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The Real Grimms' Tales Trivia Quiz

The true fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm were actually pretty gruesome and different. See if you can name them.

A multiple-choice quiz by lunarmercury. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
lunarmercury

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
97,739

Updated
Jun 18 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2197

Last 3 plays: Guest 71 (8/10), Guest 203 (9/10), Steelflower75 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. True or false: In the story "The Frog Prince", the Princess kissed the frog, and he turned into a Prince.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following Disney Movies was NOT a loose adaptation of a Grimm's Fairy Tale? Hint

"Cinderella"

"Sleeping Beauty"

"Snow White"

"Beauty and the Beast"

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did the mother in "Cinderella" do to ensure that the golden slipper would fit on one of the step-sisters? Hint

cut off her toes

cut off her heel

used a fake slipper instead

helped squeeze the foot into the shoe

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Question 4 of 10

4. What event happened in "Snow White" that allowed her to finally wake up? Hint

a handsome prince came along and kissed her

nothing- she awoke in a different story

the tears from all the dwarfs fell upon her

the prince's servants tripped over a tree stump

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Question 5 of 10

5. True or false: In most versions of "Little Red Riding Hood", the Huntsman saved both Little Red Riding Hood and her Grandmother by cutting open the wolf's stomach.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following did the miller's daughter NOT promise to give the manikin in "Rumpelstiltskin"? Hint

her bracelet

her necklace

her ring

her first child

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Question 7 of 10

7. What happened to the step-mother in "Hansel and Gretel" after the children returned home at the end of the story? Hint

she had already died

she mended her evil ways

they found out she was secretly the witch

the father and the children left her

8. In "The Riddling Tale", a woman who is cursed and turned into a flower every morning tells her husband that he will break the curse if he picked her that afternoon before she turns human again. How did the man know which flower to pick? Hint

there was only one flower to pick

there was no dew on the flower

he picked all the flowers until he found her

he watched her turn into a flower each day

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Question 9 of 10

9. In "The Frog Prince", the Princess dropped her ________________ into the well, which caused her to weep so loudly that the frog heard her.

Answer: ((2 words, color + object))

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Question 10 of 10

10. What happened to the step-sisters at the end of "Cinderella"? Hint

they were locked away in the dungeon at night, and servants by day

their eyes were pecked out by pigeons

they were given mercy after begging for forgiveness

had no place to live but in the woods, and were eaten by wolves

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. True or false: In the story "The Frog Prince", the Princess kissed the frog, and he turned into a Prince.

Answer: False

In the real story, the Princess is actually annoyed with the frog and throws him against the wall. Then he turns into a Prince.

2. Which of the following Disney Movies was NOT a loose adaptation of a Grimm's Fairy Tale?

Answer: "Beauty and the Beast"

It was originally a novel by Madame de Villeneuve. It was later altered and abridged to a children's story by Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont in the 1770s, which is the best known written version today. (info from scottandrewh - thanks!)

3. What did the mother in "Cinderella" do to ensure that the golden slipper would fit on one of the step-sisters?

Answer: cut off her heel

One step-sister was told to cut off her heel, and the other was told to cut off only her big toe.

4. What event happened in "Snow White" that allowed her to finally wake up?

Answer: the prince's servants tripped over a tree stump

This caused the poison apple lodged in her throat to become dislodged.

5. True or false: In most versions of "Little Red Riding Hood", the Huntsman saved both Little Red Riding Hood and her Grandmother by cutting open the wolf's stomach.

Answer: True

They later replaced the wolf's stomach with stones, so that he could not run away.

6. Which of the following did the miller's daughter NOT promise to give the manikin in "Rumpelstiltskin"?

Answer: her bracelet

The first time she promised him the necklace, the second time her ring, and the third time her first child.

7. What happened to the step-mother in "Hansel and Gretel" after the children returned home at the end of the story?

Answer: she had already died

In the original story, when Hansel and Gretel return with jewels, they discover that while they were gone, the step-mother had died.

Answer: there was no dew on the flower

Because she only turned into a flower in the morning, there was no morning dew on her.

9. In "The Frog Prince", the Princess dropped her ________________ into the well, which caused her to weep so loudly that the frog heard her.

Answer: golden ball

This is usually the same in most adaptations of the story.

10. What happened to the step-sisters at the end of "Cinderella"?

Answer: their eyes were pecked out by pigeons

They went to Cinderella's wedding and acted nice to share her fortune, so as punishment for being fake, their eyes were pecked out.

Source: Author lunarmercury

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