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Questions
Choices
1. Toy on a strong string
mush
2. Shines in the night sky
mittens
3. Baby felines
little mouse
4. Small rodent
socks
5. Bovine animal
balloon
6. Porridge
brush
7. Gloves without fingers
kittens
8. Timepieces
cow
9. Foot coverings
moon
10. Hair tool
clocks
Select each answer
Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Toy on a strong string
Answer: balloon
"In the great green room, there was a telephone, and a red balloon . . . Goodnight light and the red balloon."
Balloons are generally a flexible bag that can be inflated. When blown up with helium, the balloon will float, and held with a strong.
2. Shines in the night sky
Answer: moon
"There was a telephone and a red balloon and a picture of [t]he cow jumping over the moon. . . . Goodnight moon, Goodnight cow jumping over the moon."
Our planet earth has one moon, and it shines in the night sky. Our moon appears in phases called new moon, first quarter, full moon, and third quarter.
3. Baby felines
Answer: kittens
"And there were three little bears sitting on chairs, and two little kittens
And a pair of mittens . . . Goodnight bears, Goodnight chairs, Goodnight kittens
and goodnight mittens."
Kittens are baby cats. Kittens and cats are called felids or described as feline, because they are members of the felidae animal family.
4. Small rodent
Answer: little mouse
"There was . . . a little toy house and a young mouse. . . . Goodnight little house and goodnight mouse."
A mouse is a called a rodent, because it is a member of the Rodentia order of mammals. It has whiskers and a long tail.
5. Bovine animal
Answer: cow
"There was a telephone and a red balloon and a picture of [t]he cow jumping over the moon. . . . Goodnight moon, Goodnight cow jumping over the moon."
A cow is described as a bovine animal, because it is a member of the Bovinae subfamily of animals. It makes a "moo" sound and produces delicious milk.
6. Porridge
Answer: mush
"[T]here were. . . a comb and a brush and a bowl full of mush. . . . . Goodnight nobody, goodnight mush, and goodnight to the old lady whispering 'hush.'"
Mush is cornmeal that boiled in water or milk until it forms a thick pudding-like mixture. It is similar to the porridge that was in the fairy tale "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."
7. Gloves without fingers
Answer: mittens
"[T]here were three little bears sitting on chairs, and two little kittens
and a pair of mittens. . . . Goodnight kittens and goodnight mittens."
Mittens are outerwear for the hands. A mitten has a pocket for the thumb and a larger pocket to fit all fingers.
8. Timepieces
Answer: clocks
"Goodnight clocks and goodnight socks . . . Goodnight clocks and goodnight socks."
A clock is used to tell time and thus is a timepiece. The clock in "Goodnight Moon" is a grandfather clock, which is a tall cabinet clock that chimes on the hour, with a pendulum that swings below it.
9. Foot coverings
Answer: socks
"Goodnight clocks and goodnight socks."
Socks are worn to cover the feet for warmth or to protect feet from wear inside shoes. Socks usually cover the feet and ankle and often part of the calf. Crew socks generally cover up to the middle of the calf, and knee-high socks usually cover the entire calf (up to the knee).
10. Hair tool
Answer: brush
"[T]here were . . . a comb and a brush and a bowl full of mush. . . . . Goodnight nobody, goodnight mush, and goodnight to the old lady whispering 'hush.'"
A brush is a tool used to maintain and groom the hair of an animal or on a person's head. The bristles of a brush can be made from animal hair or plastic.
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