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The "Little House" books are based on the author's childhood during the last quarter of the 19th century. Settings include the Big Woods of Wisconsin, the Prairie of Kansas, the banks of Plum Creek back in Wisconsin, the Shores of Silver Lake in South Dakota, and the final years in the town of De Smet, South Dakota.
24 quizzes and 305 trivia questions.
1.
  Which Little House?   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Can you remember what happened where? I'll give you an event and you tell me which book it happened in. All questions are multiple choice and all are from the original seven books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Average, 15 Qns, Midget40, Feb 26 09
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Midget40 gold member
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2.
  Little House in the Big Woods Part 1    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is the first installment of quizzes based on each book written by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Average, 15 Qns, prichason, Mar 30 23
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prichason
Mar 30 23
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3.
  By The Shores of Silver Lake   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is from the "Little House on the Prairie" series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Have fun and enjoy yourself!
Average, 10 Qns, crzyldync, Feb 23 06
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788 plays
4.
  Christmas in Little Houses   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
It was a different world - and it was never brought home so forcefully as Laura's accounts of Christmas on the prairie, and of Almanzo's youth. Can you answer these questions about their respective Christmasses?
Tough, 20 Qns, ArleneRimmer, Feb 18 04
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5.
  Little House on the Prairie (all the books)   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is a quiz about Laura Ingalls Wilder. It is a general quiz on the "Little House" books. GOOD LUCK!
Easier, 15 Qns, Mnke, Nov 02 19
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Mnke
Nov 02 19
4069 plays
6.
  "Farmer Boy" Quiz   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on the book "Farmer Boy" by Laura Ingalls Wilder about her husband, Almanzo Wilder's childhood days growing up in New York.
Average, 10 Qns, augusta123, Jun 13 03
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augusta123
1611 plays
7.
  The Long Winter    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
My third quiz about the "Little House on the Prairie" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Have fun!
Average, 15 Qns, crzyldync, Mar 06 06
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crzyldync
739 plays
8.
  Birthdays in Little Houses   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Very few birthdays were described in Laura's books, but how much do you know about the birthdays that were celebrated during the lives of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her husband, Almanzo?
Tough, 10 Qns, ArleneRimmer, Feb 15 04
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9.
  Little House on the Prairie    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Another of my quizzes from the "Little House on the Prairie" series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Enjoy!
Tough, 15 Qns, crzyldync, Mar 01 06
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crzyldync
1427 plays
10.
  Little House Christmas Treasury   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'A Little House Christmas Treasury' contains a collection of Christmas scenes from the entire series of 'Little House' books. The questions in this quiz will take a bit from each of them.
Average, 10 Qns, myrab51, Dec 08 07
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897 plays
trivia question Quick Question
What vegetable did Ma use to color the winter butter so it would be the same pretty yellow that the summer butter was?

From Quiz "Little House in the Big Woods Part 1"




11.
  Laura Ingalls Wilder    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a simple quiz about books by one of my favorite authors!
Easier, 10 Qns, Jakie710, Jun 04 11
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Jakie710
998 plays
12.
  On the Banks of Plum Creek    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Another quiz to go with my other "Little House on the Prairie" series. Good luck!
Average, 15 Qns, crzyldync, Jun 16 17
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crzyldync
Jun 16 17
1085 plays
13.
  A Little House   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Here is a quiz on the "Little House on the Prairie" series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Some questions a bit hard, but should not be any trouble for fanatics of the series.
Average, 15 Qns, Athena123, Feb 10 13
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4003 plays
14.
  "Little Town on the Prairie"   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All the questions on this quiz will be about the book "Little Town on the Prairie" by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Average, 10 Qns, inso0omnia, Sep 15 04
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1110 plays
15.
  The 'Little House' Books    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz covers various plots and characters from the 9-book series.
Average, 10 Qns, oriegirl, Jan 08 03
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2875 plays
16.
  Main Characters in Little House Books    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
There is a "Little House" book series about everyone from Martha, Laura's great-grandmother, to Rose, Laura's daughter. I will give you the book, you tell me the main character.
Average, 25 Qns, prichason, Mar 06 10
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prichason
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  "Little House" Books   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
These questions are from Laura's books, not the television series. Have fun!
Average, 15 Qns, prichason, Jan 24 08
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prichason
2504 plays
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  Little House in Funtrivia   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about my favorite book series, the "Little House" series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. It has questions from all of her books.
Average, 10 Qns, booksandme, Nov 27 05
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1476 plays
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  Food From the "Little House" Books   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Food played an important part in all of the "Little House" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Whether in abundance or shortage, food was always a key player in her stories.
Average, 10 Qns, gimmel33, Mar 23 12
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632 plays
20.
  Little House in the Big Woods Part 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz covers the last half of the book.
Average, 10 Qns, prichason, Feb 04 07
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prichason
1451 plays
21.
  "Little House on the Prairie" Part One    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you love learning about the olden days, then "Little House on the Prairie" by Laura Ingalls Wilder is for you! Have fun!
Tough, 10 Qns, dogandpony1023, Oct 25 14
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352 plays
22.
  'Farmer Boy' by Laura Ingalls Wilder    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is one of my favorite books!
Average, 10 Qns, Elessar, Apr 18 07
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Elessar
1517 plays
23.
  " Little House in the Big Woods" Part One    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Laura Ingalls is a young girl who lives in the "Little House in the Big Woods". Here's a quiz to test your knowledge of the first of the "Little House" books! Have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, dogandpony1023, Oct 15 14
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  "Little House in the Big Woods" Part Two    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
My second quiz on "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I hope you enjoy this one as much as the first one!
Average, 10 Qns, dogandpony1023, Oct 23 14
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Trivia Questions

