Trivia Quiz on British Folklore

1. Who kissed the girls & made them cry

A) Georgie porgie

B) Humpty Dumpty

C) London Bridge

D) Little Boy Blue

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2. In the rhyme about magpies what do 5 represent

A) Joy

B) Silver

C) Gold

D) A girl

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3. Who was igraine

A) Gawain's mother

B) King arthur's sister

C) Merlin's apprentice

D) Guinevere's mother

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4. Who is said to have brought the Holy Grail from Palestine to England

A) Merlin

B) King Arthur

C) Joseph of arimathea

D) Saint Augustine of Canterbury

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5. Who went to sea with silver buckles at his knees

A) Bobby shaftoe

B) Long John Silver

C) Captain Nemo

D) Jim Hawkins

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6. In the traditional song, what did the children dance around "on a cold and frosty morning"

A) The mulberry bush

B) The old oak tree

C) The cherry tree

D) The rosemary bush

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7. What name is given to the legendary black dog with huge teeth and claws which is prevalent in the North of England mythology?

A) Black Shuck

B) Cerberus

C) Barghest

D) Gwyllgi

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8. A Stag with 12 point antlers is known as a what

A) King

B) Hart

C) Royal

D) Buck

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9. On a carving in Coventry Cathedral what did Lady Godiva ride

A) A horse

B) A Goat

C) A carriage

D) A dragon

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10. In Cornwall where would you find two legged knockers

A) Tin Mines goblins

B) Piskies in the orchards

C) Dragons of Bodmin Moor

D) Mermaids of the Lizard coast

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11. What is dick turpin's horse's name

A) Black bess

B) Trigger

C) Lightning

D) Shadowfax

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12. Which mythical UK creature becomes an evil boggart if annoyed

A) Brownie

B) Banshee

C) Redcap

D) Pooka

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13. In English superstition what bird should you wish good day

A) Raven

B) Magpie

C) Robin

D) Crow

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14. Bean setting, Leap frog, Laudnum bunches types of what dance

A) Ballroom dances

B) Tap dances

C) Morris dances

D) Irish step dances

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15. In the nursery rhyme, who were the three men in a tub

A) Butcher, baker,

B) Butcher, baker, candlestick-maker

C) The butcher and the baker

D) The baker and the candlestick-maker

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16. According to superstition, what are yoU.S.upposed to do when yoU.S.ee a lone magpie

A) Bow to it

B) Offer it a piece of bread

C) Salute it

D) Chase it away with a broom

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17. Who was king arthur's father

A) Leodegrance

B) Ambrosius Aurelianus

C) Vortigern

D) Uther pendragon

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18. Who was made Lord Mayor of London in 1397, 1398, 1406 and 1419?

A) Sir William Walworth

B) John FitzHerbert

C) Richard (Dick) Whittington

D) Thomas de Canterbury

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19. Where did Guinevere retire to die?

A) Glastonbury

B) Avalon

C) Tintagel

D) Amesbury

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20. Also known as the 'Isle of Apples', Christ and Joseph of Aramathea travelled here in ancient times.

A) Lyonesse

B) Avalon

C) Iona

D) Atlantis

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21. Who is famous for historically riding naked on horseback through Coventry, England ?

A) Joan of Arc

B) Nell Gwyn

C) Boudica

D) Lady Godiva

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22. Who was King Arthur's foster-father?

A) Sir Kay

B) Ector

C) Uther Pendragon

D) Merlin

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23. What was King Arthur's mother's name?

A) Morgan le Fay

B) Igraine

C) Guinevere

D) Morgause

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24. "What Did My True Love Give To Me On The ""Second"" Day Of Christmas"

A) Three French Hens

B) Five Golden Rings

C) 2 Turtle Doves

D) Calling Birds

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25. "What Did My True Love Give To Me On The ""Sixth"" Day Of Christmas"

A) Two Turtle Doves

B) Three French Hens

C) 6 Geese A Laying

D) Five Golden Rings

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26. How Many Ships Came Sailing In On Christmas Day

A) Two

B) Four

C) Five

D) Three

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27. Who rode naked through the streets of Coventry?

A) Joan of Arc

B) Boudica

C) Lady Godiva

D) Marie Antoinette

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28. Where did Robin Hood supposedly live

A) Nottingham

B) Sherwood forest

C) Barnsdale Forest

D) Loxley

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29. Where did Robin Hood supposedly live?

A) Sherwood Forest

B) Nottingham

C) The Forest of Arden

D) The Forest of Dean

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30. Which Outlaw Rode A Horse Called Black Bess

A) Robin Hood

B) Billy the Kid

C) Dick Turpin

D) Jesse James

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