William Shakespeare
The year when William Shakespeare was born...
1564
What was the name of the queen that reigned until 1603?
Elizabeth I
What 'p' mean to act in a play?
Perform
What was the town where William Shakespeare was born?
Stratford-on-Avon
Which country is Macbeth set in?
Scotland
The year when William Shakespeare died...
1616
What was the religion in England at William Shakespeare’s time: Protestantism or Catholicism?
Protestantism
What place in the theatre does the action of a play take place?
Stage
What was the name of the river that runs through the town where Shakespeare was born?
Avon?
Complete the famous line from Hamlet: "To be... __ ___ __ __."
...or not to be
Who was William Shakespeare’s wife?
Anne Hathaway?
What was the name of the disease that killed more than 100,000 people?
Bubonic Plague/Black Death
What name is given to a person who writes plays?
Playwright
What was the playhouse that William Shakespeare used from 1599?
Globe Theatre
How many daughters did King Lear have: 2, 3 or 4?
3
What was William Shakespeare's mother's maiden name: Mary, Cathy, Judy
Mary
How much would peasants have to pay to see Shakespeare's plays?
One penny
What is the term for unrhymed poetry, used in many plays: memory verse or blank verse?
Blank verse
How many wives did Henry VIII have? (400 bonus points if you can name at least two of them, that is their name AND the place they were from/surname)
Six (Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr)
What was the name of William Shakespeare's first born child: Mary, Susanna, Lucy?
Susanna
Which person ascended to the English throne in 1603 (after Queen Elizabeth I)?
James I
What was the name given to the part of the audience who stood on the ground: baselings, stallings, groundlings?
Groundlings
What was the name of the house that William Shakespeare bought in 1597: Fresh Place, Green Place, New Place?
New Place
Name either of the two wives that Henry VIII beheaded.
Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard