Rhyming in Pictures Trivia Quiz

"Twinkle, Twinkle" comes from a five stanza poem written by Anne and Jane Taylor titled "The Star". The first stanza is the stanza that is most often quoted. When "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" was put to music, the melody used was a French song translated "Oh, Shall I Tell You, Mama!"

Would you be surprised to know that "Do Your Ears Hang Low" was sung by British soldiers during World War I? In 1916, British soldiers were heard singing the song while on their way to the Somme. At that time, the soldiers had put different lyrics with the melody. The melody of the song was "Turkey in the Straw".

While the first stanza asked a question, the second stanza of the song answered the question by saying, "Yes, my ears hang low".

"Over the River and Through the Woods" was originally a twelve stanza poem considered to be a Thanksgiving poem since the second stanza reveals it is Thanksgiving Day. The poem was written in 1844 by Lydia Maria March for her second volume of poetry, "Flowers for Children".

The original title of the poem was "The New-England Boy's Song about Thanksgiving Day".

"I am a Gold Lock" has two versions: one version with the last word being monkey and the second version with the last word donkey. "I am a Gold Lock" could be found in the "The Nursery Rhyme Book" and could be read with two people alternating lines.

It is likely that the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty" originated in England when a cannon nicknamed Humpty Dumpty was placed on a wall during the war in 1684. When the wall was damaged, the cannon fell causing it to break. Over time, the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty" became associated with an egg because of how easily an egg can be broken.

FYI, during an episode of "The Rookie", Dr. Grace Sawyer asked Officer John Nolan why all the king's horses and all the king's men were called to fix Humpty Dumpty instead of doctors who could have put him back together again.

The nursery rhyme "Old King Cole" could be about Welsh legend Cole the Old from the fourth century. The rhyme was first heard in 1709. Old King Cole in the nursery rhyme is seen as a jolly king who has everything and everyone at his beck and call.

"Jack and Jill" comes from the sixteenth century. The nursery rhyme is longer than most commonly known with Jack and Jill returning home with the pail of water to their mother's delight. A second version has Jill being whipped by her mother for causing Jack's accident.

In the earliest versions of the nursery rhyme, Gill was used instead of Jill and two boys were shown carrying a pail of water. Charles Burney gave "Jack and Jill" a musical arrangement in 1777.

"Old MacDonald Had a Farm" was used to teach young children sounds that animals make. The nursery rhyme was written by an English playwright named Thomas D'urfey for an opera he titled "The Kingdom of the Birds". At the time the nursery rhyme was called "In the Fields in Frost and Snow".

After the nursery rhyme went through several titles and versions, the nursery rhyme was performed by the Sam Patterson Trio in 1925 with the familiar title, "Old Macdonald Had a Farm".

"It's Raining, It's Pouring" had the same melody as "A Tisket, A Tasket". There was a time when people believed the song not to be about water, but alcohol being poured, especially when the rest of the nursery rhyme explains that the old man hit his head suggesting he was drunk.

"Five little ducks" is a counting song that can be sung using your fingers. Raffi, the Canadian children's entertainer, performs the song at his concerts. "Five Little Ducks" was on his "Rise and Shine" album in 1982.