Trivia Quiz on American Folklore

1. What was the name of Rip Van Winkles dog

A) Spot

B) Wolf

C) Rover

D) Max

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2. Who supposedly said "Father I cannot tell a lie"

A) George washington

B) Benjamin Franklin

C) Thomas Jefferson

D) John Adams

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3. In Mississippi it is still legal to kill who

A) One's master

B) One's spouse

C) Ones Servant

D) One's employee

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4. John Chapman was the real name of someone famous in Ohio?

A) Johnny Appleseed

B) Thomas Edison

C) Neil Armstrong

D) LeBron James

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5. Phoebe Anne Mozee better known as who

A) Annie Oakley

B) Calamity Jane

C) Belle Starr

D) Lillie Langtry

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6. What legendary character is rooted in U.S. pioneer John Chapman

A) Paul Bunyan

B) Daniel Boone

C) Johnny appleseed

D) Pecos Bill

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7. If the groundhog sees his shadow on Feb. 2, there will be how many more weeks of bad weather?

A) Six

B) Four

C) Three

D) Seven

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8. Joel Chandler Harris born December 1848 better known as who

A) Brer Rabbit

B) Mark Twain

C) Uncle Remus

D) Brer Fox

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9. Who did Davy Crockett beat in a keelboat race, from Disney's perspective

A) Mike fink

B) Daniel Boone

C) John Henry

D) Pecos Bill

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10. After which famous person in history was the teddy bear named?

A) William McKinley

B) Theodore Roosevelt

C) Abraham Lincoln

D) George Washington

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11. Which reindeer isn't mentioned in the poem 'The Night Before Christmas''

A) Dasher

B) Dancer

C) Rudolph

D) Prancer

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12. Complete the verse - 'Twas the night before christmas, when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring not even a

A) Mouse

B) Cat

C) Rat

D) Bird

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