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Laura Ingalls Wilder Trivia Quiz

This is a simple quiz about books by one of my favorite authors!

A multiple-choice quiz by Jakie710. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
Jakie710

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
239,887

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
999

Last 3 plays: Guest 38 (6/10), Trufflesss (9/10), toddruby96 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is Laura's full name? Hint

Laura Marie Ingalls

Laura Elizabeth Ingalls

Lauren Grace Ingalls

Lauren Elizabeth Ingalls

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of Laura's beloved bulldog? Hint

Lassie

Sam

Jack

Rover

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Question 3 of 10

3. What caused Mary's blindness? Hint

a horseback riding accident

she looked directly at the sun

she was born blind

scarlet fever

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did Caroline wear to the sugaring off dance? Hint

homespun

Delaine

trousers

nightgown

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did Laura and Pa use for fuel during the long winter? Hint

coal

hay

wood

electricity

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Question 6 of 10

6. What were the names of Laura's cousins in "By the Shores of Silver Lake"? Hint

Lena and Jean

Grace and Maggie

Mary and Carrie

Charlie and Ida

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of the neighbor who met Santa Claus and delivered Mary and Laura's Christmas gifts in "Little House on the Prairie"? Hint

Mr. Edwards

Mr. Oleson

Mr. Charles

Mr. Scott

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who called Laura "country girl"? Hint

Nellie Oleson

Mary Powers

Ida Wright

Mary Ingalls

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Question 9 of 10

9. Name the town and territory the Ingalls lived in during the Long Winter. Hint

De Smet, Dakota Territory

Perry, Wisconsin

Walnut Grove, Minnesota

Indian Territory

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Question 10 of 10

10. What were the names of the Ingalls girls? Hint

Mary, Ida, Minnie, and Mamie

Mary, Laura, Carrie, and Grace

Nellie, Susan, Sarah, and Julie

Eliza Jane, Alice, Bess, and Faith

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Laura's full name?

Answer: Laura Elizabeth Ingalls

Laura's full name is on the name card she gives to Almanzo.

2. What was the name of Laura's beloved bulldog?

Answer: Jack

Jack appeared in the first, second, and fourth and fifth books but, sadly, died before the family left Plum Creek.

3. What caused Mary's blindness?

Answer: scarlet fever

Mary becomes blind from complications of scarlet fever while the family is living "On the Banks of Plum Creek". Pa tells Laura she must be Mary's eyes.

4. What did Caroline wear to the sugaring off dance?

Answer: Delaine

In "Little House in the Big Woods" Laura and Mary are very excited when they hear Ma is going to wear her Delaine dress.

5. What did Laura and Pa use for fuel during the long winter?

Answer: hay

Laura and Pa twisted hay into logs to keep the fire burning since they ran out of coal and wood.

6. What were the names of Laura's cousins in "By the Shores of Silver Lake"?

Answer: Lena and Jean

Lena and Laura go to pick up the laundry, but Ma tells Laura she is "wild." Lena and Jean are Docia and Hi's children from "Little House in the Big Woods".

7. What was the name of the neighbor who met Santa Claus and delivered Mary and Laura's Christmas gifts in "Little House on the Prairie"?

Answer: Mr. Edwards

Mr. Edwards "met Santa" in Independence and crossed a swollen creek to bring Laura and Mary a tin cup, a stick of candy, a sugared cake, and a penny each.

8. Who called Laura "country girl"?

Answer: Nellie Oleson

Nellie called Laura "country girl" in "On the Banks of Plum Creek". Laura returned the insult many years later in "Little Town on the Prairie".

9. Name the town and territory the Ingalls lived in during the Long Winter.

Answer: De Smet, Dakota Territory

Dakota Territory included both North Dakota and South Dakota!

10. What were the names of the Ingalls girls?

Answer: Mary, Laura, Carrie, and Grace

Mary, Laura, and Carrie appear in each book except "Farmer Boy". Grace is born later.

Source: Author Jakie710

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