May+9+-+Fairy+Tales

1. When Little Red Riding Hood was first translated, she was given a more conventional name (because she is unnamed in the original story by Charles Perrault). What is this name? - Biddy

2. In Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack makes three separate visits to the giant’s castle in the clouds. On the first, he steals a hen who lays golden eggs. On the second, a sack of shillings and a sack of guineas. What does Jack steal on his third visit? - A harp that plays music on command

3. After Hansel and Gretel have escaped from the gingerbread cottage, one final obstacle faces them as they make their way home. What is it? - A body of water, which they cross with help from a kind duck

4. What 3 creatures was Tom Thumb swallowed by? - A giant, a cow, a fish

5. Name five of the seven dwarves from Snow White, Disney version. (Happy, Bashful, Grumpy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Dopey and Doc)

6. In the tale Frog Prince, what was the princess’ favorite toy? (the golden ball)

7. In the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill, what is patched to heal jack’s broken crown? (vinegar and brown paper)

8. In the tale Cinderella, when the father goes on a trip, he asks Cinderella and her two evil stepsisters what they would like for souvenir. The two stepsisters ask for a beautiful dress and jewelries, what did Cinderella ask for? (“The first twig that brushes against your hat on your way home”)

9. In the nursery rhyme Old King Cole, before he called for fiddler’s three, he called for two other items. What were they? (Pipe and bowl)

10. In the Hans Christian Andersen tale The Tinderbox what size eyes did each dog have? (saucers, mill stones, castle towers.)

11.Who sat on a tuffet eating her curds and whey? (Little miss muffet)

12.Who wrote The Ugly Duckling? (Hans Christian Andersen)

13.How many horses did Little Klaus own? (1)

14.From what story does the line Mirror mirror on the wall who’s the fairest of them all come from? ( Snow white and the seven dwarves)

15. How many siblings did the ugly Duckling have? (8)