Game Quiz! The Elizabethan Era!
1) Who is the Elizabethan Era named after? Elizabeth Taylor Elizabeth Taylor Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth Arden Elizabeth Arden Elizabeth Hurley Elizabeth Hurley Elizabeth Barrett Browning Elizabeth Barrett Browning
2) What form of fine art is the Elizabethan Era most famous for? Literature Literature Painting Painting Ballet Ballet Theatre Theatre Calligraphy Calligraphy
3) What famous writer from the Elizabethan Era is considered by many to be the greatest writer of the English language? Charles Dickens Charles Dickens Jane Austen Jane Austen William Shakespeare William Shakespeare Emily Bronte Emily Bronte J. K. Rowling J. K. Rowling
4) What type of plays were performed at the English theatre? History plays History plays Comedies Comedies Tragedies Tragedies All of the above All of the above None of the above None of the above
5) Who of the following was NOT a famous English explorer? Sir Francis Drake Sir Francis Drake Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Humphrey Gilbert Sir Humphrey Gilbert All of the above All of the above
6) True or False: During the Elizabethan Era, people wore plain clothing with little decoration and drab colours. True True False False
7) What was the Privy Council? A group of advisors to the monarch A group of advisors to the monarch A group of commoners who voted on laws A group of commoners who voted on laws An English acting company An English acting company A Renaissance singing group A Renaissance singing group One of the two houses of parliament One of the two houses of parliament
10) When did the Elizabethan Era take place? 1066 to to to to to to to to to to 1776
Answers! 1) Queen Elizabeth I 1) Queen Elizabeth I 2) Theatre 2) Theatre 3) William Shakespeare 3) William Shakespeare 4) All of the above 4) All of the above 5) Christopher Columbus 5) Christopher Columbus 6) False 6) False 7) A group of advisors to the monarch 7) A group of advisors to the monarch 8) 1558 to ) 1558 to 1603