We're Going on a Bear Hunt Trivia Quiz

Answer: Swishy swashy!

There is a black and white drawing showing the family as they set off up the hill. A bigger girl is helping to tow a younger one; the father is carrying the baby; a boy is brandishing a forked stick; there is also a dog running along with them.

"Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy!"

On the next (coloured) page we see the family are making their way over a hill covered in long grass with poppies and, possibly, buttercups growing in it. The father, wearing a dark blue sweater and blue jeans, is still giving the baby, wearing a pink suit, a piggyback; the black and white dog, practically hidden by the vegetation, is running ahead of him; behind are the younger girl with brown pigtails, who is wearing a blue dress, and the red-headed boy, who is wearing a red sweater and khaki shorts and carrying a forked stick; finally the elder, blonde, girl, who is wearing a white dress, black stockings and a mauve cardigan. There are some trees on the skyline, a flock of birds in the sky, and a few cottages just visible behind the hill.

Answer: Splash splosh!

The black and white drawing shows family stopped on the river bank - they are surveying the scene. The boy is holding the baby; the dog is having a drink; the elder girl has her hands on her hips; the father has his arm resting on the shoulders of the younger girl. There are several ducks swimming in the river.

"Splash splosh! Splash splosh! Splash splosh!"

On the next (coloured) page we see the family making their way across the river - the four elder people have all removed their shoes. The younger girl is carrying her brown strap shoes, and is wading across, wet up to her armpits; the father is carrying the baby on his shoulders, and carrying a pair of white trainers in his free hand; the boy is carrying a pair of blue shoes in one hand and holding onto the dog's collar with the other hand; the elder girl is at the back - she is carrying a pair of brown shoes in one hand and holding her dress up out of the water with the other hand, her stockings are draped around her neck. The ducks are keeping well out of the way.

Answer: Squelch squerch!

The black and white drawing shows the family sitting on a fence looking at the mud. The baby and the dog are playing in it; the boy is holding a handful of mud ready to throw at a tin-can sticking out of the mud; the father is resting his elbow on his knee, and has his chin in his hand; the elder girl is helping the younger one with her shoes - whether they are being put on after the river or being removed for the mud isn't clear.

"Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch!"

On the next (coloured) page we see the family making their way across the mud. The father is in front, holding several pairs of shoes in each hand; the boy is following behind; next comes the younger girl holding onto a post sticking up out of the mud; then comes the dog prancing along quite happily; finally the elder girl is carrying the baby. There are two snipe in the left foreground poking their bills into the mud; a seagull is perched on a post watching them; there are other gulls in the sky above. Beyond a fence and the mud we can see a green field.

Answer: Stumble trip!

The black and white drawing shows the family sitting down on a hillock to try and remove the worst of the mud from their feet and replace their shoes. The father is looking somewhat daunted; the boy is setting off happily waving a stick; the elder girl is pointing out which way they need to go; the younger one seems more concerned by the mud on her feet; the dog is sitting with its nose in the air.

"Stumble trip! Stumble trip! Stumble trip!"

On the next (coloured) page we see the family making their way through the tree trunks. The dog is having no trouble and is well ahead of the rest of them; the boy is holding the baby's hand to drag her along; the elder girl seems to be about to trip over a fallen branch; the younger one is hanging on to a tree trunk; the father is standing at the edge of the forest still looking a bit daunted. There are tree trunks, fat ones and thin ones, as far as the eye can see, and no sky is visible above the trees.

Answer: Hoooo woooo!

The black and white drawing shows the family standing in the middle of the countryside looking at a big black storm cloud. The boy is hanging onto the father's left leg; the younger girl is holding his right hand; the dog is cowering behind the three of them; the elder girl is standing just in front of them, holding the baby tightly.

"Hoooo woooo! Hoooo woooo! Hoooo woooo!"

On the next (coloured) page we see the family making their way through the snow. The father is at the front, holding the hand of the younger girl; the elder girl, still holding the baby, is behind them; the boy is at the back, with his head bent against the force of the snowstorm; the dog is prancing along beside them.

Answer: Tiptoe!

