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Winnie-the-Pooh - Musical Genius! Quiz

Winnie-the-Pooh loved singing and humming. How well do you remember his ditties? (Note: this quiz is based exclusively on the BOOKS.)

A multiple-choice quiz by Elanor. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
Elanor

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,498

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

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1083

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Question 1 of 15

1. The reader's very first encounter with Pooh's musical genius comes in the story "In which we are introduced to Winnie-the-Pooh and some Bees". What is the next line? "Isn't it funny how a bear likes honey? Buzz, buzz, buzz, I wonder why ...?"

Answer: (two words)

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Question 2 of 15

2. According to the song Pooh sings while suspended under a blue balloon, what does "every little cloud" do? Hint

likes to hang around

sings very loud

feels very proud

always sings aloud

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Question 3 of 15

3. "Tra-la-la, tra-la-la, Tra-la-la, tra-la-la, Rum-tum-tiddle-um-tum. Tiddle-iddle, tiddle-iddle, Tiddle-iddle, tiddle-iddle, Rum-tum-tum-tiddle-um." What is Pooh doing when he composes this hum? Hint

his Stoutness Exercises

walking in the Hundred Acre Wood

his Stretching Exercises

hunting the Woozle

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Question 4 of 15

4. "It's very, very funny, 'Cos I know I had some honey; 'Cos it had a label on, saying ..." According to his song, what label was on Pooh's honey pot?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 15

5. If you ask Pooh a riddle, such as "why does a chicken?" what does he reply, according to his Confused song? Hint

I don't know

bother

riddle-me-ree

Cottleston Pie

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Question 6 of 15

6. Pooh sings a long song to Kanga as part of the Plan to Capture Baby Roo. What does he say the weather does on Tuesday? Hint

it hails and snows

the sun is hot

the sky is blue

it starts to freeze

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Question 7 of 15

7. "Sing Ho! for the life of a Bear!" is a charming ditty which Pooh sings at the start of the "Expotition to the North Pole" chapter. Why does he stop singing it? Hint

he didn't like it

he got bounced into the river

he met Christopher Robin and had to stop

the last line would become untrue

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Question 8 of 15

8. "Three Cheers for Pooh! (For who?) For Pooh - (Why what did he do?)" This Anxious Pooh Song, composed in the form of a conversation, takes place immediately after which event? Hint

none of these

discovering the North Pole

rescuing Piglet from the Flood

finding Eeyore's tail

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Question 9 of 15

9. Pooh composes an Outdoor Hum for Snowy Weather. Who provides the "Tiddely-poms"? Hint

Rabbit

Kanga and Roo

Eeyore

Piglet

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Question 10 of 15

10. "What shall we do about poor little Tigger?" asks Pooh in verse, while Tigger is searching for Breakfast. "But whatever his weight in pounds, shillings or ounces, He'll always seem bigger because of his ..." How does the last line end?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 11 of 15

11. My favourite of Pooh's songs is "Noise". "Oh, the butterflies are flying, Now the winter days are dying, And the primroses are trying to be seen. And the turtle-doves are cooing, And the woods are up and doing, For the violets are blue-ing in the green." The song ends with "Pooh is simply poohing like...." what? Hint

a bear

this

a Pooh

a bird

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Question 12 of 15

12. When Owl's tree falls down, trapping Pooh and Piglet inside with him, Pooh sings a little song which just came to him. He sings that "I lay on my chest and I thought it best to pretend I was having ...." what? Hint

a wooly vest

a bedtime rest

an evening rest

a hearty jest

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Question 13 of 15

13. Pooh composes a Respectful Pooh Song to celebrate Piglet's bravery. Piglet is impressed with the number of verses. How many are there? Hint

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Question 14 of 15

14. How is Piglet described in the Respectful Pooh Song? "Oh ... Piglet (PIGLET)! Ho! Did Piglet tremble? Did he blinch?" Hint

brave

gallant

clever

strong

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Question 15 of 15

15. At the end of "The House at Pooh Corner" the animals gather to say goodbye to Christopher Robin, who is leaving. Pooh, of course, sings a specially written song. Doesn't he? Hint

no, but Eeyore reads a poem

yes, of course - you can't have a party without a Pooh song

yes, and Eeyore reads a poem

there are no songs or poems

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: he does

Pooh spots the bees' nest and wants to climb up to reach his beloved honey. Of course, it all ends badly, because they were "the wrong sort of bees."

