Children's Songs and Rhymes with Less-Than-Cheery Origins
It's All in the Family... in Hollywood
100
"No... wire... hangers. What's wire hangers doing in this closet when I told you: no wire hangers EVER?"
What is "Mommy Dearest"?
100
In the movie "A Christmas Story", Ralphie is warned about shooting his eye out with this.
What is a Red Rider BB Gun?
100
This very hungry creature munches its way through this story.
What is The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
100
There's nothing rosey about this game that traces its origins to The Black Plague.
What is Ring Around the Rosey?
100
Actor Emilio Esteves's half-brother has tiger blood running through him.
Who is Charlie Sheen?
200
"My momma always said, Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
What is "Forrest Gump"?
200
Robin Williams starred in the movie about a game board come to life.
What is Jumangi?
200
Children go wild for this book by Maurice Sendak.
What is Where the Wild Things Are?
200
This nursery rhyme was inspired by a canon so large that all the king's horses and all the king's men could not move it when it fell from its post.
What is Humpty Dumpty?
200
Warren Beatty's sister has starred in many roles including "Steel Magnolias".
Who is Shirley Maclaine?
300
"A boy's best friend is his mother".
What is Psycho?
300
This horror franchise features a murderous doll.
What is Chuckie?
300
Buenas Noches, Luna is the Spanish translation of this book by Margaret Wise Brown.
What is Good Night, Moon?
300
This mid-1800's song gets its origins from one of England's first all-female prisons where prisoners exercised by running around a bush in the courtyard.
What is Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush?
300
Goldie Hawn's daughter starred in "Almost Famous" and "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days".
Who is Kate Hudson?
400
Before demonic possession takes place in the movie "The Exorcist", what game board is found in the basement?
What is a Ouija board?
400
This Judi Barrett book is a favorite with meteorologists and chefs alike.
What is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs?
400
This royal couple's rise and fall is rumored to be told the nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill".
Who are King Luis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
400
These comedic cousins share the last name McCarthy.
Who are Jenny and Melissa?
500
"Climb every mountain, ford every stream, follow every rainbow until you find your dream."
What is The Sound of Music
500
Nickelodeon, well-known for children's television programming, quickly recalled this toy after numerous lawsuits and consumer complaints.
What are Moon Shoes?
500
There is nothing scary about the children's books this author writes.
Who is Richard Scarry?
500
"It's Raining, It's Pouring" eludes to this medical condition which affects the head.
What is Concussion?
500
Rashida Jones' father is well-known for his work in music.