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Modern Drama Trivia Quiz

This quiz deals with plays written after the second world war. Hope you enjoy it!

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

Author
Bronte

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,742

Updated
Sep 25 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1559

Last 3 plays: Guest 71 (9/10), Guest 220 (6/10), Peachie13 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which writer wrote the play 'Look Back in Anger'? Hint

Samuel Beckett

Timberlake Wertenbaker

Tennessee Williams

John Osborne

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who were the main characters in 'Look Back In Anger'? Hint

Gary, Tom, Leila and Chris

Jimmy, Cliff, Alison and Helena

Stan, Henry, Cathy and Juliette

Joe, Mitch, Sarah and Judy

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who wrote the plays 'Endgame' and 'Waiting For Godot'? Hint

Tom Stoppard

Samuel Beckett

Peter Shaffer

Harold Pinter

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these characters does NOT appear in the play 'Waiting For Godot'? Hint

Estragon

Hamm

Lucky

Vladimir

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Question 5 of 10

5. Whose plays include 'Betrayal' and 'Old Times'? Hint

John Osborne

Harold Pinter

Timberlake Wertenbaker

Caryl Churchill

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these plays was written by Charlotte Keatley? Hint

'My Mother Said I Never Should'

'Our Country's Good'

'Jumpers'

'A Place Calling Itself Rome'

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these people does not appear in the play 'My Mother Said I Never Should'? Hint

Jackie

Daphne

Rosie

Margaret

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who wrote the play 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'? Hint

Caryl Churchill

Peter Shaffer

Samuel Beckett

Tom Stoppard

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Question 9 of 10

9. Peter Shaffer wrote a play called 'Amadeus'. This play featured which famous figure from the world of music?

Answer: ((Last Name))

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which European city was Samuel Beckett born? Hint

Oslo

Paris

Dublin

Edinburgh

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 12 2024 : Guest 71: 9/10
Dec 06 2024 : Guest 220: 6/10
Nov 20 2024 : Peachie13: 10/10
Nov 20 2024 : Guest 1: 1/10
Nov 08 2024 : Guest 157: 4/10
Nov 04 2024 : Guest 157: 4/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which writer wrote the play 'Look Back in Anger'?

Answer: John Osborne

It was written in 1956 and was extremely controversial at this time.

2. Who were the main characters in 'Look Back In Anger'?

Answer: Jimmy, Cliff, Alison and Helena

3. Who wrote the plays 'Endgame' and 'Waiting For Godot'?

Answer: Samuel Beckett

These were part of 'Theatre of the Absurd' genre because of their surrealism.

4. Which of these characters does NOT appear in the play 'Waiting For Godot'?

Answer: Hamm

Hamm is a character from 'Endgame', another of Beckett's plays.

5. Whose plays include 'Betrayal' and 'Old Times'?

Answer: Harold Pinter

6. Which of these plays was written by Charlotte Keatley?

Answer: 'My Mother Said I Never Should'

'Jumpers' was written by Tom Stoppard, 'Our Country's Good' was written by Timberlake Wertenbaker, and 'A Place Calling Itself Rome' was written by John Osborne.

7. Which of these people does not appear in the play 'My Mother Said I Never Should'?

Answer: Daphne

The play is about a four women from different generations in one family.

8. Who wrote the play 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'?

Answer: Tom Stoppard

This modern play was written about the minor characters of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'.

9. Peter Shaffer wrote a play called 'Amadeus'. This play featured which famous figure from the world of music?

Answer: Mozart

10. In which European city was Samuel Beckett born?

Answer: Dublin

Although he lived most of his life in Paris.

Source: Author Bronte

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