Posted by admin on April 05th 2006 to
Lit Triv 
Are there such things as fairies? Of course, duh. That’s not up for debate. What is in question is your knowledge of fairy tales! Not those stupid saccharine Disney versions either…the real world of literary fairy tales, full of darkness and depravity and gore.
Give it a try, if you dare! Answers will appear tomorrow.
Little Red Riding Hood had a ‘real’ first name. What was it?
In Beauty and the Beast, beauty ends up in married bliss, but what is the fate of her two evil sisters?
A mega-famous fairy tale character is known in different lands as Rashin Coatie (Scotland), Aschenputtel (Germany), Zezolla (Italy), and Yeh-hsien (China). What name do we know this character by?
In the story Snow White, what was strange—and rather icky—about her stepmother considering Snow White a romantic rival?
The character of the curious Goldilocks went through several transitions. In her first incarnation, what was she?
We all know that princesses who kiss frogs can turn the frog back into a prince. But in the original fairytale, how did the princess transform the frog into a prince?
Which character was horribly killed in the original version of the story? Snow White, Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, or Cinderella?
Jack steals three items from the giant in Jack and the Beanstalk. Name one of those items.
Cinderella’s original godmother appeared in several forms, none as nice as the sweet grandmotherly figure in the movie! Name any of the original forms.
Besides the poisoned apple, what ways (there are 2) did Snow White’s stepmother try to kill her?
3 Comments
Can’t do them all but can’t resist 2:
Cinderella is Aschenputtel
Red Riding Hood (being “horribly killed”)
I love fairy tales. Sadly, I know none of the answers to these questions!
Guess it’s time to read them again!
Awesome, Dr. Kristina!
Go for it, Karine!