The Royal Challenge

So you want to try The Royal Challenge from The Twelve Dancing Princesses book?

You'll need all your cunning to find out where the princesses dance each night!

Complete the quiz below to sharpen your wits - if you are successful, you can print out a certificate.

If you fail - a terrible fate awaits you!

Scroll down for the quiz, or print out a picture to colour:

Dancing princesses picture to colour (31Kb pdf)

The Twelve Dancing Princesses quiz

1. What was the name of the first prince who tried to work out where the princesses went to dance?

Prince Egbert
Prince Marcus
Prince Norbert

2. What did the king think his twelve daughters should be?

They should be lively and loud.
They should be haughty and proud.
They should be seen and not heard.

3. How did the princesses send the princes to sleep?

They hypnotised them.
They knocked them over the head.
They drugged them with hot cocoa.

King

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