The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Quizzes

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County Quiz

By Rebecca Goldman · Last reviewed March 10, 2019

1 In an alternate title for the story, what adjective was used to describe the “Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”?

Fantastic

Fabulous

Notable

Notorious
2 The story is based upon a storytelling tradition in the American west called a

Urban Legend

Medicine Show

Tall Tale

Whopper
3 The story was published the year this war ended

American Civil War

World War II

War of Independence

World War I
4 Which region of the United States is the narrator from?

The south

The east coast

The midwest

The west coast
5 What city is the story set in?

Angel's Camp

San Francisco

Los Angeles

Sacramento
6 The story takes place in a

Dance hall

Gold mine

Tavern

Swamp
7 Which character was in the original title?

Dan’l Webster

Simon Wheeler

Leonidas W. Smiley

Jim Smiley
8 Which region of the United States is Jim Smiley from?

The east coast

The midwest

The west coast

The south
9 Simon Wheeler speaks in

A foreign accent

Vernacular

Educated diction

Queen’s English
10 Which character was named after a former U.S. president?

Leonidas W. Smiley

Andrew Jackson

Dan’l Webster

Simon Wheeler
11 The climax of the story is about a

Death

Dance

Fight

Contest
12 What did the stranger put in Dan’l Webster’s mouth?

Rocks

Beer

Quail shot

Flies
13 Calaveras County is an example of:

Anapest

Alliteration

Allegory

Assonance
14 Which animal is NOT mentioned in the story?

Cow

Horse

Duck

Dog
15 How many strangers to town are there in the story?

Three

Two

Four

One
16 What does the word p'ints mean in the story?

Pintos

Pines

Points

Pints
17 Who was Dan'l Webster named after?

a former Secretary of State

an outlaw

a cowboy

a president
18 What is “the fifteen-minute nag”?

A horse

An elderly woman

A gambler

A frog
19 What kind of contest is featured in the story?

Arm-wrestling

Running

Jumping

Three-legged Race
20 How much money did Jim Smiley bet on Dan'l Webster?

$40

$400

$4

4¢
21 When was the story set?

1864/1865

1801/1802

1870/71

1849/1850
22 What was happening historically in California when the story was set?

The Gold Rush

A huge earthquake in San Francisco

California was part of Mexico

The first Spanish mission was built
23 Jim Smiley bet often. Did he usually win?

Hard to tell

No

50/50

Yes
24 What did Smiley say he would “risk two- and-a-half” on?

Parson Walker’s wife would lose a fight

Parson Walker’s wife was unfaithful

Parson Walker’s wife would die

Parson Walker’s wife would win a race
25 Why did the narrator call on Simon Wheeler?

To inquire after a friend’s friend

To place a bet

To hear a good story

To collect a debt

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