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Random Shakespeare facts
During Shakespeare's time period
pot pourri
100
In what city was Shakespeare born?
Statford upon Avon
100
To be or not to be. That is the question.
Hamlet
100
What were the audience members who stood in the yard around the stage called?
Groundlings
100
True or False.... Plays were only performed in the afternoon, by daylight
True
100
I have a tail, and I have a head, but i have no body. I am NOT a snake. What am I?
A coin
200
Who did Shakespeare marry?
Anne Hathaway
200
“Lord, what fools these mortals be?”
Mid Summer Night's Dream
200
True or false? No one knows for sure how Shakespeare died.
True
200
The rebirth of arts and sciences was known as the __________________________
Renaissance
200
You can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?
a reflection
300
Shakespeare would often act in his own plays. Who was he known to play?
the ghost in Hamlet
300
“....a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
Romeo and Juliet
300
Name a word Shakespeare invented.
assassination bump puke bedroom
300
This theater was nicknamed the "wooden O"
Globe Theater
300
Mary’s father has 5 daughters – Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono. What is the fifth daughters name?
It’s Mary!
400
Shakespeare's home today is a ___________________
museum
400
“Et tu Brute?”
Julius Caesar
400
Give the name of Shakespeare's twins
Judith and Hamnet
400
What was known to carry the plague during the Shakespearean time period?
fleas on rats
400
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
footsteps
500
What words were inscribed on Shakespeare's gravestone?
" cursed be he that moves my bones
500
“O beware, My Lord, of jealousy. It is a green eyed monster.”
Othello
500
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37
500
What was the reason for using color-coded flags at the Globe Theater?
Color-coding flags were used to advertise the type of play being performed. Black-tragedy; white-comedy; red-history
500
Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they’re not twins. How can this be?
They are part of a set of triplets.