Quiz Night

Last Thursday it was my turn to prepare the questions for the weekly Quiz night at the local Irish pub. A number of English teachers and English students in Lugo meet and test their knowledge. Should your team win there are also prizes from the pub. I thought I would share my Quiz with you.

Category 1 - Not quite a Shakespearean baseball game (When the question is a quote you need to identify the play and the character)

1. ´To be or not to be, -- that is the question´
2. On what Shakespeare play is the 1960 musical ´West Side Story´ based?
3. ´Out damned spot ! out, I say !
4. How many plays did Shakespeare write?
5. ´What´s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.´
6. In what country does the story of Hamlet take place ?
7. ´A horse ! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!´
8. Who is the ´shrew´ in the Taming of the Shrew ?
9. ´Beware the ides of March´
10. On what day was Shakespeare believed to have been born and known to have died ?

Category two- Well-known Canadianisms:

1. Where did the first Europeans to settle in Canada come from ?
2. Joe Shuster & Jerome Siegel created this famous comic book character in 1938.
3. What are Canada´s two national sports?
4. Sir Frederick Banting was awarded the Nobel-Prize in 1923 for the discovery of this medical treatment.
5. The bear at the London zoo which inspired A.A. Milne to create the character ´Winnie the Pooh´is named after which Canadian city?
6. What code name was given to the beach where the Canadians landed in Normandy on D-day?
7. This Canadian singer is considered to have the biggest selling album of all time for a female artist.
8. Who is the highest scoring hockey player in history?
9. What is the mascot of the Quebec city winter carnival ?
10. Which Canadian city will host the 2010 winter olympics?

Category 3- People in your neighbourhood (if you live in Lugo) Identify the name and location of the following statues.