Phrases Origins Quiz
Phrase Origins Quiz



1. Pound of flesh

Merchant of Venice
Twelfth Night
Macbeth
2. A ministering angel shall my sister be

Macbeth
Julius Caesar
Hamlet
3. All corners of the world

Hamlet
Henry V
Cymbeline
4. As merry as the day is long

Much Ado About Nothing
Macbeth
The Tempest
5. Even at the turning of the tide

King Lear
As You Like It
Henry V
6. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more

Richard III
Henry V
As You Like It
7. Lord, what fools these mortals be!

The Taming of the Shrew
Comedy of Errors
A Midsummer Night's Dream
8. O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?

The Taming of the Shrew
As You Like It
Romeo and Juliet
9. Star crossed lovers

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
As You Like It
10. Off with his head

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Richard III
As You Like It