Early life and personal trivia
Achievemens and Legacy
Name the play
Historical context trivia
100
What is the name the town Shakespeare was born in ?
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
100
What was the name of Shakespeare’s theatre in London?
The Globe Theathre
100
Balcony scenes, secret weddings, bad timing, and a lot of drama.
Romeo and Juliet
100
In which century did William Shakespeare live?
16th–17th century
200
What is the alleged date of his birth and his death?
April 23rd 1564 
April 23rd 1616
200
Shakespeare plays are usually divided into which three genre categories?
comedies, tragedies and historical plays
200
A powerful leader is stabbed… by his friends. The play includes the most dramatic betrayal speech ever: “Et tu, Brute?”
Julius Ceasar
200
When Shakespeare was born, who was the ruler of England?
Elizabeth I
300
What was the name of Shakespeare’s wife?
Anne Hathaway
300
How many sonnets and plays did he approximately write ?
154 sonnets and circa 38 plays
300
A guy comes home from school and finds out his uncle married his mom and a ghost tells him someone in the famiy is a murderer. Famous line: “To be or not to be…”
A guy comes home from school and finds out his uncle married his mom and a ghost tells him someone in the famiy is a murderer. Famous line: “To be or not to be…”
300
Which king followed Queen Elizabeth I in 1603?
King James I.
400
What kind of school did he probably attend as a child? How was it called ?
Grammar school - King’s New School, on Church Street
400
How many English words did Shakespeare introduced (adapted or popularized) ? Do you remember any the words that are believed to be his inventions ?
Shakespeare is credited with introducing approximately 1,700 words to the English language, though some estimates range up to 3,000.
400
Three witches, a lot of murder, and a dude who can’t sleep because of ambition.His name starts like the popular fast food—he kills to be king and everyone’s haunted by blood.
MacBeth
400
Shakespeare wrote historical plays about English kings. Name at least two.
Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VIII, Richard II, Richard III
500
How many children did Shakespeare have? What was the name of his son ?
3 / Hamnet
500
Into how many languages have Shakespeare’s works been translated?
Shakespeare's works overall have been translated into more than 100 languages.
500
Multiple love triangles, a forest full of magic, and a prankster fairy.A guy ends up with a donkey’s head (yes, really). Total chaos, then everything sorts itself out.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
500
"How was acting in Shakespeare’s time different from acting in today’s theatre?"
Women couldn´t preform so all the women´s parts were played by men in costumes.
600
What did his parents do and what were their names ?
William Shakespeare was the eldest son of John and Mary Shakespeare. John Shakespeare was a glove-maker, who married Mary Arden, the daughter of a farmer from the nearby village of Wilmcote
600
What is the name of the acting company which Shakespeare co-founded in 1594 ?
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
600
A young king gives the most hype motivational speech in English literature. Underdog army vs. massive enemy force. “Once more unto the breach!” (Timothe Chalamet plays the king in a movie adaptation of the play from 2019.)
Henry V.
600
What war was happening in England during some of Shakespeare’s life?
The English–Spanish conflicts / The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
