Fairy Tale Trivia

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1. Goldilocks ate up the mother bear’s porridge. True False

2. In what year was "Sleeping Beauty" first published? 1787 1634 1525 1232

3. In the original fairy tale the prince renames Thumbelina to what name? Maia Meredith Jasmine Fiona

4. What did Hansel and Gretel leave as a trail, in order to find their way home on the second time? torn paper gumdrops leaves breadcrumbs

5. What is the literal meaning of the name "Rumplestiltskin"? Crazy little man Wrinkled little man Little name stealer Little rattle stilt

6. What color was the apple that the evil stepmother/witch gave Snow White to eat? green white and red red and yellow red

7. Who published the original "Rapunzel" fairy tale? The Grimm Brothers Aarne Thompson Aesop Andrew Lang

8. In the tale of "Three Billy Goats Gruff", what lives under the bridge the goats must cross? a troll a goblin a witch a dragon

9. What were the names of the Three Little Pigs? Larry, Peter, Paul Twinkle, Winkle, Wrinkle Oscar, Hamlet, Ribsy not mentioned

10. Who published "The Little Mermaid"? Hans Christian Andersen Charles Dickens Charles Perrault Jeanette Hassenpflug

11. "Beauty and the Beast" hails from what country? France Sweden Germany England

12. "Jack and the Beanstalk" is a well-known and popular tale of a young man who must deal with a giant at the end of a beanstalk. The giant usually said the following when a human was nearby: "Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum! I smell the blood of an Englishman." What was the second part of his saying? Be he 'live, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones for my bread. He might be alive, or he might be dead. The less we speak of him the better said. If he's alive or if he's dead, he better not steal my gold or bread Is he alive? Is he dead? The answer is something I do dread.

13. How did the frog turn into a prince in the original telling of the Grimm Brothers' "Frog Prince"? the princess throws him against the wall in disgust a wish of the princess changed him she kisses him her father the king commanded the change

14. In the Norwegian fairy tale "The Princess on the Glass Hill" (or the Glass Mountain), what three objects does the princess hold? a sword, a crown, a staff golden apples a ruby, a diamond, a emerald silver pears

15. Pinocchio, from the Italian fairy tale by Carlo Collodi, does not appreciate the advice of the talking cricket. What does he do to the cricket to get him to stop giving him unwanted advice? buries him in the garden throws a hammer at him feeds him to a crow traps him in a jar