T95 A BUNCH OF FAIRIES QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

1 What is the name of Shakespeare’s Queen of the Fairies?
TITANIA
2 Which British actress voiced the Fairy Godmother in Shrek 2?
JENNIFER SAUNDERS
3 Which film star’s figure was Disney’s Tinkerbell based on in Peter Pan?
MARILYN MONROE
4 First performed in 1692, who composed the opera The Fairy Queen?
HENRY PURCELL
5 Which play features fairies called Peaseblossom, Mustardseed and Cobweb?
A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT DREAM
6 Who replaced the deceased Kirsty Macoll on a 2005 reworking of the festive song Fairytale in New York?
KATIE MELVA
7 Who penned the fairytale Hansel and Gretel?
BROTHERS GRIMM
8 Who voiced the Blue Fairy in the film A.I?
MERYL STREEP
9 Who played the Green Fairy in the film Moulin Rouge?
KYLIE MIGNOGUE
10 Which company makes Fairy Liquid detergent?
PROCTER AND GAMBLE
11 Which racecourse hosts the Irish Grand National?
FAIRYHOUSE
12 Which village near Bradford was at the centre of fake fairy photos in 1917?
COTTINGLEY
13 Which George Orwell novel is sub-titled A Fairy Story?
ANIMAL FARM
14 Who created the characters of the Blue Fairy and Jiminy Cricket?
CARLO COLLODI
15 Which composition by Tchaikovsky features the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?
THE NUTCRACKER SUITE
16 In which Disney film did a fairy sing Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo?
CINDERELLA
17 Which metal is said to be a fairy repellent?
IRON
18 Who played the fairy Tinkerbell in the film Hook?
JULIA ROBERTS
19 Which sci- fi author said” Isn’t it enough to see a garden that is beautiful without having to believe there are fairies at the bottom of it too”?
DOUGLAS ADAMS
20 Which children’s TV show featured a fairy called Mavis Cruet?
WILL O THE WISP
21 Which foodstuff was originally called fairy fluff?
FAIRY FLOSS OR CANDY FLOSS
22 In which Gilbert and Sullivan opera do fairies appear in the House of Lords?
ILANTHE
23 In 1892, who penned the book Fairy Folk Tales of Ireland?
WB YEATS
24 On which island is a female fairy that is attracted to human men known as a Lliannan-she?
ISLE OF MAN
25 In which countries are fairies that take the shape of birds known as Yosei?
JAPAN

[Footy Chick]

3 Greta Garbo?

7 Hans Christian Anderson

9 Nicole Kidman

14 Walt Disney?

15 Swan Lake

16 Mary Poppins?

18 Julia Roberts?

21 Fairy Floss

[JK]

2. Jennifer Saunders

[magpie in the 80's]

3 Greta Garbo?

7 Hans Christian Anderson

9 Nicole Kidman

14 Walt Disney?

15 Swan Lake

16 Mary Poppins?

18 Julia Roberts?............correct

21 Fairy Floss..............correct

all others incorrect FC

[magpie in the 80's]

2. Jennifer Saunders

correct CP

[Footy Chick]

3 Greta Garbo?

7 Hans Christian Anderson

9 Nicole Kidman

14 Walt Disney?

15 Swan Lake

16 Mary Poppins?

18 Julia Roberts?............correct

21 Fairy Floss..............correct

all others incorrect FC

Not my best effort

[JK]

16. Cinderella?

[magpie in the 80's]

16. Cinderella?

CORRECT CP

[Turkeywizz]

1 Titania
4 Henry Purcell
15 Nutcracker Suite

[JAS]

Q1 Titania
Q5 A Midsummer Nights Dream
Q7 Brothers Grimm
Q9 I think it was your very own little Kylie
Q15 Nutcracker Suite

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

1 Titania
4 Henry Purcell
15 Nutcracker Suite

CORRECT TW

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1 Titania
Q5 A Midsummer Nights Dream
Q7 Brothers Grimm
Q9 I think it was your very own little Kylie
Q15 Nutcracker Suite

Regards
JAS

CORRECT TW

[JAS]

Q19 Maybe HG Wells...he'd be about the right time for the faked ones in Q12
Q22 I know Iolanthe is about fairies so I'll try that.

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q19 Maybe HG Wells...he'd be about the right time for the faked ones in Q12.....incorrect
Q22 I know Iolanthe is about fairies so I'll try that....correct

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

still quite a few here to go

[panthergurl]

3. Marilyn Monroe??
8. Meryl Streep
12. Cottingley

[magpie in the 80's]

3. Marilyn Monroe??
8. Meryl Streep
12. Cottingley

ALL CORRECT PG

[magpie in the 80's]

1 What is the name of Shakespeare’s Queen of the Fairies?
TITANIA
2 Which British actress voiced the Fairy Godmother in Shrek 2?
JENNIFER SAUNDERS
3 Which film star’s figure was Disney’s Tinkerbell based on in Peter Pan?
MARILYN MONROE
4 First performed in 1692, who composed the opera The Fairy Queen?
HENRY PURCELL
5 Which play features fairies called Peaseblossom, Mustardseed and Cobweb?
A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT DREAM
6 Who replaced the deceased Kirsty Macoll on a 2005 reworking of the festive song Fairytale in New York?
KATIE MELVA
7 Who penned the fairytale Hansel and Gretel?
BROTHERS GRIMM
8 Who voiced the Blue Fairy in the film A.I?
MERYL STREEP
9 Who played the Green Fairy in the film Moulin Rouge?
KYLIE MIGNOGUE
10 Which company makes Fairy Liquid detergent?
PROCTER AND GAMBLE
11 Which racecourse hosts the Irish Grand National?
FAIRYHOUSE
12 Which village near Bradford was at the centre of fake fairy photos in 1917?
COTTINGLEY
13 Which George Orwell novel is sub-titled A Fairy Story?
ANIMAL FARM
14 Who created the characters of the Blue Fairy and Jiminy Cricket?
CARLO COLLODI
15 Which composition by Tchaikovsky features the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?
THE NUTCRACKER SUITE
16 In which Disney film did a fairy sing Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo?
CINDERELLA
17 Which metal is said to be a fairy repellent?
IRON
18 Who played the fairy Tinkerbell in the film Hook?
JULIA ROBERTS
19 Which sci- fi author said” Isn’t it enough to see a garden that is beautiful without having to believe there are fairies at the bottom of it too”?
DOUGLAS ADAMS
20 Which children’s TV show featured a fairy called Mavis Cruet?
WILL O THE WISP
21 Which foodstuff was originally called fairy fluff?
FAIRY FLOSS OR CANDY FLOSS
22 In which Gilbert and Sullivan opera do fairies appear in the House of Lords?
ILANTHE
23 In 1892, who penned the book Fairy Folk Tales of Ireland?
WB YEATS
24 On which island is a female fairy that is attracted to human men known as a Lliannan-she?
ISLE OF MAN
25 In which countries are fairies that take the shape of birds known as Yosei?
JAPAN

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