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Beadási határidő: 2015. január 6.
1. The world is celebrating the ………th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth in 2014 .
A. 500
B. 450
C. 550
D. 400
2. Complete the quote. ’A horse! a horse! My ………… for a horse!’
A. crown
B. kingdom
C. treasure
(Richard III)
D. sword
3. We know that Giuseppe Verdi spent much of his later life trying to write an opera of
King Lear, but it is a lesser-known fact that Mozart contemplated writing a version of
…..…….. .
A. The Tempest
B. Julius Caesar
C. Macbeth
D. Henry V
4. Which famous Shakespeare play does the quote "Why, then the world 's mine oyster"
come from?
A. Romeo and Juliet
B. Love's Labour's Lost
C. The Merry Wives of Windsor
D. Coriolanus
5. What was Shakespeare's jovial, self-assured and scruple-less, overweight knight
called?
A. Sir John Falstaff
B. Sir Thomas Vaughan
C. Sir John Ford
D. Sir Thomas Grey
6. Which Shakespeare play is the following line from? "But, soft, what light through
yonder window breaks?"
A. Much Ado About Nothing
B. Romeo and Juliet
C. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
D. Othello
7. Henry Bolingbroke usurps the throne of which king?
A. William II
B. Henry IV
C. Henry VI
D. Richard II
8. Which of these conventional statements is most accurate?
A. Shakespeare wrote over 10 plays.
B. Shakespeare wrote over 70 plays.
C. Shakespeare wrote over 50 plays.
D. Shakespeare wrote over 30 plays.
9. Which river is associated with Shakespeare's birthplace?
A. The Thames
B. The Tyburn
C. The Avon
D. The Severn
10. In 1613 the Globe Theatre burned down during a production of which play?
A. The Tempest
B. Henry V
C. Henry VIII
D. Coriolanus
11. Who is travelling with Macbeth when he first encounters the Three Witches?
A. Macduff
B. Mercutio
C. Lady Macbeth
D. Banquo
12. Complete the following famous line from Hamlet: Something is rotten in the state of...
A. England
B. Denmark
C. Venice
D. Scotland
13. Who is on the throne at the start of the play Richard III?
A. Edward IV
B. Richard III
C. Henry II
D. Henry V
14. Which of the following characters does not appear in Hamlet?
A. Polonius
B. Gertrude
C. Claudius
D. Miranda.
15. In 1786, Queen Catherine the Great, Empress of all the Russias, did her own
adaptation of Shakespeare’s play …………, titled “What it is to have Linen and Buckbaskets”. Her adaptation was performed in St Petersburg: the first Russian play to
credit Shakespeare’s influence. Catherine also translated Timon of Athens.
A. The Merry Wives of Windsor
B. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
C. The Taming of the Shrew
D. Love’s Labour’s Lost
16. The line "Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t." comes from which play?
A. Hamlet
B. Othello
C. King Lear
D. Macbeth
17. Sir Kenneth Branagh, the actor and director was knighted by the Queen for his
services to drama and the community in Northern Ireland in 2012. Which film was not
directed by him?
A. Henry V
B. Hamlet
C. Much Ado About Nothing
D. Othello
18. Which Shakespeare play does the famous line " All the world’s a stage, and all the
men and women merely players." come from?
A. As You Like It
B. The Winter’s Tale
C. Twelfth Night
D. Measure for Measure
19. Of what Italian city is The Tempest’s Prospero a Duke?
A. Florence
B. Milan
C. Naples
D. Venice
20. Which two Shakespeare plays have been translated into Klingon?
A. The Tempest and Twelfth Night
B. Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing
C. King Lear and Henry V
D. Titus Andronicus and Othello
21. William Shakespeare was buried…..
A. …..in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon.
B. ….in Westminster Abbey, London.
C. …..in Highgate Cemetery, London
D. …. in St. Paul’s Cathedral, London
22. Complete the following famous line: ’ I come to bury ……., not to praise him.’
A. Henry
B. Caesar
C. Hamlet
D. King Lear
23. How many sonnets did Shakespeare compose in his lifetime?
A. 94
B. 124
C. 154
D. 174
24. Shakespeare lived through a great many huge historical events. But which of these
did not happen while the bard was alive?
