Brett Savage
The 5pm Quiz: Fairy Tales
by Brett Savage - June 4, 2010 - 5:00 PM

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Fairy tales and fables have been around for centuries, but do you remember who wrote which tale? See if you can guess the author of some of the most popular fairy tales and fables ever created. For each story, pick the correct author(s): Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, or Aesop.

Take the Quiz: Once Upon a Time?

Then come back and let us know how you did. Also, check out Stacy’s “8 Fairy Tales & Their Not-So-Happy Endings” from 2007.

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Comments (8)

  1. Fairy Tale Nerd Corrections:

    1) actually Aesop’s stories are known as “fables,” not “fairy tales.”

    2) the earliest most famous Cinderella was written by Charles Perrault. Though that story literally exists in nearly all cultures on the globe.

    Fun though! :)

    posted by Jenn Zuko on 6-4-2010 at 5:45 pm

  2. 87%.

    posted by Steve from San Diego on 6-4-2010 at 6:05 pm

  3. 100%

    I guess reading The Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley paid off. And I actually learned something watching Fractured Fairy Tales and Aesop & Son cartoons on the Rocky & Bullwinkle show when I was a kid in the 60′s.
    :)

    posted by Sue on 6-4-2010 at 11:05 pm

  4. Re: #12, Aesop plagiarized Jesus (Matthew 7:15).

    posted by B-Doc on 6-5-2010 at 7:11 am

  5. 93%

    posted by Jude on 6-5-2010 at 8:25 am

  6. b-doc,
    given that aesop died 500 years before jesus was born, perhaps the plagerism was the other way around…

    posted by tolonda on 6-5-2010 at 12:55 pm

  7. 60% (9 out of 15). I’m not that in to fairy tales at 27.

    posted by Sara in Al on 6-6-2010 at 10:32 am

  8. 100%
    Aesop’s easily digestible, sound bite morals are pretty easy to recognize.

    The Brothers Grimm tales are generally pretty dark and involve a forest (thank you, Sondheim) and a witch/evil step mother.

    That leaves Mr. Anderson and generally feel good tales that are very My Little Pony-ish.

    posted by Derek on 6-7-2010 at 12:22 pm

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