400th centennary of SHAKESPEARE'S DEATH THIS YEAR....

SHAKESPEARE DIED ON THE SAME DATE AS CERVANTES: 23RD aPRIL 1616, 400 YEARS AGO... SO WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IT INT ACCOUNT FROM NOW ONWARDS...

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SHAKESPEARE QUIZ

• Shakespeare died on 23 April, 1616, one day after which other great writer?

• William Shakespeare wrote 37 plays … approximately how many film versions have been made?

a) 110        b) 250            c) 325      d) 65

• William Shakespeare invented or was the first person to use in print about 1,700 new words. Here are four, but can you put the letters in order?

a) ssrednu       b) uogernse       c) yuhrr       d) yeelabl

• He also invented or popularised many expressions we use today … can you complete these?

a) Love is … (= people in love do crazy things)

b) A heart of … (= a good and kind person)

c) Break the … (= start a conversation)

• What was engraved on his tomb?

a) a line from one of his plays

b) a message to his family

c) a curse on anyone who tried to open his grave

d) only his name

• A famous stage direction from “A Winter’s Tale” is “Exit pursued by …

a) a bear

b) a thief

c) a horse

d) a ghost

• What was the name of the London theatre where many of his plays were performed?

a) The Royal     b) The Riverside

c) The Barbican     d) The Globe

• What name is shared by Shakespeare’s wife and a famous American actress? 

• Who was England’s monarch during most of Shakespeare’s life?

a) James I

b) Elizabeth I

c) Charles I

d) Henry VIII

• Which play opens with the witches scene?

a) Othello

b) Hamlet

c) Macbeth

d) King Lear

Answers

1. Cervantes
2. b) 250
3. a) undress, b) generous, c) hurry, d) eyeball
4. a) blind, b) gold, c) ice
5. c) a curse on anyone who tried to open his grave
6. a) a bear
7. d) The Globe
8. Anne Hathaway
9. b) Elizabeth I
10. mACBETH