizzie Borden?
This character delivers the line "Oh my offense is rank, it smells to heaven"
Who is Claudius?
Hamlet's most famous soliloquy begins with these lines
What is "To be or not to be"?
The first pair of Air Jordan sneakers was released in this year
What is 1984?
"Beowulf" takes place somewhere in this group of countries
What is Scandinavia?
This character is the only surviving major character in Hamlet
Who is Horatio?
This is the first trap set in the play
What is Polonius spying on Laertes?
This is the first woman to win the Nobel Prize
Who is Marie Curie?
The main character of this story about a man transforming into a bug is named this
What is Gregor?
Fortinbras's army attempts to overtake a small piece of land in this country
What is Poland?
Hamlet escapes death by boarding this ship
What is a pirate ship?
This African country was formerly known as Abyssinia
What is Ethiopia?
Who are Carolyn and Petunia?
These characters only appear at the opening of Hamlet, never to be seen again
Who are Marcellus and Barnardo?
This is the only flower that Ophelia distributes to Claudius, symbolizing adultery, and also keeps for herself
What is rue?
Who is Lady Gaga?