Q 01/05

Which instrument did Glenn Miller play, having bought his first one with money he earned milking cows?

A) Trumpet

B) Saxophone

C) Trombone

D) Piano

Answer · why

C) Trombone

Trombone solos were never his strong suit, though: once a better soloist joined Ben Pollack's band in 1928, Miller decided his future lay in arranging...

Q 02/05

Which Glenn Miller hit earned the first gold disc ever awarded, presented to him by RCA Victor in February 1942?

A) That Old Black Magic

B) The Woodpecker Song

C) Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree

D) Chattanooga Choo Choo

Answer · why

D) Chattanooga Choo Choo

Chattanooga Choo Choo sold about 1.2 million copies and spent nine weeks at number one, having begun life as a production number in Miller's first fil...

Q 03/05

Which singer's 1960 version made a signature hit of At Last, a ballad first recorded by Glenn Miller's band?

A) Ella Fitzgerald

B) Etta James

C) Dinah Washington

D) Sarah Vaughan

Answer · why

B) Etta James

Etta James recorded it 18 years after Miller's own version reached number two on the Billboard chart; the song had been written for his first film.

Q 04/05

Which actor, working with director Anthony Mann, played the title role in the 1954 film The Glenn Miller Story?

A) William Holden

B) Gregory Peck

C) Jimmy Stewart

D) Gary Cooper

Answer · why

C) Jimmy Stewart

Jimmy Stewart only mimed the playing: the horn heard on the soundtrack was dubbed by Joe Yukl and Murray McEachern.

Q 05/05

Over which body of water did Glenn Miller's plane vanish on 15 December 1944, never to be found?

A) English Channel

B) North Sea

C) Mediterranean Sea

D) Bay of Biscay

Answer · why

A) English Channel

English Channel waters have never given up the wreck; an inquiry in January 1945 blamed a mix of human error, mechanical failure and weather.