How Well Does Chris Colfer Know His Fairy Tales?

How Well Does Chris Colfer Know His Fairy Tales?
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Once upon a time, a multi-talented lad named Chris Colfer found his way to the YH Studio to talk all things magical and whimsical in the spirit of his book series 'The Land of Stories'! We decide to test his knowledge on classic fairy tales with a game of Fairy Tale Trivia -- see how well his knows the Brothers Grimm, Rapunzel, and more!
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What's up, guys? I'm Molly Argu for Young Hollywood, and I am joined on the couch in studio today by a guy who knows a thing or two about stories.
Chris Colfer.
Hello.
We are going to play a game, and I'm really nervous because I'm up against you.
And you're an expert on all things, Brothers Grimm.
It's true.
So the name of this game is Fairy Tale Trivia.
I'm going to ask you the first question, and if you get it wrong, which you probably won't, but if you do, then I'll choose a drink for you to drink.
This is terrifying because my reputation is on the line with this.
That's true.
Like, like you, you know, it's, you're still gonna be cute and, you know, whatever if you get one of these wrong, but like I'm like, my lose my readership, so this is very
And if I get them all wrong, then I might be drinking a bunch of weird drinks.
We we don't know what's in there.
We're both, oh, for O here.
Ready?
Yes.
How many apples are falling on the cover of The Wishing Spell?
Oh my god.
That this is this is ridiculous.
I believe there are five?
No.
That's not fairy tale trivia.
Wait, I have, I have a picture to prove.
How many are there?
One less than five, so you were very close.
Oh, I was really close.
Okay.
See the four?
I see it now.
No, I think there's a fifth one, you just don't see it.
It's invisible.
Yeah, it's invisible one.
Okay, so I get to pick a drink for you to drink.
Please be gentle with me.
I will.
This brown one.
Oh, perfect.
Was why not.
Right.
Of all the colors.
All right.
Okay, so I just, I just down it.
All right.
Do you have any idea what it is?
I hope it was coffee.
Look on the bottom.
Black coffee.
Okay.
Is that count?
Is that count?
Great, great, cool.
Great.
Cool.
All right.
One down.
Okay.
All right.
Okay.
This is so, this is rigged.
What did Hansel and Gretel's father do for a living?
Oh, I know there was something in the story about using the trees with wood.
So I'm gonna guess that maybe he was like a lumber collector.
I think that's close enough.
Wood cutter.
Oh, woodcutter.
Does that count?
Yeah, wood chopper.
Yeah.
I have your next one.
Oh god.
When the witch burned, what did Hansel and Gretel bring home with them?
So I think they brought home her jewelry.
Yes.
Okay, great, great.
That's what I thought it was.
All right.
My turn.
Okay.
Go for it.
All right, okay.
Besides her hair, what is another source of Rapunzel's magic powers?
Oh, I think I know this one because of the ending.
She meets her true love and kisses him, but he's blind, and I believe her kiss heals his blindness.
So I don't know if that she has a magic kiss or that she can cure blindness.
It was her tears, but her tears cured his blindness.
Oh.
So what did cure the blindness.
I'm very impressed you knew that.
Tears.
So maybe like half a shot.
I'll just do it.
I mean, you've already done a shot.
So I'll just, I'll just make it fun.
Oh, these all look delicious compared to the one you made me do.
Um, let's do this one.
I think that one that's that's fun for me.
This one?
Yeah.
Okay.
Oh, no.
Oh my god.
What's that?
Do you think it's lemon juice?
Lemon juice.
Wow.
It's lemon juice.
Gosh.
Well, now I'm awake also.
We we got through the mysterious colors.
Okay.
Woo.
What Brothers Grimm story began with, Once upon a time, there was a dear little girl who was loved by everyone who looked at her?
What Brother's Grimm story doesn't start like that?
Emphasis on the little.
On the little.
Red Riding Hood?
Yeah.
Okay, okay, cool, cool.
Thank you.
You got it.
You're welcome.
Okay.
Friends help friends, you know?
Yeah.
Let's do a little cheers.
Should we cheers to us?
Oh, sure.
Yeah, let's do it.
All right.
Cheers to you.
Thank you.
Cheers.
Thank you.
Thanks for having me.
Thanks for being here.
Rice.
That's not bad, actually.
Mine's rice milk.
Have you ever had rice milk?
I can't read that.
What is this?
Kombucha.
Kombucha.
Okay.
Kombucha.
I'm really glad I didn't try to pronounce that.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Molly Argu
Young Hollywood host playing trivia with Chris Colfer
- Chris Colfer
Author and actor playing Fairy Tale Trivia
- Brothers Grimm
Fairy tale authors mentioned as part of the trivia
- Hansel
Character from a Brothers Grimm story
- Gretel
Character from a Brothers Grimm story
- Rapunzel
Fairy tale character asked about in trivia
- Red Riding Hood
Character from a Brothers Grimm story
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