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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #33 - 10/10/01

Planes...

Answers

1. What George Gershwin piece is now more identified with United Airlines? "Rhapsody in Blue"
2. What was Peter, Paul and Mary's only Number 1 hit?
: "Leaving on a Jet Plane"
3. The writer of the song in Question 2 also hit with "Fly Away"; he was a pilot himself. Who is he?
: John Denver
4. Who had a hit with a different "Fly Away" in 2000?
: Lenny Kravitz
5. "Magic" was a 1975 hit for this Scottish band.
: Pilot
6. What Southern rock band lost its lead singer, a guitarist, and a backup singer in a 1977 plane crash?
: Lynyrd Skynyrd
7. What song kicks off the "Travel Suite" on the album Chicago III?
: "Flight 602"
8. He hit with both "Fly Like an Eagle" and "Jet Airliner" in 1977.
: Steve Miller
9. This singing actor, who recorded "Let Her In" and "Summer Nights," is also a licensed pilot.
: John Travolta
10. What song begins "Give me a ticket for an aeroplane?"
: "The Letter"
11. This Georgia new-wave band was named for a type of war plane: The B-52s
12. According to Elton John, who was "traveling tonight on a plane...heading for Spain?"
: Daniel
13. Which Earth Wind & Fire hit asks you to "glide like a 747?"
: "Lets' Groove"
14. Which airline was mentioned in the Beatles' "Back in the USSR?"
: BOAC
15. The Fifth Dimension's hit "Up, Up and Away" described what mode of air transportation?
: Balloon
16. "Love Light in Flight" was a 1985 hit for who?
: Stevie Wonder
17. What is the only Beatles instrumental?
: "Flying"

Bonus: Who were the three singers killed in a plane crash in Iowa on "the day the music died?": Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper

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