Children's Jeopardy

Children's Literature

100

This Hans Christian Anderson maiden was born in a tulip; a polished walnut shell served as her cradle

Thumbelina

200

A character known as Sam-I-Am is the persistent purveyor of this title paired offering

Green Eggs and Ham

300

This classic by Maurice Sendak was turned into a 1980's opera

Where the Wild Things Are

400

This bear is named for a train station and arrives in England as a stowaway from South America

Paddington

500

A classic book by George Selden tells of this noisy insect in Times Square

The Cricket

Science

100

What is the nearest planet to the Sun?

Mercury

200

How many bones are in a human body?

206 bones

300

Each day, how much does a Queen bee eat to produce eggs?

80 times her weight

400

Name the middle layer of planet Earth

Mantle

500

Name the species which can live on both water and land

Amphibians

Ancient History

100

The ancient world had two important cities named Thebes: one in Egypt and one in this land

Greece

200

Step pyramids designed by the vizier Imhotep are a feature of Saqqara this type of 10-letter dead place

A Necropolis

300

In 478 B.C. this city-state led the Delian League to remove the Persians from Greece

Athens

400

Devised in 46 B.C. and named for a Roman leader it marked time for more than 1500 years before being replaced

Julian Calender

500

In 219 B.C. this Carthaginian attacked the Roman ally of Saguntum in Spain and Rome soon declared war

Hannibal

Disney

100

Who was the first princess to not really be a princess?

Mulan

200

What is Ursula's human name?

Vanessa

300

What was the first fairy tale Walt Disney made a cartoon for?

Little Red Riding Hood

400

Which three Disney movies all have characters wishing to be human?

Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Pinocchio

500

There are two princesses that are left-handed. Name both.

Mulan and Tiana

Video Games

100

Which video game studio created the popular online game Fortnite?

Epic Games

200

Which video game studio created the popular online game Sims

EA Games/ Origin

300

The Nintendo GameCube was replaced by which video game console in 2006?

Nintendo Wii

400

What was the first console video game that allowed the game to be saved?

The Legend of Zelda

500

The Connecticut Leather Company later became what toy company that was popular in the 1980's for its Cabbage Patch Kids and video game consoles?

Coleco