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American Folk and Legends Trivia Quiz

American legend and folklore is an often overlooked category. See how many you can recognize.

A multiple-choice quiz by mitchcumstein. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
mitchcumstein

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
369,505

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

Plays
1121

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Question 1 of 10

1. What lumberjack of enormous stature had a giant blue ox named Babe for a sidekick? Hint

Green Giant

Paul Bunyan

Cyclops

Bill Brasky

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which folk legend is based on a real person whose attempt to end hunger included traveling and planting apple trees? Hint

Johnny Appleseed

Frank the Apple

Apple Jack

Johnson Appleton

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which folk legend begged a fox not to throw him in the briar patch? Hint

Toad

Uncle Remus

Br'er Rabbit

Frog

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which legendary character fell asleep for 20 years after drinking moonshine in the woods? Hint

Rip Van Winkle

Francis Scott Key

Ichabod Crane

Jack Norworth

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which legendary creature is said to reside in the Pacific Northwest and goes by the name "Bigfoot"? Hint

Grave Digger

Sasquatch

Predator

Mowhawk Warrior

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which famous frontiersman was famous for wearing a coonskin hat and is said to be able to stare down a bear? Hint

Roy Rogers

Davy Crockett

Butch Cassidy

Jesse James

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which mythical creature can best be described as a rabbit with antelope horns? Hint

Griffin

Jackalope

Centaur

Narwhal

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Question 8 of 10

8. What American story takes place in Kansas and features the hit song "Somewhere over the Rainbow"? Hint

James and the Giant Peach

Sleeping Beauty

Jack and the Beanstalk

The Wizard of Oz

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which legendary baseball player is from a poem where he ultimately strikes out? Hint

Mighty Casey

Jackie Robinson

The Great Bambino

Yogi Berra

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which cowboy legend was accompanied by a Native American named Tonto and would exclaim, "Hi-Yo Silver and away!" Hint

Zorro

The Lone Ranger

The Three Musketeers

Mighty Mouse

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What lumberjack of enormous stature had a giant blue ox named Babe for a sidekick?

Answer: Paul Bunyan

Paul Bunyan is said to have created the land of 10,000 lakes with his footprints, dug the Mississippi River to move logs, built Pike's Peak for a look out, made a shower out of Yellowstone falls, formed the Grand Tetons while playing with his ox.

2. Which folk legend is based on a real person whose attempt to end hunger included traveling and planting apple trees?

Answer: Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed is based on John Chapman, a missionary who traded apple trees for old clothes that he gave to the needy. He supposedly wore old worn out clothes and walked barefoot year round.

3. Which folk legend begged a fox not to throw him in the briar patch?

Answer: Br'er Rabbit

Uncle Remus tells the stories of Br'er Rabbit in the Disney movie, "Song of the South". Br'er Rabbit begs Br'er Fox not to throw him into the briar patch. Br'er Rabbit lives in the briar patch and effectively uses reverse psychology on Br'er Fox to get thrown into the briar patch. The briar patch is too thorny for Br'er Fox to recapture Br'er Rabbit.

4. Which legendary character fell asleep for 20 years after drinking moonshine in the woods?

Answer: Rip Van Winkle

By the time Rip Van Winkle wakes up, the American Revolution has ended. He claims to be loyal to King George III, being unaware of the events that had occurred.

5. Which legendary creature is said to reside in the Pacific Northwest and goes by the name "Bigfoot"?

Answer: Sasquatch

Proponents of the Sasquatch claim that it could be Gigantopithecus, an extinct species of ape originating in Asia. The name "sasquatch" was taken from the Halkomelem word sasq'ets.

6. Which famous frontiersman was famous for wearing a coonskin hat and is said to be able to stare down a bear?

Answer: Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett was a real person who was born in Tennessee and died at the Alamo. They say he climbed Niagara falls on the back of an alligator, wrung the tail off of Halley's Comet, and rode on a streak of lightning.

7. Which mythical creature can best be described as a rabbit with antelope horns?

Answer: Jackalope

The legend started in Wyoming from a pair of taxidermy experts. Stories soon spread. Some say that jackalopes can imitate any sound, even humans.

8. What American story takes place in Kansas and features the hit song "Somewhere over the Rainbow"?

Answer: The Wizard of Oz

The book was called, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" and is considered to be the first American fairy tale. It was written by L. Frank Baum in 1900 and appears to be influenced by "Alice in Wonderland". The popular film adaptation starred Judy Garland in 1939.

9. Which legendary baseball player is from a poem where he ultimately strikes out?

Answer: Mighty Casey

The poem is called, "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Thayer written in 1888. The poem tells the story of the Mudville 9, a fictional team.

10. Which cowboy legend was accompanied by a Native American named Tonto and would exclaim, "Hi-Yo Silver and away!"

Answer: The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger is the only survivor of a group of six Texas Rangers that were ambushed while pursuing a gang of outlaws. Tanto finds him and nurses him back to health. The Lone Ranger is given the nick name Kemo Sabe from Tonto which means "Trusty Scout".

Source: Author mitchcumstein

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