Best William Shakespeare trivia quiz questions

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Which of these plays is not one of the three 'problem plays' by Shakespeare?
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As You Like It
What was the name of William Shakespeare's wife?
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Anne Hathaway
What is the name of the character who is the servant to Romeo in Romeo and Juliet?
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Balthasar
What is the name of the character who disguises herself as a man in Twelfth Night?
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Viola
What is the title of Shakespeare's longest play?
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Hamlet
Which of these plays is not one of Shakespeare's early histories?
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Henry V
Which of these plays is not considered one of Shakespeare's Roman plays?
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King Lear
Which of these plays does not feature a character named Othello?
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
Which of these plays is not one of Shakespeare's lost plays?
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Two Noble Kinsmen
Which of these plays was not written by Shakespeare?
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Doctor Faustus
Which Shakespeare play features the character Caliban?
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The Tempest
Which historical figure does Shakespeare portray as having a hunchback?
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Richard III
What is the name of the character who is the protagonist in The Merchant of Venice?
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Antonio
What was the name of the theater company that Shakespeare was a member of?
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The Lord Chamberlain's Men
What was the name of Shakespeare's acting rival who wrote his own plays?
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Christopher Marlowe
Which of these plays was not set in Scotland?
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The Comedy of Errors
Which of these plays is not part of Shakespeare's second tetralogy?
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Henry VI, Part 2
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
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154
What was the name of Shakespeare's acting company after it was renamed?
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The King's Men
Which of these plays is not one of Shakespeare's comedies?
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Titus Andronicus
Which play features the line 'All the world's a stage'?
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As You Like It
Which of these plays was not written during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I?
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The Winter's Tale
What is the last play in Shakespeare's War of the Roses tetralogy?
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Richard III
What is the name of the character who gives the famous 'Friends, Romans, countrymen' speech in Julius Caesar?
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Mark Antony
Which of these plays is not part of Shakespeare's Henriad?
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Henry VIII
What is the name of the theater where many of Shakespeare's plays were first performed?
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The Globe Theatre
What is the name of the character who is the father of Desdemona in Othello?
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Brabantio
What is the name of the character who is the daughter of Polonius in Hamlet?
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Ophelia
What is the name of the character who is the king of Scotland in Macbeth?
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Duncan
What was the name of the theater where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed?
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The Globe
What was the name of Shakespeare's daughter who married a doctor?
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Susanna
What is the name of the character who says 'To be or not to be' in Hamlet?
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Hamlet
What is the name of the character who is the husband of Lady Macbeth?
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Macbeth
What is the name of the character who is the Duke of Venice in Othello?
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Duke of Venice
Which of these plays is not one of Shakespeare's tragedies?
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The Winter's Tale
What is the name of the character who is the nurse to Juliet in Romeo and Juliet?
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Nurse
Which of Shakespeare's plays is often referred to as 'the Scottish play'?
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Macbeth
What is the name of the character who is murdered by Macbeth in Shakespeare's play?
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King Duncan
Which play features the characters Rosalind, Orlando, and Jaques?
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As You Like It
What was the name of Shakespeare's most famous theater?
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The Globe
What is the name of the young woman who falls in love with Romeo in Romeo and Juliet?
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Juliet
Which Shakespeare play features the line 'To be or not to be, that is the question'?
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Hamlet
In which year was William Shakespeare born?
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1564
What is the name of the character who is the prince of Denmark in Hamlet?
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Hamlet
Which of these works is a narrative poem by Shakespeare?
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Venus and Adonis
What is the setting of Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice'?
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Venice, Italy
Which of these plays was not set in ancient Greece?
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The Taming of the Shrew
Which of these plays is not one of Shakespeare's collaborations with John Fletcher?
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Henry VI, Part 1
What is the name of the character who is the wife of Brutus in Julius Caesar?
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Portia
Which of these characters is not from a Shakespearean play?
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Ebenezer Scrooge
Which of these plays is not one of the four great tragedies written by Shakespeare?
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Coriolanus
What is the name of the character who is the daughter of Baptista in The Taming of the Shrew?
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Katherina
What is the name of the character who is the brother of Viola in Twelfth Night?
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Sebastian
What was the title of Shakespeare's last play?
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The Tempest
Which of these plays was not set in Cyprus?
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
What is the name of the character who is the wife of Macbeth?
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Lady Macbeth
Which of these plays was not written by William Shakespeare?
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Doctor Faustus
Which of these plays was not set in Italy?
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Hamlet
Which of Shakespeare's plays is based on the life of a real Roman general?
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Coriolanus
Which of these plays is not attributed to Shakespeare and another playwright?
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The Merry Wives of Windsor
What is the name of the character who kills Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's play?
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Brutus
What was the name of Shakespeare's mother's family?
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Arden
Which Shakespeare play features the characters Oberon and Titania?
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Which of these plays is not part of Shakespeare's First Folio?
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Pericles
Which play features the famous balcony scene between Romeo and Juliet?
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Romeo and Juliet
Which of these plays is not classified as one of Shakespeare's history plays?
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Timon of Athens
Which character in Shakespeare's plays has the most lines?
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Hamlet
Who is the protagonist in Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar'?
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Brutus
Which of these plays was not set in England?
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Which of Shakespeare's plays is set on an island?
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The Tempest
Which of these plays is not one of Shakespeare's late romances?
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The Taming of the Shrew
What was the original name of the theater where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed?
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The Theatre
In which year did William Shakespeare die?
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1616
What was the name of Shakespeare's father?
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John Shakespeare
In what century was William Shakespeare born?
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16th century
Which of these plays was not set in Denmark?
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The Merchant of Venice
What is the name of the character who is the villain in Othello?
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Iago
Which of these plays was not set in Italy?
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The Winter's Tale
What is the name of the character who is the lover of Troilus in Troilus and Cressida?
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Cressida
Which play is not considered one of Shakespeare's tragedies?
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The Comedy of Errors
What was the title of Shakespeare's first published work?
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Venus and Adonis
What is the name of the fairy queen in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
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Titania
What is the name of the character who is the fool in King Lear?
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Fool
What is the name of the character who is the king of France in Henry V?
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King of France
What was the name of Shakespeare's birthplace?
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Stratford-upon-Avon
What is the name of the character who is the friend of Hamlet in Hamlet?
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Horatio
What was the name of Shakespeare's patron who supported him financially?
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Henry Wriothesley
What is the name of the character who is the mistress of the inn in The Merry Wives of Windsor?
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Mistress Quickly
Which of these plays was not set in ancient Rome?
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Macbeth
Which of these plays does not feature a character named Romeo?
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Julius Caesar
What was the name of Shakespeare's only son?
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Hamnet
What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
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Anne Hathaway
What is the name of the character who is the king of Navarre in Love's Labour's Lost?
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King of Navarre
What is the name of the character who is the son of Gloucester in King Lear?
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Edgar
What was the name of Shakespeare's mother?
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Mary Arden
What was the name of Shakespeare's granddaughter who died at age 11?
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Elizabeth Barnard
Which of these plays was not set in Vienna?
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The Tempest
What is the name of the character who is the queen of Egypt in Antony and Cleopatra?
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Cleopatra

