This week's brain game: Fairy Tale Trivia

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Round 1: A Boy Learns What Fear Is

Question 1
The first of American McGee's Grimm episodes is titled "A Boy Learns What Fear Is." What is the literal English translation of the original story's title?

1. Boo!
2. The Story of a Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
3. A Young Man Who Knows Not of Fear Seeks to Learn its Meaning

Question 2
During the opening cinematic of "A Boy Learns What Fear Is," who is found to be the culprit behind the missing bell?

1. The thieves
2. The school children
3. The school teacher

Question 3
At the conclusion of the original Grimm Brothers tale, what type of fish was poured upon the youth with chilling cold water?

1. Grouper
2. Gudgeons
3. Guppies

Round 2: Little Red Riding Hood

Question 1
"Little Red Riding Hood" is the anglicized version of what German folk tale?

1. Wenig rot Reithaube
2. Rotkäppchen
3. Rumpelstiltskin

Question 2
To lure his meal closer, the wolf disguises himself as an elderly woman. However, the wolf fails to fool even a little girl. In what order does Little Red Riding Hood notice the wolf's features?

1. Ears, Eyes, Hands, Mouth
2. Hands, Eyes, Ears, Mouth
3. Eyes, Ears, Hands, Mouth

Question 3
In the true telling of "Little Red Riding Hood," how are the girl and the grandmother saved?

1. The woodsman hears the wolf attacking the girl, but rescues her before she is eaten. The grandmother was stuffed in the closet.
2. The woodsman finds the wolf after it ate the girl and her grandmother. He captures the wolf and shakes it upside-down to free them.
3. The woodsman hears the wolf snoring after its meal. He cuts open the wolf's stomach to free the girl and her grandmother.

Round 3: The Fisherman and His Wife

Question 1
What is the name of the fisherman's wife in the original Grimm Brothers text?

1. Isildur
2. Elizabeth
3. Ilsabil

Question 2
True/False: The fisherman had to catch the magical fish each time his wife had a new demand.

Question 3
In the original text, what final demand does the fisherman's wife make?

1. To be like God
2. To be the emperor
3. To be the Pope

Answers: 2, 3, 2; 2, 3, 3; 3, False, 1