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Quiz about Disney Fairy Tales Vs Classic Faery Tales

Disney Fairy Tales Vs. Classic Faery Tales Quiz

You think you know your Faery Tales? I'm not talking about those censored, for your viewing pleasure Disney cartoons you're thinking of, NO! I'm talking about the literature BEHIND the cartoons...So go ahead...enter the land of Snow White...If you dare.

A multiple-choice quiz by August. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
August

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
1,991

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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23296

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The name 'Cinderella' is actually a kinder version of what original 'title'? Hint

Cinderwench

Cinderbrat

Cindermaid

Cinderchild

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the original tale of 'The Little Mermaid,' mermaids do not have souls, but they become foam upon the water. Because she took her life instead of the prince's, she is given the chance to enter heaven. What must she do in order to gain this admittance? Hint

She can never be admitted, but this is better than being foam

Convert to christianity

300 years of good deeds

Kill the Sea Witch

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 'Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp', Aladdin's wishes are never given a limit. Not only that, there are two objects which house wish-granting genies: a lamp and what else? Hint

a ring

a mirror

a pair of slippers

a golden apple

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Question 4 of 10

4. The 'Sleeping Beauty' that we all know and love ends with the Prince's kiss and the two living happily ever after. Charles Perrault adapted the French tale even further. The Prince did not announce his new bride to his parents until they had already had two children, the eldest of which was about 4. Why did he wait so long? Hint

The family was cursed, and he wanted to save them from it

His father had already promised him to another

His mother was an ogress and loved to eat children

His mother planned on marrying him herself

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' we are given the death of the Queen as her falling off a cliff. But originally Snow ordered shoes to be put on her mother as a punishment. What kind of shoes were they? Hint

Red-hot iron shoes

Really ugly loafers

So small that her feet shriveled up and fell off

Leaden shoes accompanied by a swim in the moat

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Question 6 of 10

6. In a story similar to Cinderella, 'Donkey Skin' is a French story of a beautiful girl who tends to the animals of a small farm. But she's actually a princess who has run away from home. Yadda, yadda, yadda, there's a ring instead of a slipper, they live happily ever after. But why did Donkey Skin run away from home in the first place? Hint

Her father wanted to marry her

She wanted to live outside the world within the castle

Her sister was jealous of her beauty and wanted her dead

An evil sorceress casts a spell on her, making her unknown to her family

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the animated film version of the tale of the Greek God Hercules, he is said to have been born to Zeus and his wife Hera then drained of most of his 'powers' by a jealous Hades. But the real legend of Hercules gives a different excuse for his dual mortal and immortal being. Hint

Zeus bedded a mortal, who then gave birth to Hercules

Just kidding, that actually is how the legend goes

Zeus beat Hera so to exact revenge she cursed the child

Hercules was the result of Hera bedding a mortal man

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the original tale of Pinocchio, we see him as an ungrateful little brat from the beginning. Not shown in the film, what does Pinocchio do to Geppetto as he is being carved? Hint

Tripped him so he fell out the door into the streets, then locked the door

Ran through the house and break all of Geppetto's things

Kicked him and ran away

Calls him nasty names and laughs at him

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the original tale of Beauty and the Beast Beauty had several brothers and sisters. When she returned after residing with the beast for some time, they tried to persuade her not to go back. She does return, but what does she find when she arrives? Hint

She returns too late and the Beast is already dead

He's almost dead, but he recovers now that she's home

She returns late and he is so angry he kills her

He has taken his own life out of grief

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the movie, Pinnochio saves Geppetto from the belly of a whale. How was Geppetto 'caged' in the Faery Tale? Hint

On a pirate ship

In a shark

A sea dragon

A desert island

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The name 'Cinderella' is actually a kinder version of what original 'title'?

Answer: Cinderwench

The eldest sister began calling her Cinderwench because she was always filthy from work and because she was always covered in soot from sleeping by the chimney. This was adapted to Cinderella by the younger daughter, for she was somewhat kinder than her sister.

Answer: 300 years of good deeds

She is admitted to the 'Daughters of the Air' and they wander the earth bringing wind when it is hot, rain in a drought, and protect children. And if they bring a smile to a childs face 1 year is taken off and if a child cries, 1 year is added. Yeah, that seems fair....

3. In 'Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp', Aladdin's wishes are never given a limit. Not only that, there are two objects which house wish-granting genies: a lamp and what else?

Answer: a ring

The sorceror who wanted the lamp in the beginning was not the Vizier, as portrayed in the movie version. He brought Aladdin to the cavern to retrieve the lamp, and here's a ring to protect you along the way. Aladdin refused to hand over the lamp until he was safe outside, outraged, the sorceror closed the cavern and left him there.

The ring apparently has the similar powers to those of the lamp, so why the sorceror went through all the trouble in the first place, I'll never know...

Answer: His mother was an ogress and loved to eat children

And she almost got them, but her plan was thwarted and she hurled herself into a pit of serpents which ate her alive. The very same pit she had planned on sacrificing the children and bride to.

Answer: Red-hot iron shoes

They were actually iron shoes with which she was forced to dance until she fell down dead. Similar to the tale 'The Red Shoes' in which a poor girl is taken up by a rich woman after the death of her mother. She is schooled and when time comes for her confirmation, she chooses to wear red shoes to the ceremony.

As a punishment from God the shoes become bewitched and she must dance and dance until she is forced to cut off her feet, and spends the rest of her life repenting her 'sin.' Now, that's just cruel.

Answer: Her father wanted to marry her

Yup...Incest drove our princess away. You see, on her deathbed, the Queen said 'promise me you'll never marry anyone less beautiful than I am.' Convinced that was not possible, she died contented. But their daughter grew to be even more lovely, so the King decided, since he had to marry to produce a male heir, to marry his daughter.

There are a number of fairy tales with similar themes, including 'Catskin', 'The King Who Wished to Marry His Daughter', 'The She-Bear' and 'The Princess That Wore a Rabbit-Skin Dress'.

Answer: Zeus bedded a mortal, who then gave birth to Hercules

8. In the original tale of Pinocchio, we see him as an ungrateful little brat from the beginning. Not shown in the film, what does Pinocchio do to Geppetto as he is being carved?

Answer: Kicked him and ran away

Yeah, he gets better, and becomes a real boy and all that, but in the beginning he was just a jerk!

Answer: He's almost dead, but he recovers now that she's home

Well, some of the old Faery Tales had to have a happy ending...Can you imagine if ALL Faery Tales were as depressing as The Red Shoes, or Two Frogs?

10. In the movie, Pinnochio saves Geppetto from the belly of a whale. How was Geppetto 'caged' in the Faery Tale?

Answer: In a shark

The idea of a man being trapped in the body of a shark, even a very large one, just wasn't doing it for the guys at Disney, so they created the whale so Geppetto could have some leg room.

Source: Author August

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