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  Rabbits that Never Really Were   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Rabbits figure in all manner of fictional works: novels, plays, short stories, movies, television, and song lyrics. Test your knowledge of fictional rabbits by taking this quiz.
Average, 15 Qns, FatherSteve, Mar 26 12
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  It's Not The Easter Bunny    
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 15 Qns
In honor of Easter here is a quiz on famous bunnies, rabbits, etc from literature, film and television.
Average, 15 Qns, bookworm78, Apr 10 17
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  When Rabbits Go Bad   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Did you think rabbits were cute and cuddly and generally harmless? The critters in this quiz would beg to differ. Some are merely mischievous, and others are downright vicious. Come and meet them at Bugs Bunny's new bar, the Happy Hare.
Average, 10 Qns, Kankurette, Dec 02 13
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  Rabbits in the Spotlight!    
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It's amazing just how many of these furry, little creatures have made there way into the hearts of the American public.
Average, 10 Qns, nukable, Mar 26 12
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Rabbits in Entertainment Trivia Questions
1. Bugs Bunny is the most beloved rabbit in our culture, yet few know who created our carrot-munching friend. Who is the creator of Bugs Bunny?

From Quiz Rabbits in the Spotlight!

Answer: Tex Avery

Mel Blanc was the voice of Bugs Bunny, not the creator. Tex Avery introduced Bugs Bunny in "A Wild Hare" in 1940.

2. One of the greatest books for children tells the tale of a rabbit who wishes to become "real" through the love a boy, like the Old Skin Horse. But disease is almost the end of this hero. What special children's book is this?

From Quiz It's Not The Easter Bunny

Answer: The Velveteen Rabbit

"The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams (also known as "How Toys Become Real") is a classic for children and adults alike. It was first published in 1922.

3. In the hilarious movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?", Christopher Lloyd portrayed the villain who had a band of toons doing his dirty work. What species of animal were those toons?

From Quiz Rabbits in the Spotlight!

Answer: Weasels

Christopher Lloyd played Judge Doom, and he and the weasels attempt to destroy Toontown including its star, Roger Rabbit.

4. Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids! Many children have laughed at the poor rabbit attempting to swipe some cereal. What company makes Trix?

From Quiz Rabbits in the Spotlight!

Answer: General Mills

All of these companies produce delicious cereals, but Trix, and the lovable rabbit trying to get some, belong to General Mills.

5. The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog appears in which work of fiction?

From Quiz Rabbits that Never Really Were

Answer: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

In the 1975 Monty Python film, Tim the Enchanter (played by John Cleese) says, of the rabbit, that it has a "vicious streak a mile wide!" The film "Watership Down" (1978) was based on a novel by Richard Adams. Roger Rabbit appears in the 1988 film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," based on a novel by Gary K. Wolf. There are no killer bunnies in Lewis Carroll's Alice stories.

6. At Easter, a certain candy company used a bunny that thinks it is a chicken in its commercials. What candy does the bunny sell?

From Quiz It's Not The Easter Bunny

Answer: Cadbury Eggs

The Cadbury Bunny is one of my favorite parts about Easter. It clucks like a chicken. One year's ad showed auditions and many animals wanted to be the Cadbury spokesman, including a goat and a turtle.

7. For centuries, children have looked forward to Easter, the day that the Easter Bunny brings them candy and colored eggs if they have been good. What country introduced the Easter Bunny?

From Quiz Rabbits in the Spotlight!

Answer: Germany

Based on the German goddess of fertility, Eostre, the Easter Bunny made its first appearance in German literature in the 1600's. The Bunny was introduced to America by German settlers in the 1700's.

8. The morality tale "The Tortoise and the Hare" was written by (or is attributed to) which author?

From Quiz Rabbits that Never Really Were

Answer: Aesop

Aesop wrote his fables in Greek in the mid-6th Century BCE. Aeschylus wrote tragedies in Greek between 525 and 456 BCE. Sophocles wrote his plays in Greek in the 5th Century BCE. Aristophanes wrote comedies in the 5th and 4th Centuries BCE.

9. What Disney World attraction tells the story of Br'er Rabbit tricking a fox and a bear into throwing him into the briar patch, which, unbeknownst to them, is Br'er Rabbit's home?

