2013 Shakespeare Competition Trivia

1) What is the name of the theater that Shakespeare founded in London?The Globe

2) In Othello, the villain’s name is Iago. Which Disney movie has an evil sidekick with this name? Aladdin

3) For whom did the Bard rename his acting company The King’s Men?King James I

4) Though we do not actually know Shakespeare’s real birthday, on which day do we now celebrate his birth? April 23rd

5) What is Shakespeare’s hometown? Stratford upon Avon

6) In what trade did Shakespeare apprentice? Tanning

7) Name the play in which this famous line is found: “Lord, what fools these mortals be!” A Midsummer Night’s Dream

8) Name the play in which this line was said: “To be, or not to be, that is the question.” Hamlet

9) Shakespeare includes several significant women roles in his plays. Name the plays in which these women are found (respectively):

a. Ophelia Hamletb. Desdemona Othelloc. Juliet Romeo and Juliet

10) Which of Shakespeare’s play is often referred to as the Scottish play? Macbeth

11) What is the name of Shakespeare’s wife? Ann Hathaway

12) What university did Shakespeare attend? Trick question Shakespeare never attended a university!

13) Complete the title of this play: A Comedy of ______(Errors)14) (Juniors Only)In Macbeth, which characters speak in rhyme?

The witches (weird sisters)

15) In addition to his plays, Shakespeare wrote more than 150 of this type of poem. sonnets

16) What is the name of Shakespeare’s only son? Hamnet

17) How many of Shakespeare’s plays were published in print during his lifetime? None

18) In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, how many characters with speaking parts die during the play? 8

19) In what two centuries did Shakespeare write his plays? 16th and 17th Centuries

20) Name all the types of plays that Shakespeare wrote.Tragedies, Comedies, Histories

21) Name one actor who has played Hamlet on the screen.Mel Gibson, Kenneth Branaugh, Laurence Olivier, David Tennant

22) (freshmen only)Name one of the modern interpretations of Shakespeare and what plays they are based on. She’s the Man (Twelfth Night), 10 Things I Hate About You (The Taming of the Shrew), West Side Story (Romeo and Juliet)

23) What Shakespeare title character gets a gift of tennis balls from the French dauphin a taunting reminder of his youth?

Henry V

24) Shakespeare is often referred to as the “Bard of… “ where?Avon

25) Shakespeare is credited with inventing what girls name for a character in The Tempest?

Miranda

26) Complete the quote: “The quality of mercy is not…” Strained.

a. “Some men are born great, some men achieve greatness, and…” Others have greatness thrust upon them.

b. “By the pricking of my ____ something wicked this way comes” Macbeth, Thumb

c. “… oh …. Wherefore art thou ….” Romeo