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1. What is the time period of the play? (a) The Renaissance (b) The Elizabethan Era (c) The Roman Empire (d) The Middle Ages 2. Who are the two main characters in the play? (a) Julius Caesar and Brutus (b) Romeo and Juliet (c) Antony and Cleopatra (d) Hamlet and Ophelia 3. Where does the play primarily take place? (a) Rome and Athens (b) Rome and Egypt (c) Athens and Egypt (d) Carthage and Rome

Margaret Thatcher Quiz Questions with Answers 1. When was Margaret Thatcher Prime Minister of UK? a) 1992-1997 b) 1960-1965 c) 1979-1990 d) 1978-1980 2. What was Margaret Thatcher’s original name? a) Margaret Hilda Roberts b) Margaret Mary Jackson c) Margaret Beaufort d) Margaret Taylor 3. When was Margaret Thatcher born? a) 25 January 1938 b) 17 May 1926 c) 21 July 1922 d) 13 October 1925

1) Where was Edward VIII born? a) Birmingham b) Greenwich c) Richmond d) Yorkshire 2) When was Edward VIII born? a) 23 June 1894 b) 4 March 1896 c) 1 January 1901 d) 29 February 1904 3) How was Edward VIII known in his family? a) Albert b) David c) James d) William

1. Who is the Thane of Glamis at the beginning of the play? (a) Duncan (b) Macbeth (c) Banquo (d) Malcolm 2. Where does the play primarily take place? (a) England (b) Ireland (c) Scotland (d) Wales 3. What is the name of the castle where King Duncan is murdered? (a) Inverness (b) Dunsinane (c) Cawdor (d) Glamis

1. Who is the protagonist of King Lear? (a) Cordelia (b) Edmund (c) Lear (d) Gloucester 2. What is the primary conflict in King Lear? (a) A battle between good and evil (b) A struggle for power and recognition (c) A love triangle (d) A quest for redemption 3. How does King Lear divide his kingdom among his daughters? (a) Equally among all three daughters (b) Based on their beauty and flattery (c) Based on their intelligence and wisdom (d) Based on their age and experience

Seamus Heaney Quiz Questions and Answers (Some sources mention Bellaghy or Castledawson as Seamus Heaney’s place of birth.) 1. When did Seamus Heaney get Nobel Prize for Literature? a) 1995 b) 1992 c) 1986 d) 1998 2. When was Seamus Heaney born? a) 3 February 1944 b) 13 April 1939 c) 14 August 1937 d) 30 December 1945 3. Where was Seamus Heaney born? a) Kent b) Essex c) Sussex d) Mossbawn

1. What was Pauline Bonaparte’s original name? a) Paula Newton b) Esmeralda de la Roche c) Maria Paola Buonaparte d) Marie Louise Bourbon 2. When was Pauline Bonaparte born? a) 1 March 1784 b) 4 April 1778 c) 19 August 1782 d) 20 October 1780 3. Where was Pauline Bonaparte born? a) Ajaccio b) Turin c) Fontainebleau d) Milan

1. Who is the protagonist of the play "Othello"? (a) Iago (b) Desdemona (c) Othello (d) Cassio 2. What is Othello's occupation? (a) A soldier (b) A merchant (c) A politician (d) A scholar 3. From which city does Desdemona come? (a) Venice (b) Cyprus (c) Rome (d) Athens

1. Who is the Duke of Vienna, the main character of the play? (a) Angelo (b) Claudio (c) Escalus (d) Vincentio 2. What is the crime that Claudio is accused of? (a) Murder (b) Treason (c) Fornication (d) Theft 3. Who is the stern deputy appointed by the Duke to rule Vienna in his absence? (a) Escalus (b) Angelo (c) Lucio (d) Pompey

1. When did Richard Errett Smalley win Nobel Prize for Chemistry? a) 1996 b) 1982 c) 1994 d) 2004 2. When was Richard Errett Smalley born? a) 9 March 1948 b) 6 June 1943 c) 7 July 1944 d) 11 November 1942 3. Where was Richard Errett Smalley born? a) Olympia b) San Francisco c) Akron d) Boston