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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were the names of the 2 Grimm Brothers?
A
Jakob
B
Julian
C
Wilhelm
D
Wallie
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm (b. January 4, 1785, Hanau, Hesse-Kassel [Germany]-d. September 20, 1863, Berlin) and Wilhelm Carl Grimm (b. February 24, 1786, Hanau, Hesse-Kassel [Germany]-d.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many are the fairy tales and myths that have been spread about the Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. For a long time it was believed that they had wandered about Germany and gathered their tales from the lips of doughty peasants and that all their tales were genuinely German.

Detailed explanation-3: -Grimms’ Fairy Tales, originally known as the Children’s and Household Tales (German: Kinder-und Hausmärchen, pronounced [ˌkɪndɐ ʔʊnt ˈhaʊsmɛːɐ̯çən]), is a German collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers or “Brothers Grimm", Jacob and Wilhelm, first published on 20 December 1812.

Detailed explanation-4: -Two hundred years ago, two young German librarians by the names of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published a collection of tales that would become one of the most influential works of folklore in Germany, Europe, and eventually the world.

Detailed explanation-5: -Grimm brothers, namely Jacob and Wilhelm Grim, born in Hanau, a German city, wrote ‘Fairy Tales’ which became popular among children and adults. They brought the folktales to the public through their creations in German language which encouraged the feelings of the people to achieve freedom of the press.

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