Test your knowledge of Shakespeare with these 10 challenging questions.
Question 1 of 10
What is the original word we have replaced here in this eulogy of Mark Antony's? Friends, penguins, countrymen, lend me your ears.
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Question 2 of 10
In "Hamlet," in which state is something rotten?
Question 3 of 10
To curry favor with the Tudor times, Shakespeare made the last of the York kings an evil hunchback. Who was he?
Question 4 of 10
What Shakespeare play inspired the title of Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" and the plot of the film "Forbidden Planet"?
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Question 5 of 10
Shakespeare and Cervantes both died on the same date. But because their countries used different calendars, they actually died on different days ... two weeks apart, in fact. What date was this?
Question 6 of 10
With the help of a wayward hanky, Iago convinces Othello that his girl is kicking with Cassio. Who is she?
Question 7 of 10
What Shakespeare play has the most fairies?
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Question 8 of 10
As of 2009, what is the only movie based on a Shakespeare play to win the Oscar for Best Picture?
Question 9 of 10
This Shakespeare character doesn't get title billing in any of the bard's plays, but he is the title character of a Verdi opera. Who?
Question 10 of 10
With more than 70 movies filmed so far around the world, what Shakespeare play has been made into the most movies?
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