How Shakexperienced Are You?

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Where was Shakespeare born?
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Oxford
London
Stratford-upon-Avon
Brighton

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Q1
Where was Shakespeare born?
Oxford
London
Stratford-upon-Avon
Brighton
45s
Q2
What was Shakespeare’s father?
a writer
a glover
a postman
a banker
45s
Q3
What was the name of Shakespeare’s wife?
Anne Hathaway
Emily Blunt
Emma Watson
Katy Perry
45s
Q4
How do people call Shakespeare?
the Master of Poetry
the Brilliant of Stratford
the Bard of Avon
the Conqueror of London
60s
Q5
What theatre did Shakespeare found?
the Victoria Theatre
the Apollo Theatre
the London Theatre
the Globe Theatre
45s
Q6
Which genre didn’t Shakespeare write in?
tragedy
science fiction
history
comedy
45s
Q7
Continue the phrase from Shakespeare’s play “As You Like It”: “All the world’s …”
a fuss
a game
a miracle
a stage
60s
Q8
Which heroine from a Shakespeare’s play is portrayed in this picture?
Ophelia
Dezdemone
Katherina
Juliet
60s
Q9
The name of what Shakespeare’s play isn’t pronounced by actors?
Tempest
King Lear
Othello
Macbeth
45s
Q10
What Russian composer wrote the music for the ballet “Romeo and Juliet”?
N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov
M.I. Glinka
P.I. Tchaikovsky
S.S. Prokofiev
60s
Q11
Which fact in NOT true about Shakespeare?
He never attended a university.
He was also an actor.
He put a curse on his grave so that nobody could move his body.
He had seven children.
120s
Q12
How many words did Shakespeare introduce to the English language?
10000
6000
1000
3000
45s
Q13
The 23rd of April, known as Shakespeare Day, is the day when he died.
true
false
True or False
45s
Q14
A military commander believes his servant that his wife is cheating him and kills her. What play is it?
King Lear
the Taming of the Shrew
Hamlet
Othello
60s
Q15
What actor played the role of Hamlet in a London theatre performance broadcast by the National Theatre Company in 2015?
Benedict Cumberbatch
Tom Hardy
Cillian Murphy
Colin Firth
60s