STRATFORD-UPON-AVON and WARWICK CASTLE Past Paper Out Of London Flashcards
1
Q
When did Shakespeare die
(day/month/year)?
A
2
Q
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
A
3
Q
Name the 18th century actor who
organised the first Shakespeare
festival in Stratford.
A
4
Q
Where is Shakespeare buried?
A
5
Q
Who did Shakespeare’s daughter
Susannah marry?
A
6
Q
Who was Mary Arden?
A
7
Q
Name the village where you will
find Anne Hathaway’s cottage.
A
8
Q
Name TWO of the Shakespeare
characters featured on the Gower
memorial.
(i)
(ii)
A
(i)
(ii)
9
Q
Name a Stratford structure or
building financed by Sir Hugh
Clopton.
A
10
Q
Which Stratford school did
Shakespeare attend?
A
11
Q
Name the house Shakespeare
bought as a retirement home.
A
12
Q
Name John Harvard’s mother.
A
13
Q
What time does Shakespeare’s
birthplace open?
A
14
Q
Where is the coach drop off point
in Stratford?
A
15
Q
The Royal Shakespeare Company
performs at THREE permanent
theatres in Stratford. Name TWO of
them.
A
16
Q
Name the church where
Shakespeare is buried.
A
17
Q
Name the actor credited with
reviving William Shakespeare’s
plays in the 18th century.
A
18
Q
When married what age were:
a) William Shakespeare
and
b) Anne Hathaway?
A
a)
b)
19
Q
What name is usually given to the
time in Shakespeare’s life between 1585 and 1592?
A
20
Q
Which of the five Shakespeare
houses is the oldest?
A
21
Q
On the Gower memorial which of
Shakespeare’s characters
represent:
a) History
and
b) Philosophy?
A
a)
b)
22
Q
What is the single property adult
price for Shakespeare’s Birthplace
as of October 2022?
A
23
Q
What type of poems did
Shakespeare write?
A
24
Q
Name the Shakespeare tragedy
that talks about “star-crossed
lovers”.
A
25
Name the mother of John
Harvard.
26
Name the Earl of Warwick known
as the “Kingmaker”.
27
Name the county in which
Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick
Castle are located.
28
Which motorway is the most direct
between London and Stratford?
29
How many brothers and sisters
did William Shakespeare have?
30
The RSC runs the Royal
Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford
and two others. Name the other
TWO.
a)
b)
31
Name the architect of the Royal
Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford.
32
Name the house Shakespeare
retired to.
33
What was the maiden name of
William Shakespeare’s mother?
34
Who was Katherine Rodgers?
35
Name the character representing
philosophy on Shakespeare’s
Memorial at Stratford.
36
Name the TWO monarchs during
Shakespeare’s lifetime.
(i)
(ii)
37
Which is the oldest of all the five
Shakespeare houses?
38
Name TWO materials used in
making wattle and daube.
(i)
(ii)
39
Name ONE place where you can
see Shakespeare’s Coat of Arms.
40
Give
(i) the year Shakespeare was born
(ii) the year he died.
(i)
(ii)
41
What was the name of “the
Kingmaker”?
42
Who operates Warwick Castle?
43
Name TWO of Shakespeare’s
three children.
(i)
(ii)
44
Name the first acting company
which Shakespeare joined.
45
Name ONE of the two actors and
friends of Shakespeare who
published the “First Folio”.
46
What was the profession of
Shakespeare’s father?
47
What did Shakespeare leave to
his wife Anne in his will?
48
Name TWO of the theatres in
Stratford
(i)
(ii)
49
Name the king who refounded the
old Guild School as The King's
New School in 1553, the school
which Shakespeare later
attended.
50
Name the village where Anne
Hathaway’s cottage is located.
51
Name the organisation that
currently owns the Stratford house
where Catherine Rogers lived.
52
Name the church where
Shakespeare is buried.
53
Which animal appears on the coat
of arms of the Earl of Warwick?
54
Warwick castle has one of the
largest trebuchets in the world.
What is a trebuchet?
55
Name the Shakespeare character who represents ‘history’ on the Gower Memorial in Stratford-upon-Avon.
56
Name the husband of Shakespeare’s
daughter, Susanna.
57
Name the architect of the Royal
Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-
upon-Avon which opened in 1932,
after the previous theatre was
destroyed by fire.
