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Quiz about Little House on the Prairie Season 1

"Little House on the Prairie": Season 1 Quiz

"Little House on the Prairie" is, in my opinion, one of the greatest shows ever to be put on the air. Take this quiz to test your knowledge on season one of this wonderful series.

A multiple-choice quiz by emeraldorb. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
emeraldorb

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
123,622

Updated
Dec 18 22

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 25

Plays
6034

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Mfooshee (15/25), Guest 104 (19/25), Guest 99 (21/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. In the episode "A Harvest of Friends," what animals did Charles have taken away from him after he was injured? Hint

cows

sheep

horses

oxen

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Question 2 of 25

2. In the episode "Country Girls," who did Laura "write" her essay about? Hint

herself

Mary

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Question 3 of 25

3. In the episode "The 100 Mile Walk," what destroys the Ingalls' crops? Hint

rain

hail

snow

sleet

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Question 4 of 25

4. In the episode "Mr. Edward's Homecoming," where did Charles find Mr. Edwards? Hint

Walnut Grove

Sleepy Eye

Mankato

Minneapolis

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Question 5 of 25

5. In the episode "For the Love of Johnny Johnson," Johnny is interested in Mary.

True

False

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Question 6 of 25

6. In the episode "If I Should Wake Before I Die," the lady who convinced Charles and Doc Baker to help her fake her death was named Miss Jones.

True

False

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Question 7 of 25

7. In the episode "Town Party, Country Party," Nellie fell into the creek because she was scared by a frog.

True

False

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Question 8 of 25

8. In the episode "Ma's Holiday," Mr. Oleson asked Charles to unload sacks of grain.

True

False

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Question 9 of 25

9. In the episode "School Mom," it was Nellie's fault that Miss Beadle sprained her ankle.

True

False

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Question 10 of 25

10. In the episode "The Raccoon," Jasper made it back to the house before Charles.

True

False

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Question 11 of 25

11. In the episode "The Voice of Tinker Jones," which famous actor was seen in this episode? Hint

Tom Cruise

Sean Penn

Brad Pitt

Rob Lowe

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Question 12 of 25

12. In the episode "The Award," who told Ma to enforce her punishment on Mary for causing the fire? Hint

Charles

Doc Baker

Reverend Alden

Miss Beadle

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Question 13 of 25

13. In the two-part episode "The Lord is My Shepherd," what was the name of the man Laura met in the mountains? Hint

Henry

David

Peter

Jonathan

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Question 14 of 25

14. In the two-part episode "The Lord is My Shepard," how did Laura lose her cross? Hint

Laura never lost her cross

she was playing in the creek

she was washing in the creek

she was walking across the creek

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Question 15 of 25

15. In the episode "Christmas At Plum Creek," Charles rebuilds wagon wheels to pay for Ma's stove.

True

False

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Question 16 of 25

16. In the episode "Family Quarrel," the Ingalls' eggs start the Olesons' quarrel.

True

False

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Question 17 of 25

17. In the episode "Doctor's Lady," Doc Baker made Kate an engagement ring out of a nail.

True

False

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Question 18 of 25

18. In the episode the "Plague," the disease that broke out in Walnut Grove was anthrax.

True

False

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Question 19 of 25

19. In the episode "Circus Man," The circus man's name was Mr. O'Hara.

True

False

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Question 20 of 25

20. In the episode "Child of Pain," what was the name of the little boy who was being beaten by his father? Hint

Garrison

Abel

Graham

Andrew

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Question 21 of 25

21. In the episode "Money Crop," what crop did Joe Colter convince the farmers of Walnut Grove to switch to? Hint

seed corn

wheat

cotton

peanuts

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Question 22 of 25

22. In the episode "Survival," what was the name of the Indian that saved the Ingalls family? Hint

Black Eagle

Lame Horse

Smoking Buffalo

White Stag

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Question 23 of 25

23. In the episode "To See the World," what was the name of the waitress the boy fell in love with? Hint

Miss Jenny

Miss Mimi

Miss Dee Dee

Miss Chrissy

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Question 24 of 25

24. In the episode "Founder's Day," who won the jump-rope contest? Hint

Willie

Graham

Mary

Laura

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Question 25 of 25

25. What is the name of the episode where Mrs. Oleson's appendix burst?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the episode "A Harvest of Friends," what animals did Charles have taken away from him after he was injured?

Answer: oxen

When Charles is injured during the family picnic, he had his oxen taken away, because he couldn't finish his work.

2. In the episode "Country Girls," who did Laura "write" her essay about?

Answer: Ma

Laura was scared she wouldn't do well when she wrote her essay about Ma, so she improvised in front of the class.

3. In the episode "The 100 Mile Walk," what destroys the Ingalls' crops?

Answer: hail

Hail destroyed the Ingalls' crop. Charles worked in a quarry to make money to support his family.

4. In the episode "Mr. Edward's Homecoming," where did Charles find Mr. Edwards?

Answer: Mankato

Charles found Mr. Edwards in Mankato, he was in a saloon trying to start a fight.

