Folk Tales Style
Jeopardy
FableFairy Tale
MythTall Tale
Legend
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FableQuestion 10
Who are the characters in a
fable?
FableAnswer 10
Animals that act like people
FableQuestion 20
What do fables typically end with?
FableAnswer 20
A lesson or moral
FableQuestion 30
Where do fables normally take
place?
FableAnswer 30
Outside
FableQuestion 40
What is a fable?
FableAnswer 40
A fable is a short narrative that makes a moral
point.
FableQuestion 50
Name the three types of fables that we read in
class?
FableAnswer 50
Aesop, Indian and African
Fairy Tale Question 10
What is a fairy tale?
Fairy Tale answer 10
A fairy tale is a fanciful tale full of legendary deeds and creatures.
Fairy Tale Question 20
Who are the characters in a
fairy tale?
Fairy Tale Answer 20
Royalty and animals
Fairy Tale Question 30
What is the setting for fairy tales?
Fairy Tale Answer 30
A castle or forest
Fairy Tale Question 40
What do fairy tales normally begin and end with?
Fairy Tale Answer 10
“Once upon a time” and “they all lived happily ever
after”
Fairy Tale Question 50
Who were fairy tales original intended for?
Fairy Tale answer 50
Adults
Myth Question 10
Who are the characters in
myths?
Myth answer 10
Gods and Goddesses
Myth Question 20
Why was Arachne turned into a
spider?
Myth Answer 20
She thought she was better than
the goddess Athene
Myth Question 30
Who cut off the Medusa’s head
Myth Question 30
Perseus
Myth Question 40
Why did the coyote need to
steal fire?
Myth answer 40
To bring heat to the freezing
villagers
Myth Question 50
List three reasons why Hercules is a
myth
Myth Answer 50
Answers may varyGods and goddesses
Good vs EvilUnusual creaturesUnspecific setting
Tall TaleQuestion 10
What is a tall tale?
Tall Tale Answer 10
A tall tale is an extravagant,
fanciful or greatly exaggerated story
that focuses on the achievements
of the ultimate hero.
Tall Tale Question 20
What type of figurative
language is associated with
tall tales?
Tall Tale Answer 20
Hyperbole
Tall Tale Question 30
What are the jobs of the three tall
tale characters we learned about?
Tall Tale Answer 30
Pecos Bill- Cowboy Paul Bunyan- lumberjack
John Henry- steel driver
Tall Tale Question 40
What is the setting of a tall tale?
Tall Tale Answer 40
Linked to a historical time
period
Tall Tale Question 50
List one accomplishment of
each of the tall tale heroes we learned about.
Tall Tale Answer 50
Answers may vary
Paul Bunyan-straightened a river
Pecos Bill- rode a tornado
John henry- beat the steam machine
LegendQuestion 10
Who are the characters in a
legend?
LegendAnswer 10
Everyday people or animals
LegendQuestion 20
Where might one go to try to see the Loch Ness
Monster?
LegendAnswer 20
Scotland
LegendQuestion 30
What genre is “The Loch Ness
Monster” by George Laycock
LegendAnswer 30
Non Fiction
LegendQuestion 40
What techniques have scientists used to prove
Nessie’s existence?
LegendAnswer 40
SonarHigh speed underwater photography
LegendQuestion 20
What is an urban legend and what is
an example?
LegendAnswer 50
a modern story of obscure origin and with little or
no supporting evidence that spread
spontaneously in varying forms and often Has
elements of humor, moralizing, or horror
Example: Bloody Mary