The Daily Teaser — 23-4-2014: William Shakespeare

It’s official … 

It’s World Book Night … !

And you know what that mean’s, don’t you?

It means it’s Free Book Time …!

AHEM!

Just so you know, World Book Night’s been going since 2011: the idea is to encourage reading for pleasure.

The charity that organises it has a list of books, each year: and arranges for multiply copies to be given to a horde of Givers — volunteers like me — who hand them out.

Be warned … 

You COULD get lucky … !

~≈Â≈~

At any rate, let’s get a move on, shall we?   After all, today’s set honours William Shakespeare, in who’s memory World Book night is partly held.

Yesterday’s Teaser Saw Debbi* putting in her answers: and bagging five out of five.

Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s Bardic questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video … 

Q1) 23rd April is World Book Night: held (in part) to honour the death of William Shakespeare.   In which year … ?

Q2) William Shakespeare was born in, retired to, and died in, which Warwickshire town … ?

Q3) Shakespeare’s plays were published posthumously as the First … what … ?

Q4) Name either of Shakespeare’s lost plays …

Q5) Which of Shakespeare’s comedies was loosely adapted as 10 Things I Hate About You … ?

Q6) The central character of which of his plays, is Thane of Glamis, and Cawdor?

Q7) Shakespeare’s best known theatre was in Southwark, in South London.   What was it called … ?

Q8) The Bard is known to have published two narrative poems, during his lifetime: in 1593 and 1594.   Name either.

Q9) The theatrical company Shakespeare belonged to was called The King’s Men: once James 1st ascended the throne of England.   What had their name been, when Elizabeth 1st was on the throne?

Q10) Finally … Shakespeare has a memorial in Poet’s Corner: in which London church is Poet’s Corner … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) 22nd April, 1993, saw the release of Mosaic 1.0: the first popular web-browser.   It — and programmes like it — are known as what: killer apps, psycho apps or murder apps?

A1) Killer apps.

Q2) 22nd April, 1997, saw Peruvian troops liberate which country’s embassy … ?

A2) Japan’s.

Q3) 22nd April, 1500, saw Portugese explorer, Pedro Álvares Cabral, land in what’s now which South American country … ?

A3) Brazil.

Q4) 22nd April, 1864, saw the phrase “In God We Trust” start to be used on US coinage.   How many different coins are currently minted in the US … ?

A4) Six.

Q5) Finally … 22nd April, 1997, saw a massacre take place in Haouch Khemisti: a small village in which North African country … ?

A5) Algeria.

I’ll leave you with the best known line from the Bard’s will …

“I gyve unto my wief my second best bed with the furniture”

From Shakespeare’s Will.

And with one of the few songs I could get away, given the subject … 

Enjoy the day: and don’t forget to have a good read … !

*        My pleasure, Debbi!   (And, yes: it’s a Prisoner related zip file!   Once it’s downloaded, you can double click it to open it: then use iTunes or Quicktime to play the two files.  :D )