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Shakespearean Phrases

Did you know that Shakespeare added more phrases and sayings to the English language than anyone else?

Quiz ID:	#16594
Fun:	(2.55)
Difficulty:	(1.32)
Category:	Literature > Shakespeare
Created By:	TRILLIONAIRE

#1 "A dish fit for the gods" is a phrase that came from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".

True
False

#2 In which of Shakespeare's works did he coin the phrase "A rose/By any other name would smell as sweet"?

As You Like It
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet

#3 The phrase "All that glitters is not gold" comes from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". What does this phrase mean?

The color of an article determines its quality.
A nice-looking article may not necessarily be valuable.

#4 The phrase "All's well that ends well" appears in both the text and title of Shakespeare's "All's Well That Ends Well" (1602).

True
False

#5 The phrase "As dead/as a doornail" comes from Shakespeare's "King Henry VI".

True
False

#6 Shakespeare first used the word "pickle" to describe an unpleasant situation in "Romeo and Juliet".

True
False

#7 In which of the following works did Shakespeare use the phrase "love is blind"?

The Merchant Of Venice
A Midsummer Night's Dream

#8 In what play did Shakespeare first use the phrase "hair to stand on end"?

The Comedy of Errors
Hamlet

#9 "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" appears in which Shakespearean work?

Romeo & Juliet
Hamlet

#10 Did the phrase "send him packing" first appear in one of Shakespeare's works?

Yes
No

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Shakespearean Phrases

#1 "A dish fit for the gods" is a phrase that came from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".

#2 In which of Shakespeare's works did he coin the phrase "A rose/By any other name would smell as sweet"?

#3 The phrase "All that glitters is not gold" comes from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice". What does this phrase mean?

#4 The phrase "All's well that ends well" appears in both the text and title of Shakespeare's "All's Well That Ends Well" (1602).

#5 The phrase "As dead/as a doornail" comes from Shakespeare's "King Henry VI".

#6 Shakespeare first used the word "pickle" to describe an unpleasant situation in "Romeo and Juliet".

#7 In which of the following works did Shakespeare use the phrase "love is blind"?

#8 In what play did Shakespeare first use the phrase "hair to stand on end"?

#9 "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" appears in which Shakespearean work?

#10 Did the phrase "send him packing" first appear in one of Shakespeare's works?

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