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- National Level Online Quiz – Celebrating Shakespeare & International English Languages Day. Celebrating the timeless legacy of Shakespeare and the beauty of languages across the world.
- Quiz Dates: April 22, 12 AM to April 24, 2025 11:59 PM
- Mode: Online
- Open to All Participants Across India
- E-Certificates will be awarded to participants who score 40% and above.
- Attempt all the MCQs. Each question carries 5 marks. The minimum qualifying marks are 40.
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National Level Online Quiz in commemoration of William Shakespeare’s Birth and Death Anniversary and International Language Day.
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Attempt all the MCQs. Each question carries 5 marks. The minimum qualifying marks are 40.
- When was William Shakespeare born?
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April 23, 1564
April 23, 1616
May 1, 1564
April 26, 1564 - Where was Shakespeare born?
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Oxford
Cambridge
Stratford-upon-Avon
London - What was the name of Shakespeare’s theatre in London?
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The Swan
The Rose
The Curtain
The Globe - “All the world’s a stage” is a quote from which play?
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Twelfth Night
Hamlet
As You Like It
Julius Caesar - Which organization established English Language Day?
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British Council
UNESCO
United Nations
Oxford University Press - What is Shakespeare’s nickname?
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The Royal Bard
The Swan of Avon
The Poet Laureate
The Sonnet King - What is a “pangram”?
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A word with all vowels
A sentence using every letter of the alphabet
A palindrome
A synonym of grammar - What genre is “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”?
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Tragedy
History
Comedy
Satire - Which character is famous for the soliloquy “To be, or not to be”?
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Othello
Romeo
Hamlet
Macbeth - In which play does the character Prospero appear?
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The Tempest
The Merchant of Venice
Twelfth Night
Cymbeline - What is the name of the dictionary first published by Samuel Johnson in 1755?
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The Oxford Dictionary
The English Lexicon
Webster’s Dictionary
Johnson’s Dictionary - Which word was famously coined by Shakespeare?
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Television
Internet
Assassination
Selfie - What is the origin of the English language?
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Slavic
Romance
Celtic
Germanic - Which of these is NOT a Shakespearean character?
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Laertes
Shylock
Iago
Dorian Gray - Which of Shakespeare’s plays is considered a “problem play”?
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Macbeth
Measure for Measure
Richard III
The Winter’s Tale - Which of the following is a tragedy by Shakespeare?
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The Comedy of Errors
Much Ado About Nothing
The Tempest
Romeo and Juliet - How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
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154
100
94
114 - Which monarch ruled England during most of Shakespeare’s career?
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King James I
King Charles I
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth I - “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” — This quote is taken from which Shakespearean play?
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Hamlet
Othello
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet - Which character of Shakespeare is described as having “The courtier’s eye, the soldier’s sword, and the scholar’s tongue”?
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Hamlet
Othello
Laertes
Horatio
1️⃣ Shakespearean character?
➡️ Laertes ✅
2️⃣ Which of Shakespeare’s plays is considered a “problem play”?
➡️ Measure for Measure ✅
3️⃣ Which of the following is a tragedy by Shakespeare?
➡️ Romeo and Juliet ✅
4️⃣ How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
➡️ 154 ✅
5️⃣ Which monarch ruled England during most of Shakespeare’s career?
➡️ Queen Elizabeth I ✅
6️⃣ “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” — This quote is taken from which Shakespearean play?
➡️ Romeo and Juliet ✅
7️⃣ Which character of Shakespeare is described as having “The courtier’s eye, the soldier’s sword, and the scholar’s tongue”?
➡️ Laertes ✅
8️⃣ How many plays did Shakespeare write?
➡️ 38 plays (commonly cited total, though some count 37 + lost works) �
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9️⃣ Shakespeare’s famous theatre was called…?
➡️ The Globe Theatre �
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10️⃣ Shakespeare was born in which town?
➡️ Stratford-upon-Avon �
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11️⃣ Which play features the character Puck?
➡️ A Midsummer Night’s Dream �
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12️⃣ Shakespeare’s plays were regularly performed in London by which year?
➡️ 1592 �
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13️⃣ Who has the famous line “To be or not to be…”?
➡️ Hamlet (in Hamlet) �
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14️⃣ Which of Shakespeare’s plays ends in tragic deaths (tragedy)?
➡️ Julius Caesar (also Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth) �
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15️⃣ Which play is also considered a Shakespeare problem play?
➡️ Troilus and Cressida �
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16️⃣ Which is one of Shakespeare’s comedies?
➡️ The Tempest �
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17️⃣ Which play has the character Shylock?
➡️ The Merchant of Venice (Shylock listed among Shakespeare’s characters) �
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18️⃣ Which play has the character Iago?
➡️ Othello �
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19️⃣ Which play has the character Hamlet?
➡️ Hamlet �
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20️⃣ Which play’s female lead is Juliet?
➡️ Romeo and Juliet �
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21️⃣ Which Shakespeare play involves the Weird Sisters (witches)?
➡️ Macbeth (witches are major characters) �
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22️⃣ Who is Prospero a character in?
➡️ The Tempest �
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23️⃣ Which play is famous for the “star-cross’d lovers” line?
➡️ Romeo and Juliet �
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24️⃣ Which Shakespeare play includes the character Caliban?
➡️ The Tempest �
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25️⃣ Which play is about a Roman dictator’s assassination?
➡️ Julius Caesar �
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