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A Musical Menagerie Trivia Quiz

Is that a fly in my soup? No, it's an animal in a song!

A multiple-choice quiz by sally0malley. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
sally0malley

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
367,999

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
691

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which animal went over the mountain to see what he could see? Hint

deer

chicken

bear

skunk

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who chased the weasel all around the cobbler's bench in the song "Pop Goes the Weasel"? Hint

a monkey

a ghost

a cat

an elephant

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which animal played with the antelope in "Home on the Range"? Hint

cow

donkey

horse

deer

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which red-nosed reindeer guided Santa's sleigh? Hint

Rudolph

Comet

Blitzen

Cupid

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Question 5 of 10

5. What insects went marching one by one (and up to ten by ten) "down into the ground to get out of the rain"? Hint

spiders

ants

crickets

beetles

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which naughty threesome chased the farmer's wife? Hint

The Three Little Pigs

Three Blind Mice

The Three Stooges

Huey, Duey and Louie

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which song do we clap hands and spell the name of a farmer's popular dog? Hint

D-O-G-G-Y

R-U-S-T-Y

F-E-L-I-X

B-I-N-G-O

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Question 8 of 10

8. What bird took a bite of a lily pad, flapped his wings and said "I'm glad"? Hint

chicken

goose

swan

duck

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy", what was Yankee Doodle riding when he stuck a feather in his hat? Hint

an elephant

a dolphin

a donkey

a pony

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who climbed up the water spout again when the sun came out and dried up all the rain? Hint

the big green alligator

the itsy bitsy spider

the big black bug

the big yellow bird

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which animal went over the mountain to see what he could see?

Answer: bear

"The Bear Went Over the Mountain" is often sung to the tune of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow".

2. Who chased the weasel all around the cobbler's bench in the song "Pop Goes the Weasel"?

Answer: a monkey

"Pop Goes the Weasel" is the song played by a jack-in-the box.

3. Which animal played with the antelope in "Home on the Range"?

Answer: deer

"Home on the Range" is the state song of Kansas.

4. Which red-nosed reindeer guided Santa's sleigh?

Answer: Rudolph

"Rudolph the Red-Nosd Reindeer" has been popular Christmas song for over sixty years!

5. What insects went marching one by one (and up to ten by ten) "down into the ground to get out of the rain"?

Answer: ants

In the song "The Ants Go Marching" one by one, two by two, all the way up to ten. When they get to ten they shout "the end!"

6. Which naughty threesome chased the farmer's wife?

Answer: Three Blind Mice

"Three Blind Mice" is a song based on an English nursery rhyme. In the original story the mice took medicine that helped them grow new tails and see again!

7. In which song do we clap hands and spell the name of a farmer's popular dog?

Answer: B-I-N-G-O

The song is sung the first time through spelling out B-I-N-G-O then on the second time the B is replaced with a clap. The third time, both the B and I are clapped. The fourth time B, I and N and the fifth time B, I, N and G. Finally all the letters BINGO are clapped instead of sung.

8. What bird took a bite of a lily pad, flapped his wings and said "I'm glad"?

Answer: duck

The animals in the song are a little white duck, a little green frog, a little black bug and a little red snake.

9. In the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy", what was Yankee Doodle riding when he stuck a feather in his hat?

Answer: a pony

Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, had a pony named Macaroni.

10. Who climbed up the water spout again when the sun came out and dried up all the rain?

Answer: the itsy bitsy spider

When this song is sung we usually use gestures to imitate the spider climbing up, then getting washed back down and finally the sun coming out.

Source: Author sally0malley

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