Shakespear

Question 1

What city and country was he born in?

Answer 1

Stratford, England

Question 2

What is the completion date of Shakespeare’s birth?

Answer 2

April 23rd, 1564

Question 3

How old was Shakespeare when he got married?

Answer 3

18 years old

Question 4

How old was Shakespeare’s wife when she married him and what is her full name?

Answer 4

about 26 years old and her name is Anne Hathaway

Question 5

How many children did Shakespeare have and what were their names? Which of his children tragically died?

Answer 5

3 children, Sussana, Hamnet, and Judith. Hamnet tragically died at the age of 11

Question 6

What was the name of his house?

Answer 6

New Place

Question 7

What is the complete date of Shakespeare’s death?

Answer 7

April 23rd, 1616

Question 8

How old was Shakespeare when he died?

Answer 8

52

Question 9

What church is Shakespeare buried in?

Answer 9

The Holy Trinity church

Question 10

What year were Shakespeare’s plays first published–the first folio?

Answer 10

1623

Question 11

What was the original and new name of Shakespeare’s acting group?

Answer 11

Lord Chamberlain’s Men, King’s Men

Question 12

Shakespeare was part owner of which theater?

Answer 12

The Globe theater

Question 13

How many people could The Globe Theater seat?

Answer 13

3000 people

Question 14

What year was his theater built?

Answer 14

1599

Question 15

What did each flag above the theatre signify?

Answer 15

white - comedy
black - tragedy
red - history

Question 16

On what day of the week were Elizabethans NOT ABLE to attend a play performance?

Answer 16

Sundays

Question 17

Name two SPECIFIC items that patrons of the theater could purchase during the performance of a play.

Answer 17

beer, ginger,

Question 18

What name/title was given to patrons who STOOD to watch a play performance?

Answer 18

Groundlings