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Rhyming Nursery Rhymes Trivia Quiz

For the young of all ages, this is a quiz on nursery rhymes, it's very simple to do. See if you can answer these, and do it quickly too. If you are playing this quiz with your children, help them say the whole nursery rhyme.

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

Author
foxgap

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
86,860

Updated
Aug 15 24

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
13 / 15

Plays
4206

Last 3 plays: Guest 86 (15/15), lg549 (15/15), Guest 99 (15/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. I saw a cat fiddling around and a cow jump the moon, but I had to ask a laughing dog, who left with the spoon? Hint

A dish

A knife

A fork

A mouse

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Question 2 of 15

2. A little girl had a baby sheep, it chased her all around. But it got in trouble when it went to where in the town? Hint

The shoe shop

The food market

The bakery

The school

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Question 3 of 15

3. The sheep were eating all the grass, the cows were eating corn. Who was asked to stop them, by blowing on his horn? Hint

Little Boy Blue

Jack Horner

The piper's son

Bo Peep

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Question 4 of 15

4. A man once had a wife, who wandered all around. He put her in a special place, so now where is she found? Hint

At her mother's house

In a pumpkin shell

In the barn

At her Aunt Tilley's house

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Question 5 of 15

5. An egg once sat on a wall, lost his balance and he fell. After he broke apart, who tried to make him well? They failed. Hint

The King's horses and men

The King's horses

The King's men

Mrs. Dumpty

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Question 6 of 15

6. A boy and girl climbed up a hill; they were going to a well. What were they going after, before the young boy fell? Hint

A pail of water

A lost water ladle

Some blackberries

A sweater

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Question 7 of 15

7. Three little cats lost some clothes one day. What did their mother have to say? Hint

You lost your mittens

In your rooms you'll stay

You'll have to pay

We'll find them someway

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Question 8 of 15

8. A jolly king sat on his throne, asking for what things that he owned? Hint

All of these

His three fiddlers

His bowl

His pipe

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Question 9 of 15

9. A very small spider was crawling about. What knocked him out of a waterspout? Hint

"Garfield" the cat

A runaway toy car

An old lady

The rain

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Question 10 of 15

10. Fuzzy was the name of a certain little bear. What odd thing about him was very very rare? Hint

He was purple

He had no hair

He was only 2 inches tall

He had a long tail

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Question 11 of 15

11. A little mouse climbed up a clock. What time was it when he got to the top? Hint

Two o'clock

One o'clock

Three o'clock

Four o'clock

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Question 12 of 15

12. An aged lady with many kids was looking for something to feed them. What did she find for the kids? The pickin's were pretty slim. Hint

Some broth

Some beans

A loaf of bread

She took them to "Burger King"

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Question 13 of 15

13. Three men went out in an unusual boat; in what item did they float? Hint

The Titantic

A pot

A tub

A dugout log

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Question 14 of 15

14. A little boy sat in a corner of the room; what holiday treat did he consume? Hint

A birthday cake

A Christmas pie

A turkey drumstick

A piece of pumpkin pie

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Question 15 of 15

15. A small girl sat on a stool, eating her treat of the day. What was it that sat beside her, scaring the girl away? Hint

A mouse

A spider

Her little brother

A cricket

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I saw a cat fiddling around and a cow jump the moon, but I had to ask a laughing dog, who left with the spoon?

Answer: A dish

From "The Cat and the Fiddle" And the dish ran away with the spoon.

2. A little girl had a baby sheep, it chased her all around. But it got in trouble when it went to where in the town?

Answer: The school

From "Mary had a Little Lamb" It followed her to school one day, which was against the rules.

3. The sheep were eating all the grass, the cows were eating corn. Who was asked to stop them, by blowing on his horn?

Answer: Little Boy Blue

From "Little Boy Blue" Little Boy Blue come blow your horn, the sheep are in the meadow and the cows are in the corn.

4. A man once had a wife, who wandered all around. He put her in a special place, so now where is she found?

Answer: In a pumpkin shell

From "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater" He put her in a pumpkin shell, and there he kept her very well.

5. An egg once sat on a wall, lost his balance and he fell. After he broke apart, who tried to make him well? They failed.

Answer: The King's horses and men

From "Humpty Dumpty" All the King's horses and all the King's men, couldn't put Humpty together again. The nursery rhyme doesn't actually say he was an egg, but that is how he is commonly depicted.

6. A boy and girl climbed up a hill; they were going to a well. What were they going after, before the young boy fell?

Answer: A pail of water

From "Jack and Jill" Jack and Jill went up a hill to fetch a pail of water.

7. Three little cats lost some clothes one day. What did their mother have to say?

Answer: You lost your mittens

From "The Three Little Kittens" You lost their mittens, you naughty kittens.

8. A jolly king sat on his throne, asking for what things that he owned?

Answer: All of these

From "Old King Cole": He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl, and he called for his fiddlers three".

9. A very small spider was crawling about. What knocked him out of a waterspout?

Answer: The rain

From "Itsy Bitsy Spider" Along came the rain and washed the spider out.

10. Fuzzy was the name of a certain little bear. What odd thing about him was very very rare?

Answer: He had no hair

From "Fuzzy Wuzzy": Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fizzy, was he?

11. A little mouse climbed up a clock. What time was it when he got to the top?

Answer: One o'clock

From "Hickory Dickory Dock" The clock struck one.

12. An aged lady with many kids was looking for something to feed them. What did she find for the kids? The pickin's were pretty slim.

Answer: Some broth

From "The Little Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe": She gave them some broth without any bread.

13. Three men went out in an unusual boat; in what item did they float?

Answer: A tub

From "Rub-A-Dub-Dub" Three men in a tub, the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker.

14. A little boy sat in a corner of the room; what holiday treat did he consume?

Answer: A Christmas pie

From "Little Jack Horner" Little Jack Horner sat in a corner eating his Christmas pie.

15. A small girl sat on a stool, eating her treat of the day. What was it that sat beside her, scaring the girl away?

Answer: A spider

From "Little Miss Muffet" Along came a spider that sat down beside her, and scared Miss Muffet away.

Source: Author foxgap

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