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100
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford-Upon-Avon
100
What is the name of Shakespeare's theater?
The Globe Theater
100
Complete the title: 'The merchant...'
of Venice
100
What is known as the First Folio?
It is a collection of Shakespeare's plays.
100
What genres of plays did Shakespeare write?
He wrote history plays, comedies and tragedies.
200
In which university did Shakespeare study?
He never went to university
200
Where was Shakespeare's theater?
It could be found in London.
200
What is the French translation of All's Well that Ends Well?
Tout est bien qui finit bien
200
What is the main rumour about Shakespeare and his plays?
It is rumoured that the plays were not written by Shakespeare himself.
200
Give the names of the four young characters in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Lysander - Hermia - Demetrius - Helena
300
How do you spell the full name of Shakespeare's wife?

A-N-N-E

H-A-T-H-A-W-A-Y

300
Who played in Shakespeare's plays?
All the actors were men.
300
What play by Shakespeare ends with the word "shrew"?
The Taming of the Shrew
300
Give a definition of a tragedy.
It is a play in which the main character has a devouring passion which leads him to his downfall.
300
Who is the Indian boy in the care of?
Titania
400
How old was Shakespeare's wife when they met?
She was 26 years old.
400
What was the name of Shakespeare's troupe of actors?
They were called the Chamberlain's Men.
400
Give 10 titles of Shakespeare's plays.

Measure for Measure / Much Ado About Nothing /

King Lear / A Midsummer Night's Dream /

Romeo and Juliet / A Winter's Tale / As You Like It /

Antony and Cleopatra / All's Well that Ends Well /

Julius Caesar / The Merry Wives of Windsor /

The Comedy of Errors / The Merchant of Venice /

Richard III / The Taming of the Shrew /

Twelfth Night / Two Gentlemen of Verona

400
In his entire life, how many literary works did Shakespeare write?

188

150 sonnets+ 38 plays

400

There's an intruder with the Great Chain of Being, what is it?

God - Angels - Man - Animals - Mammals - Plants - Minerals

Mammals
500
How many siblings did Shakespeare have when he was born?

He had 2 siblings.

(He was the 3rd of 8 children)

500
What was the name given to theaters at the time which were built around an inner yard and why were they called this way?
They were called Elizabethan theaters because they were built during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
500
What are the first and the last lines of Act V, Scene 1 of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

"If we shadows have offended"

(...)

"And Robin shall restore amends."

500
What is the name of the man who is supposed to have written some of Shakespeare's plays?
John Webster
500
What is an iambic pentameter?

It is compossed of 5 stresses

The stress pattern is: da-DUM