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Do you need "Somebody to Love"? Then check out the band that started off as Jefferson Airplane and continued through numerous lineup and name changes, including Jefferson Starship and Starship.
7 Jefferson Airplane quizzes and 70 Jefferson Airplane trivia questions.
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  "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane   popular trivia quiz  
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"White Rabbit" was always a very cerebral song to me which is why I think I liked it so much. Here is a quiz on the lyrics.
Easier, 10 Qns, mdemma, Jul 24 24
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  Jefferson Airplane Lyrics   popular trivia quiz  
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Jefferson Airplane was one of the best rock groups of the Sixties and Seventies. If you remember them, how well do you remember their lyrics?
Average, 10 Qns, maskman22, Feb 06 10
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  The Jeffersons: Airplane or Starship?    
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Is it Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship, or none of these? I give you the opening line to a song (not including the chorus), you decide which incarnation of the San Francisco group recorded it.
Tough, 10 Qns, eauhomme, Sep 02 09
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  Truly The Airplane   popular trivia quiz  
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This quiz only relates to Jefferson Airplane, not any of the other incarnations...have fun!
Average, 10 Qns, flash509b, Aug 05 09
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  The Jefferson Airplane Lyrics    
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Questions on those scintillating lyrics by the J.A.
Average, 10 Qns, stageball, Jun 27 16
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  Jefferson Airplane #2    
Multiple Choice
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This quiz is easy if you know the answers, but difficult if you don't.
Average, 10 Qns, stageball, Oct 17 09
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  Jefferson Airplane #1    
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Fun trivia and lyrics questions on one of the greatest bands of the '70s.
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trivia question Quick Question
According to the lyric, "We are obscene, lawless, hideous, dangerous...."

From Quiz "The Jefferson Airplane Lyrics"





Jefferson Airplane Trivia Questions
1. Which Jefferson Airplane song told you to "Feed your head"?

From Quiz Jefferson Airplane Lyrics

Answer: White Rabbit

The verse is from the last part of the song. The song is probably their most well-known recording along with "Somebody To Love" and is on the same album. "When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead And the white knight is talking backwards And the red queen's off with her head Remember what the dormouse said Feed your head, feed your head." "White Rabbit" was written by Darby Slick and originally performed by The Great Society. It can be found on Jefferson Airplane's album 'Surrealistic Pillow'.

2. According to the lyrics, what does the pill that mother gives you do?

From Quiz "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane

Answer: Doesn't do anything at all

The song "White Rabbit" was written and performed by Grace Slick. It reached number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100. Full verse: "One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small And the one that mother gives you doesn't do anything at all."

3. Who was the drummer for the band when they recorded their most successful album, "Surrealistic Pillow"?

From Quiz Truly The Airplane

Answer: Spencer Dryden

Jerry Peloquin was the original drummer, Skip Spence then Spencer Dryden. None of the other choices ever drummed for the Airplane.

4. "One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small. And the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all. Go ask Alice, when she's 10 feet tall." Which group recorded this?

From Quiz The Jeffersons: Airplane or Starship?

Answer: Jefferson Airplane

This is the opening line to "White Rabbit". If you want to get technical about who originally did it, the original recording was done by The Great Society, which was Grace Slick's band prior to Jefferson Airplane. Grace brought it with her when she replaced Signe Anderson as Jefferson Airplane's female singer.

5. According to the lyric, "There's a high flying bird, way up in the sky. And I wonder..."

From Quiz The Jefferson Airplane Lyrics

Answer: if she looks down

An early song sung by Marty Balin and Signe Anderson. It can be found on the compilation album, "Early Flight". Most of the songs were recorded in 1965 and the album was released in 1974.

6. Grace Slick once said her favorite music to listen to was Jefferson Starship and John Denver. She said she thought John Denver looked like

From Quiz Jefferson Airplane #1

Answer: A turkey

From an interview with "Relix" magazine.

