Fairy Folk Trivia Quiz

Answer: Tooth Fairy

According to legend if a tooth comes out, or is taken out, you should put it under your pillow when you go to bed that night. During the night the tooth fairy will come and take it and leave money in its place.

Answer: Dryads

Dryads come from Greek and Roman mythology. They live all their lives in forests, and each one looks after and protects one particular tree.

Answer: Leprechaun

Leprechauns are normally shown as being little old men with a white beard dressed in a green coat. They spend their time making shoes, and hide all their coins in a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If you catch one he can grant you three wishes.

Answer: Pointed

Elves are shown as being slender, which makes them look taller than they are. They are always shown as being very beautiful with distinctive ears that are pointed at the top.

Answer: Banshee

A banshee is normally thought to be a female fairy who has an attachment to a particular family. When a member of that family is near to death she can be heard crying. This is not as scary as it sounds, as usually the person is quite old or has been ill, so the death is not unexpected.

Answer: Will-o-the-wisp

Will-o-the-wisp appears as a flickering light that moves away if you approach it. Seen in swamps and bogs, travellers who have followed it have ended up away from the safe paths, stuck in the mud and water.

Answer: Puck

Puck, also called Robin Goodfellow, is one of the most famous fairies in English folklore. He also appears in Welsh folklore as Pwca and in Irish folklore as Phouka. Shakespeare made him famous for ever when he included him in "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

Answer: Selkie

The selkie live in the sea as seals. They can take off their seal skin and come ashore as humans. When they want to go back to the sea again they just put their animal skin back on, which turns them back into a seal.

Answer: Sugar Plum Fairy

In mythology these fairies are seen close to dawn in orchards, especially in Spring when the birdsong is at its best and the trees are in blossom. They were made famous by Peter Tchaikovsky in his ballet "Nutcracker Suite".

Answer: Water Spirit

Together with mermaids and water goblins all of these can be found in lakes, rivers, seas and streams. Some of them attract sailors with their songs so that their boats are wrecked. Others help people who use the water, so that fishermen get a good catch and boaters and swimmers are safe.