Q 01/05

Barrie's Tinker Bell debuted in a 1904 play. In which year was the novel Peter and Wendy published?

A) 1904

B) 1911

C) 1924

D) 1953

Answer · why

B) 1911

Barrie later gave the copyright to Great Ormond Street Hospital, which still benefits from it.

Q 02/05

According to Barrie, what job did Tinker Bell do among the fairies?

A) She spun clouds

B) She mended pots and kettles

C) She lit the stars

D) She polished shells

Answer · why

B) She mended pots and kettles

She is an actual tinker, which is where her name comes from. Her speech sounds like a tinkling bell.

Q 03/05

What was Tinker Bell called in the first draft of Barrie's play?

A) Tippy-toe

B) Twinkle

C) Jane Wren

D) Bluebell

Answer · why

A) Tippy-toe

Jane Wren was the joke name printed on the programmes as the actress playing her, which fooled the tax inspector into sending her a demand.

Q 04/05

How was Tinker Bell represented in the original stage productions?

A) A marionette on fine wires

B) A darting light from a hand mirror

C) A child actress dressed in green

D) A projected strip of film

Answer · why

B) A darting light from a hand mirror

Her voice was a collar of bells, two of which Barrie brought back from Switzerland.

Q 05/05

Why did Barrie add fairy dust to the play as a requirement for flying?

A) To sell more souvenir programmes

B) Because children were getting hurt trying to fly from their beds

C) Because the lighting man needed a cue

D) To explain how the fairy glowed on stage

Answer · why

B) Because children were getting hurt trying to fly from their beds

Originally no fairy dust was mentioned at all; too many young audience members 'needed surgical attention'.