Names:
1. Many people have tried the mythbuster—and very few have succeeded—of drinking a gallon of
what? within what time period? 1 hour
2. What fairy tale has the most versions in the world (maybe as many as 600)? Cinderella
3. What fairy tale—written in France—was not based on folklore first, but was written by a female
author and then turned into a fairy tale/folktale of sorts? Beauty and the Beast
4. Name two authors or collectors of fairy tales and what countries they’re from. Grimm Brothers,
Germany; Charles Perault, France; Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark
5. What fairy tale character was originally called “Little Biddy”? Little Red Riding Hood
6. Truth or Urban Legend: Our vision of Santa Claus primarily came from early Coke
advertisements. Not totally true, but one that definitely influence
7. Truth or Urban Legend: There is a scam in which people are lured into dialing an “809” area
code and they end up being charged thousands of dollars.
8. Truth or Urban Legend: Disney produced an animated film called The Story of Menstruation.
9. Truth or Urban Legend: Car thieves are placing flyers on the back window of cars. When drivers
step out to remove the flyer, carjackers are jumping in the cars and stealing them.
10. Truth or Urban Legend: Gum stays in your stomach for 7 years before it’s completely digested.
11. According to superstition, if a flame of a candle flickers and turns blue, what does this mean?
There’s a spirit in the room.
12. According to superstition, it’s unlucky to walk under ladders. How did this superstition start?
Hangings
13. Spilling this food/spice was said to bring family disarray and death. Salt
14. This food/spice is said to calm the stomach, and, therefore, it’s served on airplane rides in drink
form. Ginger (ginger ale)
15. What spice/herb’s name in Chinese means “won’t be exchanged even with gold”? (cinnamon,
ginger, nutmeg, Thai basil, Persian cloves)
16. What spice/herb’s name is similar to “peace” and “war” in Hebrew? And people likely went to
war over it? (salt)
17. True or False: For an April’s Fool’s prank, Taco Bell announced that they had bought the Liberty
Bell and it was now to be called the Taco Liberty Bell.
18. True or False: For an April Fool’s joke, Burger King announced the creation of the left-handed
whopper.
19. True or False: St. Valentine was a priest who married people when the emperor of Rome had
forbidden it, and, for this, he was imprisoned.
20. True or False: In the 1800s, several countries banned the exchange of Valentine’s Day cards
because so many were obscene.
21. True or False: In Victorian times, it was considered bad luck to send a Valentine’s card. But in
some earlier days, it was inappropriate for a girl to send one to a guy (unless they exchanged,
like fiancés or spouses)
22. What Italian city receives 1000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine’s Day? Verona
23. In the 1600s, young women ate a hard-boiled egg and pinned five bay leaves to her pillow,
believing that this would do what? make her dream of her future husband
24. Some people used to believe that if a woman saw a robin fly overhead on Valentine’s Day, she
would marry a sailor. What would she marry if she saw a sparrow flying overhead? Poor man
Or a goldfinch? Millionaire (Robin—crime fighter, doves—peaceful marriage, blackbird—
clergyman or priest)
25. What does the color green signify in stories?
26. What does the desert signify?
27. What does an egg signify?
28. Which character from Star Wars was envisioned as a green alien and also as a black man before
they settled with his current appearance? Han Solo
29. What actor nearly wasn’t hired for Star Wars because George Lucas didn’t want to work with
any actor he’d worked with before? (Han Solo) Harrison Ford
30. What character’s dialogue is mostly made up of baby noises? R2D2