Waterspouts are Abound Trivia Quiz

Answer: In a pipe on the outside of a building

A 'waterspout' can also be called a 'rainspout', and is a vertical pipe of the outside of a building that allows water to flow into a drain. Unfortunately for the itsy bitsy spider it was washed out of the pipe!

A waterspout can also be a funnel-shaped column of water over the sea or ocean. This rare weather formation looks like a tornado made out of water. Awesome!

Answer: Head

The word 'crown' has a huge number of different meanings in addition to the funny hat worn by monarchs. However, in this case it is usually assumed to mean the top part of Jack's head. Sounds painful!

There are other interpretations of this nursery rhyme in which the crown could be referring to the French King Louis XVI who lost his head in the French Revolution, or even to a tax on liquids introduced by King Charles I of England.

Answer: Decorative triangles on a string used for celebrations

In addition to being a term of endearment, it is thought that 'bunting' may also mean 'plump' or 'chubby' in this nursery rhyme.

The decoration can be made of fabric, paper, cardboard or pretty much anything you can get your hands on. It is often very colourful and can be great fun to make!

Answer: Violin

A 'fiddlestick' is another name for the bow that violinists use to play their instruments. Hair from horses is often used to make fiddlesticks, and they are then drawn across the strings of the violin to produce a vibration.

This nursery rhyme originated from England in the 1600s, and comes from the impersonation of a rooster calling.

Answer: Calling out

The word 'holler' can be used to mean a variety of sounds, but generally means a sudden calling out. In the case of the tiger he is probably howling, but a human holler would sound more like a shout.

'Eeny, meeny, miny, moe' is often used as a way to select an option from a group of choices in a seemingly random way.

Answer: Spotted

The full text of the rhyme is as follows:

"Five little speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious grubs
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Then there were four green speckled frogs."

This rhyme can be sung in multiple verses, with the number of frogs on the log decreasing one by one. This a great way to learn how to count backwards.

Answer: A tree

Hickory trees are found all over the world, with 12 different species in the United States alone. The wood from the trees is often used to make furniture due to its hard, shock resistant properties.

Before reaching the current wording, this nursery rhyme had the previous opening lines "Hickere Dickere Dock" and "Dickery, Dickery, Dock".

Answer: No

If someone is contrary, it means that they often disagree with what you want them to say or do, possibly for no reason at all.

The full nursery rhyme goes like this:

"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockleshells
And pretty maids all in a row."

One theory suggests that it is about Mary Queen of Scots, finding meaning in each of the lines. For example, 'silver bells' are thought to refer to cathedral bells, representing Catholicism.

Answer: Bouquet

The clue here is that the rhyme is talking about 'roses', a type of flower. A 'posy' is a small bouquet of flowers, and can also be called a 'nosegay'.

The remainder of the verse is as follows:

"ah-tishoo,ah-tishoo
We all fall down."

This nursery rhyme is popularly believed to be talking about the Great Plague that took place in London in the 17th Century.

Answer: Soup

A broth is usually a fairly thin soup that may or may not contain meat and vegetables. It is typically served with bread, so the fact that the mother cannot afford to give her children bread shows how hard up they are.

There are two historical women that are debated as the source for this rhyme - Queen Caroline of England, who had an impressive eight children; and Elizabeth Vergoose of Boston, Massachusetts, who had a whopping 16 kids!