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Home / Quizzes / Rhyme-Tastic Riddles: 42 Questions All About Nursery Rhymes

Rhyme-Tastic Riddles: 42 Questions All About Nursery Rhymes

April 20, 2023 By Jamie Rotante Leave a Comment

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Are you ready to rhyme and shine? Hold on to your nursery socks and prepare for an enchanting journey through the pun-derful world of classic nursery rhymes! This quiz will have you humpty-dumptying with laughter and twinkle-twinkling with nostalgia as you unravel the cheeky secrets of your favorite childhood verses. So, let’s get the rhyme rolling and see if you can weave your way through this web of wordplay and whimsy!

1. Who is the protagonist in the nursery rhyme “Little Bo Peep”?

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Little Bo Peep

2. What object does Humpty Dumpty famously sit on?

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A wall

3. Which nursery rhyme mentions “four and twenty blackbirds”?

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Sing a Song of Sixpence

4. In “Jack and Jill”, what do the main characters fetch?

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A pail of water

5. Which nursery rhyme character is known for eating a Christmas pie?

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Little Jack Horner

6. What is the profession of the character in “Old Mother Hubbard”?

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A cupboard keeper

7. Which nursery rhyme character is known for losing his sheep?

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Little Boy Blue

8. In “Hey Diddle Diddle”, which animal is playing a musical instrument?

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The cat

9. What are the names of the three men in a tub in “Rub-a-Dub-Dub”?

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The butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker

10. What type of weather is mentioned in “Rain, Rain, Go Away”?

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Rain

11. What does the old man in “There Was an Old Man with a Beard” have living in his beard?

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Two owls and a hen

12. Which nursery rhyme character is known for jumping over the moon?

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The cow

13. In “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”, what type of stream is mentioned?

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A gentle stream

14. What color is the house in “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep”?

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White

15. What type of bridge is mentioned in “London Bridge Is Falling Down”?

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London Bridge

16. In “Three Blind Mice”, what body part is cut off by the farmer’s wife?

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Their tails

17. What does the character Wee Willie Winkie wear when he runs through the town?

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A nightgown

18. Which nursery rhyme character is known for living in a shoe?

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The old woman

19. What did the muffin man from “The Muffin Man” sell?

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Muffins

20. Which nursery rhyme character is known for having a cat that could play the fiddle?

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The old man in “Old King Cole”

21. In “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”, what does the star’s light compare to?

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A diamond

22. Which nursery rhyme character is known for scaring a little girl away?

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Little Miss Muffet’s spider

23. What does the protagonist of “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary” grow in her garden?

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Silver bells, cockle shells, and pretty maids all in a row

24. What did Peter Piper pick in the famous tongue twister nursery rhyme?

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A peck of pickled peppers

25. In “This Little Piggy”, where does the first little piggy go?

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To the market

26. What is the name of the bridge in the nursery rhyme “Pop Goes the Weasel”?

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The Eagle on the Newgate Bridge

27. What type of dish is mentioned in “Pease Porridge Hot”?

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Pease porridge

28. In “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”, what does the spider climb up?

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The waterspout

29. What is the name of the girl in the nursery rhyme “Lucy Locket”?

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Lucy Locket

30. In “Hickory Dickory Dock”, what does the mouse run up?

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The clock

31. What color is the eggshell in “Humpty Dumpty”?

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It is not specified

32. In “Ring a Ring o’ Roses”, what are the participants doing while singing the rhyme?

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Dancing in a circle and then falling down

33. In “Simple Simon”, what does Simon meet at the fair?

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A pieman

34. What animal is featured in “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”?

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Various animals, such as a cow, a pig, and a sheep

35. What is the name of the ship in the nursery rhyme “I Saw a Ship A-Sailing”?

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The ship is not named

36. What instrument does the main character play in “Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son”?

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A pipe

37. In “Goosey Goosey Gander”, where does the protagonist find an old man?

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In the upper chamber

38. What type of pie is featured in “Little Jack Horner”?

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A Christmas pie

39. In “Five Little Ducks”, what do the ducks do?

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Go out one day and eventually return to their mother

40. What is the name of the protagonist in “Old King Cole”?

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King Cole

41. In “This Old Man”, what does the old man play on?

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Various objects, such as a drum, a shoe, and a gate

42. What does the protagonist of “Oranges and Lemons” owe to the bells of St. Clement’s?

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Five farthings

Final Words

We hope you had a nursery-rific time answering these rhyme-tastic riddles! Don’t stop the fun now – head over to Trivia Bliss to explore even more entertaining quizzes and keep your brain spinning like a top! Happy quizzing!

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