Ms. Martin
Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt 
Scavenger Hunt Questions
Use the web sites below to find the answers to the following questions.
1. When and where was William Shakespeare born?
2. If there are no records of Shakespeare going to school, how do we know that he did?
3. What was “The Lord Chamberlain’s Men”?
4. There are a few different types of literary works. Which ones did Shakespeare write?
5. Name ten of Shakespeare’s famous works.
6. Some people think that someone else wrote Shakespeare’s plays for him. Why would they think this?
7. Around 1598 in London’s Bankside district, there were four major theatres. What were they called?
8. In 1613, the Globe burned to the ground. Why was that?
9. Describe London City as it was from 1500 to 1600.
10. Shakespeare had a huge vocabulary. How many words did he know and use? And how many did he invent?
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