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It meant swollen.
What does the word "bottled" mean in Shakespeare's time?
100
April 23, 1564
When was Shakespeare born?
100
In 1623 it cost 20 shillings, and today it would worth over $5 million.
What was the price of his first published collection in 1623? And what would be the value of it today?
100
FUN
What particular word did Shakespeare never mention?
100
In 1921 works such as Hamlet were converted to the Chinese language.
When did forms of Shakespeare begin to be produced in Chinese?
200
He married at the age of 18, to Anne Hathaway
How old was Shakespeare when he was married? And to whom?
200
23,000
How many lived in Shakespeare's home town?
200
Hurling and Football
What sports were more popular during Shakespeare's time?
300
They were people who paid a penny to stand and watch a play.
Who were Commoners or "Groundlings"?
300
He wrote 1.5 total plays each year.
At the time of his death, how many playes on average did he write each year?
300
There are over 50 adapatations.
Before the Confederation in Canada, how many different adaptaions are there of Romeo and Juliet?
300
There are over 600 refrences to different kinds of birds.
How many refrences to birds are mentioned troughout Shakespeare's plays?
400
He invented over 1700 words such as outbreak, watchdog, and addiction.
How many common words did Shakespeare invent for our modern day English?
400
She was eight years older than him and had eight children.
How much older was Anne Hathaway than Shakespeare, and how many kids did they have?
400
Roughly around 600 films
How many films have been made based on his work in the past century?
400
Anywhere between 200-700 pounds per year.
In Shakespeare's prime, how much was a making a year?
400
$25,000 per week.
If shakespeare were still alive, how much would he be entittled to for his Broadway performances of Othello?
500
His plays used over 17,000 words and 29,066 in total.
Shakespeare's vocabulary consist of how many different types of words in his plays and in his writing?
500
His play King John, was made in 1899.
What and when was Shakespeare's first play made?
500
Romeo and Juliet; Le Novelle del Bandello was converted to French in 1554.
What Shakespeare play is most commonly reproduced, and give an example.
500
119 million hits pop up.
How many Google hits pop up when you type in Shakespeare?
500
About 20 pounds.
How much was it to attend college in 1600?