Q 01/05

Floating up to a bees' nest on a balloon, what does Pooh try to look like?

A) A buzzing bumblebee

B) A small black cloud

C) A tiny wren

D) A floating dandelion seed

Answer · why

B) A small black cloud

A small black cloud: the bees grew suspicious, so Christopher Robin shot the balloon with his gun to bring Pooh gently back down.

Q 02/05

Who illustrated the original Winnie-the-Pooh books?

A) Beatrix Potter

B) Quentin Blake

C) John Tenniel

D) E. H. Shepard

Answer · why

D) E. H. Shepard

E. H. Shepard studied Christopher Robin's toys, yet the Pooh he drew looked more like Growler, his own son's teddy bear.

Q 03/05

In Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin leads an 'Expotition' to find what?

A) The South Pole

B) The North Pole

C) Buried treasure

D) The source of the river

Answer · why

B) The North Pole

The North Pole: when Roo fell into a stream, Pooh held out a long pole to help him climb out, and Christopher Robin declared it the North Pole.

Q 04/05

What is the name of the forest where the Pooh stories are set?

A) Hundred Acre Wood

B) Thousand Acre Wood

C) Sherwood Forest

D) Wild Wood

Answer · why

A) Hundred Acre Wood

Hundred Acre Wood: the real wood that inspired it is called Five Hundred Acre Wood, and Christopher Robin walked through it on his way to the forest.

Q 05/05

The real forest behind the Winnie-the-Pooh stories is in which English county?

A) Hampshire

B) Wiltshire

C) Somerset

D) East Sussex

Answer · why

D) East Sussex

East Sussex: Ashdown Forest lay near the Milnes' country home, and the books' illustrator studied its trees to draw the woods.