STRATFORD-UPON-AVON and WARWICK CASTLE Past Paper Out Of London

Question 1

When did Shakespeare die
(day/month/year)?

Question 2

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

Question 3

Name the 18th century actor who
organised the first Shakespeare
festival in Stratford.

Question 4

Where is Shakespeare buried?

Question 5

Who did Shakespeare’s daughter
Susannah marry?

Question 6

Who was Mary Arden?

Question 7

Name the village where you will
find Anne Hathaway’s cottage.

Question 8

Name TWO of the Shakespeare
characters featured on the Gower
memorial.
(i)
(ii)

Answer 8

(i)
(ii)

Question 9

Name a Stratford structure or
building financed by Sir Hugh
Clopton.

Question 10

Which Stratford school did
Shakespeare attend?

Question 11

Name the house Shakespeare
bought as a retirement home.

Question 12

Name John Harvard’s mother.

Question 13

What time does Shakespeare’s
birthplace open?

Question 14

Where is the coach drop off point
in Stratford?

Question 15

The Royal Shakespeare Company
performs at THREE permanent
theatres in Stratford. Name TWO of
them.

Question 16

Name the church where
Shakespeare is buried.

Question 17

Name the actor credited with
reviving William Shakespeare’s
plays in the 18th century.

Question 18

When married what age were:
a) William Shakespeare
and
b) Anne Hathaway?

Answer 18

a)
b)

Question 19

What name is usually given to the
time in Shakespeare’s life between 1585 and 1592?

Question 20

Which of the five Shakespeare
houses is the oldest?

Question 21

On the Gower memorial which of
Shakespeare’s characters
represent:
a) History
and
b) Philosophy?

Answer 21

a)
b)

Question 22

What is the single property adult
price for Shakespeare’s Birthplace
as of October 2022?

Question 23

What type of poems did
Shakespeare write?

Question 24

Name the Shakespeare tragedy
that talks about “star-crossed
lovers”.

Question 25

Name the mother of John
Harvard.

Question 26

Name the Earl of Warwick known
as the “Kingmaker”.

Question 27

Name the county in which
Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick
Castle are located.

Question 28

Which motorway is the most direct
between London and Stratford?

Question 29

How many brothers and sisters
did William Shakespeare have?

Question 30

The RSC runs the Royal
Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford
and two others. Name the other
TWO.

Answer 30

a)
b)

Question 31

Name the architect of the Royal
Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford.

Question 32

Name the house Shakespeare
retired to.

Question 33

What was the maiden name of
William Shakespeare’s mother?

Question 34

Who was Katherine Rodgers?

Question 35

Name the character representing
philosophy on Shakespeare’s
Memorial at Stratford.

Question 36

Name the TWO monarchs during
Shakespeare’s lifetime.

Answer 36

(i)
(ii)

Question 37

Which is the oldest of all the five
Shakespeare houses?

Question 38

Name TWO materials used in
making wattle and daube.

Answer 38

(i)
(ii)

Question 39

Name ONE place where you can
see Shakespeare’s Coat of Arms.

Question 40

Give
(i) the year Shakespeare was born
(ii) the year he died.

Answer 40

(i)
(ii)

Question 41

What was the name of “the
Kingmaker”?

Question 42

Who operates Warwick Castle?

Question 43

Name TWO of Shakespeare’s
three children.

Answer 43

(i)
(ii)

Question 44

Name the first acting company
which Shakespeare joined.

Question 45

Name ONE of the two actors and
friends of Shakespeare who
published the “First Folio”.

Question 46

What was the profession of
Shakespeare’s father?

Question 47

What did Shakespeare leave to
his wife Anne in his will?

Question 48

Name TWO of the theatres in
Stratford

Answer 48

(i)
(ii)

Question 49

Name the king who refounded the
old Guild School as The King’s
New School in 1553, the school
which Shakespeare later
attended.

Question 50

Name the village where Anne
Hathaway’s cottage is located.

Question 51

Name the organisation that
currently owns the Stratford house
where Catherine Rogers lived.

Question 52

Name the church where
Shakespeare is buried.

Question 53

Which animal appears on the coat
of arms of the Earl of Warwick?

Question 54

Warwick castle has one of the
largest trebuchets in the world.
What is a trebuchet?

Question 55

Name the Shakespeare character who represents ‘history’ on the Gower Memorial in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Question 56

Name the husband of Shakespeare’s
daughter, Susanna.

Question 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.

Question 58

Name the London merchant who
originally built New Place, which was
later bought by William Shakespeare.

Question 59

Name the village in which
Shakespeare’s mother, Mary Arden,
lived before her marriage.

