Heavens Above Trivia Quiz

Answer: Moon

Franks Sinatra's version of "Fly Me to the Moon" was actually played on the 10th and 11th Apollo missions. While the song is closely associated with Frank Sinatra with his 1964 release, his version is actually a cover version.
The song was originally written by Bart Howard, with Kaye Ballard providing her vocal talents in 1954 original title "In Other Words". The song has been covered by various artist and has also appeared in various forms of entertainment.

Answer: Jupiter

The song "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" also featured on the album of the same name by the Train and was released in 2001. It reached the number one spot in Canada, Ireland and the US Billboard Adult Top 40. It went on to win two Grammys in the 2002 awards winning "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)" and "Best Rock Song" as well as being nominated for another three.

Answer: Neptune

In 1992 the Canadian rock band The Northern Pikes released their fourth album, "Neptune". The song "Believe" was the second single released from the "Neptune" album as a promotional song and it reached a high of 17th place in the Canadian charts. Two more songs from the album were released as singles but they didn't place as high in the charts like "Believe". On the album cover, Neptune the Roman god of the sea can be seen holding a trident and pulling a small boat across an expanse of sand.

Answer: Sun

The fourth album by the Norwegian group A-ha was called "East of the Sun, West of the Moon". The first single of this album was a cover version of the song "Crying in the Rain" which was originally sung by The Everly Brothers. One of the other singles of the album to be released was called "I Call Your Name", which reached the top 5 in Argentina.

Answer: Mars

The track "King of Mars" is a song by the band Monster Magnet and is on there third album "Dopes to Infinity". It was from this album that Monster Magnet got their first hit with the song "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" in 1995. The music video for "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" ties in nicely to this quiz as it was set on an asteroid.

Answer: Saturn

"Saturn V" was a top twenty hit for the Inspiral Carpets in the UK charts in 1995. In a show that the group performed in 2015 they dedicated their song to Tim Peake, a British Astronaut. This dedication and the original music video went to appear on the video playlist for the European Space Agency's Youtube channel.

The music video for "Saturn V" shows the group appearing in front of rocket parts and various clips from mans journey into space.

Answer: Mercury

The Red Hot Chili Peppers released there eight album, "By the Way" in 2002. While the album is more known for the hits "By the Way" and "The Zephyr Song" it also featured an upbeat song called "On Mercury". The album "By the Way" was an international success reaching the top spot in various countries album charts.

Answer: Venus

In 1993 "Venus as a Boy" was the second single to be released from Bjork's first album "Debut". While "Venus as a Boy" was one of the five songs released as singles from "Debut" album it had limited chart success, with its highest position in the UK charts being only 29th place. Other songs from album went on to chart in the US and UK such as "Human Behaviour" and "Big Time Sensuality".

Answer: Uranus

The Pink Fairies are a rock band that formed in the early 70's and there music is in the psychedelic rock genre. The single "Pigs from Uranus" was from the Pink Fairies second album "What a Bunch of Sweeties" and it was released in Germany. The album cover photo for "What a Bunch of Sweeties" was done by Pennie Smith, who went on to do the album photo for the Clash's album "London Calling".

Answer: Earth

Duran Duran's debut album was imaginatively called "Duran Duran" and the first single released from this album was "Planet Earth" in 1981. It reached a high of 12th place in the UK charts but performed better in the Australian charts by making into the top ten.

The highest performing single from the "Duran Duran" album was "Girls on Film", which reached a high of 5th place in the UK charts. The song "Planet Earth" has also been covered by William Shatner and it appears on his "Seeking Major Tom" album which was released in 2011, as to which version you prefer I will leave that call up to you.