Fractured Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales
English techniques
General knowledge
General knowledge
100

What is a fractured fairytale?

A fractured fairytale is a new story which alters/ changes original elements of a fairytale to make it more interesting.

100

Define fairytale in one sentence.

A Fairytale is a type of folktale which contains magical elements and occurs in a fantasy land.

100

What is personification?

When we give human qualities to non-human things/ objects.

100

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

Neil Armstrong

100

What is the name of the currency used in Japan?

The Yen

200

Fill in the blanks: a fractured fairy tale should have an exciting p_ _ _ and interesting ch _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

plot, characters

200

Name all the characters in Little Red Riding Hood.

Little Red, Grandma, big bad wolf, the woodsman

200

Explain the difference between simile and metaphor.

Simile compares two different things using like or as, whereas a metaphor compares two things implying that one thing is something else.

200

Name every state in Australia

Queensland, NSW, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia

200

What year did colonisation begin in Australia?

1788

300

What happened in the fractured fairytale video of the Three Little Pigs?

The three pigs each tricked the wolf and injured him, making him fall into the bed of the Three bears from the Goldilocks fairytale.

300

Name the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella and describe them.

Anastasia and Drisella

They are Cinderella's stepsisters who are nasty, jealous and take advantage of her.

300

What is salience or salient image? Explain with an example.

Salience is when we emphasise something so that it catches the reader/ viewer's attention. The salient image is the first thing our eye is drawn to.

300

What is the smallest continent in the world?

Australia

300

What animal is on the five cent coin?

Echidna

400

Make up a funny fractured fairy tale of Jack and the Bean Stalk.

Points if the story is interesting, appropriate and makes us laugh.

400

Name seven famous fairytales.

(Any of the following)

- Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Three Little Pigs, Beauty and the Beast, Princess and the Pea, The Ugly Duckling, Snow White, Jack and the Beanstalk

400

List 5 visual techniques in English.

Any of the following: salience, vectors/ lines, contrast, colour, symbolism, facial expressions, body language, composition, gaze, framing, rule of thirds

400

Who painted the famous 'Mona Lisa'?

Leonardo Da Vinci

400

Name 10 Disney Princesses

Any of the following:

Snow white, Belle, Cinderella, Aurora, Tiana, Ariel, Jasmine, Rapunzel, Merida, Mulan, Moana, Raya

500

Recall what happened in Mrs Pendleton's fractured Fairytale of Cinderella.

The Fairy Godmother turns Cinderella into a pumpkin and she gets served for dinner. The Prince finds her delicious and ends up finding the chef who prepared the pumpkin, marrying her and naming their child Cinderella.

500

List at least 8 of the elements of a fairytale (there are 12 total).

Points if they listed any 8 of these: 

  • Magic, Spells, Animals with human characteristics, Talking objects, Evil villains, Princes and princesses, Kings and queens, Castles, Forests, Mythical creatures, Heroes, A problem to solve

500

List the five types of imagery (with proper names)

Visual imagery, auditory imagery, tactile imagery, gustatory imagery and olfactory imagery

500

What is the name of the famous clock tower in London?

The Big Ben

500

Does the Monopoly man wear a monacle?

No

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