Shakespeare's Bio Quiz

Where was Shakespeare born?​

• Willesden

• Dublin

• Stratford-upon-Avon

• London

His father John was a...

• farmer

• glovemaker

• fishmonger

• carpenter

How old was Shakespeare when he married Anne Hathaway?

• 16

• 18

• 20

• 21

What was the name of his only son?

• Harry

• Hamlet

• Hamnet

• Hamster

When Shakespeare moved to London, he started to work in...

• a theatre

• a bakery

• a museum

• a music shop

What was the terrible disease that hit London and killed thousands of people in 1593?

• Cholera

• Flu

• Cancer

• Plague

What are Shakespeare's short poems called?

• Grime

• Sonnets

• Songs

• Ballads

Shakespeare helped build a new theatre called...

• the Swan

• the Earth

• the Globe

• the Rose

Who normally played women's roles in Shakespeare's time?

• Women

• Shakespeare

• Young girls

• Young boys

Which of these plays was NOT written by Shakespeare?

• Romeo and Juliet

• Beowulf

• A Midsummer Night's Dream

• Henry V