Shakespeare once said, "The world is a stage and we are all actors". Let us see how much you know about theatre.

This is an online quiz for children. Click on the answer you think is correct to find out. Scroll down to start the quiz for kids: Stage-O-Mania


What is a performance in which the actors do not use any spoken words called?

  • Street Play
  • Ballet
  • Mime
  • Improvisation

Performances have various forms and styles. Opera, is a famous style in which songs and dialogues are intermixed. In India what is the style of doing plays called?

  • Kala
  • Shaili
  • Bhava
  • Rasa

How many different emotions does the 'Natyashastra' put forward?

  • Ten
  • Twelve
  • Nine
  • Five

What is an open air arena used to stage plays called?

  • Amphitheatre
  • Theatre
  • Auditorium
  • Street

What is the form of dance drama which originated in Karnataka known as?

  • Kathak
  • Nautanki
  • Ramlila
  • Yakshagana

What is the popular form of theatre usually done on street corners and parks known as?

  • Ballet
  • Street Plays
  • One Act Plays
  • Melodramas

Who wrote the play 'Titus Andronicus'?

  • Sophocles
  • Brecht
  • Shakespeare
  • Homer

Kabuki theatre originated in which country?

  • Japan
  • Indonesia
  • China
  • India

What are the dance dramas of the south-east Asian empire of Khmer known as?

  • Lakhon khol
  • Orta-oyunu
  • Chhau

Which are the oldest kind of puppets?


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