The black and white drawing shows that the family have reached the sea. There is a small sailing boat on the sea, and a few rocks sticking out of it. On the shore there is a cave entrance surrounded by a few more rocks. The father and the elder girl are peering at it from the left; the dog is standing somewhat unhappily behind them; on the right the boy is standing on a rock and peering in; the younger girl is leaning on a rock and looking at the baby who is pulling the back of the hem of her dress.

"Tiptoe! Tiptoe! Tiptoe!"

On the next (coloured) page we see the family make their way gingerly into the cave. The dog is in front; the boy is just behind, one hand is on the dog's back, the other holds his forked stick; next comes the father with the younger girl clutching him around the waist; behind them are the elder girl holding the hand of the baby who appears to be pulling backwards.

Answer: Bear

"IT'S A BEAR!"

Looking at the picture of the dog and the big brown bear staring at each other inside the dark and gloomy cave, it's hard to say which of the two is more surprised.

A series of small coloured strip pictures shows the family racing away from the cave and the bear.

"Quick! back through the cave! Tiptoe! Tiptoe! Tiptoe!"

The family run towards the sunlight at the entrance of the cave. The little girl is in front, followed by her elder sister carrying the baby; the father, with the boy hanging on to his sweater just behind him, is next. The boy is glancing behind him nervously as the bear follows them.

"Back through the snowstorm! Hoooo woooo! Hoooo woooo!"

The dog is still leading the way across the snowy hill; the father is next, carrying the baby; then come the boy and the bigger girl, holding hands; the little girl is at the back. As they reach the crest of the hill, the bear is just starting to go up it.

"Back through the forest! Stumble trip! Stumble trip! Stumble trip!"

All six of the family and the bear are finding their way through the tree trunks. The elder girl is holding the baby's hand and the boy is tripping over a tree root.

"Back through the mud! Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch!"

This time the father is in the lead, he is giving the baby a piggyback, and has mud all over his feet and up to the knees of his jeans; the boy is coming next, holding his socks and shoes out in front of him; the two girls are just taking their socks and shoes off before starting to plough through the mud; the dog is racing towards it as fast as he can go. The bear is a little way behind them.

"Back through the river! Splash splosh! Splash splosh! Splash splosh!"

The father is still giving the baby a piggyback; the two girls are wading through the water holding their shoes; the boy has turned to shake his fist at the bear; the dog is swimming across with only his head and tail visible above the water. The bear is just starting to splash into the river on the far bank.

"Back through the grass! Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy!"

All the family are ploughing their way up the hill through the grass. The father is in the lead, with the little girl and the dog just behind him on either side; next comes the elder girl carrying the baby, who is pointing at the bear; finally the boy, who is once again turning to look back at the bear. The bear is still eagerly following them.

Answer: Went up the stairs

"Get to our front door. / Open the door. / Up the stairs."

As the family arrive home and rush over the coloured rug and up the stairs to the door on the landing above, the bear is at the end of the garden path opening the gate. The big green front door is still wide open.

"Oh no! / We forgot to shut the door. / Back downstairs."

The dog and the baby wait upstairs while the other four race back down the stairs towards the front door just as the bear reaches it.

Answer: Under the covers in bed

"Shut the door. / Back upstairs. / Into the bedroom."

The father and the three bigger children just manage to push the door closed before the bear can get in. We can see the bear through the glass panels in the top half of the door. The elder girl is fastening the latch.

"Into bed. / Under the covers."

All six race towards the bed. The dog and the boy are at the front; the elder girl is carrying the baby; the younger girl is jumping onto the bed; the father is looking back through the bedroom door with a worried expression.

Answer: No

"We're not going on a bear hunt again."

It's always possible that they'll change their minds about that in the future, but it seems unlikely that they would do so by the following day. They are all hiding under a big pink quilt on the bed; just their faces are poking out nervously, apart from the baby who is holding up a teddy bear. The father is in the middle; the baby and the dog are on the right, with the dog's nose poking out of the side; the other three children are on the left - two at the head of the bed, while the younger girl is peering out from under the foot of the quilt.