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Trivia from the Hood

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Introduction:
"A few little known tidbits about that great English hero, Robin Hood - in all his incarnations."


1. Robin Hood adventures are all based on the book "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood", written by Howard Pyle in 1883.
    True
    False


2. Trigger, Roy Rogers's horse, appeared in the 1938 movie version of 'Robin Hood' with Errol Flynn.
    True
    False


3. Which one of these actors who played Robin Hood is the grandson of the inventor of the motion picture camera.
    Errol Flynn
    Sean Connery
    Kevin Costner
    Richard Greene


4. Which of these stories does Robin Hood NOT appear in?
    'Ivanhoe', by Sir Walter Scott
    'The Black Arrow', by Robert Louis Stevenson
    'The Sad Shepheard', by Ben Jonson
    'Piers Plowman', by William Langland


5. He is believed to have met Robin Hood at Fountain's Abbey in Yorkshire. He doesn't appear in the earliest stories, but is now one of the central figures. Who is this chubby Merry Man?
    Will Scarlet
    Much the Miller's Son
    Friar Tuck
    Will Stutely


6. Robin Hood may be forever associated with Nottingham, but other places in England also have claims on him. Which of these other areas does NOT also claim to be the home of Robin Hood?
    All of them have a claim
    Yorkshire
    Lincoln
    Derbyshire


7. He was one of the largest, if not THE largest, of Robin's band. He was considered to be very wily, and may even have been Friar Tuck in the beginning. His grave can be found in a churchyard in Hathersage. Which of Robin's men would this be?
    Little John
    Much the Miller's Son
    Will Scarlett
    Will Stutley


8. Robin Hood was the inspiration for a political party.
    True
    False


9. Batman's sidekick, Robin the Boy Wonder, was based on Robin Hood.
    True
    False


10. Did you know Alexandre Dumas wrote about Robin Hood? Thousands of authors, named and unnamed, have contributed to the Geste. Which of the following famous names mentioned Robin Hood in one of his works?
    All of these
    Mark Twain
    William Shakespeare
    Sir Walter Scott


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