Shakespeare trivia!
Authored by Lisa Wiebalck
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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When was Shakespeare born?
April 23, 1564
April 1, 1600
December 25, 1564
March 17, 1682
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is ironic about the date Shakespeare died?
It was Christmas Day
It was the same day as the death of Queen Elizabeth
It was also his birthday
It was the same date as his mother's death
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what town did Shakespeare grow up?
Stratford-Upon-Avon
London
Scranton
Canterbury
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of Shakespeare's famous theatre?
The Round
The King's Theatre
The Globe
Shakespeare's House
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many lines does a sonnet have?
10
14
5
25
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.13
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Shakespeare was involved in ALL of the following professions EXCEPT:
teacher
playwright
actor
poet
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What illness in Europe and Asia cause Shakepseare's (and other theatres) to close at one point?
Influenza
The Black Death (Bubonic Plague)
Zika Virus
Chicken Pox
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
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