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What university did Shakespeare attend?
He never went to a university!
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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.

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Which four careers did Shakespear pursue?
He was a playwright, poet, writer, and actor!
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What was Shakespeares most common nickname?
"The Bard"
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What play is the film Gnomeo and Juliet based on?

Romeo and Juliet

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What is Shakespeares middle name?
His name in Latin is translated to "William of John Shakespeare", so he does not have a middle name.
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When did he write his first play?
1590(he was 26.)
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What was the name of Shakespeare's theatre?

The Globe

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What is a bard?
a poet, especially a lyric poet
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What film is the Lion King based on?

Hamlet

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Was Shakespeare an only child?

No, he was the third out of eight children.

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What were the different types of plays he wrote?
Comedies, Tragedies, Histories
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What was his very first job?

He was a glove-maker

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How many of his own plays did he publish?
None(two friends published his work 7 years after his death)
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"O", a film about a black basketball star at a PWI is based on what Shakespearan play?

Othello

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What was the name of the main playing company Shakespeare first became a part of?
Lord Chamberlain's Men
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The name of his first play was...?
Henry VI, Part One
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Why couldn't Shakespeare's wife perform the role of Lady Macbeth?

Women were not allowed to perform in the theatre at all.

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Did Shakespeare ever retire?
Yes, after he moved back to Stratford due to failing health, he did retire.
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The recent film "Anyone but You" is based on what numeric sounding play?

12th Night

500

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

500

Which of Shakespeare's plays has been produced the most often?

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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How long did it take Shakespeare to write Romeo & Juliet?
2 years!
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How many words did Shakespeare invent?

1700

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Ten Things I Hate About You is based on what play?

The Taming of the Shrew

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