Tag: general knowledge

Questions Related to general knowledge

Which is NOT one of Shakespeare's comedies?
general knowledge

  1. Merry Wives of Windsor

  2. Twelfth Night

  3. Troilus and Cressida

  4. Every Man in his Humour

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Correct Option: D

Which is NOT one of Shakespeare's tragedies?
general knowledge

  1. Coriolanus

  2. Timon of Athens

  3. Titus Andronicus

  4. The Duchess of Malfi

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following has NOT been seriously suggested as being the true author of Shakespeare's works?
general knowledge

  1. Edward DeVere, Earl of Oxford

  2. John Webster

  3. William Stanley, Earl of Derby

  4. Francis Bacon

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Correct Option: B

The theatre with which Shakespeare is most closely associated is the...?
general knowledge

  1. National Advancement

  2. Monarch

  3. Globe

  4. Thespian

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Correct Option: C

Between the years 1585 and 1592 there is little information about Shakespeare or what he was doing at this time. How is this period known?

general knowledge

  1. The Missing Years

  2. The Strange Years

  3. The Unknown Years

  4. The Lost Years

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Correct Option: D

Exactly how many plays did Shakespeare write?
general knowledge

  1. 29

  2. 46

  3. 40

  4. 37

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Correct Option: D

The Globe is famous for being the theatre where Shakespeare performed. Which theatre was its main rival?
general knowledge

  1. Whitefriars

  2. Salisbury Court Theatre

  3. The Rose

  4. Blackfriars

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Correct Option: C

Shakespeare's character named "Beatrice" appears in which play?

general knowledge

  1. The Tempest

  2. Othello

  3. A Midsummer Night's Dream

  4. Much Ado About Nothing

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Correct Option: D

What was the name of Shakespeare's only grandchild?
general knowledge

  1. Lady Elizabeth Drayton

  2. Lady Elizabeth Hunter

  3. Lady Elizabeth Barnard

  4. Lady Elizabeth Thomas

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Correct Option: C

Who is generally regarded as Shakespeare's main rival as a dramatist?
general knowledge

  1. Phillip Henslowe

  2. Richard Burbage

  3. James Burbage

  4. Christopher Marlowe

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Correct Option: D