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The Brothers Grimm - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 21 times
- The average score is 9 of 15
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| In what country did the Brothers Grimm grow up? | Germany | 100%
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| "The Little Glass Slipper" and "Aschenputtel" are titles of this tale of an orphaned girl raised with mean stepsisters. Her English name is ________. | Cinderella | 80%
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| This story was first documented in 1250 and features two children who outwit a witch who lives in a cottage made of candy. Name the children. | Hansel and Gretel | 80%
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| Some early versions of the folk tales were deemed too disturbing for the audience the Grimm brothers wanted to reach. Who made up this audience? | children | 73%
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| Writer friends asked the brothers to help collect stories as a way of preserving their country's _______. | history | 73%
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| What WWII era dictator praised the Grimm Brothers' stories, believing they demonstrated "racial purity"? | Hitler | 73%
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| While some children in fairy tales save themselves, others require rescue, such as this caped child whose perilous journey through the woods is told around the world. | Little Red Riding Hood | 73%
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| Children in folk tales by the Brothers Grimm are often in peril from what type of shaggy-haired carnivorous animal? | wolves | 73%
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| Poverty is central to many folk tales. Some characters find wealth. Others like the wife in "The Fisherman and his Wife" are punished for their _____. | greed | 67%
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| After their parents died, the brothers struggled to care for what family members? | their siblings | 67%
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| The fame and influence of the Brothers Grimm is known around the world and even preserved by UNESCO as well as in archives and libraries. In 2011, a US TV show simply named _____ imagined an ongoing lineage of family members who guard the innocent from ogres and monsters in modern-day Seattle. | Grimm | 60%
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| There were 10 children in the Grimm family. Name either of the famous writers. | Jacob and Wilhelm | 53%
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| What profession did the brothers study before taking up literature? | law | 13%
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| Many of the Grimm folk tales, such as "Mary's Child" featured ________ themes that were later toned down or revised to include fairies or magic. | religious | 13%
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| In the mid 1800s, both brothers were elected to parliament and later both taught at university. Until their deaths, they were working on a _________. Reportedly, the last word completed was "fruit." | dictionary | 7%
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