Nursery Rhymes
Can you remember your childhood nursery rhymes? You'll have to in order to win this fun trivia game about favorite rhymes and poems.
15 questions · Published June 21, 2021
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. Complete this lyric from the nursery rhyme "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star": "Like a _________ in the sky."
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" has three verses. It was adapted from a 19th century poem by Jane Taylor.
- Multiple Choice
2. In the nursery rhyme "The Muffin Man," where does the title character live?
- Multiple Choice
3. Which of these classic nursery rhymes was actually created for young students at a dance school in 1939?
The rhyme of "I'm a Little Teapot" (and the accompanying choreography) was created by George Harold Sanders and Clarence Z. Kelley for the youngest students at Kelley's dance school.
- Fill In The Blank
4. Most scholars agree that the nursery rhyme "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep", which dates back to 1731 AD refers to the "Great Custom ________ Tax of 1275 AD".
FUN FACT
In 1275, King Edward I introduced the Great New Custom Wool Tax, a tax on the export of wool and hides, and this was used to service the enormous loans he received from Italian bankers to finance his wars against Scotland.
- Multiple Choice
5. The rhyme "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" references the torture and execution of Protestants by Queen Mary of England. What other popular rhyme also recounts the acts of "Bloody Mary"?
In the 1550s, three Protestant bishops were convicted of plotting against Mary, so she had them burned at the stake. It was mistakenly believed that she had them blinded and dismembered; however, many critics suggest that the "blindness" refers to the bishops' religious faith.
"Three Blind Mice" is a reference to the three Protestant bishops.
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