Nursery Rhyme Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A performance needs a rhyme in which the weather is directly asked to leave and return another day. Which rhyme fits?
It's Raining, It's Pouring
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Doctor Foster
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
2. In “Hickory Dickory Dock,” what time does the clock strike in the best-known opening verse?
Twelve
Two
One
Three
3. In the common sequence of “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” what happens after the rain washes the spider out?
The sun comes out and dries up the rain
The spider hides inside a shoe
The wind blows the waterspout down
Another spider begins climbing
4. According to “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” what is life described as?
A winding river
A dream
A gentle stream
A passing song
5. Where was Humpty Dumpty sitting before his fall?
On a wall
On a gate
On a hill
On a roof
6. A group performs a counting song in which monkeys jump on a bed, one falls, and Mama calls the doctor. Which song are they performing?
Five Little Ducks
Ten in the Bed
Five Little Monkeys
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
7. In the common sequence of “This Little Piggy,” which piggy has roast beef?
The first little piggy
The third little piggy
The second little piggy
The fourth little piggy
8. A teacher wants two rhymes in which sheep are central to the story. Which pair should be selected?
“Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” and “Three Blind Mice”
“Little Bo-Peep” and “Hey Diddle Diddle”
“Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” and “Little Bo-Peep”
“Mary Had a Little Lamb” and “Hickory Dickory Dock”
9. What is Little Miss Muffet eating when the spider appears?
Bread and honey
Pease porridge
Plums and custard
Curds and whey
10. Where does the lamb follow Mary, even though this causes a stir?
To the market
To school
To the farmyard
To the village fair
11. What does Old Mother Hubbard find when she goes to the cupboard?
A single bone
A bowl of broth
The cupboard is bare
A loaf of bread
12. A character has lost her sheep and does not know where to find them. Who is she?
Little Bo-Peep
The Queen of Hearts
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Old Mother Hubbard
13. In “Rock-a-bye Baby,” what happens when the bough breaks?
The wind stops blowing
The baby wakes and cries
The treetop bends toward the ground
The cradle falls
14. Which two objects run away together in “Hey Diddle Diddle”?
The fork and the plate
The cup and the saucer
The bowl and the ladle
The dish and the spoon
15. Two characters go uphill to collect water, but one falls and the other tumbles after. Which rhyme fits this description?
Jack Be Nimble
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
See-Saw, Margery Daw
Jack and Jill
16. In the common version of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” which line follows the opening line?
How I wonder what you are
High above the world tonight
Shining brightly from afar
Like a lantern in the sky