1. Titania and Oberon are characters from which William Shakespeare play?

   1. Much Ado About Nothing

   2. A Midsummer Night's Dream

   3. All's Well That Ends Well

   4. Hamlet

2. Which of the following is NOT a method of protection against troublesome fairies?

   1. Wearing the colour red

   2. Turning clothes inside out

   3. Wearing odd socks

   4. Crossing running water

3. A child believed to have been switched with a fairy is known as what?

   1. A changeling

   2. An impostor

   3. A demon

   4. A topsy-turvy

4. Which famous writer was convinced the Cottingley fairies photographs were genuine?

   1. Enid Blyton

   2. Frank L. Baum

   3. Rudyard Kipling

   4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

5. According to Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie, where did fairies come from?

   1. The end of a rainbow

   2. A child's laugh

   3. A genie's lamp

   4. Pandora's box

6. Which modern fantasy book does Peter Pan's Tinkerbell make an appearance in?

   1. Inkheart by Cornelia Funk

   2. The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh

   3. Knife by R.J. Anderson

   4. The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson

7. What is a fairy ring?

   1. A circle of bluebells

   2. A circle of toadstools or mushrooms

   3. A group of fairies dancing

   4. A magical piece of jewellery

8. In olden times, people often blamed fairies for...

   1. Souring milk or cream

   2. Crops failing to grow

   3. Making animals sick or lame

   4. All of the above

9. In E. Nesbit's Five Children and It, the Psammead is which kind of fairy?

   1. A goblin

   2. A pixie

   3. A sand fairy

   4. An elf

10. Which girls' name means 'fairy'?

    1. Fiona

    2. Freya

    3. Fay

    4. Florence

Solutions

1:B, 2:C, 3:A, 4:D, 5:B, 6:A, 7:B, 8:D, 9:C, 10:C

Scores

1. 6 and above.

   Keep your spirits up and try again!

2. 9 and above.

   Fairy 'nough! Let's hope you've not just winged it this far - you're almost there, have another go!

3. 10 and above.

   Well I never - you must be the child who won't grow up! Next stop, Neverland!