1. Laura has left her house in the "Big Woods" for someplace new. Where did Pa say they were going?

From Quiz
"Little House on the Prairie" Part One

Answer: Indian country

Pa tells Laura they are moving to "Indian country". Pa believed there were to many people moving into the "Big Woods", and he did not want to live where the the land was becoming settled and the wild animals were becoming afraid.

2. Pa is home from hunting and trapping and must grease his traps. What does Pa grease his traps with?

From Quiz "Little House in the Big Woods" Part Two

Answer: A feather dipped in bear grease

Pa dips a feather in bear grease and uses it to grease his traps. The traps are used to catch mink, otter and bears. Some of these traps can break a man's leg! Trapping is still done worldwide.

3. Laura Ingalls is born in the "Big Woods". Where is the "Big Woods"?

From Quiz " Little House in the Big Woods" Part One

Answer: Pepin, Wisconsin

Laura Ingalls is born in the "Big Woods" near Pepin, Wisconsin in 1867 to Charles and Caroline Ingalls.

4. In what book was Laura sent home from school?

From Quiz Which Little House?

Answer: Little Town on the Prairie

This happens when Miss Wilder comes to teach school and Nellie Olson befriends her. Nellie is all too happy to influence Miss Wilder against Laura. The first trouble occurs when Miss Wilder makes Carrie write her spelling mistakes on the board and Laura, seeing that she is about to faint, tells Miss Wilder who then makes Laura write them in her place. The next day Carrie and Mamie Beardsley are swaying in their seat and the bolt becomes loose and makes a sound. Miss Wilder tells them to put their books away and just sit there and rock it. They start to but then Mamie moves and leaves Carrie doing it on her own. Miss Wilder doesn't say anything to Mamie but tells Carrie to keep rocking the bench. Laura finally snaps and says "If you want that seat rocked faster, I'll rock it for you!" So she does and uses all her strength and all the bolts come out of the floor and she makes so much noise that no-one can hear. Miss Wilder sends both her and Carrie home.

5. Ma's preparation of what kind of meat so impressed Rev. Stuart that he asked for the recipe in "By the Shores of Silver Lake"?

From Quiz Food From the "Little House" Books

Answer: salt pork

Salt pork was one of the few readily available meats in the days prior to refrigeration.

6. Ma boiled together molasses and sugar. When it became a thick syrup, what did Laura and Mary do with it?

From Quiz Little House Christmas Treasury

Answer: poured it over snow

Pa brought in two pans of snow. The girls used the syrup to pour designs onto the snow. It quickly hardened into candy. They were allowed to eat one each. They had to save the rest for Christmas.

7. What is Laura's full name?

From Quiz Laura Ingalls Wilder

Answer: Laura Elizabeth Ingalls

Laura's full name is on the name card she gives to Almanzo.

8. When the family finally settled in Plum Creek, they eventually built a house. Where did they live just prior to building the house?

From Quiz On the Banks of Plum Creek

Answer: A dugout

"The house is in the creek bank, Caroline." "Oh, Charles!" said Ma. "A dugout. We've never had to live in a dugout yet."

9. Laura helps Pa make hay for the winter. Pa says she is as stout as a what?

From Quiz The Long Winter

Answer: Little French horse

"Dinner was ready when they went to the shanty. Ma looked sharply at Laura and asked, "Is the work too hard for her, Charles?" "Oh, no! She's as stout as a little French horse. She's been a great help," said Pa."

10. Pa decided to move his family out of the "Big Woods". Where were the "Big Woods" located?

From Quiz Little House on the Prairie

Answer: Wisconsin

Pa and Ma and Mary and Laura and Baby Carrie left their little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. They drove away and left it lonely and empty in the clearing among the big trees, and they never saw that little house again.

11. Who came to Laura's house to see if Pa would go with her to be a storekeeper, bookkeeper, and timekeeper at the railroad camps in Dakota Territory?

From Quiz By The Shores of Silver Lake

Answer: Aunt Docia

"She was the pretty Aunt Docia who had worn the dress with buttons that looked like blackberries, long ago at the sugaring-off dance at Grandpa's house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin."

12. What were the names of Laura's sisters?

From Quiz Little House in Funtrivia

Answer: Mary, Carrie, Grace

Laura's sister's names are Mary, Carrie and Laura. Mary is the oldest and Grace is the youngest, and Carrie is a few years younger than Laura.

