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Quiz about White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane

"White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane Quiz

"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.

A multiple-choice quiz by mdemma. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
mdemma

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
318,751

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Easy

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Question 1 of 10

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

Makes you tall

Makes you dizzy

Makes you small

Doesn't do anything at all

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Question 2 of 10

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

Very tall

Tiny

Just as small

Ten feet tall

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Question 3 of 10

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

A smiling cat

A hookah smoking caterpillar

A many-legged bug

A white rabbit

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Question 4 of 10

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

The queen of hearts

The rabbit

The knave of hearts

The men on the chessboard

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Question 5 of 10

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

They show you the way

They have clouded your mind

They have fallen sloppy dead

Nothing

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the white knight in the song doing? Hint

Talking backwards

Talking fast

Leading a charge

Obeying the queen

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Question 7 of 10

7. What happens to the red queen near the end of the song? Hint

Off with her head

She was at the tea party

She was leading the white knight

She won the tournament

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Question 8 of 10

8. What does the dormouse say in the final verse? Hint

Don't take substances

Keep yourself out of holes

Don't chase rabbits

Feed your head

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to the song, what happens when you take the mushroom? Hint

You become dizzy

You return to normal size

You find your way out of the rabbit hole

Your mind is moving slow

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Question 10 of 10

10. What fantasy story was this song based on? Hint

Gulliver's Travels

Huckleberry Finn

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

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."

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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".

6. What is the white knight in the song doing?

Answer: Talking backwards

The singer says, "And the white knight is talking backwards."

The characters in the song were from the famous children's novel written by Lewis Carroll called "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".

7. What happens to the red queen near the end of the song?

Answer: Off with her head

The song states: "The red queen's off with her head."

Believe it or not, Lewis Carroll was not originally a writer but a mathematician. Grace Slick felt that scenes from Caroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" were descriptive of drug use.

Source: Jefferson Airplane Website

8. What does the dormouse say in the final verse?

Answer: Feed your head

The singer declares, "Remember what the dormouse said, 'feed your head, feed your head, feed your head'".

In the '60s, "feeding one's head" was a euphemism for taking drugs.

9. According to the song, what happens when you take the mushroom?

Answer: Your mind is moving slow

Full lyric:

"And you've just had some kind of mushroom
And your mind is moving slow."

Mushrooms, also known as 'shrooms, were commonly used drugs in the '60s (as well as today). In the book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", Alice eats pieces of the caterpillar's mushroom.

10. What fantasy story was this song based on?

Answer: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The title "White Rabbit" could have given it away. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" was a story that Grace Slick recalled from her childhood. (Source: Jefferson Airplane Website).

This song has been covered many times and even showed up in a movie called "Platoon" (1986). It was sung during one of scenes when the guys were relaxing and partying.

Source: Author mdemma

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