7. In the Jefferson Airplane song "Lather"...how old was Lather?

From Quiz Jefferson Airplane Lyrics

Answer: Thirty

"Lather was thirty years old today, They took away all of his toys. His mother sent newspaper clippings to him, About his friends who had stopped being boys." "Lather" was written by Grace Slick in honor of Jefferson Airplane's drummer's thirtieth birthday. It was on their 'Crown of Creation' album.

8. The singer tells you to ask Alice something when she gets how big?

From Quiz "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane

Answer: Ten feet tall

The lyrics state: "Go ask Alice when she's ten feet tall." The song was originally written and sung before Grace Slick joined Jefferson Airplane. Grace Slick was born in 1939 in Illinois.

9. Which original band member formed the Airplane?

From Quiz Truly The Airplane

Answer: Marty Balin

A lot of people I talk to about this still have the misconception that Paul Kantner founded the band, but alas, it was little Marty!

10. "Go now. Don't look back. We've drawn the line." Which group recorded this?

From Quiz The Jeffersons: Airplane or Starship?

Answer: Starship

This is the opening line to "Sara". The video starred Rebecca DeMornay as the title character, showing flashbacks to Sara's now-ending relationship with lead singer Mickey Thomas, paralleling it with the childhood relationship between Thomas and his mother as they survive a tornado. Actually, what the two story lines have to do with each other is not clear, except perhaps that one tends to marry a woman who is like his mother.

11. According to the lyric, "The ones that mother gives you..."

From Quiz The Jefferson Airplane Lyrics

Answer: don't do anything at all

From the song "White Rabbit", from the album "Surrealistic Pillow." "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love" were the band's only top forty hits. "White Rabbit" was written by Grace Slick. "Surrealistic Pillow" was released in 1967.

12. What did Grace Slick name her autobiography?

From Quiz Jefferson Airplane #1

Answer: "Somebody to Love?"

The question mark is part of the title.

13. Why did the Jefferson Airplane not appear in the "Woodstock" movie?

From Quiz Jefferson Airplane #2

Answer: They woke early and played while the camera crew slept

A great pity. But they were recorded and are featured on the "Woodstock" album. There are, however, private film recordings of their Woodstock show.

14. What word completes this line from the Jefferson Airplane's 'Crown of Creation', "In loyalty to our kind we cannot tolerate their ___"?

From Quiz Jefferson Airplane Lyrics

Answer: Obstruction

"In loyalty to their kind they cannot tolerate our minds. In loyalty to our kind we cannot tolerate their obstruction. The verse occurs midway through the song. "Crown of Creation" was written by Paul Kantner and found on the album of the same name.

15. In the song, what kind of character gives you a call?

From Quiz "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane

Answer: A hookah smoking caterpillar

Full lyric: "And if you go chasing rabbits and you know you're going to fall Tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar has given you a call". This song first showed up on the Jefferson Airplane album "Surrealistic Pillow" (1967). The album peaked at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart.

16. "I might have to move heaven and earth to prove it to you, baby." Which group recorded this?

From Quiz The Jeffersons: Airplane or Starship?

Answer: Jefferson Starship

The opening line to "Miracles", a wonderful ballad written by Marty Balin. It was the top single off "Red Octopus", the best selling album of any of the Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Starship incarnations.

17. Complete the lyric by Grace Slick: "You've got a love too..."

From Quiz Jefferson Airplane #1

Answer: good

From the song "Love Too Good", from the album "Earth".

18. What was wrong with the Jefferson Airplane's performance as it appeared in the film, "Monterey Pop"?

From Quiz Jefferson Airplane #2

Answer: Grace appeared on film while Marty was singing

Also appearing in this classic rock documentary are The Mamas and the Papas, The Who, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and many others.

19. What Jefferson Airplane song begins; "The summer had inhaled and held it's breath too long"?

From Quiz Jefferson Airplane Lyrics

Answer: Comin' Back To Me

"The summer had inhaled And held it's breath too long The winter looked the same As if it never had gone And through an open window Where no curtain hung I saw you, I saw you Comin' back to me" This song was written by Marty Balin and can be found on the "Surrealistic Pillow" album. The Chelsea was a famous hotel in New York City.

