1. What was Shaw's given first name at birth? Bernard
2. In what year was Shaw born? 1856
3. In what city was Shaw born? Dublin, Ireland
4. What was Shaw's profession early in his career? Critic and journalist
5. At what age did Shaw join the Fabian Society? 31
6. What is the title of Shaw's most famous play about a cockney flower girl transformed into a lady by a phonetics professor? Pygmalion
7. Who does Professor Higgins turn Eliza Doolittle into in Pygmalion? A lady
8. Who wrote the libretto for the musical version of Pygmalion called My Fair Lady? Alan Jay Lerner
9. What is the titular character's last name in Pygmalion? Higgins
10. What was unusual about Shaw's handwriting? He wrote in a minute, cramped hand
11. How many times was Shaw nominated for a Nobel Prize in Literature? 5 times
12. What social reform organization did Shaw join in his youth? The Fabian Society
13. When did Shaw die? 1950
14. What controversial ideas about marriage did Shaw propose in his "Preface to Dramatic Opinions and Essays"? That marriage be terminable after a certain number of years
15. What is the title of Shaw's play about an arms dealer who believes in creative evolution? Major Barbara
16. What fictional country does Major Barbara take place in? Undershot
17. In what city did Shaw spend most of his adult life? London
18. What is the name of Shaw's most famous play about supernatural characters debating modern ideas? Man and Superman
19. What is the name of the supernatural character in Man and Superman who debates modern ideas with a mortal man? Don Juan
20. What was unusual about Shaw's handwriting? He wrote in a minute, cramped hand
21. What is the philosophy of creative evolution Shaw refers to in Man and Superman? That humanity can consciously direct its own evolution
22. Who is the Devil-type character named in Man and Superman? The Don Juan in Hell sequences
23. What is the name of the famous comedy Shaw wrote satirizing English class-consciousness? Pygmalion
24. What is the name of Shaw's comedy about an eccentric millionaire? Major Barbara
25. What is the theme of Heartbreak House? The impending destruction of the British ruling classes
26. What is the title of Shaw's play set during the Irish Potato Famine? John Bull's Other Island
27. What is the name of Shaw's play dealing with British foreign policy in India? Caesar and Cleopatra
28. What position in literature did Shaw hold? Dramatist and critic
29. How did Shaw feel about recognizing royalty and social elites? He did not observe traditional codes of deference.
30. What is the philosophical concept explored in Back to Methuselah? An evolutionary concept of perpetual progress
31. What prestigious award did Shaw win in 1925? The Nobel Prize in Literature
32. What was one of Shaw's famous quotes about marriage? "Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity."
33. What famous short play by Shaw deals humorously with accidental death? Misalliance
34. In what year was Shaw's play Saint Joan written? 1923
35. What two real individuals inspired the characters of Undershaft and Lazarus in Major Barbara? Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller
36. What play featured the life of scholar and author T.E. Lawrence? Archangel
37. What was Shaw's chosen cause in his later life? Socialism and creative evolution
38. At what age did Shaw marry Charlotte Payne-Townshend? 72
39. What playwright did Shaw consider his only rival? Henrik Ibsen
40. In what year was Shaw's play Pygmalion written and first performed? 1913
41. How did Shaw feel about British imperialism? He was a vocal critic of it
42. What was Shaw's religion? He was an adherent of unconventional religions and ideologies.
43. What is the name of Shaw's play set during World War I that discusses profiteering? O'Flaherty V.C.
44. What was unusual about Shaw's handwriting? He wrote in a minute, cramped hand
45. What is the full title of Shaw's play about a mystical Russian princess? The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet
46. Who did Shaw admire as a revolutionary figure? Vladimir Lenin
47. At what age did Shaw receive the Order of Merit from King George V? 81
48. What is the last play that Shaw wrote? Why He Lived
49. What is the primary theme explored in Shaw's plays? Social and moral problems of his time
50. How old was Shaw when he died at his home in Ayot St Lawrence? 94
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