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Faerie Lore Quiz

This is a quiz on faerie lore, the stuff people actually believed.

A multiple-choice quiz by Vwondola. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Vwondola

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,106

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2586

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the wailing fae whose cries foretell death in a household? Hint

Bean Sidhe (Banshee)

Leanan Sidhe

Puck

Gwen ap Nudd

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the mischievous sprite made popular by William Shakespeare? Hint

Gwen ap Nudd

Tylwyth Teg

Gwinevere

Puck

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Question 3 of 10

3. If you put an Asrai under the sunlight, what would happen? Hint

It would disappear

It would curse you

It would give you gold

It would melt

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the profession of a leprechaun? Hint

Maker of single shoes

Knitter of single socks

Gold guard

Cereal manufacture

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following was NOT a supposed origin of the faeries? Hint

Descendants of Tuatha de Danan

dwindled pagan gods who have been reduced to mere tricksters and spirits

Unbaptized Children

Murdered Animals

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Question 6 of 10

6. What are the small sprites that enjoy leading travelers astray and leaving them lost? Hint

Brownies

Orcs

Pixies

Merrows

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Question 7 of 10

7. What are the domestic faeries who often work around the house in return for milk and bread? Hint

Merrows

Pixies

Brownies

Goblins

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Question 8 of 10

8. What are the ugly, wicked fae who only live in barrows, old ruins, castles, or places where treasure might be buried? Hint

Spriggans

Goblins

Dwarves

Trolls

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the beautiful faerie who came to people as a lover and inspired them but doomed them to a short life? Hint

Morganna LeFey

Leanan Sidhe

Gwinevere

Mab

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Question 10 of 10

10. Often compared with the Greek god Hades, what faerie is the head of the Plant Annwn(House of the Dead)? Hint

Gwen ap Nudd

Gwinevere

Puck

Twylwth Teg

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the wailing fae whose cries foretell death in a household?

Answer: Bean Sidhe (Banshee)

She spent all her time washing the blood-stained clothing of the dead. I'd be wailing, too.

2. What is the name of the mischievous sprite made popular by William Shakespeare?

Answer: Puck

He is a character in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'

3. If you put an Asrai under the sunlight, what would happen?

Answer: It would melt

The poor little delicate things! You can tell they spent most of their time playing at night.

4. What is the profession of a leprechaun?

Answer: Maker of single shoes

They spent most of their time making shoes, but never a pair. They only made one shoe of each type.

5. Which of the following was NOT a supposed origin of the faeries?

Answer: Murdered Animals

They were also thought to be children Eve hid from God one day because she hadn't washed their faces yet when he came to her. He asked where her children were, and she told him she had no other children. As punishment, he condemned them to stay hidden forever.

6. What are the small sprites that enjoy leading travelers astray and leaving them lost?

Answer: Pixies

Hence the term 'pixie-led.'

7. What are the domestic faeries who often work around the house in return for milk and bread?

Answer: Brownies

If they were displeased with their gifts, they grew angry and might turn into a boggart.

8. What are the ugly, wicked fae who only live in barrows, old ruins, castles, or places where treasure might be buried?

Answer: Spriggans

They did horrible things if you came near their treasure. They were infamous for child-snatching.

9. What is the name of the beautiful faerie who came to people as a lover and inspired them but doomed them to a short life?

Answer: Leanan Sidhe

There are poems about her by Keats.

10. Often compared with the Greek god Hades, what faerie is the head of the Plant Annwn(House of the Dead)?

Answer: Gwen ap Nudd

My favorite fey. He was actually a very nice and hospitable faerie, but I'll save questions on him for the next quiz.

Source: Author Vwondola

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