Shakespeare Internet Scavenger Hunt

1. What is the date of Shakespeare’s birth and death?

2. What was the name of Shakespeare’s wife?

3. What was the name of the town where Shakespeare grew up?

4. How many children did Shakespeare have? What were their names?

5. What is the name of William Shakespeare’s first published poem?

6. What was the name of the acting group that Shakespeare joined in 1594 with Richard Burbage and Will Kempe? 7. Name three tragedies that Shakespeare wrote.

8. What were some special effects that he and his company made on stage during some of his plays?

9. What was the name of the group of people that stood on the ground in front of the stage and had the most fun?

10. Where did Shakespeare get his information for Julius Caesar?

11. What was the name of the theater where most of Shakespeare’s plays were made famous?

12. What are the three types of plays written by Shakespeare? ______, ______, ______

13. What happened that closed down all theaters in England (closed for one year)?

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