Characters
Events
Themes and Quotes
Mr. Smith
100

Laertes' Sister

Ophelia

100

Who is spying on Hamlet as he gives his famous "To be or not to be. . ." soliloquy?

Claudius and Polonius

100

Name 1 of the major binary themes in Hamlet

Multiple answers:

madness vs. sanity

trust vs. mistrust 

revenge vs. justice

reality vs. distorted reality

100

What is the name of my favorite baseball team?

the Phillies

200

Polonius' son

Laertes

200

What does Polonius claim is the source of Hamlet's erratic behavior?

Love sickness

200

The "to be or not to be..." soliloquy is an example of which theme:

Multiple answers:

Inaction versus action

madness versus sanity

life versus death

anxiety

200

What is the name of a terrible horror movie that I watched recently? 

In the Tall Grass


300

Hamlet's father's name

Hamlet

300
How does Claudius react when he sees the murder scene in Hamlet's play?

He stands up and leaves

300

"Brevity is the soul of wit"

Polonius

300

What part of Philadelphia am I from?

South

West

East

North west

North west

400

Fortinbras' father's name

Fortinbras

400

What does Gertrude say about the play when Hamlet asks her what she thinks of it?

"Methinks the lady doth protest too much."

400

"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."

Hint: this is a very minor character from early in the play

Marcellus

400

What animal nearly ate one of my students on a field trip to Georgia when I first taught at a High School?

An alligator 

500

Hamlet's mother's name

Gertrude

500

Who does Hamlet explain his "play plan" to in Act 3 scene 2? 

Horatio

500

"A little more than kin, and less than kind."

Hamlet

500

What is the name of the animal that I killed to protect a student? (My proudest moment as a teacher)

A copperhead snake