20. Who gets up and tells you where to go in the song lyrics?

From Quiz "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane

Answer: The men on the chessboard

The lyrics say, "When the men on the chessboard get up and tell you where to go." The song "White Rabbit" was released by Jefferson Airplane in June of 1967. "Plastic Fantastic Lover" was the B-side on the US version of this single.

21. "When the truth is found to be lies and all the joy within you dies." Which group recorded this?

From Quiz The Jeffersons: Airplane or Starship?

Answer: Jefferson Airplane

The opening line to "Somebody to Love", another song Grace Slick brought from The Great Society. Like "White Rabbit", it appears on the Great Society album "Conspicuous Only in its Absence", re-released on CD as "Collector's Item".

22. According to the lyric, "Don't ever change,..."

From Quiz The Jefferson Airplane Lyrics

Answer: your face will hit the fan

From the song, "Greasy Heart" by Grace Slick. From the 1968 album, "Crown of Creation". Other lines in this song which is a critic on the fashion industry go, "Lady's eyes go off and on with a finger full of glue", and "Creamy suntan, color that fades when she baths", and "Paper dresses catch on fire." About this song Grace says, "It's about makeup and cosmetic surgery etc. I was 28. I had been a model. So I've worn false eyelashes and done all that. In the song it sounds like I'm pointing fingers, but I'm living it."

23. Complete the lyric by Paul Kantner: "Look to the summer of ...."

From Quiz Jefferson Airplane #1

Answer: '75

From the song "Ride the Tiger", from the album "Dragonfly".

24. Which statement is true?

From Quiz Jefferson Airplane #2

Answer: Red Octopus (by the Jefferson Starship) sold more albums than all the Jefferson Airplane's albums combined

Grace only planned to dowse the punch. Grace left 'The Great Society' to join the Jefferson Airplane, replacing singer Signe Anderson. Jack and Jorma eventually left the Jefferson Airplane to form Hot Tuna)

25. What word completes this Jefferson Airplane lyric? "Look what's happening out in the streets, got a ___, got to ___". It's from 'Volunteers'.

From Quiz Jefferson Airplane Lyrics

Answer: Revolution

"Look what's happening out in the streets got a revolution got to revolution Hey I'm dancing down the streets got a revolution got to revolution Ain't it amazing all the people I meet got a revolution got to revolution One generation got old One generation got soul This generation got no destination to hold pick up the cry" 'Volunteers' was written by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner and is on the like-titled album.

26. According to the song, what happens to logic and proportion?

From Quiz "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane

Answer: They have fallen sloppy dead

Full lyric: "When the logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead." The song "Somebody to Love"( 1967) was another hit from the album "Surrealistic Pillow".

27. The Airplane's second album had two fantastic cover songs on it. Name ONE.

From Quiz Truly The Airplane

Answer: Somebody to Love & White Rabbit

"Somebody to Love" & "White Rabbit " were originally done by Great Society and written by Grace & Grace's brother-in-Law Darby Slick. Obviously they worked better for the Airplane.

28. "Precious love I'll give to you, blue as the sky and deep in the eyes of a love so true." Which group recorded this?

From Quiz The Jeffersons: Airplane or Starship?

Answer: Jefferson Starship

This is the opening line to "Count on Me", a song which shows Marty Balin's singing style perhaps more than any other Jefferson Starship song.

29. According to the lyric, how do "Your friends treat you"?

From Quiz The Jefferson Airplane Lyrics

Answer: like a guest

From the song, "Somebody to Love" from the album "Surrealistic Pillow". "Somebody to Love" was written by Grace's ex-brother-in-law Darby Slick and had previously been recorded by Grace with the band "The Great Society". Live versions of this classic song also appear on the albums, "Bless its Pointed Little Head" (1969), and "Live at the Fillmore" (released 1998).

30. Which black musician was a member of the Jefferson Starship?

From Quiz Jefferson Airplane #1

Answer: Papa John Creech on violin

Clark is a jazz bassist. Hendrix played with The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsies. Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confererate States of America.

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