Trivia Quiz: Shakespearean Adaptations

Shakespeare has been the inspiration for many modern movies and plays. Below are ten modern works, including everything from teen movies to Kurosawa films, and even science fiction! Can you guess which play each modern retelling is based on or inspired by?


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Question 1: "The Lion King"

 A: Macbeth
 B: Hamlet
 C: Richard III
 D: King Lear

Question 2: "She's the Man"

 A: Twelfth Night
 B: Two Gentlemen of Verona
 C: The Taming of the Shrew
 D: The Merry Wives of Windsor

Question 3: "West Side Story"

 A: A Winter's Tale
 B: Troilus and Cressida
 C: Romeo and Juliet
 D: Love's Labours Lost

Question 4: "O"

 A: Othello
 B: Measure for Measure
 C: Hamlet
 D: Macbeth

Question 5: "A Thousand Acres"

 A: Henry V
 B: King John
 C: The Tempest
 D: King Lear

Question 6: "10 Things I Hate About You"

 A: A Midsummer Night's Dream
 B: All's Well That Ends Well
 C: As You Like It
 D: The Taming of the Shrew

Question 7: "Throne of Blood"

 A: Macbeth
 B: King Lear
 C: Hamlet
 D: Julius Caesar

Question 8: "Forbidden Planet"

 A: The Tempest
 B: Twelfth Night
 C: Romeo and Juliet
 D: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Question 9: "My Own Private Idaho"

 A: Richard III
 B: Julius Caesar
 C: Henry IV, Part 1
 D: King John

Question 10: "Ran"

 A: King Lear
 B: The Merchant of Venice
 C: The Tempest
 D: As You Like It



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