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Quiz about Supernatural beings KT
Quiz about Supernatural beings KT

Supernatural beings K-T Trivia Quiz

I had so much fun making the last quiz (A-J)! Here is the next one continuing through the names in alphabetical order. Enjoy it!

A multiple-choice quiz by tee-hee-me. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
tee-hee-me
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
85,058
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
2744
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Question 1 of 10
1. These creatures are a type of fairy miner. They live in the mines and caves of Cornwall. Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. She sits on the cliffs above the Rhine River and sings. Her song lures sailors to their death. Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. She is the Queen of the English fairies. Often depicted as a mischievous spirit, she is thought to be a descendant of Mavae. Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. These are German water spirits. The males have green teeth. The females are beautiful maidens. Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. These giants have a cannibalistic appetite and are mean. Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. This fairy is a Manx hobgoblin. He helps drive home the sheep and helps farmers at harvest time. Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Which Fairy Queen was in a play by Shakespeare? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. These Irish fairies are called Selkies in the Hebrides and Northen Scottish Islands. They are sea fairies who appear in the form of seals but their skins can be shed converting them to humans. Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. In an Indian tale this mermaid lured a giant into the sea, where she wound her hair around him. Then he fell asleep and hasn't woken since. Who is the mermaid? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. This Japanese fairy often appears with wings and a long nose. They are also shapeshifters. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. These creatures are a type of fairy miner. They live in the mines and caves of Cornwall.

Answer: Knockers

 Knockers enjoy pulling silly faces to scare the miners.
Korrigans(=Corrigans) as I mentioned in the last quiz (A-J) is a Brittany fairy.
Korreds are guardians of the stone altars of Celtic Brittany.
Kelpies are water devils who originated in Scotland.
2. She sits on the cliffs above the Rhine River and sings. Her song lures sailors to their death.

Answer: Lorelei

 German legend says that the Lorelei was once a beautiful woman who threw herself into the Rhine River because her lover had been faithless. She transformed into a type of Siren.
Lutins are shapeshifters who originated in France.
Liosalfar are light elves from Norse mythology.
Leprechauns are shoemakers, who make but one shoe and never a pair. It is said that by capturing one, a human may acquire a treasure from it (usually a pot of gold).
3. She is the Queen of the English fairies. Often depicted as a mischievous spirit, she is thought to be a descendant of Mavae.

Answer: Mab

 Mab enjoys making people dream. Maeve is Queen of the Sidhe.
Merrows are a type of merpeople, who wear red feathered caps.
Manitou are trickster fairies in Algonquin Indian legend.
Morag is a girl's name which means great in Gaelic.
4. These are German water spirits. The males have green teeth. The females are beautiful maidens.

Answer: Nixens

 Nixens are also found in Switzerland.
Necks are cunning shapeshifting water spirits originated in Scandanavia.
Nereids are sea-nymphs in Greek mythology. They are the 50 daughters of Nereus and Doris.
Noggles originated in Westen Europe. They appear in the form of gray horses. They dislike humans buildings on their waterways and stop mills from turning.
5. These giants have a cannibalistic appetite and are mean.

Answer: Orculli

 Orculli originated in Italy.
Oberon is the King of Fairies. His wife is Titania. Shakespeare used these characters in "Mid Summer Night's Dream".
Oakmen are dwarf fairies with big heads. Also known as Oakshee and Oak Sidhe.
Owl-spirits are air fairies from West Africa.
6. This fairy is a Manx hobgoblin. He helps drive home the sheep and helps farmers at harvest time.

Answer: Phynnodderee

 Pey is a demonic being from Tamil folklore, who drinks the blood of wounded warriors.
Peg-Powler is also know as Jenny Green-teeth. She drowns people who go near the water.
Portunes are tiny medieval fairies; amongst the earliest recorded fairies in English manuscripts.
7. Which Fairy Queen was in a play by Shakespeare?

Answer: Queen Titania

 Dark Queen appears in old Spanish mythology. She rules over the spirits who haunt the roads between dusk and dark.
Queen Mavis doesn't exist to the best of my knowledge.
Queen Elinor is a queen who appears in Shakespeare's "Life and Death of King John", but she is not a fairy!
8. These Irish fairies are called Selkies in the Hebrides and Northen Scottish Islands. They are sea fairies who appear in the form of seals but their skins can be shed converting them to humans.

Answer: Roanes

 Selkies where once beleived to have controlled coastal storms.
The Red Cap originated in Scotland. He is a short man, solitary with a hateful nature. He wears a red hat.
Rubezahl originated in Germany. They annoy human travellers.
Rusalki originated in Russia. They are female water fairies.
9. In an Indian tale this mermaid lured a giant into the sea, where she wound her hair around him. Then he fell asleep and hasn't woken since. Who is the mermaid?

Answer: Squant

 The giant used to puff white clouds, from his pipe, over the water.
Sylphs are native to Greece and Egypt and possibly originated in the Middle East. They are air spirits. Their leader is called Paralda.
Shellycoats are Scottish water fairies. They like pulling pranks.
Saci is a naughty spirit who plays his tricks in the Brazilian forest.
10. This Japanese fairy often appears with wings and a long nose. They are also shapeshifters.

Answer: Tengu

 There are many Tengu varieties including the Karasu, which combines human and crow characteristics.
Trolls are larger than most fairies and very ugly. They originated in Germany and Scandinavia.
Taniwha is a mythical Maori water snake found in New Zealand.
Tsuki means moon in Japanese.
Source: Author tee-hee-me

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