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Trivia: Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash

03:21 PM CDT on Thursday, October 19, 2006

BY SHANNON SUTLIEF / Staff Writer

On Oct. 20, 1977, a chartered plane carrying members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, the band's assistant road manager and the plane's pilots crashed, killing six and injuring six others. This incident is pop culture lore, but how much do you really know about it?

1. What caused the plane to crash?
A mechanical problem caused a fuel shortage.
The landing gear malfunctioned.
There was a blinding snow storm.
There was a thunderstorm with hail and high winds.

2. Where was the band going when the plane crashed?
A concert in Louisiana
A record release party for Street Survivors
Home after a long tour
To tape a television performance

3. The album Street Survivors was released three days before the crash. What did the record company change about the record after the plane crash?
A banner was added to tout "the last album by the original lineup."
There was a new cover image.
A song was removed from the track list.
Tour dates were removed from the liner notes.

4. Which of the following did not happen to Lynyrd Skynyrd's career following the crash?
The band played a one-time tribute and have just continued playing and recording new material.
The band played a one-time tribute to the original lineup and never played again.
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The band went on a decade-long hiatus.

5. Though injured in the crash, drummer Artimus Pyle ran about a mile to a farmhouse to get help. How did the farmer react to him?
He asked for an autograph.
He ran inside and locked the door.
He went to the crash site and helped pull people from the wreckage.
He shot the already-wounded musician in the shoulder.

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