The Bard

Where was William Shakespeare born?

• Manchester

• Birmingham

• London

• Stratford-upon-Avon

What is the title of the famous Shakespearean tragedy involving a character named Othello?

• Hamlet

• Macbeth

• Romeo and Juliet

• Othello

Which playhouse was constructed by actors for actors on the south bank of the Thames?

• The Curtain

• The Theatre

• The Globe Theatre

• Blackfriars Theatre

In which year did the Globe Theatre burn down during the performance of Henry VIII?

• 1608

• 1616

• 1610

• 1613

What is the title of the play that was set forth with many extraordinary circumstances of pomp and ceremony?

• Othello

• Henry VIII

• Romeo and Juliet

• Macbeth