58
Name the London merchant who
originally built New Place, which was
later bought by William Shakespeare.
59
Name the village in which
Shakespeare’s mother, Mary Arden,
lived before her marriage.
60
Trinity Church is approached along an avenue of lime trees. What are they said to represent?
61
What are the generally accepted
dates (day/month/year) of William
Shakespeare’s
(i) birth?
(ii) death?
(i)
(ii)
62
Name the grammar school where
William Shakespeare is traditionally
said to have been educated.
63
Name the house in the High Street,
where Catherine Rogers lived in the
early 17th century.
64
Who organised the first Shakespeare
festival in 1769?
65
What is the family name of the Earls
of Warwick, owners of Warwick
Castle until 1978?
66
Warwick the Kingmaker was an
important figure in which period of
English history?
67
What is the generally accepted
date (day/month/ year) of William
Shakespeare’s birth?
68
Who was Mary Arden?
69
In which year was the First Folio
of Shakespeare’s plays
published?
70
Which Shakespeare character
represents ‘tragedy’ on the Gower
Memorial in Stratford-upon-Avon?
71
What was the trade of
Shakespeare’s father?
72
Name TWO of the theatres in
Stratford.
73
Which 18th century actor
organized the first Shakespeare
festival in Stratford?
74
What are the summer opening
times of Shakespeare’s
Birthplace?
75
Name the school in Stratford at
which Shakespeare is traditionally
said to have been a pupil?
76
What is generally considered to be
Shakespeare’s last play?
77
Which king built the first castle at
Warwick?
78
By what name was Richard
Neville, Earl of Warwick,
commonly known?
79
Give the exact date of Shakespeare’s death (day/month/year).
80
What was the name of Shakespeare’s son?
81
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
82
On the Gower memorial, which of
Shakespeare’s characters represent
(i) comedy
and
(ii) history
(i)
(ii)
83
Name the Royal Shakespeare Company’s third theatre in Stratford which re-opened in March 2016.
84
Who built the house at New Place which Shakespeare bought in 1597?
85
Who was Catherine Rogers?
86
Name ONE of William Shakespeare’s
family members also buried in Holy Trinity Church.
87
Name the 18th century actor who organized the first Shakespeare festival in Stratford.
88
Name a former owner of Warwick castle who is said to haunt the castle.
89
What is a trebuchet?
90
What is the emblem of the Earls of
Warwick adopted by the town of Warwick and county of Warwickshire?
91
What does ‘Avon’ mean, as in the place name "Stratford-upon- Avon"?
92
Name a structure in Stratford-upon-Avon built at the expense of Sir Hugh Clopton.
93
In which building would you find a tower with a viewing point over Stratford?
94
What was the relationship between the owners of Harvard House in 1600 and the founder of Harvard University?
95
Which organisation is responsible for maintaining historic Shakespeare sites?
96
What is the name of the deer park in which the young Shakespeare is said to have been caught poaching?
97
What is the assumed birth date of William Shakespeare (ddmmyyyy)?
98
Shakespeare's birthplace is half-timbered.
What is the technical description of the material between the timber framework?
99
In which village would you find Anne Hathaway’s Cottage?
100
In which wars did Warwick “The Kingmaker” play an important part?
101
Which owner of Warwick Castle was
murdered by his manservant?
102
Who was the lady who hosted lavish
weekend parties at Warwick Castle in the late 19th century?
103
In which year did Shakespeare marry Anne Hathaway?
104
What are the lime trees in Holy Trinity Churchyard traditionally supposed to represent?
105
Which 17th century owner of Warwick castle is said to haunt the castle?
106
Which Shakespeare play, set in 11th
Century Scotland, is considered the
unluckiest play?
107
Who officially opened the refurbished Royal Shakespeare Theatre in March 2011?
108
Name the village where
Shakespeare’s mother, Mary Arden,
spent her childhood.
109
By what other name is the White
Swan pub in Stratford also known?
110
Give the admission price for an adult
to visit Shakespeare’s grave in Holy
Trinity church.
111
Name the husband of Susanna,
Shakespeare’s eldest daughter.
112
Name the building in which
Shakespeare died in 1616.
113
At what time does Warwick Castle
open in the main season?
114
Name the founder of a hospital for
disabled soldiers in Warwick.
