Braingle: 'Of Legends and Tall Tales' Trivia Quiz

Of Legends and Tall Tales

In the past, many stories were told of great deeds and extraordinary people. Some were real and others were great exaggerations. How well do you remember these legends and tall tales?

Quiz ID:	#6046
Fun:	(2.93)
Difficulty:	(0.44)
Category:	People
Created By:	bRIN

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#1 Who ruled over Camelot?

King Arthur
Merlin
Lancelot
None of the above

#2 Who is the giant lumberjack with a large blue ox?

Paul Bunyan
Pecos Bill
John Henry
Davy Crockett

#3 Who could ride a cyclone like a bronco?

Paul Bunyan
Pecos Bill
John Henry
Davy Crockett

#4 Who is known as "King of the Wild Frontier"?

Paul Bunyan
Pecos Bill
John Henry
Davy Crockett

#5 John Henry was a steel driver for the railroad who challenged and beat a steam hammer in a contest to prove he was just as good.

True
False

#6 According to legend, this pioneer introduced apples to the country as he traveled by foot spreading seeds as he went.

Paul Bunyan
Pecos Bill
Johnny Appleseed
Davy Crockett

#7 Who had an affair with King Arthur's wife Guinevere?

#8 This man stole from the rich to give to the poor.

Galahad
Robin Hood
Sir John
Lancelot

#9 In the poem of the same name, what epic hero kills Grendel?

#10 This European legend split an apple that rested on the top of his son's head.

Robin Hood
Beowulf
William Tell
Hans Christian Andersen

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coyotemoon

posted 787 days ago

7/10. first quiz in a while. spannxx.

driver48yr

posted 787 days ago

A+ again

wobe2

posted 787 days ago

Question #5 should actually be "False" because John Henry said he wanted to show that he was BETTER than the "infernal machine." And he did, indeed, do that but it cost him his life.

Question #6 was a "breeze" as there was still one of Mr. Chapman's trees on our farm when I was a child in the 1940's. It was still producing apples too!