Sunday, November 29, 2009

Shakespeare with Ethel Barryjam

This is a quiz type quest... More quiz than quest. It starts with Ethel Barryjam, the owner of Hotton's general store.

Q: Which character said: "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!""
A: Richard III

Q: Which classic science fiction movie is actually a remake of Shakespeare's play, "The Tempest"?
A: Forbidden Planet

Q: In what play does someone remark that, "Yond' Cassius has a lean and hungry look"?
A: Julius Caesar

Q: The play and movie "West Side Story" is yet another adaptation of which of Shakespeare's plays?
A: Romeo and Juliet

Q: To which of Shakespeare's plays will superstitious actors refer only as "The Scottish Play?"
A: Macbeth

Q: In which of Shakespeare's plays is one of the characters' heads turned into that of a donkey?
A: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Q: Who told Julius Caeser to "Beware the Ides of March!"?
A: A soothsayer

Q: In which play do three witches intone, "Double, double, toil and trouble! Fire burn and cauldron bubble!"?
A: Macbeth

Q: What is the relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia?
A: They are sweethearts

Q: In one of his works, Shakespeare describes a horse who is perfect in every way, ending with,
A: Venus and Adonis

BONUS QUESTION:
Q: Okay, here's one for you. From what musical cmes the song: [quote]
A: Kiss Me, Kate

Rewards: $1000 and 25 Quest Points

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