The Post Quiz: Music of the World War II Era

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Do you like rap, hip hop, or classic rock? Tough. D-Day is coming up, and we're celebrating the Big Band Era. This quiz is about. . .

Music of the World War II Era

Glenn Miller, during one of his wartime broadcasts for the BBC.

This one's simple. Complete the lyric. No hints, just make 'em up yourselves. And no jitterbugging in public!

  1. There'll be bluebirds over. . .
  2. Somewhere over. . .
  3. I've got a girl in. . .
  4. And they swam and they swam all over. . .
  5. He was a famous. . . man from out. . .
  6. There were. . . dining at the Ritz, and a. . . sang in Berkeley Square.
  7. Don't sit under. . . with anyone else but me.
  8. . . . 'em all, . . . 'em all, the long and the short and the tall.
  9. Comin' in on a. . .
  10. Praise the Lord and pass. . .

Think those were hard? Once upon a time, every young person – on the Allied side, at least – could have completed those lyrics in a heartbeat. If you're not up on the 1940s Hit Parade, click below to find the answers.

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