Quiz: Winnie the Pooh ... and Tigger, Too!

By: Alia Hoyt
Estimated Completion Time
1 min
Quiz: Winnie the Pooh ... and Tigger, Too!
Image: Pixabay/CC0 Creative Commons

About This Quiz

Pooh and his band of friends in the Hundred Acre Wood remain beloved many decades after they were originally created. How much do you know about the books, animated shorts and the series in general?
How was the name "Winnie" chosen?
Author A.A. Milne's late wife was named Winnie.
The character was named for a bear in the London Zoo.
Milne's daughter had an imaginary friend named Winnie.
In the debut story, what does Pooh do to create a disguise from the bees (whose honey Pooh hopes to steal)?
rolls around in mud
wraps himself in cotton
dresses up in a bee costume
True or false: Winnie the Pooh is a boy.
True. He sure sounded like a boy in the Disney cartoon.
False. Winnie is a girl's name, after all.
Who knows? Milne never spilled his beloved Pooh Bear's gender.

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What sport inspired the name of the real-life Christopher Robin?
rugby
football
cricket
Which of the toys that inspired Pooh characters is not on display at the New York Public Library?
Roo
Tigger
Eeyore
What's the most notable thing about Tigger?
He's a tiger.
He bounces.
He climbs trees effortlessly.

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Why did Milne hesitate to hire E.H. Shepard to illustrate the books?
He was a Nazi sympathizer.
He was not from England, and he wanted the books to be authentically English.
He worked as a political cartoonist.
Which character was added by Walt Disney to the animated series?
Gopher
Kanga
Owl
Which instrument was selected to represent the character of Owl?
oboe
flute
French horn

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What type of animal inspired the "Pooh" part of the famous name?
a swan
a squirrel
a deer