Question 60

Trinity Church is approached along an avenue of lime trees. What are they said to represent?

Question 61

What are the generally accepted
dates (day/month/year) of William
Shakespeare’s
(i) birth?
(ii) death?

Answer 61

(i)
(ii)

Question 62

Name the grammar school where
William Shakespeare is traditionally
said to have been educated.

Question 63

Name the house in the High Street,
where Catherine Rogers lived in the
early 17th century.

Question 64

Who organised the first Shakespeare
festival in 1769?

Question 65

What is the family name of the Earls
of Warwick, owners of Warwick
Castle until 1978?

Question 66

Warwick the Kingmaker was an
important figure in which period of
English history?

Question 67

What is the generally accepted
date (day/month/ year) of William
Shakespeare’s birth?

Question 68

Who was Mary Arden?

Question 69

In which year was the First Folio
of Shakespeare’s plays
published?

Question 70

Which Shakespeare character
represents ‘tragedy’ on the Gower
Memorial in Stratford-upon-Avon?

Question 71

What was the trade of
Shakespeare’s father?

Question 72

Name TWO of the theatres in
Stratford.

Question 73

Which 18th century actor
organized the first Shakespeare
festival in Stratford?

Question 74

What are the summer opening
times of Shakespeare’s
Birthplace?

Question 75

Name the school in Stratford at
which Shakespeare is traditionally
said to have been a pupil?

Question 76

What is generally considered to be
Shakespeare’s last play?

Question 77

Which king built the first castle at
Warwick?

Question 78

By what name was Richard
Neville, Earl of Warwick,
commonly known?

Question 79

Give the exact date of Shakespeare’s death (day/month/year).

Question 80

What was the name of Shakespeare’s son?

Question 81

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

Question 82

On the Gower memorial, which of
Shakespeare’s characters represent
(i) comedy
and
(ii) history

Answer 82

(i)
(ii)

Question 83

Name the Royal Shakespeare Company’s third theatre in Stratford which re-opened in March 2016.

Question 84

Who built the house at New Place which Shakespeare bought in 1597?

Question 85

Who was Catherine Rogers?

Question 86

Name ONE of William Shakespeare’s
family members also buried in Holy Trinity Church.

Question 87

Name the 18th century actor who organized the first Shakespeare festival in Stratford.

Question 88

Name a former owner of Warwick castle who is said to haunt the castle.

Question 89

What is a trebuchet?

Question 90

What is the emblem of the Earls of
Warwick adopted by the town of Warwick and county of Warwickshire?

Question 91

What does ‘Avon’ mean, as in the place name “Stratford-upon- Avon”?

Question 92

Name a structure in Stratford-upon-Avon built at the expense of Sir Hugh Clopton.

Question 93

In which building would you find a tower with a viewing point over Stratford?

Question 94

What was the relationship between the owners of Harvard House in 1600 and the founder of Harvard University?

Question 95

Which organisation is responsible for maintaining historic Shakespeare sites?

Question 96

What is the name of the deer park in which the young Shakespeare is said to have been caught poaching?

Question 97

What is the assumed birth date of William Shakespeare (ddmmyyyy)?

Question 98

Shakespeare’s birthplace is half-timbered.
What is the technical description of the material between the timber framework?

Question 99

In which village would you find Anne Hathaway’s Cottage?

Question 100

In which wars did Warwick “The Kingmaker” play an important part?

Question 101

Which owner of Warwick Castle was
murdered by his manservant?

Question 102

Who was the lady who hosted lavish
weekend parties at Warwick Castle in the late 19th century?

Question 103

In which year did Shakespeare marry Anne Hathaway?

Question 104

What are the lime trees in Holy Trinity Churchyard traditionally supposed to represent?

Question 105

Which 17th century owner of Warwick castle is said to haunt the castle?

Question 106

Which Shakespeare play, set in 11th
Century Scotland, is considered the
unluckiest play?

Question 107

Who officially opened the refurbished Royal Shakespeare Theatre in March 2011?

Question 108

Name the village where
Shakespeare’s mother, Mary Arden,
spent her childhood.

Question 109

By what other name is the White
Swan pub in Stratford also known?

Question 110

Give the admission price for an adult
to visit Shakespeare’s grave in Holy
Trinity church.

Question 111

Name the husband of Susanna,
Shakespeare’s eldest daughter.

Question 112

Name the building in which
Shakespeare died in 1616.

Question 113

At what time does Warwick Castle
open in the main season?

Question 114

Name the founder of a hospital for
disabled soldiers in Warwick.