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Quiz about And So Our Story Begins
Quiz about And So Our Story Begins

And So Our Story Begins... Trivia Quiz


A sprinkling of fairy dust will give me wings to fly back to my childhood where I can re-read some of my favourite classics. Can you guess which books I am reading from their first lines? The pictures may give you a clue.

A photo quiz by Plodd. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Plodd
Time
4 mins
Type
Photo Quiz
Quiz #
379,415
Updated
Jul 05 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
1416
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. "The first place that I can well remember was a large pleasant meadow with a pond of clear water in it."

Whose life did we read about through his many adventures, from when he was a young foal to his eventual neglect at the hands of lazy owners?
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Question 2 of 10
2. "All children, except one, grow up."

Where would we end up if our young hero flew us towards the "Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning"?
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Question 3 of 10
3. "The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home."

Mole, Ratty, Mr Toad and Mr Badger all took us on a journey along the riverbank in which classic book?
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Question 4 of 10
4. "When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen."

Our young heroine found a hidden key which gave her access to which location?
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Question 5 of 10
5. "Here is Edward Bear, coming down the stairs now, bump bump bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin."

Who is the best friend of Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Piglet and Tigger too?
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Question 6 of 10
6. "Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were-Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter."

In which Beatrix Potter book can we find the four little rabbits?
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Question 7 of 10
7. "It was so glorious out in the country; it was summer; the cornfields were yellow, the oats were green, the hay had been put up in stacks in the green meadows, and the stork went about on his long red legs, and chattered Egyptian, for this was the language he had learned from his good mother."

What is the name of the fairy tale character who grew up to be something quite beautiful?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "The pretty little Swiss town of Mayenfield lies at the foot of a mountain range, whose grim rugged peaks tower high above the valley below."

Which of these literary characters was also known as "The girl from the Alps"?
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Question 9 of 10
9. "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it."

Eustace Clarence Scrubb was the unlikely hero in which of these children's books?
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Question 10 of 10
10. "Carrie had often dreamed about coming back. In her dreams she was twelve years old again; short, scratched legs in red socks and scuffed, brown sandals, walking along the narrow, dirt path at the side of the railway line to where it plunged down, off the high ridge, through the Druid's Grove."

In which book did Carrie and her brother Nick meet Johnny Gotobed and Hepzibah Green at Druid's Bottom?
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1. "The first place that I can well remember was a large pleasant meadow with a pond of clear water in it." Whose life did we read about through his many adventures, from when he was a young foal to his eventual neglect at the hands of lazy owners?

Answer: Black Beauty

Anna Sewell was the author of this wonderful story which subtly taught us about animal welfare as we followed Black Beauty throughout his adventures. Beauty had a wonderful upbringing under the ownership of Farmer Grey, freely exploring meadows and drinking from a pond with clear water.

When he was older, he was sold many times and this eventually led to harsh treatment at the hands of cruel and heartless new owners. Don't worry, though, as the book had a happy ending.
2. "All children, except one, grow up." Where would we end up if our young hero flew us towards the "Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning"?

Answer: Neverland

What a magical place Neverland must have been with so many different characters for Wendy Darling and her brothers to meet: Peter Pan and his lost boys, Tinkerbell, Tiger Lily, mermaids, pirates, and even a crocodile that went "tick-tock". The book was written over a hundred years ago by an English writer called J. M Barrie. Before he died, he gave the legal copyright of his book to the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital in London.

This meant that each and every time a copy of "Peter Pan" is sold, the hospital will receive money.
3. "The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home." Mole, Ratty, Mr Toad and Mr Badger all took us on a journey along the riverbank in which classic book?

Answer: The Wind in the Willows

"The Wind in the Willows" was written in 1908 by Kenneth Grahame. Mole was fed up with spring cleaning so he wandered down to the river where he met a water rat called "Ratty". Their adventures led them from the river into the woods to get help from Mr Badger, as their other friend Mr Toad was becoming very obsessive, firstly with horse-drawn caravans and then with fast motor cars.

The book is fascinating as all of the animals are anthropomorphic. This means that although the characters are animals, they can walk, talk and dress like a human.
4. "When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen." Our young heroine found a hidden key which gave her access to which location?

Answer: The Secret Garden

Mary Lennox was one of the main characters in the Frances Hodgson Burnett book, "The Secret Garden". After being orphaned, the spoilt Mary went to live with her uncle in his rambling house, Misselthwaite Manor. She was forbidden from entering certain places within the house and grounds, but this did not stop her from making friends with her shy disabled cousin, Colin, and local boy Dicken.

