Musical Airport Codes Volume 1 Quiz

Answer: Chhattisgarh, India

The group a-ha is a Norwegian band that scored big hits with songs like "Take on Me," "Hunting High and Low," and "The Sun Always Shines on TV."

AHA = Chhattisgarh, India
AEH = Abéché, Chad
AHE = Ahe, French Polynesia
AHU = Al Hoceima (Côte du Rif/Cherif Al Idrissi), Morocco

Answer: Toluca, Mexico

TLC is best known for the hit singles "Waterfalls," "Diggin' on You," "Creep," and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg."

TLC = Toluca (Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos), Mexico
TCL = Tuscaloosa, AL (Tuscaloosa Municipal Airport), USA
TCW = Tocumwal, New South Wales, Australia
TDK = Taldyqorghan (formerly Taldy Kurgan), Kazakhstan

Answer: Aripuana, MT, Brazil

Air is a French-based formation, best known for the hit single "All I Need" and the album "Moon Safari."

AIR = Aripuanã, MT, Brazil
RIA = Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
RIY = Riyan, Yemen
AIU = Atiu, Cook Islands

Answer: Podor, Senegal

P.O.D., or Payable On Death, is an American band best known for the singles "Alive" and "Youth of the Nation."

POD = Podor, Senegal
POG = Port-Gentil, Gabon
POP = Puerto Plata (La Union International Airport), Dominican Republic
PNP = Popondetta, Papua New Guinea

Answer: Atbara, Sudan

ATB is a dance formation and has had five hit singles in Europe so far: "9 PM," "Don't Stop," "Killer," "The Summer," and "You're Not Alone."

ATB = Atbara, Sudan
ATD = Atoifi, Solomon Islands
ATG = Atalaya, Peru
AUH = Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi International Airport), United Arab Emirates

Answer: Buffalo, USA

H17 = Heaven 17, a band very popular in the 1980s, with songs like "We Don't Need This Fascist Groove Thang," "Temptation," and "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry."

H17 = Buffalo, MO (Buffalo Municipal Airport), USA
HKK = Hokitika, New Zealand
HLJ = Siauliai, Lithuania
HLO = Önundarfjörður (Ingjaldssandur), Iceland

Answer: Oranjemund, Namibia

OMD = Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, also well known in the 1980s with songs like "Enola Gay," "Tesla Girls," "Maid of Orleans," "Locomotion," "Talking Loud and Clear," and "Souvenir."

OMD = Oranjemund, Namibia
OND = Ondangwa, Namibia
OMY = Oddar Meanchey, Cambodia
OMB = Omboué, Gabon

Answer: Bozeman, Montana, USA

BZN is a well-known Dutch band that scored more than 30 hits in the Netherlands, but is also very popular in countries like Belgium and Germany. Hits: "Mon Amour," "Yeppa," "The Old Calahan," and "Pearlydumm." If I'm honest, it's not music I like.

BZN = Bozeman, Montana (Gallatin Field Airport), USA
ZBN = Bolzano (Bozen), Italy
ZBW = Atibaia, Brazil
BWN = Bandar Seri Begawan (International), Brunei

Answer: Nassau, Bahamas

Nas is an American rap artist who had hits with "Hate Me Now," "Nostradamus," "You Owe Me," and "Got Ur Self a...".

NAS = Nassau (Nassau International Airport), New Providence, Bahamas
SAN = San Diego, CA (San Diego International/Lindbergh Field Airport), USA
NAP = Napoli (Naples) (Capodichino), Italy
SNA = Orange County (Santa Ana), CA (John Wayne/Orange County Airport), USA

Answer: Montgomery, AL, USA

Gun is a rock band that got famous with a cover of a Cameo song, "Word Up!".

MGM should not be confused with GUN = Montgomery, AL (Gunter Air Force Base), USA
NGU = Norfolk, VA (Norfolk Naval Air Station (Chambers Field)), USA
GNM = Guanambi, BA, Brazil
GPI = Guapi, Colombia