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Quiz about The Long Winter
Quiz about The Long Winter

The Long Winter Trivia Quiz


My third quiz about the "Little House on the Prairie" books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by crzyldync. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
crzyldync
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
227,229
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
739
Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (3/15), Guest 136 (14/15), Guest 76 (15/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. Laura helps Pa make hay for the winter. Pa says she is as stout as a what? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. It was going to be a hard winter, Pa told Laura. She wanted to know how he knew. He says "the colder the winter, the thicker the wall of this animal's house will be" What animal is this? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. The first blizzard hit very early in the year. What month did the blizzard hit? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. How long was winter predicted to last? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Laura and Carrie bought something for Pa for Christmas. The price for the gift was 25 cents. What did they buy him? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. When supplies went short, the Ingalls ran out of coal. What did they use for fuel? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. One sunny day, Pa came home and told everyone there was a herd of some animal west of town. Name the animal. Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. On the animal hunt, Almanzo's horse ran away. Who was riding Almanzo's horse and let it go? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Almanzo and Cap Garland decide to take a 20 mile trip to buy something to save the town. What was it? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What happened that caused the town to run short of supplies? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Pa told Laura she was to be the Queen of May, when she came downstairs after the train was coming. Finish the song she was singing:

"If you're waking call me early,
Call me early, __________ dear."
Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. One of the things that the Ingalls were waiting for was coming on the train. It was sent by Rev. Alden and his church. What was it? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Ma decided to celebrate the springtime by doing what? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Laura liked onions in her stuffing, but Mary didn't. What did Mary like in her stuffing? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Pa said, "_____ is a man's drink in the wintertime." What was he talking about? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Laura helps Pa make hay for the winter. Pa says she is as stout as a what?

Answer: Little French horse

"Dinner was ready when they went to the shanty. Ma looked sharply at Laura and asked, "Is the work too hard for her, Charles?"

"Oh, no! She's as stout as a little French horse. She's been a great help," said Pa."
2. It was going to be a hard winter, Pa told Laura. She wanted to know how he knew. He says "the colder the winter, the thicker the wall of this animal's house will be" What animal is this?

Answer: Muskrat

"Pa was shaking his head. "We're going to have a hard winter," he said, not liking the prospect.

"Why, how do you know?" Laura asked in surprise.

"The colder the winter will be, the thicker the muskrats build the walls of their houses," Pa told her."
3. The first blizzard hit very early in the year. What month did the blizzard hit?

Answer: October

"It's a blizzard," Laura told her. "You and Mary stay under the covers." Her teeth chattered while she pulled on her clothes. Ma was dressing, too, beyond the curtain, but they were both too cold to say anything.

They met at the stove where the fire was blazing furiously without warming the air at all.

"A b-b-b-b-blizzard!" Ma chattered. "In Oc-October, I n-n-never heard of..." She put more wood in the stove and broke the ice in the water pail to fill the teakettle."
4. How long was winter predicted to last?

Answer: Seven months

""What was that about seven big snows?" Almanzo asked. Pa told him. The Indian meant that every seventh winter was a hard winter and that at the end of three time seven years came the hardest winter of all. He had come to tell the white men that this coming winter was a twenty-first winter, that there would be seven months of blizzards."
5. Laura and Carrie bought something for Pa for Christmas. The price for the gift was 25 cents. What did they buy him?

Answer: Suspenders

"I have ten cents," Laura said thoughtfully. "How many pennies have you, Carrie?" "I have five," Carrie told her. "We'd need twenty-five to get Pa a pair of suspenders," Laura said "He needs a new pair." "I have a dime," said Ma. "So that is settled. Laura, you and Carrie had better go and buy them as soon as Pa has gone to work tomorrow morning."
6. When supplies went short, the Ingalls ran out of coal. What did they use for fuel?

Answer: Sticks of hay

""Here is your breakfast fuel, Caroline," he said, laying his armful down by the stove. "Good hard sticks of hay. I guess they will burn all right." "Sticks of hay?" Laura exclaimed. "That's right, Laura." Pa spread his hands in the warmth above the stove."
7. One sunny day, Pa came home and told everyone there was a herd of some animal west of town. Name the animal.

Answer: Antelope

"There came a sunny day when the loose snow was rolling like drifts of smoke across the frozen white prairie. Pa came hurrying into the house. "There's a herd of antelope west of town!" he said, as he took his shotgun down from its hooks and filled his pockets with cartridges."
8. On the animal hunt, Almanzo's horse ran away. Who was riding Almanzo's horse and let it go?

Answer: Mr. Foster

"On the Morgans, Almanzo and Mr. Foster took the lead. The cold wind made the horses eager to go. Mr. Foster did not know how to ride. He was as nervous as Lady and he was making her more nervous. He turned to speak to Mr. Foster and he saw Lady's saddle empty. Mr. Foster was jumping up and down, waving his gun and yelling. Crazy with excitement, he had jumped off Lady, let go her reins, and fired at the antelope that were to far away to hit."
9. Almanzo and Cap Garland decide to take a 20 mile trip to buy something to save the town. What was it?

Answer: Wheat

"This is the point. Somebody's got to go get that wheat that was raised south of town." "One thing's sure," he said. "You're not going to tackle any suck foolhardy trip alone. If you're bound and determined to do it, I'm going along with you. " "See here!" Almanzo exclaimed. "We can't both of us go!"
10. What happened that caused the town to run short of supplies?

Answer: The trains stopped running

"Well," Pa answered reluctantly, "I hate to tell you." He cleared his throat. "The train isn't coming." "The railroad has stopped running trains, till spring."
11. Pa told Laura she was to be the Queen of May, when she came downstairs after the train was coming. Finish the song she was singing: "If you're waking call me early, Call me early, __________ dear."

Answer: Mother

"When will it get here?" Carrie asked breathless. "Any minute. Nobody knows when," Laura answered, and she ran downstairs singing:

"If you're waking call me early,
Call me early, mother dear."
12. One of the things that the Ingalls were waiting for was coming on the train. It was sent by Rev. Alden and his church. What was it?

Answer: The Christmas barrel

"His church had shipped them a Christmas barrel and he hoped the clothing would fit.

Pa and Mr. Boast came down the street carrying a barrel between them. They upended it through the doorway and stood it in the middle of the front room.. "Here's that Christmas barrel!" Pa called to Ma."
13. Ma decided to celebrate the springtime by doing what?

Answer: Having Christmas dinner in May

"Well, then, Mr. Boast, you bring Mrs. Boast day after tomorrow," Ma said. "Come as early as you can and we we'll celebrate the springtime with a Christmas dinner."

"We'll come! You bet we'll come!" Mr. Boast chortled. "Christmas dinner in May!"
14. Laura liked onions in her stuffing, but Mary didn't. What did Mary like in her stuffing?

Answer: Sage

The girls at one point got into an argument about this particular subject. Laura hated sage, and Mary hated onions.
15. Pa said, "_____ is a man's drink in the wintertime." What was he talking about?

Answer: Tea

"Ah that hits the spot." Pa said, "Tea's a man's drink in the wintertime."
Source: Author crzyldync

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