Question 1

What year was William Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

1564

Answer

1595

Answer

1620

Answer

1603

Question 2

What was Shakespeare's wife's name?

Accepted Answer

Anne Hathaway

Answer

Margaret Hughes

Answer

Judith Quiney

Answer

Anne Whateley

Question 3

What acting company did Shakespeare become a shareholder of?

Accepted Answer

The Lord Chamberlain's Men

Answer

The Queen's Men

Answer

The Duke's Men

Answer

The King's Men

Question 4

What was the name of Shakespeare's only son?

Accepted Answer

Hamnet

Answer

Richard

Answer

John

Answer

Thomas

Question 5

What was the name of the theater where most of Shakespeare's plays were performed?

Accepted Answer

The Globe Theatre

Answer

The Fortune Theatre

Answer

The Blackfriars Theatre

Answer

The Rose Theatre

Question 6

What was the name of Shakespeare's most famous romantic tragedy?

Accepted Answer

Romeo and Juliet

Answer

Macbeth

Answer

Othello

Answer

Hamlet

Question 7

What is the name of the collection of Shakespeare's plays published in 1623, seven years after his death?

Accepted Answer

The First Folio

Answer

The Third Folio

Answer

The Second Folio

Answer

The Fourth Folio

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