Shakespeare Quizzes on Sporcle

To be or not to be, that is just one of many questions on Sporcle's Shakespeare quizzes. Test your knowledge of the Bard by naming the plays of Shakespeare or by guessing Shakespeare Characters by Lines. If you are looking for a William Shakespeare quiz, then Sporcle's trivia is just As You Like It.
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The Writer's Life
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Name the novelists, poets, and playwrights to their lifespan dates.
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Word Ladder: Shakespeare

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Shakespeare or Captain Picard?
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If only they could have met…
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Missing Word: Shakespeare A to Z
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Name the missing words in these lines from Shakespeare's plays.
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Shakespeare (Not) in Love
If you're a character in a Shakespeare tragedy, you're gonna have a bad time.
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Word Ladder: A Hawk from a Handsaw
Name the four-letter words in this themed ladder.
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Shylock or Sherlock?
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Name the Shylock quotes leaving behind Sherlock's utterances.
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Matchable Shakespeare Characters
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Name the characters that match each of the selected plays by William Shakespeare.
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Shakespeare Play Genres
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Name the genre of Shakespeare's plays (as either comedy, history, or tragedy).
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Marc Anthony or Mark Antony?
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Name the person, pop music's Marc Anthony or Shakespeare's Mark Antony, that is quoted below.
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Illustrated Literary Duos
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Name the two illustrated characters from famous books and plays (both must be named).
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Spoiler Alert: Shakespeare Edition
We're not so sure 'Spoiler Alert' still applies when the material is 500 years old.
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Marc Antony's Funeral Oration
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Name the words in Antony's speech in Act III, Scene II of Julius Caesar.
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Romeo and Juliet: Prince Escalus's Speech
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Name the words in Prince Escalus's dramatic monologue in Act I Scene I of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
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Shakespeare According to Google
If Shakespeare's characters had used Google they would've avoided a lot of problems.
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10 Things I Click About You
The fact that there are 13 answers on this quiz is one of the most mind-boggling things we've ever encountered.
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Follow That Line: Shakespeare Edition 2
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Even better than the first.
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Bible or Shakespeare?
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Name the Source?.
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Romeo and Juliet Prologue (Words in Order)
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Name the words in the Romeo and Juliet Prologue .
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Misspelled Shakespeare
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Name the titles of these slightly altered Shakespeare plays.
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Follow That Line: Shakespeare
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Name the line that continues the given dialogue from one of Shakespeare's plays.
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Which one is by Shakespeare?
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Name the plays by Shakespeare out of this list of plays.
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Shakespearean Love Match
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Name the Shakespearean lovers and the play in which they are featured.
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The Naming of the Shrew (Shakespeare Names)
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Name the Shakespeare character's names.
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