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Shakespeare
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What city was Shakespeare born in? | Stratford-Upon-Avon |
| What city did Shakespeare spend much of his life living and working in? | London |
| What country is Shakespeare from? | England |
| What year was Shakespeare born? | 1564 |
| Who was on the throne for most of Shakespeare's life? | Queen Elizabeth I |
| Who was on the throne at the end of Shakespeare's life? | King James I |
| What was the name of Shakespeare's wife? | Anne Hathaway |
| How many years older than Shakespeare was his wife? | Eight |
| What is the name of Shakespeare's first daughter? | Susanna |
| What are the names of Shakespeare's twins? | Hamnet and Judith |
| What is one of Shakespeare's father's professions? | Leather worker or glover |
| What was the first acting troupe that Shakespeare was part of? | The Lord Chamberlain's Men |
| What was the name of the acting troupe that Shakespeare was in once King James I took the throne? | The King's Men |
| What is the name of the theatre that Shakespeare was part owner of? | The Globe Theatre |
| What kind of poems was Shakespeare famous for writing? | Sonnets |
| How many sonnets did Shakespeare write? | Over 150 |
| Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Othello are examples of what type of play? | Tragedy |
| Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, and A Midsummer Night's Dream are examples of what type of play? | Comedy |
| The Henry plays, the Richard plays, and King John are examples of what type of play? | History |
| Shakespeare's sonnets deal with what type of love? | Obsessive love |
| How many plays did Shakespeare write (that we know of)? | Thirty Seven |
| How old was Shakespeare when he died? | Fifty Two |
| What year did Shakespeare die? | 1616 |
| What is Shakespeare's nickname? | The Bard |
| What destroyed the Globe Theatre in 1613? | Fire |
| What play was being performed in the Globe Theatre when it caught fire? | Henry VIII |
| What type of stage did Elizabethan playhouses have? | Raised |
| The ground around the raised stage in a playhouse was called what? | Yard |
| The poorest playgoers that watched plays from the yard were called what? | Groundlings or Penny Stinkards |
| The richer playgoers watched plays from seating called what? | Galleries |
| Acting troupes were sponsored by wealthy noblemen called what? | Patrons |
| What play of Shakespeare's is about humans and faeries in the forest? | A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| This Shakespearean comedy inspired the movie called 10 Things I Hate About You | The Taming of the Shrew |
| This Shakespearean tragedy is about two teenage idiots who "fall in love" and die within one week | Romeo and Juliet |
| This Shakespearean tragedy is about the Moor of Venice, who is driven into a jealous rage by his supposed "friend" Iago | Othello |
| Thought to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote, this tragicomedy is set on a remote island | The Tempest |
| This tragedy by Shakespeare is called the Scottish play, and is said to be cursed | Macbeth |
| This French word means rebirth or revival | Renaissance |
| What did acting troupes own that were jealously guarded? | Scripts |
| Were women allowed to be actors? | No |
| What disease was killing thousands during Shakespeare's time? | The Black Plague |
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