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Who's Who in Nursery Rhymes Trivia Quiz

Here are 10 multiple-choice questions on nursery rhyme characters. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by robynraymer. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
robynraymer

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
91,308

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
5357

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (9/10), Guest 96 (10/10), Guest 104 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Mary, Mary Quite Contrary had a _______. Hint

white horse

lamb

garden

friend named Jack

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where did Peter keep his wife? Hint

in a shoe

in a cupboard

under a haystack

in a pumpkin shell

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Question 3 of 10

3. In his nursery rhyme, Wee Willie Winkie wore _______. Hint

a silver gown

a white waistcoat

a nightgown

an ermine robe

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Question 4 of 10

4. Old Mother Hubbard's pet was _______. Hint

a sheep

a lamb

a dog

a mouse

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe had too many _______. Hint

sheep

weeds in her garden

chickens

children

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Question 6 of 10

6. Mary's lamb was as white as _______. Hint

paper

milk

snow

a sheet

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the song that begins "Sing a song of sixpence," how many blackbirds were baked in a pie? Hint

420

240

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Question 8 of 10

8. What did the Queen of Hearts bake? Hint

a blackbird pie

some hot-cross buns

a Christmas pie

some tarts

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Question 9 of 10

9. Whom can one see at Banbury Cross? Hint

Jack and Jill

Humpty Dumpty

a fine lady

Little Boy Blue

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Question 10 of 10

10. What did Jack Be Nimble jump over? Hint

a candlestick

a haystack

a pail of water

a pumpkin shell

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mary, Mary Quite Contrary had a _______.

Answer: garden

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row.

2. Where did Peter keep his wife?

Answer: in a pumpkin shell

Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, had a wife and couldn't keep her. He put her in a pumpkin shell, and there he kept her very well.

3. In his nursery rhyme, Wee Willie Winkie wore _______.

Answer: a nightgown

Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town, upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown. Rapping at the windows, calling through the locks: "Are the children in their beds? It's almost eight o'clock!"

4. Old Mother Hubbard's pet was _______.

Answer: a dog

Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone. But when she got there, the cupboard was bare, and so her poor dog had none.

5. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe had too many _______.

Answer: children

There was an old woman who lived in shoe. She had so many children that she didn't know what to do.

6. Mary's lamb was as white as _______.

Answer: snow

Its fleece was white as snow.

7. In the song that begins "Sing a song of sixpence," how many blackbirds were baked in a pie?

Answer: 24

Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.

8. What did the Queen of Hearts bake?

Answer: some tarts

The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts, all on a summer's day. The Knave of Hearts, he stole the tarts, and took them clean away.

9. Whom can one see at Banbury Cross?

Answer: a fine lady

Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross to see a fine lady upon a white horse. With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, she shall have music wherever she goes.

10. What did Jack Be Nimble jump over?

Answer: a candlestick

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over a candlestick.

Source: Author robynraymer

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