How many plays did Shakespeare write?
38 plays!
37 are in his first folio. 12 Noble Kinsmen added to second folio. Two more are controversially considered to be his work as well.
What play is the film Gnomeo and Juliet based on?
Romeo and Juliet
What was the name of Shakespeare's theatre?
The Globe
What film is the Lion King based on?
Hamlet
Was Shakespeare an only child?
No, he was the third out of eight children.
What was his very first job?
He was a glove-maker
"O", a film about a black basketball star at a PWI is based on what Shakespearan play?
Othello
Why couldn't Shakespeare's wife perform the role of Lady Macbeth?
Women were not allowed to perform in the theatre at all.
The recent film "Anyone but You" is based on what numeric sounding play?
12th Night
Where can you find these words?
Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare,
To dig the dust enclosed here.
Blessed be the man that spares these stones,
And cursed be he that moves my bones.
On his gravestone
Which of Shakespeare's plays has been produced the most often?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
How many words did Shakespeare invent?
1700
Ten Things I Hate About You is based on what play?
The Taming of the Shrew