A. Defeat of the Spanish Armada
B. The discovery of Pompeii
C. The Gunpowder Plot
D. The Taj Mahal was built
25. How many words did Shakespeare actually ’invent’?
A. About 3,000
B. None
C. About 1,000
D. About 13,000
26. Which Shakespeare play do the famous lines " Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York." come from?
A. The Winter’s Tale
B. Richard III
C. King John
D. Cymbeline
27. Which of these is not an ingredient in the witches’ brew in Macbeth?
A. Eye of iguana
B. Toe of frog
C. Adder’s fork
D. Lizard’s leg
28. Friar Laurence's message doesn't reach Romeo in Mantua because…
A. ….a civil war in Italy has blocked all roads to Mantua.
B. ….Friar John can't get to Mantua because of a plague outbreak.
C. ….Lady Montague interferes with the delivery.
D. ….Romeo has moved.
29. Which American director founded the Shakespeare Globe Trust to rebuild the Globe
Theatre in London, and played a central role in realizing the project?
A. Wim Wenders
B. Sam Wanamaker
C. Tim Burton
D. David Fincher
30. Which of these is a song featured in the play Much Ado About Nothing?
A. Sleep No More
B. Fear No More
C. Sigh No More
D. Weep No More
31. When was Magna Charta signed?
A. 1066
B. 1215
C. 1483
D. 1558
32. The fictional spy James Bond belongs to which organization?
A. MI6
B. CIA
C. RAF
D. Scotland Yard
33. In 1982 United Kingdom and Argentina fought over which territory?
A. St.Helena
B. Gibraltar
C. Falkland Islands
D. Christmas Islands
34. Which car wasn't designed by Ian Callum?
A. Aston Martin DB7
B. Jaguar F-Type
C. McLaren P1
D. Volvo C7
35. The monarch of United Kingdom is not the monarch of which country?
A. Australia
B. Canada
C. South Africa
D. New Zealand
36. In England foolish jokes are told about which people?
A. Scottish
B. Welsh
C. French
D. Irish
37. Who was the King of England during the War of American Independence?
A. Edward VII
B. James II
C. George III
D. Henry VIII
38. Who was the last Emperor of India?
A. Edward VII
B. George V
C. Edward VIII
D. George VI
39. Who's McLaren's engine supplier in F1 from next season (2015)?
A. Mercedes-Benz (AMG)
B. Renault
C. Honda
D. Ferrari.
40. What is Scotland?
A. Province
B. Principality
C. Kingdom
D. Dominion
41. How many deer live in the UK? (according to the RSPCA)
A. About 100,000
B. About 2 million
C. About 9 million
D. About 13 million
42. Which is the longest motorway in the UK?
A. M1
B. M5
C. M6
D. M25
43. What percentage of the UK is used for agriculture according to 2012 government
figures?
A. 90 %
B. 70 %
C. 40 %
D. 10 %
44. When did the historic Goodwood Circuit reopen for the public?
A. 1993
B. 1995
C. 1998
D. 2001
45. Who said “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”?
A. James Watt
B. Isaac Newton
C. John Dalton
D. Harold Wilson
46. Who wrote Pygmalion?
A. George Bernard Shaw
B. Oscar Wilde
C. Herbert George Wells
D. Thomas Hardy
47. How many islands are there on the river Thames?
A. About 20
B. About 110
C. About 190
D. About 320
48. What is the title given to the person who chairs the debates in the House of
Commons?
A. Chairman
B. Speaker
C. Leader of the House
D. Prime Minister
49. Which animal is connected to Bruce McLaren?
A. Panther
B. Eagle
C. Kiwi
D. Swordfish
50. What is traditionally rolled down Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire, and then is raced
after by local men?
A. Egg
B. Cheese
C. Rugby ball
D. Barrel