From Quiz Rabbits in the Spotlight!

Answer: Splash Mountain

While all of these attractions are a blast, Splash Mountain is a ride through Br'er Rabbit's story, ending by joining him in a plunge into the briar patch.

10. In the A.A. Milne books about Winnie the Pooh, a rabbit appears. What is his name?

From Quiz Rabbits that Never Really Were

Answer: Rabbit

Unlike those Milne characters who have human-sounding names, Rabbit is called simply "Rabbit." Thumper appears in the Disney movie "Bambi." Bugs Bunny's nephew is named Clyde. Kessie is a bluebird who appears in the Disney productions based on Winnie the Pooh but not in the original books.

11. What famous cartoon bunny is best known for his famous line, "Ehh, what's up, doc?"

From Quiz It's Not The Easter Bunny

Answer: Bugs Bunny

Bugs Bunny was a creation of many Warner Brothers cartoonists but is often credited to Tex Avery. Bugs is voiced by Mel Blanc. Bugs's arch-nemeses are Elmer Fudd and Daffy Duck. Bugs first appeared in cartoons in the 1940's.

12. In Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," a rabbit appears at the tea party and also as the White King's messenger in "Through the Looking Glass." Who is he?

From Quiz Rabbits that Never Really Were

Answer: The March Hare

Lewis Dodgson (a combination of Lewis Carroll and Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) appears in Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park as a minor character. The Snark is an imaginary beast in Carroll's poem "The Hunting of the Snark." The dodo is a bird which appears in the early chapters of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

13. Richard Adams wrote a story about rabbits who flee their home to found a new colony, travelling farther than a rabbit ever has before. What novel tells the tale of Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig and others?

From Quiz It's Not The Easter Bunny

Answer: Watership Down

"Watership Down", published in 1972, is often read in high school English classes. A cartoon movie was also made in 1978 with the voice talents of John Hurt, Richard Briers and Michael Graham Cox, to name a few.

14. Which rock group sang these lyrics in 1967? "And if you go chasing rabbits And you know you're going to fall Tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar Has given you the call."

From Quiz Rabbits that Never Really Were

Answer: Jefferson Airplane

The lyrics to "White Rabbit" were drawn from Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." The Airplane hit was on the sound track of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Platoon" and on the television series "The Sopranos."

15. In 1988, a combination live-action/cartoon film was released, launching the career of a bunny. What movie features characters such as Eddie Valiant, Judge Doom and Jessica Rabbit?

From Quiz It's Not The Easter Bunny

Answer: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? & Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd acted in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", a silly story about a cartoon rabbit framed for murder of ACME president Marvin Acme (Stubby Kaye). He hires a lawyer (Hoskins) who ends up trying to save all of Toon Town from the evil Judge Doom (Lloyd).

16. In "Alice in Wonderland" Alice meets the White Rabbit. When she tries to talk to him, he hurries off yelling "I'm late, I'm late, for __________..." What fills the blank?

From Quiz Rabbits in the Spotlight!

Answer: a very important date

The Disney film we all know and love was based on a novel written in 1865 by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson entitled "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum, two beloved characters in the movie, weren't actually introduced in the novel, but its sequel.

17. Name the very first animated television series, which was produced in 1950.

From Quiz Rabbits that Never Really Were

Answer: Crusader Rabbit

The show first aired on KNBH in Los Angeles. Crusader's partner was Ragland T. "Rags" Tiger. Their enemy was frequently Dudley Nightshade. The series was revived in 1957-9. The Bugs Bunny Show first aired in 1960. The Get-Along Gang (which included in its cast Rocco Rabbit who was always falling asleep) aired from 1984 to 1986. Rocky and Bullwinkle (which involved a moose and a squirrel) first aired from 1959 to 1964.

18. In the book "Calling on Dragons" by Patricia C. Wrede, an innocent bunny gets (gradually) turned into a seven foot blue winged donkey that floats. What is the name of the rabbit?

From Quiz It's Not The Easter Bunny

Answer: Killer

Patricia Wrede's "Enchanted Forest Chronicles" relate the story of Princess Cimorene and the dragon Kazul. "Calling on Dragons" is the third book in the series. Killer is brought along on a quest to try and stop the wizards, again, and rescue King Kazul, but Killer can't stop eating, and he always seems to eat magic that reacts badly to him.