2. According to the song Pooh sings while suspended under a blue balloon, what does "every little cloud" do?

Answer: always sings aloud

He is singing "a Cloud Song, such as a cloud might sing".

Answer: his Stoutness Exercises

Pooh Bear's Stoutness Exercises consisted of stretching up as high as he could go, and then trying to reach his toes. He tried to do this once every morning.

4. "It's very, very funny, 'Cos I know I had some honey; 'Cos it had a label on, saying ..." According to his song, what label was on Pooh's honey pot?

Answer: hunny

This was when he woke up in the night to find his honey missing. He had of course put it into the Cunning Trap to catch a Heffalump.

5. If you ask Pooh a riddle, such as "why does a chicken?" what does he reply, according to his Confused song?

Answer: Cottleston Pie

"Ask me a riddle and I reply, Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie." He sings this to Eeyore, whose reply is "That's right, sing umty-tiddly, umty-too." Eeyore recognises Pooh's musical genius straight away.

6. Pooh sings a long song to Kanga as part of the Plan to Capture Baby Roo. What does he say the weather does on Tuesday?

Answer: it hails and snows

"On Tuesday when it hails and snows, The feeling on me grows and grows, That hardly anybody knows, If those are these or these are those." Pooh's song describes a commonly felt confusion and bewilderment with life in the modern world. Kanga's response of "Yes, it is, isn't it?" suggests to me that she doesn't appreciate Pooh's wisdom.

7. "Sing Ho! for the life of a Bear!" is a charming ditty which Pooh sings at the start of the "Expotition to the North Pole" chapter. Why does he stop singing it?

Answer: the last line would become untrue

The last line was "I'll have a little something in an hour or two!" Pooh loved the song, and kept singing it for a while. But then he realised that if he continued, it would be time for the little something and the song wouldn't be true. So he turned it into a hum instead. Pooh's desire for honesty in his music is admirable.

8. "Three Cheers for Pooh! (For who?) For Pooh - (Why what did he do?)" This Anxious Pooh Song, composed in the form of a conversation, takes place immediately after which event?

Answer: rescuing Piglet from the Flood

Christopher Robin is throwing a party to celebrate Pooh's dramatic and brave rescue, but Pooh is worried that the other animals won't know why the party is taking place.

9. Pooh composes an Outdoor Hum for Snowy Weather. Who provides the "Tiddely-poms"?

Answer: Piglet

"The more it snows (tiddely-pom), The more it goes (tiddely-pom), the more it goes (tiddely-pom) On snowing." Pooh and Piglet sing this in the snow while they build a house of sticks for Eeyore.

Answer: bounces

Pooh was concerned that Tigger would never get bigger if he didn't eat. Piglet said that Tigger was quite big enough, so Pooh put in the last lines for him. Piglet wasn't sure about the shillings, but Pooh explained that "they wanted to come in after the pounds, so I let them.

It is the best way to write poetry, letting things come." Once again, Pooh's genius is shown to be truly inspired.

Answer: a bird

That line makes the meaning of the name "Pooh" clear. Pooh is singing like a bird, making a joyful noise from sheer happiness.

Answer: an evening rest

Pooh was trapped under a chair. In the end, Pooh devised a plan, and Piglet bravely squeezed through the letter-box to fetch help.

13. Pooh composes a Respectful Pooh Song to celebrate Piglet's bravery. Piglet is impressed with the number of verses. How many are there?

Answer: 7

Modest Piglet decides that he'd like to hear the song in private first, and then when Pooh sings it to the others, he can say "Oh yes, Pooh's told me" and pretend not to be listening.

14. How is Piglet described in the Respectful Pooh Song? "Oh ... Piglet (PIGLET)! Ho! Did Piglet tremble? Did he blinch?"

Answer: gallant

Piglet didn't say anything when he heard the song, but "stood and glowed". He considered "Oh gallant Piglet" to be a very thoughtful way of beginning a piece of poetry.

15. At the end of "The House at Pooh Corner" the animals gather to say goodbye to Christopher Robin, who is leaving. Pooh, of course, sings a specially written song. Doesn't he?

Answer: no, but Eeyore reads a poem

"Christopher Robin is going, At least I think he is. Where? Nobody knows. But he is going - I mean he goes." Eeyore struggled with the rhyme scheme somewhat. Pooh admiringly describes Eeyore's poem as "much better than mine", to which Eeyore explains that "it was meant to be." Pooh is not just talented, but modest and unassuming. That is why we all love him.

Source: Author Elanor

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