Shakespeare - the Bard of Avon

When was Shakespeare born?

• 1564

• 1574

• 1554

Where was Shakespeare born?

• London

• Stratford-upon-Avon

• Oxford

Who did Shakespeare marry to?

• Anne Hathaway

• Mary Wollstenecraft

• Elisabeth Nashe

How many children did Shakespeare have?

• 3

• 5

• 2

What was the name of Shakespeare's acting company?

• The King's Men

• The King's Nights

• The King's Troops

What was the name of Shakespeare's theatre?

• The Circle

• The Earth

• The Globe

When did Shakespeare die?

• 23rd April 1616

• 23rd April 1600

• 20th April 1615

How many plays did W. Shakespeare write?

• 40

• 37

• 35

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

• 154

• 145

• 135

It is believed that Shakespeare invented 1700 words. Is this true? Why?

• No, because some of these words were already used in spoken English and he just produced the first preserved record of some of them.

• No, because these are too many words.

• Yes, because OED (Oxford English Dictionary) identifies the first time a word appears into the language.