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100
This town is a civil parish in south Warwickshire, England, called Stratford-on-Avon.
What is Shakespeare's birth place.
100
Where Shakespeare began his career in 1585.
What is London, England.
100
The majority of Shakespeare's plays were performed here, which burned down during a 1613 production of Henry the Eighth.
What is the Globe Theater.
100
Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar, centers around the assassination of this Roman general.
Who is Julius Caesar.
100
This common saying originates in Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.
What is Wild Goose Chase
200
She married Shakespeare in 1582.
Who is Anne Hathaway.
200
In this year, Shakespeare became well-known as an actor and a playwright.
What is 1592.
200
In Shakespeare's day, these artists were considered to be rouges, vagabonds, and beggars.
What are actors.
200
A civil war broke out between these two Roman generals in 49 B.C.
Who are Caesar and Pompey.
200
In his will, Shakespeare left this to his wife, Anne.
What is his second-best bed.
300
Susanna, born in 1583, was the oldest, followed by the twins, Hamnet and Judith, born in 1585.
Who are Shakespeare's children.
300
By the time he retired in 1612, Shakespeare had written this many plays.
What is 37.
300
They played the female roles in all of Shakespeare's plays.
What are young boys.
300
Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus formed this three-man government in 60 B.C.
What is the First Triumverate.
300
This disease closed London theaters between the years 1592 and 1594.
What is the Plague.
400
April 23, 1564 and April 23, 1616
What are Shakespeare's birth and death dates.
400
King James was the patron of this acting group, which Shakespeare both acted in and wrote for until he retired in 1612.
What is the Kings Men.
400
These laws made actors' costumes controversial in Shakespeare's day.
What are the Clothing Acts.
400
Julius Caesar was originally written by this man.
Who is Plutarch?
400
Shakespeare had this many siblings.
What is 7.
500
Latin literature, including Ovid's Greek and Roman myths.
What Shakespeare studied at school.
500
Created in 1623, years after Shakespeare's death, two fellow actors finally published his plays in this volume.
What is the First Folio.
500
Because Shakespeare's theater lacked fancy sets and props, he relied on this literary technique to re-create battles and other elaborate scenes.
What is imagery and description.
500
Caesar had this inscribed on a statue of himself.
What is "To the Unconquerable God."
500
All of Shakespeare's plays were performed in this type of theater.
What is an open theater.