Fun Trivia : Fables and Folklore

Structure Sub-topic of: Mythology & Legends Quizzes Interesting Questions, Facts and Information There are a total of 20 general entries. Special Topics Good Faeries Trinidad Folklore Scottish Folklore Bad Faeries Appalachian Folklore The Wee Folk There Are Fairies At The Bottom Of My Garden Banshees, Boggarts, and Kelpies PDAZ and the Mysterious Mandrake Ghoulies and Ghosties and Long-Legged Beasties

Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Fables and Folklore

What is the name of the wailing fae whose cries foretell death in a household?

Faerie Lore Quiz


Bean Sidhe (Banshee). She spent all her time washing the blood-stained clothing of the dead. I'd be wailing, too.



What is the name of the mischievous sprite made popular by William Shakespeare?

Faerie Lore Quiz


Puck. He is a character in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'



If you put an Asrai under the sunlight, what would happen?

Faerie Lore Quiz


It would melt. The poor little delicate things! You can tell they spent most of their time playing at night.



What is the profession of a leprechaun?

Faerie Lore Quiz


Maker of single shoes. They spent most of their time making shoes, but never a pair. They only made one shoe of each type.



What are the small sprites that enjoy leading travelers astray and leaving them lost?

Faerie Lore Quiz


Pixies. Hence the term 'pixie-led.'



What are the domestic faeries who often work around the house in return for milk and bread?

Faerie Lore Quiz


Brownies. If they were displeased with their gifts, they grew angry and might turn into a boggart.



What are the ugly, wicked fae who only live in barrows, old ruins, castles, or places where treasure might be buried?

Faerie Lore Quiz


Spriggans. They did horrible things if you came near their treasure. They were infamous for child-snatching.



What is the name of the beautiful faerie who came to people as a lover and inspired them but doomed them to a short life?

Faerie Lore Quiz


Leanan Sidhe. There are poems about her by Keats.



Often compared with the Greek god Hades, what faerie is the head of the Plant Annwn(House of the Dead)?

Faerie Lore Quiz


Gwen ap Nudd. My favorite fey. He was actually a very nice and hospitable faerie, but I'll save questions on him for the next quiz.



Which of our feathered friends was traditionally considered to be 'King Of The Birds'?

Animal Folklore and Myths of Britain


The Wren. Harming a wren was considered bad luck, excepting on December 26th when boys would kill the birds then carry the corpses from house to house to collect money.



Tradition accuses which bird of not wearing full mourning at the Crucifixion?

Animal Folklore and Myths of Britain


The Magpie. Often perceived as a bird of ill-omen, in Scotland it is said that the Magpie carries a drop of the devil's blood underneath its tongue. Many people (myself included!) still salute or tip an imaginary hat to magpies even to this day.



In the middle ages, on days when sunshine and rain coincided, what was said to be happening?

Animal Folklore and Myths of Britain


Foxes were getting married. Strange but true. Foxes were long associated with witchcraft and trickery and in Lincolnshire it was well known that their bite was always fatal.



Through the middle ages, farmers often killed hedgehogs because they believed that they did what?

Animal Folklore and Myths of Britain


Stole milk from cows. Farmers referred to hedgehogs as 'prickly back otchuns' and despised the poor creatures. 'Otchuns' is a dialect name derived from the hedgehog as is the more commonly used word 'urchin'.



The Lickey Hills in the English Midlands were said to be the stomping ground of the Devil whilst hunting which animal?

Animal Folklore and Myths of Britain


Wild Boar. Legend tells how the Devil and his chief huntsman, Harry Ca-Nab took to the hills with a pack of seven unholy hounds to hunt the native boar of the area. The hounds were supposedly kennelled in nearby Halesowen and were known as the seven whistlers whilst in other localities, the whistlers were said to be six birds of fate searching for a seventh. If they ever found it, the world would end.



Who was said to have brought the first swan to Britain?

Animal Folklore and Myths of Britain


Richard The Lionheart. He is said to have brought them back with him after the third crusade, from Cyprus to be precise. Whether or not this is correct, swans have long since been seen as royal property.



Which birds in the Tower Of London traditonally protect Britain against invasion?

Animal Folklore and Myths of Britain


Ravens. Similarly to the Apes on the Rock Of Gibraltar, it is said that terrible misfortune will follow should the birds leave the Tower.



Which ancient race of people believed that their souls travelled to the land of the dead on horseback?

Animal Folklore and Myths of Britain


The Celts. Horse were seen by the Celts as a conduit between the two worlds - of the living and the dead. For this reason, horses were also seen as having the gift of clairvoyance and were vulnerable to enchantment and sorcery.



Which bird is attributed with attempting to ease Christ's suffering on the cross?

Animal Folklore and Myths of Britain


The Robin. Legend tells that the Robin was splashed with a drop of Christ's blood whilst trying to comfort him, hence the bird's red breast. Another story tells that the bird was singed whilst taking water to the unfortunate sinners in Hell.