Q 01/05

In the original novel Heidi, what is the young heroine's hair like?

A) Short, black and curly

B) Thick, red and wavy

C) Fine, brown and plaited

D) Golden and waist-length

Answer · why

A) Short, black and curly

Short, black and curly hair, with black eyes to match, is how a street boy describes her in the book. A sequel by another hand later gave her long, st...

Q 02/05

Which US network cut away from a thrilling football finish in 1968 to start its film Heidi on time?

A) CBS

B) NBC

C) ABC

D) PBS

Answer · why

B) NBC

NBC switched to the film at seven o'clock sharp, and viewers in the East missed two touchdowns in the final minute. The network's president later made...

Q 03/05

Which child star, Hollywood's top box-office draw at the time, played the title role in 1937's Heidi?

A) Judy Garland

B) Bonita Granville

C) Shirley Temple

D) Jane Withers

Answer · why

C) Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple was in her third straight year as cinema's biggest attraction. She struggled to milk the goat on set, so the director rigged a hidden t...

Q 04/05

In the novel Heidi, what does a jealous Peter send crashing down the mountainside, only to confess later?

A) A wooden sledge

B) A travelling trunk

C) A milking pail

D) A wheelchair

Answer · why

D) A wheelchair

A wheelchair belonging to Clara was smashed to pieces, and the loss did her good: with nothing to sit in, she began trying to stand and slowly learned...

Q 05/05

To which city is Heidi taken against her will to be a companion to Clara, a wealthy girl who cannot walk?

A) Frankfurt

B) Munich

C) Vienna

D) Stuttgart

Answer · why

A) Frankfurt

Frankfurt stifles her: told that a church tower gives a view for miles, she climbs one hoping to see her mountains and finds only a sea of roofs and c...