Mark Brader:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2011-03-14,
> and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information
> see my 2011-09-22 companion posting on "Questions from the
> Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
> I did not write either of these rounds.
> * Game 8, Round 7 - Cities in Song
> In this round we're going to look at US cities celebrated in song.
> Using the handout map
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0807/song.png
> as a reference, we will give you a city letter and three or four
> singers or bands that have each recorded different songs with
> forms of its name in the title.
This was the easiest round in the original game and the 2nd-easiest
in the entire season.
> For questions #1-7, all we want from you is the name of the city.
> 1. City A -- the Animals; Scott McKenzie; Tony Bennett.
San Francisco ("San Franciscan Nights"; "San Francisco (Be Sure To
Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)"; "I Left My Heart in San Francisco").
4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Joachim, Marc, Dan Blum, Erland,
Calvin, Pete, Peter, Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff.
> 2. City C -- the Doors; Randy Newman; Wang Chung; Cheech Marin.
Los Angeles ("L.A. Woman"; "I Love L.A."; "To Live and Die in L.A.";
"Born in East L.A."). 4 for Dan Tilque, Joachim, Marc, Erland,
Calvin, Pete, Peter, Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 3. City D -- Elvis Presley; Sheryl Crow; Katy Perry.
Las Vegas ("Viva Las Vegas"; "Leaving Las Vegas"; "Waking Up In
Vegas"). 4 for Dan Tilque, Joachim, Marc, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete,
Peter, Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff.
> 4. City H -- Roger Miller; Wilbert Harrison; the Beatles; Lee Dixon.
Kansas City ("Kansas City Star"; three different songs titled
"Kansas City"). 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Dan Blum, Pete, Peter,
Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff. 3 for Calvin.
> 5. City I -- Johnny Rivers; Marc Cohn; Jerry Lee Lewis.
Memphis ("Memphis"; "Walking in Memphis"; "Memphis Beat"). 4 for
Dan Tilque, Marc, Erland, Pete, Peter, Stephen, Rob, and Joshua.
3 for Dan Blum and Calvin.
> 6. City L -- Johnny Horton; Arlo Guthrie; the Tragically Hip.
New Orleans ("Battle of New Orleans"; "City of New Orleans"; "New
Orleans is Sinking"). 4 for everyone.
> 7. City U -- Bruce Springsteen; Neil Young; Elton John.
Philadelphia ("Streets of Philadelphia"; "Philadelphia"; "Philadelphia
Freedom"). 4 for Dan Tilque, Joachim, Marc, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete,
Peter, Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff.
> Questions #8-10 all relate to City Y. You must give either the
> name of the city or a specific part of it, *whichever is mentioned
> in the titles*.
> 8. The Ad Libs; Sting; Frank Sinatra.
New York ("The Boy From New York City"; "An Englishman in New York";
"New York, New York"). 4 for Dan Tilque, Joachim, Marc, Erland,
Calvin, Pete, Peter, Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff. 3 for Dan Blum.
> 9. Beastie Boys; Jay-Z; Neil Diamond.
Brooklyn ("No Sleep Till Brooklyn"; "Hello Brooklyn 2.0"; "Brooklyn
Roads"). 4 for Dan Tilque, Marc, Dan Blum, Calvin, Pete, Stephen,
Joshua, and Jeff. 2 for Peter.
> 10. The Rolling Stones; Ben E. King; U2.
Harlem ("Harlem Shuffle"; "Spanish Harlem"; "Angel of Harlem").
4 for Joachim, Marc, Calvin, Pete, Stephen, Rob, and Joshua.
> The remaining cities have each also been celebrated in song at least
> once. (More or less, anyway -- W and X actually both represent the
> same place name.) Name them if you like for fun, but for no points.
> 11. City B.
San Jose. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 12. City E.
Phoenix. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 13. City F.
Wichita. Dan Tilque and Joshua got this.
> 14. City G.
Tulsa. Joshua got this.
> 15. City J.
Tupelo. Dan Tilque got this.
> 16. City K.
Galveston. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 17. City M.
Tallahassee. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 18. City N.
Miami. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 19. City O.
Milwaukee. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 20. City P.
Detroit. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 21. City Q.
Cleveland. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 22. City R.
Youngstown. Joshua got this, and Dan Tilque on the second try.
(But, come on, what sort of showing off is it if you need two tries?
> 23. City S.
Buffalo. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 24. City T.
Baltimore. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> 25. City V.
Allentown. Pete and Joshua got this, and Dan Tilque belatedly.
> 26. City W or X.
W is the "Woodstock" festival site near White Lake, Bethel, NY;
X is Woodstock itself. Dan Tilque and Joshua got this.
> 27. City Z.
