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Who played the lead in the 1952 musical fantasy about Hans Christian Andersen's life?
- ☐ A) Danny Kaye (77.1% of respondents) (the correct answer)
- ☐ B) Gene Kelly (8.2% of respondents)
- ☐ C) Donald O'Connor (7.8% of respondents)
- ☐ D) Bing Crosby (3.9% of respondents)
What peculiarity did Andersen have concerning his meals?
- ☐ A) He only ate one meal a day. (16.3% of respondents)
- ☐ B) He had his meals at night instead of during the day. (11.0% of respondents)
- ☐ C) He had a set rotation for where he ate every night. (24.2% of respondents) (the correct answer)
- ☐ D) He always ate standing up. (44.3% of respondents)
Including recently discovered and unpublished stories, how many tales did Andersen write?
- ☐ A) 77 (11.1% of respondents)
- ☐ B) 116 (23.7% of respondents)
- ☐ C) 187 (35.8% of respondents)
- ☐ D) 212 (25.7% of respondents) (the correct answer)
At what age did Andersen begin attending grammar school?
- ☐ A) 8 (31.6% of respondents)
- ☐ B) 13 (42.5% of respondents)
- ☐ C) 17 (18.4% of respondents) (the correct answer)
- ☐ D) 21 (3.5% of respondents)
What was Andersen's father's occupation?
- ☐ A) Shoemaker (60.9% of respondents) (the correct answer)
- ☐ B) Tailor (19.5% of respondents)
- ☐ C) Barber (6.7% of respondents)
- ☐ D) Street-sweeper (8.8% of respondents)
What career did Andersen originally attempt to pursue?
- ☐ A) Doctor (24.7% of respondents)
- ☐ B) Lawyer (27.0% of respondents)
- ☐ C) Actor (36.4% of respondents) (the correct answer)
- ☐ D) Politician (7.6% of respondents)
Which of these composers did Andersen become friends with during his travels?
- ☐ A) Chopin (15.6% of respondents)
- ☐ B) Mendelssohn (29.0% of respondents) (the correct answer)
- ☐ C) Strauss (27.5% of respondents)
- ☐ D) Brahms (23.0% of respondents)
Which of these Andersen fairy tales is airing this year as a television series in Japan?
- ☐ A) Thumbelina (22.3% of respondents)
- ☐ B) The Little Mermaid (28.1% of respondents)
- ☐ C) The Snow Queen (31.6% of respondents) (the correct answer)
- ☐ D) The Little Match Girl (13.3% of respondents)
Which fairy tale is believed to have been written for singer Jenny Lind?
- ☐ A) The Ugly Duckling (13.9% of respondents)
- ☐ B) The Little Mermaid (10.2% of respondents)
- ☐ C) The Steadfast Tin Soldier (6.2% of respondents)
- ☐ D) The Nightingale (65.8% of respondents) (the correct answer)
Approximately how many languages have Andersen's works been translated into?
- ☐ A) 50 (14.7% of respondents)
- ☐ B) 100 (21.7% of respondents)
- ☐ C) 150 (37.4% of respondents) (the correct answer)
- ☐ D) 200 (22.4% of respondents)
