Shakespeare Biography Quiz

When was Shakespeare born?

• 1574

• 1564

• 1555

• 2004

Where was Shakespeare born and raised?

• London

• NYC

• Stratford-Upon-Av on

• Manchester

What was Shakespeare's wife's name?

• Anne Hathaway

• Anne Taylor

• Anna Taylor Joy

• Ann Miller

Where were most of Shakespeare's plays performed at?

• The Globe Theater

• The Fox Theater

• The Metropolitan Opera House

• Popejoy Theater

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

• 55

• 12

• 26

• 37

When did Shakespeare die?

• 1616

• 1630

• 1590

• 1555

True or false? Shakespeare died on his birthday.

• True

• False

Your reading says that Shakespeare died in 1616, what did Shakespeare have written on his grave?

• A curse for any who would try to rob his grave.

• His favorite stage direction for actors from one of his plays

• An insult to the University Wits and Robert Greene

• A pun / dad joke which got him booed off stage.

William Shakespeare married in 1582 at the age of...

• 16

• 18

• 20

• 28

William Shakespeare died at the age of...

• 49

• 52

• 62

• 69