Question 1
Which play follows a Danish prince seeking revenge for his father's murder?
- Hamlet
- Macbeth
- Othello
- King Lear
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Hamlet
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Shakespeare Plays trivia quiz
Shakespeare Plays trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 Shakespeare Plays questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the Shakespeare Plays questions cover
- Characters
- Comedies
- Tragedies
- Roman Tragedy
- Sources
- Henry IV
- Quotes
- All's Well
- Coriolanus
- Court Comedy
- Cymbeline
- Henry V
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Question 2
Which play centers on a Scottish nobleman who murders his king after hearing a prophecy?
- Coriolanus
- Macbeth
- Hamlet
- Julius Caesar
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Macbeth
Question 3
Which play tells of two young lovers from feuding families in Verona?
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Twelfth Night
- Romeo and Juliet
- The Tempest
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Romeo and Juliet
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How a Shakespeare Plays match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Shakespeare Plays questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
- The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.
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