Literature quiz
Shakespeare's first lines: which play?
The very first line spoken in each of 16 Shakespeare plays. Pick the play from the bank; a used play leaves it.
- Format
- Pick the match
- Items
- 10 to match
- Limit
- 2:30
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
A fresh 10 of the 16 each time. Today's first round is the same for everyone.
- Prompts
- 10
- Bank
- Play buttons, A to Z
- Time limit
- 2:30
- A miss
- Shows the answer, then moves on
- Each first line appears in turn. Click its match in the bank.
- Used answers leave the bank. Keys 1 to 9 pick the first nine buttons; type a name to jump to it.
- Skip (0) sends a prompt to the back of the queue.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Pick the play that opens with this line. The bank appears when you start.
About this quiz
Some of Shakespeare's most quoted lines are the first thing the audience hears; others open a play so quietly that few people could place them. Both kinds are here.
- A line is the first one spoken on stage, whether by a chorus, a king or a ship's master.
- Two of these plays open with a chorus and one with a single shouted word.
- A wrong pick shows the right play and the round moves on.
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