Atlantic City. Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua got this.
> * Game 8, Round 8 - Album Covers
> And now, another music round, which is also another arts and
> literature round. The album cover as an art form reached its peak
> in the heyday of LPs and may now be in terminal decline in the era
> of downloads. But back in 1991, Rolling Stone magazine selected
> the 100 greatest covers of all time. On our handout
>
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/0808/album.jpg
> are 20 of them. On each question, name the singer or band, as
> applicable, whose album is shown. We have, of course, removed
> some of the lettering.
> 1. Cover A.
Blind Faith (#7 on the list, album "Blind Faith", 1969). 4 for Marc,
Erland, Pete, Stephen, Rob, and Joshua.
> 2. Cover C.
Fleetwood Mac (#87, "Rumours", 1977). 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Erland,
Calvin, Pete, Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff.
> 3. Cover F.
Iggy Pop (#72, "The Idiot", 1977). 4 for Marc, Erland, Pete,
Stephen, and Rob.
> 4. Cover G.
The Cars (#14, "Candy-O", 1979). 4 for Marc, Erland, Calvin, Pete,
Stephen, Joshua, and Jeff.
> 5. Cover I.
Roxy Music (#46, "Country Life", 1974). 4 for Erland, Pete, Stephen,
Rob, and Joshua.
> 6. Cover J.
Miles Davis (#74, "Bitches Brew", 1970). 4 for Marc, Erland, Pete,
Stephen, Rob, and Joshua.
> 7. Cover K.
Patti Smith (#26, "Horses", 1975). 4 for Marc, Dan Blum, Erland,
Pete, Peter, Stephen, Rob, Joshua, and Jeff. 2 for Calvin.
> 8. Cover N.
Yes (#15, "Relayer", 1974). 4 for Erland, Pete, Peter, Stephen,
Rob, and Joshua.
> 9. Cover P.
Van Halen (#73, "MCMLXXXIV", 1984). 4 for Stephen and Joshua.
> 10. Cover R.
Supertramp (#33, "Breakfast in America", 1979). 4 for Joachim,
Erland, Stephen, Rob, and Joshua.
> Now identify the singer or band for the remaining covers if you
> like for fun, but for no points.
> 11. Cover B.
The Doors (#29, "Strange Days", 1967). Pete, Rob, and Joshua
got this.
> 12. Cover D.
The Eagles (#6, "Hotel California", 1976). Dan Tilque, Erland,
Calvin, Pete, Rob, and Joshua got this.
> 13. Cover E.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (#56, "Brain Salad Surgery", 1973).
Dan Tilque, Erland, Pete, Peter, Rob, and Joshua got this.
> 14. Cover H.
Bruce Springsteen (#79, "Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.", 1973).
Dan Tilque, Erland, Calvin, Pete, Rob, and Joshua got this.
> 15. Cover L.
Santana (#13, "Abraxas", 1970). Erland, Pete, Rob, and Joshua
got this.
> 16. Cover M.
The Velvet Underground (#10, "The Velvet Underground & Nico", 1967).
Erland, Peter, Rob, and Joshua got this.
> 17. Cover O.
Led Zeppelin (#50, "Houses of the Holy", 1973). Dan Tilque, Erland,
Pete, Peter, Rob, and Joshua got this.
> 18. Cover Q.
Midnight Oil (#98, "Diesel and Dust", 1987). Erland, Calvin, Rob,
and Joshua got this.
> 19. Cover S.
The Who (#32, "Tommy", 1969). Pete, Rob, and Joshua got this.
> 20. Cover T.
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention (#30, "Weasels Ripped My
Flesh", 1970). Erland, Pete, Rob, and Joshua got this.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 5 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> His Sci Mis Lit Ent Art FOUR
Stephen Perry 36 22 27 27 40 40 143
Joshua Kreitzer 28 10 34 24 40 36 138
Dan Blum 40 32 20 20 32 8 124
Pete Gayde 28 4 20 8 40 32 120
Rob Parker 20 28 12 12 36 32 116
Marc Dashevsky 16 19 32 12 40 24 115
Dan Tilque 28 24 20 8 36 0 108
Peter Smyth 28 16 20 0 34 8 98
Erland Sommarskog 8 8 16 0 28 36 88
Jeff Turner 20 24 8 11 32 12 88
"Calvin" 28 15 9 8 30 10 83
Stan Brown 32 28 -- -- -- -- 60
Bruce Bowler 8 32 -- -- -- -- 40
Joachim Parsch -- -- -- -- 28 4 32
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Mark Brader | "One of these days I'll have to use that ... without the
Toronto | awkward brackets, so that you can quote it that way, too."
m...@vex.net | -- Steve Summit