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folder Faust (3) category Goldman, William
category Mythology & Legends
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1 trivia quiz  Fairy Tale Trivia coolicon
This quiz goes back to the roots of the original fairy tales. No Disney cheat sheets will work here.
Tough 15Q
1887 plays
Dec 25 07
shs05
2 trivia quiz  Fabled Headlines icon
News Headlines give us the scoop in only a few words. Can you guess the fables, fairy tales, children's stories and nursery rhymes described by these headlines?
Very Easy 10Q
13725 plays
Oct 27 02
herbie_green
3 trivia quiz  Obscure and Not So Obscure Fairy Tales icon
I'll give a clue about the story and you choose the correct title.
Average 10Q
3105 plays
Apr 02 07
pipingxena
4 trivia quiz  Disney Fairy Tales Vs. Classic Faery Tales
You think you know your Faery Tales? I'm not talking about those censored, for your viewing pleasure Disney cartoons you're thinking of, NO! I'm talking about the literature BEHIND the cartoons...So go ahead...enter the land of Snow White...If you dare.
Very Difficult 10Q
18051 plays
Mar 23 00
August
5 trivia quiz  Beowulf icon
When I saw there was no quiz on 'Beowulf', I pulled the book out of the library and wrote a quiz. I hope you enjoy.
Average 10Q
1230 plays
May 16 06
pennie1478
6 trivia quiz  Fables II: Aesop's Supposed Tales icon
Fables under Aesop's name are well-known, but whether he wrote them is uncertain. These fables can teach us a true conduct in life with their morals. Can you remember what moral matches what fable?
Difficult 10Q
246 plays
Apr 05 08
riobr gold
7 trivia quiz  Fabled Headlines 2 icon
Read the headlines and guess the fable, fairy tale, or nursery rhyme.
Average 10Q
6369 plays
Oct 29 03
herbie_green
8 trivia quiz  The Book of One Thousand and One Arabian Nights icon
Here is a quiz on ?The Arabian Nights,? its incredible stories and as incredible history. Note: the questions refer to the traditional version of the stories and not any TV, film or stage adaptations.
Very Difficult 25Q
693 plays
Jun 25 05
philipstevens
9 trivia quiz  Don Juan
Do you know your Don Juan? Let us find out...
Very Difficult 5Q
555 plays
Dec 12 00
thejazzkickazz gold
10 trivia quiz  Grimm's Fairy Tales: The Princess in Disguise icon
This quiz is solely based on the Grimm's tale "The Princess in Disguise". Have fun!
Tough 10Q
831 plays
Feb 02 05
SoccerBando
11 trivia quiz  'Tales From Perrault' icon
This is a short quiz on the book 'Tales From Perrault'. It's mostly fairy-tale questions. Well, enjoy!
Impossible 5Q
1269 plays
Mar 09 02
booktriv
12 trivia quiz  Russian Byliny icon
Russian legends are often known as the byliny stories. Many of the byliny were handed down as oral tradition and have now been collected in the printed form.
Very Difficult 10Q
312 plays
Nov 05 03
Redlass
13 trivia quiz  What Do You Know About Fairies? icon
How much do you know about fairies? This quiz is based on a journal, written by Cicely Barker in the 1920s, titled "Fairyopolis". If you have not read this book but know a little about fairies you still might be able to pass this quiz.
Difficult 10Q
1344 plays
Feb 14 06
ohlavash

Some sample questions from this category:

* The name 'Cinderella' is actually a kinder version of what original 'title.'
* In the original tale of 'The Little Mermaid,' mermaids do not have souls, but they become foam upon the water. Because she took her life instead of the prince's, she is given the chance to enter heaven. What must she do in order to gain this admittance?
* In 'Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp', Aladdin's wishes are never given a limit. Not only that, there are two objects which house wish granting genies: a lamp and what else?
* In 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' we are given the death of the Queen as her falling off a cliff. But originally Snow ordered shoes to be put on her mother as a punishment. What kind of shoes were they?
* In the original tale of Pinocchio, we see him as an ungrateful little brat from the beginning. Not shown in the film, what does Pinocchio do to Geppetto as he is being carved?
* In the original tale of Beauty and the Beast Beauty had several brothers and sisters. When she returned after residing with the beast for some time, they tried to pursuade her not to go back. She does return, but what does she find when she arrives?
* In the movie, Pinnochio saves Geppetto from the belly of a whale. How was Geppetto 'caged' in the Faery Tale?
* There were several Faust movies, the most famous of which was done in 1926. Who starred?
* Who wrote "Doktor Faust: Ein Tanzpoem"?
* Another Faust opera was "Dr. Fausts Hollenfahrt." What's a Hollenfahrt?
* In 1796 an opera called the "La Ceinture du Doctor Faust" was composed. What is a "ceinture"?
* Berlioz wrote a musical work on the Faust theme. What did he call it?
* Stephen Vincnet Benet's short story, "The Devil and Daniel Webster" features a Faust figure. What was the name of the film made from the tale?
* The aforementioned 1859 "Faust" opera earned the wrath of Wagner, who called the work, "music for ___________" ?
* Who wrote the opera version of "Faust" in 1859?
* Faust first appears in print in the "Faustbuch," more formally known as "The History of the Damnable Life, and Deserved Death of Doctor Faustus" (1992). Who wrote it?
* What was the first name of the original Faust (if such a personage ever existed)?
* The Faust legend was derived from late medieval legends of what culture?
* Faust was next handled by a famous playwright, who titled his work 'Doctor Faustus'. What was his name?
* What German-born American writer wrote a new version of Faust entitled 'Doktor Faustus' in 1947?

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