19. One battery company has a pink rabbit as its mascot. This little rabbit plays a drum while the narrator claims "it keeps going and going and going." What is that company?

From Quiz Rabbits in the Spotlight!

Answer: Energizer

Oddly enough, the Energizer Bunny started as a parody of a promotion done by its competitor, Duracell. Duracell created an advertisement where numerous drum-playing rabbits entered and all stopped except the Duracell rabbit. Energizer introduced the Bunny we all know and love as a parody of that commercial. Since then, it has become an icon.

20. Br'er Rabbit was made famous by the Uncle Remus stories and by the Disney movie "The Song of the South" (1946). Who wrote the Uncle Remus stories?

From Quiz Rabbits that Never Really Were

Answer: Joel Chandler Harris

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1852). Samuel Clemens wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". Harper Lee wrote "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1960).

21. Back to "Alice in Wonderland": Alice attended a tea party with the Mad Hatter, the Dormouse and what other character?

From Quiz It's Not The Easter Bunny

Answer: March Hare

The tea party was in celebration of an unbirthday party. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carrol was first published in 1865. It has been made into movies or made-for-TV specials many times, the most famous is Disney's 1951 cartoon.

22. In "Bambi", what was his rabbit-friend's name?

From Quiz Rabbits in the Spotlight!

Answer: Thumper

Flower is a skunk and Faline is Bambi's girlfriend. Thumper is that adorable little rabbit.

23. In order to sell batteries, Energizer came up with a rabbit that kept "going and going and going..." What color is the Energizer Bunny?

From Quiz It's Not The Easter Bunny

Answer: pink

The Energizer Bunny made it's television debut in 1989. He wears shades and beats a drum with the Energizer logo on it. He got his start in parody commercials, but has since become more popular and can be seen online as well as on TV.

24. What is the name of the vampire rabbit (who sucks the juice out of vegetables) in James Howe's series of children's books including "Howliday Inn" (1982), and "The Celery Stalks at Midnight" (1983)?

From Quiz Rabbits that Never Really Were

Answer: Bunnicula

The first in the series, "Bunnicula", appeared in 1979. Woundwort is a rather unsavoury character in Richard Adams' novel "Watership Down." Count Alucard is the vampire in the 1943 black-and-white movie "Son of Dracula." Frank the Bunny is the giant evil rabbit in the Richard Kelly's weird comedy film "Donnie Darko" (2001).

25. In 1944, Robert Lawson published a fabulous book about rabbits who worry whether the new owners of the "Big House" will be rabbit friendly and share their garden crops. What is the name of this book?

From Quiz It's Not The Easter Bunny

Answer: Rabbit Hill

"Rabbit Hill" won the Newberry Award for writing in 1945. Robert Lawson also wrote "Ben and Me" (a story about a mouse who influenced the life of Benjamin Franklin) and "Mr. Revere and I" (a story about the horse Paul Revere rode on his famous ride).

26. In the 1922 children's classic "The Velveteen Rabbit," what is the rabbit's ultimate goal?

From Quiz Rabbits that Never Really Were

Answer: To become real

"The Velveteen Rabbit" was Margery Williams' first and most popular book. In 1985, the story was made into a video narrated by Meryl Streep.

27. In 1990, "Looney Tunes" came out with "Tiny Toons", a group similar to the "Looney Tunes" characters, but much younger. They included a young duck named Plucky and a pig called Hamton J. What were the two young rabbits called?

From Quiz It's Not The Easter Bunny

Answer: Babs and Buster

Babs and Buster Bunny, "no relation", were a pink and blue bunny who idolized Bugs Bunny. The TV cartoon only lasted from 1990-1992, but several movie length cartoons were released, including Spring Break, Summer Vacation and Christmas specials. Steven Spielberg was executive producer.

28. The 1988 movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" was loosely derived from what novel?

From Quiz Rabbits that Never Really Were

Answer: "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?"

Gary Wolf's novel "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?" was remarkably unlike the resulting movie. There never was a novel entitled "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Wolf wrote "Who P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit?" using the same characters but neither as a prequel nor as a sequel to either his original novel or the film.

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