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How Much Do You Know About Laura Ingalls Wilder?

1867

In what year was Laura Ingalls Wilder born?

"Freddie" was not even a year old when he died. At the time, his cause of death was listed as 'diarrhea'. Historians agree that his death could easily have been prevented with modern medicine.

Charles Frederick Ingalls

What was the name of the Ingalls son who died when he was an infant?

Laura gave birth to two children: Rose and an unnamed son who died only a few weeks after birth. Carrie became a stepmother to two children, but didn't have children of her own. Grace and her husband never had children.

Laura

Which Ingalls daughter had biological children?

Almanzo was born on a large farm in Malone, New York on February 13, 1857.

New York

in which state was Laura's husband Almanzo Wilder born?

Both Laura and Almanzo suffered from Diphtheria in 1888. Almanzo's lower limbs were temporarily paralyzed and even after he recovered, he required a cane to walk for the rest of his life.

Diptheria

Which disease led to Almanzo requiring a cane to walk for the rest of his life?

Almanzo custom built the house to suit his wife, who stood barely five feet tall. The house and farm are now a museum.

Rocky Ridge Farm

What is the name of Laura and Almanzo's farm in Mansfield, Missouri?

Rose worked as a telegrapher from ages 17 to 24 in Missouri, Illinois and California.

Telegrapher

What was Rose Wilder Lane's first profession?

Rose was a staunch opponent of Roosevelt's New Deal and claimed she stopped writing high-paying commercial fiction to protest paying income tax.

Libertarian

Rose considered herself aligned with which political party?

A two-hour pilot movie aired on March 30, 1974 on NBC. The series debuted on September 11 of the same year.

1974

In which year did "Little House on the Prairie" first air on television?

Though Laura and Rose took some liberties with the actual ages of the Ingalls girls at this time in history, "Little House in the Big Woods" is the story of Laura's fifth year of life.

"Little House in the Big Woods"

Which of the "Little House" books should be read first if you want to follow Laura's life chronologically?

Ma is ashamed

Mary thinks it's your own fault you did so poorly because you didn't study hard enough.

Mary is disappointed

Pa knows you tried your best

Laura and her friend Ida Brown once had to recite the whole of American history up until that point for a school exhibition. Seems like you could recite the whole of the Ingalls' family history!

Teacher's Pet

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