Here is a quiz for Shakespeare’s fan club!

QUIZ WHIZHappy Birthday, Will!1- How many sonnets did William Shakespeare publish?A. 214 B. 154 C. 148D. 1982- Which Shakespeare’s play involves a soothsayer’s warning to “beware the ides of March”?A. Julius Caesar B. Hamlet C. Coriolanus D. Twelfth Night3- Which A-lister shares her name with the wife of Shakespeare?A. Mary Elizabeth Winstead B. Scarlett JohanssonC. Anne HathawayD. Keira Christina Knightley4- Where is Romeo and Juliet set?A. London B. Milan C. Verona D. Rome5- Which Margaret Atwood’s novel is a modern re-telling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest?A. Hag-SeedB. Oryx and CrakeC. The TestamentsD. The Handmaid’s Tale6- How many different ways did William Shakespeare spell his surname?A. 2B. 6C. 8D. 47- Which actor in the photos hasn’t played Shakespeare on screen? 8- Which play features the popular expression “Love is blind”?A. OthelloB. Antony and CleopatraC. The Merchant of VeniceD. Romeo and Juliet9- Shakespeare added over 1,500 words and phrases to the dictionary. Which of the following expressions doesn’t belong to Shakespeare?A. One fell swoopB. In a pickleC. To play devil’s advocate D. Wild goose chase10- Some people think that other authors wrote the works credited to Shakespeare. Who is considered as a possible ghost writer? A. Philip SidneyB. Edmund SpenserC. Roger AschamD. Christopher Marlowe11- What’s not true about Shakespeare’s plays performed during his lifetime? A. Female roles were played by young boysB. A lot of money was invested on props and costumesC. Audience was allowed to snack on as they watch the playD. Plays were performed in the afternoon or during the daylight.12- Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London was burnt to the ground in 1613. It was later rebuilt but then again it was shut by the Puritans in 1642. It remained closed for 18 years, from 1642 to the restoration of King Charles II in 1660. When was the modern reconstruction of the Globe, named “Shakespeare’s Globe”, opened to the public? A. 1997B. 1981C. 1901 D. 1857- Khizra AkhlaqAnswers on page 12

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