Life of Shakespeare
Theatrical Significance
History during 1595
History during 1596
Reviews
100

What are two of Williams Shakespeare's most well known plays?

Romeo and Juliet, and Julius Caesar
100

Where were performances originally held?

Large inns

100

On January 17, who declared war on Spain?

King Henry IV of France

100

What league disbanded because King Henry IV gave in and became a Catholic?

The Catholic League

100

Who wrote a positive review of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in 2015 performed by the Master Work Theatre Company?

Laura Collins-Hughes

200

How old was William Shakespeare when he married Anne Hathaway?

18 years old

200

What did plays start to teach people about during this time? 

History

200

On January 29, what play of William Shakespeare's is thought to have been first performed?


Romeo and Juliet

200

Who discovered the Arctic islands of Svalbard or Spitsbergen?

Willem Barentsz

200

Who wrote a negative review about "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in 2017?

Michael O'Sullivan

300

How many children did William Shakespeare have?

3 children

300

Who was the Queen who started sponsoring acting troupes?

Queen Elizabeth I

300

On May 24, what library appeared as the first printed catalog of an institutional library?


Nomenclator of Leiden University Library

300

Who founded the historical city of Monterrey in New Spain?

Diego de Montemayor

300

Who wrote the first known review of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?

Samuel Pepys

400

When did William Shakespeare die?

1616

400

At what place did all social classes share experiences? 

Theatres.

400

Who developed the theory of the geometrical basis of the universe?


Johannes Kepler

400

English, French & Dutch delegates signed the "Triple Covenant" against what country?

Spain

400

What year was the showing of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" that Samuel Pepys attended?

1662

500

What year did William Shakespeare complete the construction of The Globe Theatre?

1599

500

Who started making enough of a profit to be able to pay actors more? 

Theatre companies.

500

Who was the first European to discover the Marquesas Island in Eastern Polynesia?

Spanish explorer Álvaro de Mendaña

500

Which one of Williams Shakespeare's sons passed away on August 11th of this year?

Hamnet Shakespeare. 

500

What year does the original production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" take place?

1605