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Rabbits that Never Really Were Quiz


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.

A multiple-choice quiz by FatherSteve. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
FatherSteve
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
259,114
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
3089
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: krajack99 (15/15), shuehorn (13/15), PolyanaK (12/15).
Question 1 of 15
1. Which of the following was not one of Peter Rabbit's siblings in "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" (1902)? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What was the funny thing about Harvey, the Pooka, in the 1950 James Stewart movie of the same name? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog appears in which work of fiction? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. The morality tale "The Tortoise and the Hare" was written by (or is attributed to) which author? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. In the A.A. Milne books about Winnie the Pooh, a rabbit appears. What is his name? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. 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? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. 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."
Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Name the very first animated television series, which was produced in 1950. Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. 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? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. According to the 1950 Gene Autry recording of the song "Peter Cottontail," what does the Easter rabbit bring? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. 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)? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Which of the following rabbits has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. In the 1922 children's classic "The Velveteen Rabbit," what is the rabbit's ultimate goal? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Which of the following things did Thumper not try to teach Bambi in the 1942 Disney movie? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. The 1988 movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" was loosely derived from what novel? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of the following was not one of Peter Rabbit's siblings in "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" (1902)?

Answer: Beatrix

In the Beatrix Potter series of Peter Rabbit stories, Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail were Peter's sisters.
2. What was the funny thing about Harvey, the Pooka, in the 1950 James Stewart movie of the same name?

Answer: All of these.

James Stewart was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actor for his role as Elwood P. Dowd in this film; Harvey, likely due to his non-appearance on screen, was not nominated for anything.
3. The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog appears in which work of fiction?

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

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

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.
6. 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?

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."
7. 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."

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

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.
9. 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?

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).
10. According to the 1950 Gene Autry recording of the song "Peter Cottontail," what does the Easter rabbit bring?

Answer: All of these

The Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins song also has the rabbit bringing "coloured eggs" and "chocolate bunnies."
11. 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)?

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).
12. Which of the following rabbits has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California?

Answer: Bugs Bunny

There are over 2000 stars on the Walk of Fame, including such non-human characters as Mickey Mouse, Kermit the Frog and Winnie the Pooh.
13. In the 1922 children's classic "The Velveteen Rabbit," what is the rabbit's ultimate goal?

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.
14. Which of the following things did Thumper not try to teach Bambi in the 1942 Disney movie?

Answer: How to escape a forest fire

Thumper appears at several points in the movie "Bambi" and again in the film "Bambi II." Despite his resolution not to become "twitterpated," he falls in love with a young doe and they raise a family.
15. The 1988 movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" was loosely derived from what novel?

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.
Source: Author FatherSteve

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