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Quiz about The Jefferson Airplane Lyrics

The Jefferson Airplane Lyrics Trivia Quiz

Questions on those scintillating lyrics by the J.A.

A multiple-choice quiz by stageball. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
stageball

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
131,113

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
646

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Question 1 of 10

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

why my period's late

where I can get some acid

if she looks down

when the war will finally end

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Question 2 of 10

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

make you larger

prevents you from having a baby

make you small

don't do anything at all

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Question 3 of 10

3. According to the lyric, "All the ------ have left" Hint

idiots

crooked politicians

money you

drugs you

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Question 4 of 10

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

you'll choke on your gum

your face will hit the fan

you'll find the Lizard King in your bed

the world will at last see peace

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Question 5 of 10

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

to a mercedes benz

like a pig

like a guest

to dinner at the Four Seasons

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Question 6 of 10

6. According to the lyric, "Have you seen the..." Hint

look on that guys face?

saucers?

stash box?

lost chord?

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Question 7 of 10

7. According to the lyric, When does Grace want to "Ride your milk train"? Hint

Tuesday afternoon

when love comes tumblin' down

should the war ever end

some of the time

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Question 8 of 10

8. According to the lyric, "We are obscene, lawless, hideous, dangerous...." Hint

dirty, violent, and young

yin, yang, and yum

freud, skinner, and jung

peas, carrots, and yam

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to the lyric, "Do away with people..." Hint

or they'll do away with you

in uniform

just for kicks

blowing my mind

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which is not a line from the song, "House at Pooneil Corner" ? Hint

inky dinky parlez vous

sun is scrambled in their eyes

everything someday will be gone except silence

jelly and juice and bubbles on the floor

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

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.

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

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.

3. According to the lyric, "All the ------ have left"

Answer: idiots

From the song, "House at Pooneil Corner", by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner, from the Album, "Crown of Creation" released in 1968.

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

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."

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

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).

6. According to the lyric, "Have you seen the..."

Answer: saucers?

From the song, "Have you Seen the Saucers?" by Paul Kantner, from the album "Long John Silver" (released 1972). It also appears on the live album, "Thirty Seconds Over Winterland" (released 1973).

7. According to the lyric, When does Grace want to "Ride your milk train"?

Answer: some of the time

From the song, "Milk Train", from the album, "Long John Silver" (1972).

8. According to the lyric, "We are obscene, lawless, hideous, dangerous...."

Answer: dirty, violent, and young

From the song, "We Can Be Together" by Paul Kantner, from the album, "Volunteers" (released 1969).

9. According to the lyric, "Do away with people..."

Answer: blowing my mind

From the song, "Plastic Fantastic Lover" by Marty Balin, from the album, "Surrealistic Pillow" (1967).

10. Which is not a line from the song, "House at Pooneil Corner" ?

Answer: inky dinky parlez vous

From the song, , from the Album, "Crown of Creation" (1968). This cataclysmic ballad was, in the words of Paul Kantner, "The mirror image of 'The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil'." That song, from their previous album, was derived from the story of 'Winnie the Pooh'. The last line of "House at Pooneil Corners" goes, "... which is why a Pooh is Poohing in the sun."

Source: Author stageball

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