Shakespeare

Shakespeare had three children. Susanna, Judith and a son. What was his name?
William
Hamnet
Hamlet
James
Which character says these words: 'Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous'?
Antony
Caesar
Brutus
Calphurnia
In A Midsummer Night's Dream, what other name is Puck known by?
Henry Halfpenny
Corambis
Robin Goodfellow
Bassanio
Which planet has several moons named after Shakespearean characters?
Saturn
Uranus
Jupiter
Mercury
Which is Shakespeare’s shortest play?
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
The Tempest
The Comedy of Errors
Which character says the words: 'Since I cannot prove a lover … I am determined to prove a villain'?
Shylock
Claudius
Lady Macbeth
Richard III
Which famous writer thought A Midsummer Night’s Dream was 'the most insipid, ridiculous play that I ever saw in my life'?
Samuel Pepys
Samuel Johnson
Jane Austen
John Betjeman
All the world's a stage' is the phrase that begins a monologue in which of Shakespeare's plays?
As You Like It
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Henry IV Part 2
All's Well That Ends Well
There are only two female characters in the play Hamlet. One of them is Gertrude, what is the name of the other?
Cordelia
Portia
Ophelia
Rosamund
In which year was The Globe theatre built?
1584
1599
1602
1615
'Exit, pursued by a bear', is a famous stage direction in which Shakespearean play?
The Winter's Tale
Much Ado About Nothing
Richard III
King Lear
Cole Porter's 'Kiss Me, Kate' is an adaptation of which of Shakespeare's plays?
Romeo and Juliet
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Love's Labour's Lost
The Taming of the Shrew
Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616. Which feast day also falls on this date?
St Andrew's Day
Midsummer's Eve
St Gregory's Day
St George's Day
Where is Shakespeare buried?
Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-Upon-Avon
St Paul's Cathedral
Poet's Corner, Wesminster Abbey
Salisbury Cathedral
In one of Shakespeare's plays, which character is the Moor of Venice?
Falstaff
Othello
Shylock
Caliban
Goneril, Regan and Cordelia are the daughters of which Shakespearean character?
Lady Macbeth
King Lear
Hippolyta
Hortensio
According to theatrical superstition, one of Shakespeare's plays should never be spoken of in a theatre, unless being rehearsed or performed. Which is it?
Hamlet
Titus Andronicus
Macbeth
Julius Caesar
Which famous English playwright was born in the same year as Shakespeare?
Christopher Marlowe
John Webster
Ben Jonson
John Fletcher
Which of these events happened during Shakespeare's lifetime?
Elizabeth I's coronation
Walter Raleigh is beheaded by James I
Pocahontas marries John Rolfe
Birth of Prince Rupert of the Rhine
How does this quote end? 'All that glitters is not ..."
Plucked from the heavens
Garrisoned
Thy Honour
Gold
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