Nursery Rhymes
Who sat on a wall before having a great fall?
Humpty Dumpty
Who lost a glass slipper at the royal ball?
Cinderella
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
Which Australian author created the Gumnut Babies?
May Gibbs
Which bear loves honey and lives in the Hundred Acre Wood?
Winnie-the-Pooh
What did Jack and Jill go up the hill to fetch?
A pail of water
What did Jack exchange for some magic beans?
A cow
Which girl followed the White Rabbit into Wonderland?
Alice
What kind of Australian animal is Blinky Bill?
A koala
Which mischievous rabbit sneaks into Mr McGregor’s garden?
Peter Rabbit
What was Little Miss Muffet eating when the spider frightened her?
Curds and whey
What did Little Red Riding Hood carry to her grandmother?
A basket of food
What is the name of the miser in A Christmas Carol?
Ebenezer Scrooge
What powerful creature appears in many Aboriginal Dreaming stories and is associated with the creation of the land and waterways?
The Rainbow Serpent
Which magical nanny arrives carrying an umbrella and carpetbag?
Mary Poppins
Where did Mary’s little lamb follow her one day?
To school
What did the princess sleep on to prove she was a real princess?
A pea
Which novel features the sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy?
Little Women
What is the name of the grumpy, talking dessert in Norman Lindsay’s famous story?
The Magic Pudding
Which detective lives at 221B Baker Street?
Sherlock Holmes
Complete the rhyme: “Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of…”
Rye
In Rumpelstiltskin, what was the young woman ordered to spin into gold?
Straw
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Jane Austen
Which Australian author wrote The Man from Snowy River?
Banjo Paterson
Which bear from Peru is found at a London railway station?
Paddington Bear