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Up, Up and Away Trivia Quiz

Remember all those songs from the 60's and 70's that sang about aircraft? Check your memory with these songs.

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

Author
grisham

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
391,041

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
517

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 68 (8/10), sadwings (9/10), Guest 207 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Using the name of the quiz, "Up, Up and Away", which aircraft did the song refer to in the title? Hint

Balloon

Rocket

Airplane

Dirigible

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Question 2 of 10

2. This song's title was used in a diplomatic name-calling in 2017. Hint

Rocket Man

Jet

Ballonhead

Astronaut

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 'You're so Vain' by Carly Simon, what did the boyfriend take to see a total eclipse of the sun? Hint

Balloon

Learjet

Hang glider

Space shuttle

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who actually wrote the song 'Leaving on a Jet Plane' sung first by Peter, Paul and Mary? Hint

Peter, Paul and Mary

John Denver

Carly Simon

Cat Stevens

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Question 5 of 10

5. This aircraft was actually used as a nickname in a Paul McCartney and Wings love song. Hint

'Copter

Rocket

Jet

Drone

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Question 6 of 10

6. In David Bowie's 1969 classic, 'Space Oddity', what did Ground Control call Major Tom's aircraft? Hint

Sally

Ginny

Mercury

Capsule

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Question 7 of 10

7. This British airline, whose name is no longer in use, is mentioned in the Beatles song 'Back in the USSR'. Hint

Pan Am

BOAC

Eastern

US Airways

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Question 8 of 10

8. Johnny Cash, the Man in Black, spoke of the job a specific aircraft had during the Vietnam War in his song 'Singin' In Vietnam Talkin' Blues'. Which aircraft did he sing of? Hint

Drones

Helicopters

Hang gliders

Bombers

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" was the theme song for a movie with the same name.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Barbara Mandrell sang the song 'The Letter' in 1972. Who first recorded this song five years earlier, about needing to get on an airplane cuz they "ain't got time for a fast train"? Hint

The Byrds

The Doors

The Animals

The Box Tops

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Using the name of the quiz, "Up, Up and Away", which aircraft did the song refer to in the title?

Answer: Balloon

"Up, up and away my beautiful balloon" actually.
The 5th Dimension sings this catchy love song from 1967.
"Love is waiting there in my beautiful balloon".

2. This song's title was used in a diplomatic name-calling in 2017.

Answer: Rocket Man

Rocket Man, originally from 1972, remains one of Elton John's most famous songs.

US President Trump used the term 'Little Rocket Man' for North Korean President Kim Jong-un.

3. In 'You're so Vain' by Carly Simon, what did the boyfriend take to see a total eclipse of the sun?

Answer: Learjet

Yup - "And then he flew his Learjet up to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun".
You're allowed to hum along too.

4. Who actually wrote the song 'Leaving on a Jet Plane' sung first by Peter, Paul and Mary?

Answer: John Denver

Peter, Paul and Mary were the first to record this John Denver song.
Denver made his own recording of his 1966 song shortly after.

5. This aircraft was actually used as a nickname in a Paul McCartney and Wings love song.

Answer: Jet

Took me a while to figure that out. This song came out in 1974 on the album 'Band on the Run'.

It is rumored that the name Jet came from Paul's jet black labrador.

6. In David Bowie's 1969 classic, 'Space Oddity', what did Ground Control call Major Tom's aircraft?

Answer: Capsule

Major Tom actually called it a tin can.
Mercury was the name of the first American spaceship program.

7. This British airline, whose name is no longer in use, is mentioned in the Beatles song 'Back in the USSR'.

Answer: BOAC

BOAC, British Overseas Airways Corporation, became British Airways in the 70s.
The other names are all American.
Eastern and US Airways merged into other airways and changed their names.
Pan American World Airways, known as Pan Am, effectively closed their doors in 1991.

8. Johnny Cash, the Man in Black, spoke of the job a specific aircraft had during the Vietnam War in his song 'Singin' In Vietnam Talkin' Blues'. Which aircraft did he sing of?

Answer: Helicopters

Helicopters were often used in Vietnam for getting wounded soldiers out of danger and to receive the medical care they needed. Cash sang of the helicopters (and I imagine their crew) who risked their lives to retrieve the wounded.
"And the helicopters brought in the wounded men
Night after night; day after day".

9. "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" was the theme song for a movie with the same name.

Answer: True

Subtitled 'How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes' this comedy first hit the screen in 1965.

10. Barbara Mandrell sang the song 'The Letter' in 1972. Who first recorded this song five years earlier, about needing to get on an airplane cuz they "ain't got time for a fast train"?

Answer: The Box Tops

They needed to get home fast because their "baby just wrote a letter".
There were a number of artists who recorded this song. Haley Reinhart recorded a version over 40 years after its first recording!

Source: Author grisham

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