1. Who wrote, and sang, the song?: Don McLean
2. In what year did the song spend four weeks at Number One in the United States?: 1972
3. What was the singer's job at the beginning of the song?: Delivering papers
4. What was "The Day the Music Died?": The day Buddy Holly and two other musicians died in a plane crash
5. What kind of car is referred to in the chorus: Chevy
6. What kind of flower did he have?: A pink carnation
7. Now for how many years have we been on our own?: Ten
8. Who did the Jester borrow his coat from?: James Dean
9. What happened while the King was looking down?: The jester stole his thorny crown
10. Who flew off with a fallout shelter?: The Byrds
11. What happened when the players tried to take the field?: The marching band refused to yield
12. Where was the generation lost?: In space
13. Why did Jack Flash sit on a candlestick?: Fire is the devil's only friend
14. What was Satan doing?: Laughing with delight
15. Why was not a word spoken?: The church bells all were broken
16. What did the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost do?: They caught the last train for the coast
17. Who had a hit with a dance version of the song in 2000?: Madonna

Bonus: What movie did Weird Al Yankovic parody using the tune of "American Pie?": Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace