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Common Stories
Other and General
100

Why is Rapunzel named Rapunzel?

Her mother had pregnancy cravings for greens (and Rapunzel means lettuce)

100

What did Hansel and Gretel initially leave on their path when the mother tried to leave them out in the woods?

White pebbles

100

What was the Grimm brother’s collection of fairy tales originally called?


Children’s and Household Tales

200

What did the evil stepsisters in Cinderella do to convince the prince that they were Cinderella?

Cut off their toes or heel

200

In the Grimm Brothers version of Little Red Riding Hood, who rescued them from the wolf’s stomach?

A hunter

200

What are the Grimm brothers' names?

Jacob and Wilhelm

300

What was the original title for Sleeping Beauty?

Briar Rose

300

How does the Princess learn what Rumplestiltskin’s name is?


She (or her maid) hears him singing to himself in the woods

300

What does the story "The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean" explain?

Why beans have a black seam (a tailor had to sew him up because he burst out laughing from his friends (the straw and coal) falling to in a river)

400

What was the first way that the Evil Queen tried to kill Snow White?

By giving her a lace bodice and tied it so tightly

400

What is the title of the story of the fiddler who gains a following of animals with his music but then causes them to be captured?

The Wonderful Musician

400

What do the bones in the story "The Singing Bone" sing about?

The fact that the older brother killed the younger so he could marry the princess

500

In the original story, how did the Frog Prince turn back into a human?

The princess threw him against a wall

500

How many variations of the Tom Thumb story are there?

Two

500

In the story "The Devil and his Grandmother", what is the Devil portrayed as?

A dragon

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