Personalities Quiz - Part 2
1) Where in England did William Shakespeare die, on 23 April 1616?
1) Stratford upon Avon
2) Oxford
3) London
4) Hastings
2) Even though Shakespeare continued his theatrical career in London, he invested a considerable amount in property in which English town?
1) Newcastle under Lyme
2) Ely
3) Stratford upon Avon
4) Bath
3) How many of Shakespeare's plays were published in his lifetime?
1) About a quarter of them
2) All of them
3) None of them
4) About half of them
4) Which of these is the most commonly believed theory on Shakespeare's "lost years"?
1) He was a schoolmaster.
2) He was a lawyer.
3) He was a doctor.
4) He was a journalist.
5) William Shakespeare and his wife became the parents of twins in 1585 (a boy and a girl). What were they named?
1) Otello and Francesca
2) Hamnet and Judith
3) Leir and Violet
4) Benquo and Natasha
6) What was the name of William Shakespeare's first daughter?
1) Susanna
2) Marianna
3) Joanna
4) Leanna
7) What was the name of the woman whom William married in November 1582?(eight years his senior)
1) Mary Arden
2) Catherine Milford
3) Eliza Graham
4) Anne Hathaway
8) In which year was William Shakespeare born?
1) 1566
2) 1564
3) 1561
4) 1559
9) What were the names of William Shakespeare's parents before they married?
1) John Shakespeare and Mary Arden
2) Henry Shakespeare and Eliza Graham
3) Christopher Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway
4) Thomas Shakespeare and Catherine Milford
10) What is the name of Edison's motion picture invention?
1) Film
2) Kinetoscope
3) Phonoscope
4) Moviescope
11) In 1879, Edison successfully tested the incandescent light. What did he use for a filament?
1) Burned sewing thread
2) Hair from a horse tail
3) Copper wire
4) Bamboo
12) In 1876, Edison built his famous laboratory in which U.S. state?
1) New Jersey
2) Wisconsin
3) New York
4) Washington
13) At what age did Edison become a telegraph operator?
1) 13
2) 14
3) 15
4) 17
14) When did Thomas Edison die?
1) Mar. 1, 1931
2) Sept. 30, 1932
3) Jun. 27, 1930
4) Oct. 18, 1931
15) Which one of these inventions did Edison not discover or help improve?
1) Light bulb
2) Telephone
3) Phonogragh
4) Radio
16) What is Thomas Edison's middle name?
1) Robert
2) Alva
3) Adam
4) Allen
17) When was Thomas Edison born?
1) Feb. 11, 1847
2) May 6, 1847
3) Dec. 30, 1846
4) Aug. 27, 1848
18) Where was Sir Isaac Newton born?
1) Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire
2) Kings Lynn, Norfolk
3) Wolverhampton, West Midlands
4) Southampton, Hampshire
19) When was Sir Isaac Newton born?
1) July 4, 1642
2) November 4, 1642
3) December 25, 1642
4) October 1, 1642
20) How many years was Newton the president of the Royal Society?
1) 34 years
2) 14 years
3) 24 years
4) 4 years
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