Shakespeare Birthday Quiz

10 Questions | By Johnbenfield_RSC | Last updated: Nov 17, 2021 | Total Attempts: 2263

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1.

What word did Shakespeare not invent?
- A.
  
  Hobnob
- B.
  
  Gossip
- C.
  
  Swagger
- D.
  
  Domain
2.

The line ‘There is a tide in the affairs of men’ comes from which play?
- A.
  
  As You Like It
- B.
  
  Hamlet
- C.
  
  Julius Caesar
- D.
  
  Othello
3.

Who did Shakespeare marry?
- A.
  
  Anne Hathaway
- B.
  
  Anne Boleyn
- C.
  
  Anne Herald
- D.
  
  Anne Simone
4.

Which of these phrases appears on Shakespeare’s grave?
- A.
  
  ‘Speak me fair in death’
- B.
  
  ‘Tired with all these, for stressful death I cry’
- C.
  
  ‘Curst be he that moves my bones’
- D.
  
  'All must come to dust'
5.

Which of Shakespeare's plays contains the most words:
- A.
  
  Richard III
- B.
  
  Hamlet
- C.
  
  The Tempest
- D.
  
  Macbeth
6.

In the 2008 RSC production of Hamlet, who played Hamlet?
- A.
  
  Jonathan Slinger
- B.
  
  David Tennant
- C.
  
  Toby Stephens
- D.
  
  Kenneth Branagh
7.

Which of these is not an ingredient used in the witches brew in Macbeth?
- A.
  
  Fillet of a fenny snake
- B.
  
  Finger of a fool
- C.
  
  Root of hemlock
- D.
  
  Tooth of wolf
8.

Who or what is the smallest role in all of Shakespeare’s plays?
- A.
  
  Mustardseed from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- B.
  
  Nestor from Troilus and Cressida
- C.
  
  Pacorus from Antony and Cleopatra
- D.
  
  Goneril from King Lear
9.

Who else was born on the 23rd April (Shakespeare's birthday)?
- A.
  
  Shirley Temple
- B.
  
  Gregory Doran
- C.
  
  Harry Styles
- D.
  
  Queen Victoria
10.

Who originally designed the old Royal Shakespeare Theatre?
- A.
  
  Elisabeth Scott
- B.
  
  Richard Burbage
- C.
  
  James Burbage
- D.
  
  Inigo Jones

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