She then found a key to a locked gate which opened into a hidden walled garden. Both Mary and Colin visited the garden and, as it grew back to life, its secret properties brought about a psychological and physical change to both children.

It was a truly magical and inspirational book!
5. "Here is Edward Bear, coming down the stairs now, bump bump bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin." Who is the best friend of Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Piglet and Tigger too?

Answer: Winnie-the-Pooh

"Winnie-the-Pooh" and "The House at Pooh Corner" were stories written by A. A. Milne. They were based on the author's son, also called Christopher Robin, whose exploits with honey loving Pooh stopped children in their tracks as they read from cover to cover until the story ended. Also included in the book were the miserable (but lovable) donkey, Eeyore, Kanga and her son Roo, Piglet the pig, Tigger the tiger and a wise old owl called....Owl. Out of all the books I read when I was younger, learning how to play "pooh sticks" is what completed my childhood, and is a game I still play today when no-one is looking. Sssshhh!
6. "Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were-Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter." In which Beatrix Potter book can we find the four little rabbits?

Answer: The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Beatrix Potter brought her furry little friends to life in all of her books, including "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" which was first published in 1902. Mrs Rabbit was widowed when her husband was caught eating vegetables in Mr McGregor's vegetable plot and put in a pie by Mrs McGregor.

Her three daughters, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail, were all very well behaved bunnies, but her son, Peter, got up to mischief. Wearing his distinctive blue jacket, he was chased away by Mr McGregor after he was caught gorging on vegetables.

When Peter eventually arrived home, he was too ill to eat his supper of milk and berries.
7. "It was so glorious out in the country; it was summer; the cornfields were yellow, the oats were green, the hay had been put up in stacks in the green meadows, and the stork went about on his long red legs, and chattered Egyptian, for this was the language he had learned from his good mother." What is the name of the fairy tale character who grew up to be something quite beautiful?

Answer: The Ugly Duckling

"The Ugly Duckling" was just one of the many fairy tales written by the Danish storyteller, Hans Christian Anderson. It told of an ugly little duckling who was tormented by other farmyard animals, but eventually grew up to be a beautiful white swan. The story was made famous in a 1952 Walt Disney film called "Hans Christian Andersen" which featured a song with these lyrics:

"There once was an ugly duckling
With feathers all stubby and brown
And the other birds said in so many words
Get out of town
Get out, get out, get out of town
And he went with a quack and a waddle and a quack
In a flurry of eiderdown."
8. "The pretty little Swiss town of Mayenfield lies at the foot of a mountain range, whose grim rugged peaks tower high above the valley below." Which of these literary characters was also known as "The girl from the Alps"?

Answer: Heidi

Johanna Spyri was born in Switzerland and wrote the children's book "Heidi" in 1881. It told of Heidi, a young girl who was orphaned and sent to live with her grandfather in the mountains where she befriended many people due to her sunny disposition. For three years she lived in this gentle idyll until sent to the city to become a companion for disabled girl, Clara. Clara and Heidi became firm friends, with Heidi taking her back to her beloved mountains where the fresh country air enabled Clara to walk again.
9. "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it." Eustace Clarence Scrubb was the unlikely hero in which of these children's books?

Answer: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Eustace Clarence Scrubb was cousin to the Pevensie children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, the children who originally visited Narnia through the wardrobe. In "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", the writer C. S. Lewis magically sent Eustace, Edmund and Lucy back to Narnia where they sailed aboard the ship Dawn Treader, to help Prince Caspian find the seven lost Lords of Narnia. Eustace started as a very obnoxious little brat but soon changed when his own greed turned him into a heroic dragon.

The image shows the four Pevensie children as they entered snowy Narnia through the wardrobe in the original book "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", meeting characters Aslan the lion and either Mr or Mrs Beaver.
10. "Carrie had often dreamed about coming back. In her dreams she was twelve years old again; short, scratched legs in red socks and scuffed, brown sandals, walking along the narrow, dirt path at the side of the railway line to where it plunged down, off the high ridge, through the Druid's Grove." In which book did Carrie and her brother Nick meet Johnny Gotobed and Hepzibah Green at Druid's Bottom?

Answer: Carrie's War

Nina Bawden wrote the book "Carrie's War" in 1973. The story told of widowed Carrie who took her three children back to the Welsh mining village where she was evacuated during World War II. She and her brother Nick met many residents of the small village, including Johnny Gotobed and Hepzibah Green at their wonderfully rustic house called Druid's Bottom.

The book is often read by British school children because of its historical and literary content, teaching children about what happened to some of their relatives during the war.

It is a sad but uplifting book, and can linger in the mind for years to come.
Source: Author Plodd

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