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33 Revolutionary Shakespeare Trivia Questions and Answers

Reviewed by Stefanie Zaldarriaga, Author·Updated Apr 2025·4 min read
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  1. 1Which Shakespeare play is the longest?

  2. 2Who is the ghost that appears in Hamlet?

  3. 3Which play features the character of Shylock?

  4. 4What was the name of Shakespeare’s acting company?

  5. 5Which monarchs ruled during Shakespeare's lifetime?

  6. 6In what year was the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays published?

  7. 7Which play contains the line, “All the world’s a stage”?

  8. 8What is the most common meter used in Shakespeare’s plays?

  9. 9Which play is the source of the phrase “wild-goose chase”?

  10. 10Which Shakespeare play has the highest body count?

  11. 11Who kills Macbeth in the play Macbeth?

  12. 12Which tragedy features the characters of Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia?

  13. 13In which play do the characters Viola and Sebastian appear?

  14. 14Which play features the character of Puck?

  15. 15Which Shakespeare play was the inspiration for the musical West Side Story?

  16. 16How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

  17. 17Which sonnet begins with the line, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”?

  18. 18What is the main theme of Shakespeare’s sonnet sequence?

  19. 19Which English king is depicted in three of Shakespeare’s plays?

  20. 20Which historical figure is the central character in Julius Caesar?

  21. 21Which Shakespeare play was inspired by the real-life War of the Roses?

  22. 22Which play features the line, “To be, or not to be: that is the question”?

  23. 23Which character says, “A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!”?

  24. 24Which play contains the quote, “The course of true love never did run smooth”?

  25. 25What is the name of the theater where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed?

  26. 26What is the title of Shakespeare's last solo-written play?

  27. 27Which Shakespeare play was adapted into the film Throne of Blood by Akira Kurosawa?

  28. 28Who is the protagonist in The Taming of the Shrew?

  29. 29What type of play is The Winter’s Tale?

  30. 30Which character in Othello is known for their cunning and deceitful nature?

  31. 31What is the name of the poem collection that Shakespeare wrote for his patron, the Earl of Southampton?

  32. 32Which Shakespeare play is set in Denmark?

  33. 33Which Shakespearean character is known for the phrase, “Et tu, Brute?”?

Answer Key

  1. 1. Hamlet
  2. 2. King Hamlet
  3. 3. The Merchant of Venice
  4. 4. The Lord Chamberlain's Men
  5. 5. Elizabeth I and James I
  6. 6. 1623
  7. 7. As You Like It
  8. 8. Iambic pentameter
  9. 9. Romeo and Juliet
  10. 10. Titus Andronicus
  11. 11. Macduff
  12. 12. King Lear
  13. 13. Twelfth Night
  14. 14. A Midsummer Night's Dream
  15. 15. Romeo and Juliet
  16. 16. 154
  17. 17. Sonnet 18
  18. 18. The passage of time
  19. 19. Henry VI
  20. 20. Julius Caesar
  21. 21. Richard III
  22. 22. Hamlet
  23. 23. Richard III
  24. 24. A Midsummer Night's Dream
  25. 25. The Globe Theatre
  26. 26. The Tempest
  27. 27. Macbeth
  28. 28. Katherina
  29. 29. A Romance
  30. 30. Iago
  31. 31. The Sonnets
  32. 32. Hamlet
  33. 33. Julius Caesar

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