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Quiz about The Fairy Ring
Quiz about The Fairy Ring

The Fairy Ring Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz based on one of my many Tarot Card books.

A multiple-choice quiz by gypsy_girl. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
gypsy_girl
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
274,848
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1997
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Question 1 of 10
1. This fairy's name simply means "White Lady", a name given to many female fairies. She appears at birth bringing gifts and predicting the child's future. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. These fairies are solitary and found in southern Scotland and northern England. They become attached to particular houses and people. When the rooster crows, they go to bed. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This fairy is from the Isle of Man whose name means "Fairy Love", "Fairy Sweetheart" or "Fairy Mistress". Since she is very seductive, few men can resist her charms, and as a lover she is very passionate, but her love comes at a terrible price. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. These western England fairies are small and dainty. The will turn into water when captured or exposed. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. These fairies are small, ugly and withered creatures with oversized heads. They can inflate themselves when they want to be intimidating and steal from human houses. They take a dim view of anyone trying to steal from the fairy folk. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. These fairies hail from the Scottish Highlands. They are described as beautiful woman, however they are actually vampires. They only prey upon young men. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This is an Irish elf who resembles a handsome gypsy. His name means "Love Talker". However, any woman who falls for him will pine away and die when he leaves - and he always does. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. These fairies are known to steal human children and replace them with a fairy baby. Sometimes it's just a piece of firewood that appears to be alive, but only for a short time. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. These are sea fairies found around Orkney, Faeroe, and the Shetland Islands. Their name means "seal". When at sea they are in the form of seals, but when they come ashore they are in the form of beautiful woman. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. These fairies appear as flashes or balls of light above marshes and bogs. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This fairy's name simply means "White Lady", a name given to many female fairies. She appears at birth bringing gifts and predicting the child's future.

Answer: Befind

Befind is always seen holding a spindle, accompanied by two other fairies who hold a measuring rod and shears. Similar to the fates the norns, who measure the thread of life, weave its pattern and cut the thread at death.
2. These fairies are solitary and found in southern Scotland and northern England. They become attached to particular houses and people. When the rooster crows, they go to bed.

Answer: Brownies

They assist with household chores and home brewing while the humans are asleep. They like bowls of cream or milk as a reward, will get offended if given a gift of clothes and will disappear forever.
3. This fairy is from the Isle of Man whose name means "Fairy Love", "Fairy Sweetheart" or "Fairy Mistress". Since she is very seductive, few men can resist her charms, and as a lover she is very passionate, but her love comes at a terrible price.

Answer: Lhiannan Shee

The sole purpose of her existence is to find a human man to love her. Lhiannan Shee's embrace draws both life and breath from the human, while she becomes bright and strong. The Manx fairy sometimes takes blood, too, and is a true vampire.
4. These western England fairies are small and dainty. The will turn into water when captured or exposed.

Answer: Asrai

There is a story of a fisherman who went fishing and hadn't caught anything. Hours later, he caught an Asrai and brought her aboard. She shrank away from the early morning light. He then felt sorry for her and covered her with rushes. When he returned home to show his wife what he had captured he removed the rushes to find his net empty.
5. These fairies are small, ugly and withered creatures with oversized heads. They can inflate themselves when they want to be intimidating and steal from human houses. They take a dim view of anyone trying to steal from the fairy folk.

Answer: Spriggan

The name spriggans is derived from the Cornish sperysyan, meaning "spirit". Today's Cornish Pagans believe the spriggans are the ancient guardian spirits of sacred sites.
6. These fairies hail from the Scottish Highlands. They are described as beautiful woman, however they are actually vampires. They only prey upon young men.

Answer: Boabhan Sith

Pronounced boh-van shee, in Gaelic it means "Wicked Woman Faerie". The term boabhan is sometimes used simply as a term for an unpleasant woman.
7. This is an Irish elf who resembles a handsome gypsy. His name means "Love Talker". However, any woman who falls for him will pine away and die when he leaves - and he always does.

Answer: Garconer

He loves to seduce young women. Although many fairies have done this to earthly women and men, he seems to be the most interesting of them.
8. These fairies are known to steal human children and replace them with a fairy baby. Sometimes it's just a piece of firewood that appears to be alive, but only for a short time.

Answer: Changeling

Those who are most likely to get taken are woman who recently gave birth, unbaptized babies, blonde children, pretty girls, those sleeping beneath hawthorne bushes and just about anyone wandering near fairy mounds at night.
9. These are sea fairies found around Orkney, Faeroe, and the Shetland Islands. Their name means "seal". When at sea they are in the form of seals, but when they come ashore they are in the form of beautiful woman.

Answer: Selkies

If men were to take a selkie's skin and hide it, for as long as the man had the skin, she would be his bride. However, she would be forever searching for her shed skin, and longing to return to the sea.
10. These fairies appear as flashes or balls of light above marshes and bogs.

Answer: Will o' the Wisp

They will dance and flit about with the goal of leading travellers astray. They have many names, such as, Elf Lights, Fox Fires, Hinky Punks, Jenny Burnt Tale, and many more.
Source: Author gypsy_girl

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