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The Ultimate William Shakespeare Quiz - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 53 times
- The average score is 15 of 28
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| How many children did he have? | 3 | 87%
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| Where was born? | Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England | 83%
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| What famous Roman Emperor did Shakespeare write a tragedy on, premiered in 1599 | Julius Caesar | 80%
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| Who did he marry at the age of 18, in 1582? | Anne Hathaway | 77%
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| What theatre did his company construct, in 1599? | Globe theatre | 77%
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| What is the name of Shakespeare's longest play written in 1599-1601, which is known as the most quoted work in the English language? | Hamlet | 77%
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| What was the tragedy Shakespeare wrote, premiered in 1597, about two teenagers in love? | Romeo and Juliet | 77%
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| What monarch of England did he first perform for, who died in 1603? | Elizabeth I | 73%
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| What quote in the play above is among the most widely known and quoted lines in English literature? | "To be, or not to be; that is the question" | 70%
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| What was one of Shakespeare's last major tragedies that involved the suicide of a Egyptian Pharaoh, performed in 1607? | Antony and Cleopatra | 67%
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| What monarch succeeded above? | James I of England (James VI of Scotland) | 67%
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| What is the name of the tragedy first performed in 1606, about a Scottish King, which is Shakespeare's shortest play? | Macbeth | 67%
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| What is name of the play where the main character kills his wife because of jealousy stroked by the antagonist? | Othello | 63%
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| When was he born? | April 1564 | 60%
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| What tragedy did Shakespeare write, which is about a king giving up his power, torturing of the Earl of Gloucester and murder of the king's daughter? | King Lear | 57%
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| What romance is considered one of Shakespeare's last plays, written in 1610-1611, set on a remote island and the characters contain a magician, monster figure and early spirit? | The Tempest | 57%
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| What king did he famously dramatize in his first known tetralogy? | Richard III | 53%
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| What king did he also write about during his first tetralogy? | Henry VI | 50%
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| When did Shakespeare die? | 23 April 1616 (age 52) | 47%
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| What year did Shakespeare retire from acting and writing? | 1613 | 43%
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| After 1584, what theatre was Shakespeare's plays performed? | The Theatre, Shorditch | 33%
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| What was the name of the people to perform for Shakespeare after it received a royal patent from above? | King's Men | 30%
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| What is the most famous comedy in his First Folio, which was published seven years after his death? | Much Ado About Nothing | 20%
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| Who criticised Shakespeare's plays, in 1592? | Robert Greene | 13%
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| How many sonnets were published all together in a quarto, 1509? | 154 | 10%
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| What was the name of the people to perform in this theatre? | Lord Chamberlain's Men | 10%
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| What school did he likely attend? | King's New School, Stratford | 3%
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| What church was he buried in? | Holy Trinity Church | 0%
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