William Shakespeare Biography

Question 1

What month and day was Shakespeare born?

Answer 1

April 23, 1564

Question 2

What were Shakespeare’s parents name?

Answer 2

John and Mary

Question 3

How many children did Shakespeare’s parents have?

Answer 3

Eight

Question 4

How many siblings does Shakespeare have?

Answer 4

Seven

Question 5

How many children did Shakespeare have?

Answer 5

Three

Question 6

What were Shakespeare’s children’s names?

Answer 6

Susanna, Hamnet, Judith

Question 7

What was Shakespeare’s wife name?

Answer 7

Anne Hathaway

Question 8

What town was Shakespeare from?

Answer 8

Stratford-upon-Avon

Question 9

What type of poem did Shakespeare typically write?

Answer 9

Shakespearean Sonnet

Question 10

What are the three genres of plays that Shakespeare wrote?

Answer 10

Tragedy, Comedy, History

Question 11

How many Acts do Shakespeare an plays have?

Answer 11

Five

Question 12

Typically, what poetry technique does Shakespeare use to indicate that an act/scene is over?

Answer 12

Blank verse

Question 13

What era did Shakespeare live in?

Answer 13

Elizabethan Era

Question 14

Name the actors troupe Shakespeare was a playwright, actor, and shareholder?

Answer 14

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men

Question 15

When the monarch died, who was the new monarch?

Answer 15

King James the first

Question 16

After Elizabeth I died, the acting troupe changed their name to what?

Answer 16

“The King’s Men”

Question 17

How did people know there was a play being performed on that day?

Answer 17

A white flag put on their building

Question 18

How did the people know what type of play was going to be performed?

Answer 18

Colour coded flags

Question 19

Name three of the theaters made famous during this time:

Answer 19

Globe Theater, The curtain, The Swan

Question 20

What was unique about Shakespeare’s date of death?

Answer 20

He died on the 23rd, the same date where he was born