The Monkey King
Dr. Seuss
Hans Christian Andersen
Folk and Fairy Tales
Japanese kamishibai stories
100

The monkey king's favorite food

peaches

100

Complete this line from Green Eggs and Ham:  

I do not like green eggs and ham.

I do not like them, ___________.

Sam-I-Am

100

What made the steadfast tin soldier different from the other tin soldiers in the box?

He was missing one leg.

100

What did the evil queen give to Snow White to try to kill her?

A poison apple.

100

Fill in the blank:

Momotaro, the __________ Boy

Peach

200

What monkey jumped through to find the hidden cave.

a waterfall

200

In the book "The Cat in the Hat," what were the names of the cat's two helpers who cleaned up the mess?

Thing 1 and Thing 2.

200

What did the Ugly Duckling grow up to be?

A swan.

200

What kind of shoes did Cinderella wear to the ball?

Glass slippers

200

In "The Three Magic Charms", what does the priest trick the yamanba into turning into at the end of the story.

A bean

300

How many years did Buddha tell monkey he would have to be imprisoned under the mountains?

500

300

What is the name of the kind elephant who is the main character in two different Dr. Seuss books?  "_____________ Hears a Who" is the name of one of them.


Horton

300

At the end of the story, "The Emperor's New Clothes," why is everybody laughing at the emperor?

Because he isn't wearing any clothes.

300

What was under the bridge that the 3 Billy Goats Gruff had to get across?

a troll

300

In the One Inch Boy, what does he use as a sword?

A needle
400

From which character in the story did monkey steal his weapon, the magic staff with golden clasps

Dragon King

400

Fill in the blank:

On the faraway island of Sala-ma-sond,

Yertle the _________ was king of the pond.

Turtle

400

This Hans Christian Andersen story has a sad ending, but the ending was changed in the Disney movie version.

What is "The Little Mermaid."

400

What did Rumpelstiltskin demand from the Miller's Daughter, in payment for helping her spin straw into gold?

Her first born child.

400

In "The Tongue-Cut _____________," a bird has its tongue cut off by a mean wife.

Sparrow

500

Of the three kinds of trees in the heavenly peach garden, what color were the leaves of the ones that grew peaches that would allow whoever ate them to live forever

Purple (or, purple with silver veins)

500

What was the name of the Grinch's dog?

Max

500

What country was Hans Christian Andersen born in?

Denmark

500

A character in many African folktales, who is sometimes a spider, sometimes a man with spider powers.

Anansi

500

In "The Mouse's Wedding," who does the father want his daughter to marry at first?

the Sun