13. Who accompanied Laura to the dime sociable?

From Quiz "Little Town on the Prairie"

Answer: Mary Power

The sociable cost a dime, so Minnie and Ida could not afford to go, and Nellie said that it did not interest her.

14. When Pa ran into a bear on his way back from town, what did the bear turn out to be?

From Quiz Little House in the Big Woods Part 2

Answer: a stump

When Pa was coming back from town, it started getting dark on him. In the shadows he saw what he thought was a bear. He was terrified since he did not have his gun. After a standoff that seemed to take forever he ran after the bear with a big stick. When he got to the bear it turned out to be an old burned black stump.

15. What did Laura call her mother and father?

From Quiz Little House in the Big Woods Part 1

Answer: Ma and Pa

In the 19th century most children in the United States called their parents ma and pa. No one hardly calls their parents ma and pa anymore, but there are still alot of grandmas and grandpas floating around.

16. "In The Land of The Big Red Apple"

From Quiz Main Characters in Little House Books

Answer: Rose

Rose is Laura's daughter. She was an accomplished author herself. Written by Roger Lea McBride.

17. What were the names of the calves Almanzo started to train on his ninth birthday?

From Quiz Birthdays in Little Houses

Answer: Star and Bright

Father had made Almanzo a calf-yoke of red cedar, and Almanzo stayed off school in order to begin to train the two calves.

18. How old was Almanzo during the Christmas we read of in 'Farmer Boy'?

From Quiz Christmas in Little Houses

Answer: nearly 10

Almanzo would have been ten years old just over a month later.

19. According to this book, how many siblings did Almanzo have?

From Quiz "Farmer Boy" Quiz

Answer: Three

They are Eliza Jane, Alice, and Royal. Royal is the oldest at thirteen years old, Eliza Jane is twelve, Alice is ten, and Almanzo, the youngest, is eight going on nine.

20. Name Almanzo's sister from 'Farmer Boy' and 'Little Town on the Prairie'.

From Quiz The 'Little House' Books

Answer: Eliza

Eliza was quite nasty to Laura and Carrie when she taught them in DeSmet.

21. How many sisters does Laura have (in book two)?

From Quiz Little House on the Prairie (all the books)

Answer: two

22. Who is the main character in the "Little House" books?

From Quiz A Little House

Answer: Laura Ingalls

Laura's middle name is Elizabeth.

23. What was the reason that the Ingalls left in the middle of winter?

From Quiz "Little House on the Prairie" Part One

Answer: They had to cross the Mississippi River before the ice broke

When the Ingalls decide to move, Pa told them they must move before the ice starts to break on the Mississippi. They drove their wagon across it. He worried the ice could break while they were in the middle of it.

24. In the spring a sudden snow has come. What does Pa call it?

From Quiz "Little House in the Big Woods" Part Two

Answer: Sugar snow

A sugar snow in the spring holds back the trees' leafing, which makes a longer run of sap. This provides the family with more sap to make maple sugar and maple syrup. Maple syrup is especially good on pancakes!

25. Pa is gone to town, and Ma and Laura must go out to milk the cow. What is the cow's name?

From Quiz " Little House in the Big Woods" Part One

Answer: Sukey

Another cow is mentioned later in the book named Rosie, but Sukey is the one Ma and Laura went out to milk. Spot is the name of a cow in another of Laura's books, "Little House on the Prairie".

26. Which book had the plague of grasshoppers that ate all the crops?

From Quiz Which Little House?

Answer: On the Banks of Plum Creek

This occurs after they have moved out of the dugout and built the new house and think they are going to have a wonderful crop to pay off all their debts. Pa had just decided that he would begin harvesting the next week when the grasshoppers came. They appeared in a big cloud and landed and ate everything that was on the ground until there was nothing left to eat. Laura talks of them being so thick on the ground that there was nowhere to stand without walking on them. Everyone was happy when they finally left and Pa began ploughing to replant but then they all found sacks of grasshopper eggs everywhere and knew there was no point in planting a crop for the next year because when the eggs hatched they would just eat the next crop too.

27. When Royal and Almanzo were filling the ice house in "Farmer Boy", which type of cornbread did Almanzo say was his favorite?

From Quiz Food From the "Little House" Books

Answer: crackling cornbread

Cracklings are the crispy pork leftovers from strained melted lard. Ooh! are they tasty!

28. Laura received a very special gift from Santa. She named the gift Charlotte. Who or what was Charlotte?

From Quiz Little House Christmas Treasury

Answer: a ragdoll

Charlotte had black yarn hair, a pink and blue calico dress, and red flannel stockings. Laura was very happy with her gift.

29. What was the name of Laura's beloved bulldog?

From Quiz Laura Ingalls Wilder

Answer: Jack

Jack appeared in the first, second, and fourth and fifth books but, sadly, died before the family left Plum Creek.

30. Pa traded something for Mr. Hanson's land. Laura wasn't happy about it. What did he trade?

From Quiz On the Banks of Plum Creek

Answer: Pet and Patty

"He told Ma that he had traded Pet and Patty for Mr. Hanson's land. Laura was a big girl, seven years old. She was too big to cry. But she could not help asking, "Pa, did you have to give him Pet and Patty?""

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