Queen
Fairytales
100

A queen bee can lay up to 3,000 of these per day.

What are eggs?

100

In this fairy tale, a man sells the family cow at the market in exchange for magic beans. 

What is Jack and the Beanstalk?

200

The original lead singer for the rock band Queen.

Who is Freddie Mercury?

200

In this fairy tale, a prince refuses to marry any woman who isn’t a real princess. He tests potential brides by hiding a tiny object beneath twenty mattresses!

What is The Princess and the Pea?

300

In this game, the queen is the most powerful piece - moving any number of squares vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.

What is Chess?

300

In this fairy tale, a barren couple will do anything for a child. The husband steals a leafy plant from a witch’s garden and feeds it to his wife. The wife gets pregnant, but when the witch finds out, she demands that they give her the baby as payment.

What is Rapunzel?

400

This monarch was the longest reigning monarch ever in Britain (and she was the only person in the UK allowed to drive without a license!).

Who is Queen Elizabeth II?

400

This fairytale is about an imp-like man who helps a girl spin straw into gold in exchange for her firstborn child.

What is Rumpelstiltskin?

500

The Machpelah Cemetery in Queens New York is the (alleged) final resting place of this famous magician, who passed away on Halloween exactly 100 years ago.

Who is Harry Houdini?

500

In this fairy tale, three animals try to cross a bridge that’s guarded by a terrifying troll, who wants to eat anyone who crosses.

What is The Three Billy Goats Gruff?