Question: Name this Indian Tennis player who has turned Hollywood filmmaker?
1) Leander Paes
2) Mahesh Bhupathi
3) Vijay Amritraj
4) Ashok Amritraj
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Question: With what honour has Dr. Kalam been decorated, the highest honour that an Indian citizen can receive?
1) Arjuna Award
2) Padma Bhushan
3) The Bharat Ratna
4) Padma Vibhushan
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Question: What is the full form of the "APJ" in Dr. Kalam's name?
1) Ahmed Panthwawala Jain
2) Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen
3) Ali Ponnuswamy Jampiru
4) Akbar Panneer Jalant
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Question: Into what position was Dr. Kalam sworn in on 25 July, 2002?
1) Prime Minister of India
2) Election-Commissioner of India
3) Secretary-General of the Commonwealth
4) President of India
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Question: Which lines are NOT found in Shakespeare?
1) Neither a borrower nor a lender be
2) To sleep, perchance to dream
3) Out, out, brief candle
4) When you speak of this - and you will - be kind
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Question: Shakespeare lived to a ripe old age - for his time. How old was he when he died?
1) Under 40
2) In his 60's
3) In his 40's
4) In his 50's
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Question: Which is NOT one of Shakespeare's comedies?
1) Merry Wives of Windsor
2) Twelfth Night
3) Troilus and Cressida
4) Every Man in his Humour
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Question: Which is NOT one of Shakespeare's tragedies?
1) Coriolanus
2) Timon of Athens
3) Titus Andronicus
4) The Duchess of Malfi
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Question: Which of the following has NOT been seriously suggested as being the true author of Shakespeare's works?
1) Edward DeVere, Earl of Oxford
2) John Webster
3) William Stanley, Earl of Derby
4) Francis Bacon
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Question: The theatre with which Shakespeare is most closely associated is the...?
1) National Advancement
2) Monarch
3) Globe
4) Thespian
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Question: Between the years 1585 and 1592 there is little information about Shakespeare or what he was doing at this time. How is this period known?
1) The Missing Years
2) The Strange Years
3) The Unknown Years
4) The Lost Years
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Question: Exactly how many plays did Shakespeare write?
1) 29
2) 46
3) 40
4) 37
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Question: Between the years 1585 and 1592 there is little information about Shakespeare or what he was doing at this time. How is this period known?
1) The Missing Years
2) The Strange Years
3) The Unknown Years
4) The Lost Years
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Question: Exactly how many plays did Shakespeare write?
1) 29
2) 46
3) 40
4) 37
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Question: The Globe is famous for being the theatre where Shakespeare performed. Which theatre was its main rival?
1) Whitefriars
2) Salisbury Court Theatre
3) The Rose
4) Blackfriars
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Question: Shakespeare's character named "Beatrice" appears in which play?
1) The Tempest
2) Othello
3) A Midsummer Night's Dream
4) Much Ado About Nothing
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Question: What was the name of Shakespeare's only grandchild?
1) Lady Elizabeth Drayton
2) Lady Elizabeth Hunter
3) Lady Elizabeth Barnard
4) Lady Elizabeth Thomas
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Question: Who is generally regarded as Shakespeare's main rival as a dramatist?
1) Phillip Henslowe
2) Richard Burbage
3) James Burbage
4) Christopher Marlowe
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Question: Which of the following had a son named "Hamnet"?
1) William Shakespeare
2) Earl of Essex
3) Lord Derby
4) Walter Raleigh
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Question: The mysterious death of this writer has led some people to suspect that this man's death was faked. Who was he?
1) Ben Jonson
2) Earl of Oxford
3) Francis Bacon
4) Christopher Marlowe
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