Q 01/05

Which Hans Christian Andersen story, along with a famous ballet, inspired the plot of Princess Tutu?

A) Thumbelina

B) The Nightingale

C) The Ugly Duckling

D) The Tinderbox

Answer · why

C) The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling fits a heroine who really is a small duck, turned into a girl and then a graceful ballerina by a magical gift.

Q 02/05

What does Mr. Cat, the ballet teacher in Princess Tutu, threaten to make misbehaving girls do?

A) Marry him

B) Dance until dawn

C) Clean the studio

D) Leave the academy

Answer · why

A) Marry him

Marry him is the threat Mr. Cat hangs over late or distracted students, and Duck hears it most of all.

Q 03/05

Which gift from Drosselmeyer makes Duck a girl in Princess Tutu and proves to be the last heart shard?

A) A tiara

B) A feather

C) A ring

D) A pendant

Answer · why

D) A pendant

A pendant makes Duck human, so returning it to complete the prince's heart means going back to being a bird for good.

Q 04/05

Mytho's true name in Princess Tutu, Siegfried, is borrowed from the prince of which classic ballet?

A) Giselle

B) Swan Lake

C) La Bayadère

D) Don Quixote

Answer · why

B) Swan Lake

Swan Lake also gives the first-season finale its title, and the name Siegfried is only revealed at the very end of the series.

Q 05/05

What did frightened townsfolk do to the storyteller Drosselmeyer in Princess Tutu to stop his stories coming true?

A) Cut off his hands

B) Burned his library

C) Locked him in a cell

D) Banished him forever

Answer · why

A) Cut off his hands

Cut off his hands, and yet he outwitted them: a machine he made before dying lets him keep steering the story from beyond the grave.