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Lobster Alice Trivia Quiz

See how much you know about the play "Lobster Alice" by Kira Obolensky.

A multiple-choice quiz by vtechbeaver. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
vtechbeaver

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
150,377

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
151

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the setting of "Lobster Alice"? Hint

John Finch's Office

Pfc. Thorton's Office

Juan Finch's Office

Salvador Dali's Office

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Question 2 of 10

2. What year does "Lobster Alice" take place? Hint

1964

1946

1945

1965

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these items does Alice not order at the begining of the play? Hint

Hundreds of Lobsters

Tempra

A Clock

Four rolls of vellum

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of the song that is to be Salvador Dali's inspiration?

Answer: (One or Three Words)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What Disney Movie is John animating in the play? Hint

Through the Looking Glass

Alice in Wonderland

Fantasia

Lobster Alice

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Question 6 of 10

6. What school of art are Salvador Dali's works a part of? Hint

Cubism

Surrealism

Dadaism

Impressionism

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Question 7 of 10

7. What illness does Alice's mother have? Hint

Gout

Tonsillitis

Appendicitis

Influenza

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which act of the movie they are animating is overrun with squirrels, according to Dali? Hint

Fourth Act

First Act

Second Act

Third Act

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is Alice's nose very sensitive to? Hint

mold

mildew

dust

pollen

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finish the last line of the play: "You have baked me too brown, I must _____ my hair."

Answer: (One word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the setting of "Lobster Alice"?

Answer: John Finch's Office

The play takes place in John's office. Juan (last name unknown) is the nineteen year old boy Alice meets at Salvador's hotel. Thorton is the soldier who left Alice behind to go to war. Salvador Dali is the artist who is brought in to work on the "Destino" project.

2. What year does "Lobster Alice" take place?

Answer: 1946

The play takes place in 1946, but Alice orders the remnants of a car that will be built in 1964.

3. Which of these items does Alice not order at the begining of the play?

Answer: Four rolls of vellum

Alice only orders three rolls of vellum.

4. What is the name of the song that is to be Salvador Dali's inspiration?

Answer: Destino

Salvador says this song isn't about love; it's about desire and lust.

5. What Disney Movie is John animating in the play?

Answer: Alice in Wonderland

Characters of "Alice in Wonderland" include Alice, the White Rabbit, the Duchess, The Mad Hatter, and the Dormouse. The book the movie is based on is by Lewis Caroll.

6. What school of art are Salvador Dali's works a part of?

Answer: Surrealism

One of his most well-known works was "The Persistence of Memory" created in 1931, which features three of his famous melting clocks.

7. What illness does Alice's mother have?

Answer: Gout

"Alice's mother is ill. Her mother has gout." John sings this when reading the note Alice left him in the office.

8. Which act of the movie they are animating is overrun with squirrels, according to Dali?

Answer: Second Act

As well as jellyfish that scurry like squirrels, there are also squirrels in the Second Act.

9. What is Alice's nose very sensitive to?

Answer: mildew

When Alice was visiting her mom in Oklahoma, Salvador and John flooded the office so they could go swimming and record the movement.

10. Finish the last line of the play: "You have baked me too brown, I must _____ my hair."

Answer: sugar

"'Tis the voice of the lobster; I heard him declare, you have baked me too brown, I must sugar my hair." - From "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Caroll.

Source: Author vtechbeaver

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