Books & authors
The “Shakespeare: plays, characters and the Globe” quiz — Books & authors. It has 25 questions in five categories: Inside the Globe, Tragic turns, Comic worlds, Crowns and battles, Page and stage. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
The Globe opened in 1599 across the Thames from England’s royal capital. Which city?
How much did it cost to stand in the Globe’s yard in Shakespeare’s day?
What did Shakespeare call…
In the gameA stage cannon started…
In the gameWhich leading actor, pictured…
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Which tragedy follows two lovers from feuding families in Verona?
Which Scottish nobleman kills King Duncan after hearing three witches’ prophecy?
Which Venetian general is…
In the gameWhich youngest daughter refuses…
In the gameWhich Norwegian prince arrives…
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In which comedy do four lovers wander through a forest inhabited by fairies?
Which shipwrecked heroine in Twelfth Night takes the name Cesario?
Who trades sharp jokes…
In the gameWhich woman disguises herself…
In the gameWhich islander in The…
In the gameWhich king dies at Bosworth Field in a Shakespeare history play?
Which English king leads the army at Agincourt in Shakespeare’s play?
Which boastful knight tells…
In the gameWhich two houses fight…
In the gameWhose Chronicles of England…
In the gameWhat is an extended speech by one character called, even if others are onstage?
Who played the women’s roles in Shakespeare’s acting company?
What do we call…
In the gameWhat is the name…
In the gameWhich ancient writer’s Lives…
In the gameAll 25 questions and the answers are in the game. Invite your class or friends with a link — guests need no account.