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Shakespeare Jeopardy
Life of Shakespeare
Question: What is Shakespeare’s first name?
Answer: William
Question: In which city did Shakespeare do most of his work and what would have been his first impressions of the city?
Answer: London, London was huge.
Question: Although he made his name in London, what town did Shakespeare come from?
Answer: Stratford-upon-Avon
Question: Look at Shakespeare’s family tree? http://www.shakespeare-w.com/english/shakespeare/familytree.html How many brothers and sisters did Shakespeare have? How many children did he
have? Whom did Shakespeare marry and how old was he when they were married?
Answer: 3 children anne Hathaway3 brothers 4 sisters
16 years old
Question: list in order which actors were most popular between women, children and men
Answer: children men women
Fun Facts
Question: on what day did shakespeare die on
Answer: 23
Question: Apart from the attractions of inns and taverns, what other entertainment was available in London?
Answer: London was the biggest city in England, though much smaller than today. London had markets, shops, taverns (inns), churches and palaces. The River Thames was busy with ships.
London was where poor people went hoping to make their fortunes. And London had theatres!
Question: What member of the royal family loved the theatre?
Answer: The new king was James I, from Scotland. James liked the theatre.
Question: With which company did Shakespeare spent most of his time?
Answer: the Lord Chamberlain's Men.
Question: What other theatre “jobs” did Shakespeare do besides writing plays?
Answer: acting
About the times
Question: When was the first London theatre built and what was it called?
Answer: London's first theatre or 'playhouse' opened in 1576. By 1590, there were several theatres, such as the Rose, the Theatre and the Curtain.
Question: How much did rich people pay for theatre tickets
Answer: 12 pennies (one shilling)
Question: What is the plague? How was it carried? How many people died in London from this disease?
Answer: In 1593, a terrible disease called the plague hit London. Thousands of people got sick and died.
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Question: How did the audience behave during the times of Elizabethan theatre? Give one example of such behaviour.
Answer: The audience shouted and clapped, laughed and booed.
The Theatre
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Question: When were Shakespeare’s plays first performed at The Globe?
Answer: The new Globe opened in 1997. The first play was Henry V - just as when the first Globe opened in 1599.
Question: What is The Globe?
Answer: A theater
Question: Along which river does The Globe theatre reside?
Answer: The River Thames
Question: What happened to The Globe in 1613?
Answer: cannon set fire to the roof
Important Dates
Question: What happened to it in 1603?
Answer: Queen Elizabeth died.
Question: When was the modern-day Globe rebuilt?
Answer: 1999
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