Benjamin Franklin And William Shakespeare

Question 1

Founding Father of United States
First president of University of Pennsylvania or College of Philadelphia

Answer 1

Benjamin Franklin

Question 2

When and Where Franklin was born?

Answer 2

January 17, 1706, Milk Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Question 3

William Shakespeare was born on

Answer 3

April 23, 1564

Question 4

William Shakespeare was baptized on

Answer 4

April 26, 1564 in Holy Trinity in Stratford

Question 5

Father of William Shakespeare

Answer 5

John Shakespeare, Mayor (bailiff)

Question 6

Mother of Shakespeare

Answer 6

Mary Arden, daughter of a prosperous farmer, Robert Arden

Question 7

John Shakespeare and Mary Arden have _ children

Answer 7

8 children
- 4 daughters (Joan)
- 4 sons (William was the eldest)

Question 8

‘’Bard of Avon”
Have 37 plays
200 operas

Answer 8

William Shakespeare

Question 9

William (18) was married to

Answer 9

Anne Hathaway (26)

Question 10

When did Shakespeare and Hathaway get married?

Answer 10

November 27, 1582

Question 11

Children of Shakespeare and Hathaway

Answer 11

The eldest, Susanna, was baptised on 26 May 1583. They also had twins, Judith and Hamnet, baptised on 2 February 1585.

Question 12

Lost Years of Shakespeare

Answer 12

1585 until 1592

Question 13

Where is Anne Hathaway’s cottage?

Answer 13

village of Shottery

Question 14

He earned the title of “The First American” for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity, initially as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies. As the first United States ambassador to France, he exemplified the emerging American nation.

Answer 14

Benjamin Franklin

Question 15

What was Franklin’s pseudonym?

Answer 15

Richard Saunders

Question 16

Until what age did Shakespeare attend Stratford’s grammar school? It had a curriculum that consisted of an intense emphasis on the Latin classics, including memorization, writing, and acting classic Latin plays.

Answer 16

Until the age of 15

Question 17

In this year, John Shakespeare was beset by severe financial difficulties and he was forced to mortgage his wife’s inheritance.

Answer 17

1576

Question 18

The acting company in London with which Shakespeare was connected for most of his career

Answer 18

Lord Chamberlain’s Men/King’s Men

Question 19

Shakespeare’s most famous sonnet

Answer 19

Sonnet XVIII

Question 20

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

Answer 20

37 plays and 154 sonnets.

Question 21

At what age did Shakespeare write his first play titled Henry VI, Part
One?

Answer 21

He wrote it between 1589 and 1590. Shakespeare would have been 25 at the time.

Question 22

Where was Henry VI, Part One performed?

Answer 22

The Rose Theatre in London

Question 23

When did Shakespeare write Romeo and Juliet?

Answer 23

1594

Question 24

Title of Act 2 Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet?

Answer 24

Capulet’s Orchard