The Brothers Grimm: Fact or Fiction

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1. The movie starts in 1796 when the two brothers are children. Their sister is very ill and it is implied she is dying. In real life, which member of the Grimm family became ill and died in 1796? Nobody Mother Grimm Father Grimm Sister Lotte

2. The movie portrays the Brothers Grimm as some kind of 19th century Ghostbusters. In reality, what was their original field of study? Theology Law Medicine Philosophy

3. The movie shows Jakob Grimm in 1811 ("fifteen years later") frequently scribbling in a book he's packing around. When was the Grimms' first book "Kinder- und Hausmaerchen" published? 1811 1812 1810 1813

4. In the movie, the Kingdom of Westphalia is under French rule. Napoleon created the Kingdom in 1807. Who was the ruler of Westphalia from 1807-1813? Prince Rupert of the Palatinate Jerome Bonaparte General Delatombe Joseph Bonaparte

5. There is a werewolf in the movie. Did the Brothers Grimm collect stories about werewolves? Yes No

6. In one scene Jakob mentions he does "a bit of drawing". Which of the Grimm siblings was a noted 19th century artist? Jakob Ludwig Wilhelm Lotte

7. The evil queen had supposedly died of the plague several hundred years ago. She sure looks dead, until she starts moving, but her hair and fingernails have grown to tremendous length. Do hair and fingernails really grow after death? Fingernails only. No, neither. Hair only. Yes, both continue to grow.

8. Jakob uses a magic axe to shatter the evil queen's mirror. Early mirrors were made of polished metal. When did glass mirrors come into use? 15th Century 11th Century 17th Century 13th Century

9. A lunar eclipse provides a dramatic climax to the movie. True or false: there was a total lunar eclipse in 1811 that could be seen from Europe. True False

10. Finally, the movie implied that Wilhelm was a bit of a "ladies' man" while Jakob was not as lucky in love. Which of the two brothers got married? Jakob Neither Both Wilhelm