FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Do You Know This Play? Trivia Quiz

Check out your theatrical know how, by reading these simplified storylines by well known playwrights and guessing the answers to the questions...not very tough at all!

A multiple-choice quiz by Ruma. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Ruma

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
18,912

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
4578

Last 3 plays: CLEE2024 (6/10), Mark2617 (5/10), driver88 (5/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. George Bernard Shaw wrote a play about the romanticising of war and created the mythical character of the Chocolate Cream Soldier, who didn't really exist except in the mind of a romantic girl. Which play was it? Hint

Arms and the Man

The Philanderer

Pygmalion

Travesties

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. Agatha Christie wrote a play about people trapped in a lonely house in a snowstorm, with one of them a killer about to kill again. Hint

The Hostage

What the Butler Saw

The Mousetrap

The Revenger's Tragedy

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. Arthur Miller wrote this play about the trials and tribulations of the life of Willy Loman and his family. Hint

Heartbreak House

The Admirable Crichton

Death of a Salesman

All My Sons

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. Peter Shaffer's play about Mozart's rise to greatness, and his great rivalry with Salieri. Hint

Amadeus

Blithe Spirit

Five Finger Exercise

Look Back in Anger

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. Shakespeare's tale of a disturbed prince, tortured by thoughts that his own mother might be party to the murder of his father, and his desire for revenge against his murdering stepfather. Hint

Hamlet

Othello

Macbeth

King Lear

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. In Beckett's famous play, Estragon and Vladimir are hanging around in a perpetual state of boredom. Hint

The Hostage

Waiting for Godot

The Room

Krapp's Last Tape

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. Is Jack really Jack, or can he be Ernest? He has to go to great lengths to find out the value of truth! This is one of Oscar's Wilde's best and funniest. Hint

The Importance of being Earnest

The Picture of Dorian Gray

My Brother Jack

The Ideal Husband

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. Shakespeare writes about Antonio who has borrowed money from Shylock. Shylock now wants his 'pound of flesh' and Antonio's life. Antonio's friend Bassanio and his lady love Portia must save Antonio from death. Can they? Hint

Twelfth Night

As You Like It

The Merchant of Venice

All's Well that Ends Well

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. Love and intrigue and enjoyment galore, with Mrs Malaprop adding a touch of hilarity by mispronouncing and misusing words. A comedy by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Hint

The Rivals

The Comedy of Errors

She Stoops to Conquer

Marriage a la Mode

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. A shipwreck, an island, a lovelorn young man, a beautiful sheltered girl, her domineering father, a mischief-making sprite...all this makes for lots of confusion and misunderstanding before it all ends the way it should. A play by Shakespeare.

Answer: (Two Words)

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Most Recent Scores

Dec 18 2024 : CLEE2024: 6/10
Dec 06 2024 : Mark2617: 5/10
Nov 29 2024 : driver88: 5/10
Nov 27 2024 : Serenesh: 10/10
Nov 23 2024 : Guest 31: 9/10
Nov 20 2024 : Guest 81: 10/10
Nov 20 2024 : Peachie13: 10/10
Nov 20 2024 : Guest 1: 4/10
Nov 19 2024 : Guest 74: 8/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Arms and the Man

2. Agatha Christie wrote a play about people trapped in a lonely house in a snowstorm, with one of them a killer about to kill again.

Answer: The Mousetrap

'The Mousetrap' by Agatha Christie, 'What the Butler Saw' is by Joe Orton, 'The Revenger's Tragedy' by Cyril Tourneur, and 'The Hostage' is by Brendan Behan.

3. Arthur Miller wrote this play about the trials and tribulations of the life of Willy Loman and his family.

Answer: Death of a Salesman

'All My Sons' is also by Miller, but 'The Admirable Crichton' is by J.M Barrie, and 'Heartbreak House' is by G.B. Shaw.

4. Peter Shaffer's play about Mozart's rise to greatness, and his great rivalry with Salieri.

Answer: Amadeus

'Five Finger Exercise' is also by Shaffer, 'Look Back in Anger' is by John Osborne, and 'Blithe Spirit' is a famous Noel Coward play.

5. Shakespeare's tale of a disturbed prince, tortured by thoughts that his own mother might be party to the murder of his father, and his desire for revenge against his murdering stepfather.

Answer: Hamlet

Hamlet suspects his mother, Gertrude, of knowing and abetting Claudius, the man she later marries, in the killing of his father. This obsession for revenge destroys his life and those around him.

6. In Beckett's famous play, Estragon and Vladimir are hanging around in a perpetual state of boredom.

Answer: Waiting for Godot

Krapp's Last Tape' is also by Beckett, 'The Hostage' is by Brendan Behan and 'The Room' is by Harold Pinter.

7. Is Jack really Jack, or can he be Ernest? He has to go to great lengths to find out the value of truth! This is one of Oscar's Wilde's best and funniest.

Answer: The Importance of being Earnest

Answer: The Merchant of Venice

Portia proves her worth as a legal mind and saves Antonio!

9. Love and intrigue and enjoyment galore, with Mrs Malaprop adding a touch of hilarity by mispronouncing and misusing words. A comedy by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

Answer: The Rivals

'The Comedy of Errors' is by Shakespeare, 'She Stoops to Conquer' is by Oliver Goldsmith and 'Marriage a la Mode' is by John Dryden.

Answer: The Tempest

Source: Author Ruma

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor bullymom before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.