5. In the episode "For the Love of Johnny Johnson," Johnny is interested in Mary.

Answer: True

Laura loved Johnny Johnson, but he was interested in Mary, and not her.

6. In the episode "If I Should Wake Before I Die," the lady who convinced Charles and Doc Baker to help her fake her death was named Miss Jones.

Answer: False

The name of woman who faked her death was Miss Amy. She was upset because her children never came to visit her anymore.

7. In the episode "Town Party, Country Party," Nellie fell into the creek because she was scared by a frog.

Answer: False

Nellie fell in the creek because she saw a crawfish, the girls were wading in the creek when Nellie was scared by the creature.

8. In the episode "Ma's Holiday," Mr. Oleson asked Charles to unload sacks of grain.

Answer: False

Mr. Oleson asked Charles to unload sacks of flour in order to stall him and Caroline, so Laura and Mary could clean the house before they got home.

9. In the episode "School Mom," it was Nellie's fault that Miss Beadle sprained her ankle.

Answer: False

It was Harry's fault that Miss Beadle sprained her ankle, he threw a snake in front of her horse.

10. In the episode "The Raccoon," Jasper made it back to the house before Charles.

Answer: False

When Charles got back home from taking Jasper into the woods, a raccoon was already back at the Ingalls' home, but it wasn't the same raccoon.

11. In the episode "The Voice of Tinker Jones," which famous actor was seen in this episode?

Answer: Sean Penn

Sean Penn was in this episode, he played one of the children who helped Tinker Jones make the church bell.

12. In the episode "The Award," who told Ma to enforce her punishment on Mary for causing the fire?

Answer: Reverend Alden

Ma felt bad after she punished Mary, but Reverend Alden told Ma that she needed to carry out the punishment to teach Mary a lesson.

13. In the two-part episode "The Lord is My Shepherd," what was the name of the man Laura met in the mountains?

Answer: Jonathan

Jonathan was the name of Laura's friend on the mountain. He helped her deal with the loss of her brother, and also to stop blaming herself.

14. In the two-part episode "The Lord is My Shepard," how did Laura lose her cross?

Answer: she was washing in the creek

Laura lost her cross when she was washing in the creek, it's a good thing she did lose it, seeing as that's how Charles found out where she was.

15. In the episode "Christmas At Plum Creek," Charles rebuilds wagon wheels to pay for Ma's stove.

Answer: True

Charles rebuilt wagon wheels to pay for Caroline's stove. Nels had a customer who needed the wheels so he traded Charles' services for the stove, but Charles was unaware that Laura had already traded her horse, Bunny, for a stove for her mother.

16. In the episode "Family Quarrel," the Ingalls' eggs start the Olesons' quarrel.

Answer: True

The Olesons were fighting over the price of the Ingalls' eggs. Nels wanted to give them more, Harriet wanted to give them less.

17. In the episode "Doctor's Lady," Doc Baker made Kate an engagement ring out of a nail.

Answer: False

Doc Baker made his fiance an engagement ring out of his father's old watch chain.

18. In the episode the "Plague," the disease that broke out in Walnut Grove was anthrax.

Answer: False

The disease that broke out in Walnut Grove was typhus. The source of the sickness turned out to be a rat-infested shack filled with cornmeal.

19. In the episode "Circus Man," The circus man's name was Mr. O'Hara.

Answer: True

Mr. O'Hara was the circus man who came to Walnut Grove to sell his "magic powders."

20. In the episode "Child of Pain," what was the name of the little boy who was being beaten by his father?

Answer: Graham

Graham was the child whose father was an alcoholic. He blamed his son for his wife's death, because she died in childbirth.

21. In the episode "Money Crop," what crop did Joe Colter convince the farmers of Walnut Grove to switch to?

Answer: seed corn

Joe Colter convinced the farmers of Walnut Grove to switch to seed corn. On his way back from picking up the seed, he was involved in a buggy accident and almost died (Charles rescued him).

22. In the episode "Survival," what was the name of the Indian that saved the Ingalls family?

Answer: Lame Horse

The name of the Indian who saved the family was Lame Horse. A marshal shot him, but he later let him go when he realized he had saved them all from starvation.

23. In the episode "To See the World," what was the name of the waitress the boy fell in love with?

Answer: Miss Mimi

The boy fell in love with a waitress named Miss Mimi, she later convinced him to return to his family in Walnut Grove.

24. In the episode "Founder's Day," who won the jump-rope contest?

Answer: Willie

Willie won the jump-rope contest. Mary would have won, but she fell and sprained her ankle.

25. What is the name of the episode where Mrs. Oleson's appendix burst?

Answer: Circus Man

The name of the episode was "Circus Man." Mrs. Oleson refused to have her appendix taken out because she thought Mr. O'Hara's magic powders would work. Of course the powders didn't work, and Mrs. Oleson almost died, Doc Baker saved her.

Source: Author emeraldorb

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