Best William Shakespeare trivia quiz questions

Which of these plays is not one of the three 'problem plays' by Shakespeare?

What was the name of William Shakespeare's wife?

What is the name of the character who is the servant to Romeo in Romeo and Juliet?

What is the name of the character who disguises herself as a man in Twelfth Night?

What is the title of Shakespeare's longest play?

Which of these plays is not one of Shakespeare's early histories?

Which of these plays is not considered one of Shakespeare's Roman plays?

Which of these plays does not feature a character named Othello?

Which of these plays is not one of Shakespeare's lost plays?

Which of these plays was not written by Shakespeare?

Which Shakespeare play features the character Caliban?

Which historical figure does Shakespeare portray as having a hunchback?

What is the name of the character who is the protagonist in The Merchant of Venice?

What was the name of the theater company that Shakespeare was a member of?

What was the name of Shakespeare's acting rival who wrote his own plays?

Which of these plays was not set in Scotland?

Which of these plays is not part of Shakespeare's second tetralogy?

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

What was the name of Shakespeare's acting company after it was renamed?

Which of these plays is not one of Shakespeare's comedies?

Which play features the line 'All the world's a stage'?

Which of these plays was not written during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I?

What is the last play in Shakespeare's War of the Roses tetralogy?

What is the name of the character who gives the famous 'Friends, Romans, countrymen' speech in Julius Caesar?

Which of these plays is not part of Shakespeare's Henriad?

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

What is the name of the character who is the father of Desdemona in Othello?

What is the name of the character who is the daughter of Polonius in Hamlet?

What is the name of the character who is the king of Scotland in Macbeth?

What was the name of the theater where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed?

What was the name of Shakespeare's daughter who married a doctor?

What is the name of the character who says 'To be or not to be' in Hamlet?

What is the name of the character who is the husband of Lady Macbeth?

What is the name of the character who is the Duke of Venice in Othello?

Which of these plays is not one of Shakespeare's tragedies?

What is the name of the character who is the nurse to Juliet in Romeo and Juliet?

Which of Shakespeare's plays is often referred to as 'the Scottish play'?

What is the name of the character who is murdered by Macbeth in Shakespeare's play?

Which play features the characters Rosalind, Orlando, and Jaques?

What was the name of Shakespeare's most famous theater?

What is the name of the young woman who falls in love with Romeo in Romeo and Juliet?

Which Shakespeare play features the line 'To be or not to be, that is the question'?

In which year was William Shakespeare born?

What is the name of the character who is the prince of Denmark in Hamlet?

Which of these works is a narrative poem by Shakespeare?

What is the setting of Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice'?

Which of these plays was not set in ancient Greece?

Which of these plays is not one of Shakespeare's collaborations with John Fletcher?

What is the name of the character who is the wife of Brutus in Julius Caesar?

Which of these characters is not from a Shakespearean play?

Which of these plays is not one of the four great tragedies written by Shakespeare?

What is the name of the character who is the daughter of Baptista in The Taming of the Shrew?

What is the name of the character who is the brother of Viola in Twelfth Night?

What was the title of Shakespeare's last play?

Which of these plays was not set in Cyprus?

What is the name of the character who is the wife of Macbeth?

Which of these plays was not written by William Shakespeare?

Which of these plays was not set in Italy?

Which of Shakespeare's plays is based on the life of a real Roman general?

Which of these plays is not attributed to Shakespeare and another playwright?

What is the name of the character who kills Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's play?

What was the name of Shakespeare's mother's family?

Which Shakespeare play features the characters Oberon and Titania?

Which of these plays is not part of Shakespeare's First Folio?

Which play features the famous balcony scene between Romeo and Juliet?

Which of these plays is not classified as one of Shakespeare's history plays?

Which character in Shakespeare's plays has the most lines?

Who is the protagonist in Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar'?

Which of these plays was not set in England?

Which of Shakespeare's plays is set on an island?

Which of these plays is not one of Shakespeare's late romances?

What was the original name of the theater where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed?

In which year did William Shakespeare die?

What was the name of Shakespeare's father?

In what century was William Shakespeare born?

Which of these plays was not set in Denmark?

What is the name of the character who is the villain in Othello?

Which of these plays was not set in Italy?

What is the name of the character who is the lover of Troilus in Troilus and Cressida?