Was Shakespeare really Shakespeare?
14/06/2014 00:29
For hundreds of years people were perfectly content to embrace the simple logic that William...
Biography Quiz
1 Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, but what county is the town in?
Sussex
Norfolk
Durham
Warwickshire
2 When did Sakespeare write his plays?
15th and 16th century
14th and 15th Century
16th and 17th Century
17th and 18th Century
3 When is Shakespeare's birthday traditionally celebrated?
April 1st
April 12th
April 21st
April 23rd
4 How old was Shakespeare when he got married?
17
18
19
20
5 Who did Shakespeare marry?
Anne of Cleves
Anne Hathaway
Anne Feine
Anne Ditover
6 How many children did Shakespeare have?
1
2
3
None
7 What was the theatre in London that Shakespeare was associated with?
The World
The Britain
The Circle
The Globe
8 How much did Shakespeare write?
1 play, 38 sonnets and 154 epic narrative poems
54 plays, 5 sonnes, and 38 epic narrative plays
54 plays, 38 sonnets and 5 epic narrative poems
38 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 epic narrative poems
9 What happened to the Globe Theatre in 1613?
It leaked
It fell down
It was opened
It burnt down
10 How is Sam Wanamaker connected with Shakespeare?
He is the great, great, great, great, great, great grandchild of Shakespeare
It was his vision to rebulid the globe
In no way whatsoever
He owned all the publishing rights
11 How many words did Shakespeare actually 'invent'?
About 3,000
None!
About 1,000
About 13,000
12 Where did Shakespeare retire to?
London
Brighton
USA
Stratford-upon-Avon
13 Which of these phrases appears on Shakespeare's gravestone?
"May the great author rest in piece."
"He wrote so much that man will take years to understand everything."
"He arrived on this earth with nothing. When he died, he left everything to us."
"...curst be he that moves my bones."
14 How old was Shakespeare when he died?
49
50
51
53
Source: https://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/quizzes/shakespeare/shakespeare.htm