Just wanted to note that though this is a music TD, there are no audible clues due to time constraints. Only images and written clues.
Traditional TD rules apply here:
1.) Answer one question in each set you think others will not. Your total for that question corresponds to the number of people who answer the same question you do. The lowest cumulative score including bonuses will be the winner. There are bonuses after each of the first three sets of questions (“quarters”) plus an end bonus where you can answer as many as you are able.
2.) One drop and one sheep are available for you to use. There are no bonuses for answering all questions, so I highly suggest you utilize your drop at some point.
3.) Incorrect responses will add five (5) points on top of the sheep’s total.
4.) Jeopardy! spelling rules and leading article rules apply - you’ll get dinged for misspelling if you change the word or name’s pronunciation (i.e., Vilnuis as opposed to Vilnius), or if the inclusion/lack of leading article creates ambiguity with another title/item.
5.) (ADDED 8/26) Bonus questions are free of penalty for incorrect guesses so take a stab!
* If you find something is incorrect or malfunctioning, please feel free to shoot me a PM or reply in the thread (use a spoiler please!) and I will do all I can to take care of them in a timely manner.
* Submit responses via this form or by private message no later than (EDIT: Tuesday, September 3 at 11:59 p.m. EST. The reveal will tentatively begin Wednesday morning - Quarter 1 Wednesday, Quarter 2 Thursday, Quarter 3 Friday, Quarter 4 Saturday. Good luck and ENJOY!
1ST QUARTER: The Basics/Music in other sources
1. Musical Instruments Collage: Identify one of these instruments. LETTER REQUIRED.
2. Here are some logos for music streaming or music related platforms. Name one. LETTER REQUIRED.
3. Movie Music:
Name THE FILM given the movie’s song and year featured
(If these are too easy, then I apologize. Not a movie expert and did not want to “reach” too much.)
“When You Wish Upon a Star”, 1940
“As Time Goes By”, 1942
“That’s Amore”, 1953
“Mrs. Robinson”, 1967
“Everybody’s Talkin’”, 1969
“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head”, 1970
“Call Me”, 1980
“I Wanna Sex You Up”, 1991
“Lose Yourself”, 2002
“Happy”, 2013
“Glory”, 2015
“Shallow”, 2018
1ST QUARTER BONUS (-1): ID the man who won a Grammy Award for his cover of “Everybody’s Talkin”, the version sang in the film mentioned in the question 3; he died in 1994.
QUARTER 2: Singers and Styles
4. International Flavor
Answer something about songs/music/musicians not from/about the United States
[*] This Spanish duo easily had their biggest success with The Macarena in 1996; come on, you know you want to do the dance
[*] Shakira sang “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)”, an official song for the World Cup hosted by South Africa in this year
[*] Rihanna hails from this Caribbean nation
[*] This Finnish “L.A. Variations” composer is conductor laureate at the L.A. Philharmonic
[*] This South Korean possibly became his nation’s most well-known person when “Gangnam Style” became a worldwide #1 hit in 2012
[*] Bjork of the Sugarcubes was born in this world capital
[*] If you’re from New Zealand, you’re likely on this 22-year old singer’s “Team”
[*] Faltskog married Ulvaeus and Lyngstad married Andersson. The four made up this group
[*] This member of the Three Tenors, with some health problems in recent years, is slowly wrapping up a farewell tour
[*] This Chinese-born Japanese conductor has worked with the Boston and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras, among others
[*] Pop star Dua Lipa’s parents left this newest European nation’s capital city before it declared independence
5. Cities of Country
Answer some questions about cities referenced in country music.
[*] Not Hootie, this singer referenced Johnson City, Tennessee in the bridge of his 2012 “Wagon Wheel” cover
[*] Reba McEntire meant a wedding ring, but this #1 hit shares a name with a state capital as well
[*] Alan Jackson and Mark Chestnutt have both released songs referencing this major Texas city in the title, home to the Sixth Floor Museum
[*] “We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout”, sang this husband and wife duo in “Jackson”
[*] “El Paso” was a 1959 hit for this man who later pursued a short career in NASCAR
[*] “Amarillo by Morning” is one of many, many chart toppers for this modern era “King of Country Music”
[*] The Oak Ridge Boys and Garth Brooks both have recorded versions of “Callin’” this state capital
[*] This singer's 2005 hit "Anything But Mine" mentions making his way back to Cleveland
[*] A proud Okie, this singer’s 1986 song dares you to say anything bad about Tulsa
[*] Buck Owens and Dwight Yoakam teamed up for a 1980s release of “The Streets of” this California city noted for its music scene
[*] John Rich of Big & Rich had a 2009 hit for the working man in the middle of the Great Recession, “Shuttin’” this city “Down”
6. The Masked Singer
Given their real name, identify one of these folks’ better known stage names
[*] Gordon Sumner
[*] Troyal Brooks
[*] Robert Zimmerman
[*] Amethyst Kelly
[*] Yvette Stevens
[*] Egbert Dawkins III
[*] Jiles Richardson
[*] Ernest Evans
[*] Sarah Cannon
[*] Cherilyn Sarkisian
[*] Ashley Frangipane
[*] Abel Tesfaye
HALFTIME BONUS (-1): What is Thelonius Monk’s middle name? (This is a wonderfully odd piece of trivia that I just couldn’t pass up).
3RD QUARTER: Legacy
7. The Romantic Era
Really straight forward. Identify a classical composer from the romantic era given the piece listed
[*] Hungarian Dances
[*] Lohengrin
[*] Peer Gynt
[*] The New World Symphony
[*] Les Troyens
[*] Symphony no.9 in D minor (1887-96)
[*] Tosca
[*] The Bartered Bride
[*] A Midsummer Night’s Dream
[*] Carmen suite
8. 50s and 60s
Answer some questions about this era of music history.
[*] This term, an illegal practice, means the payment by record companies for broadcasting recordings on commercial radio
[*] This 1921 Pennsylvania-born DJ is credited with coining the term rock and roll
[*] “Rock Around the Clock”, a mid-1950s single by this man (and his noteworthy backup group) became the biggest selling hit in the history of the rock and roll genre
[*] A DJ in the mid-1950s, this man called “The Fifth Beatle” once persuaded WINS to broadcast his prime-time show from the Beatles’ Plaza Hotel suite
[*] Frank Sinatra was born in what New Jersey city?
[*] Liquid oil projections are a popular visual accompaniment for live shows of this 11-letter, 60s era style of rock
[*] The Byrds were lead players in rock instrumentation, including the use of 12-string guitars by which company, makers of the first electric guitar around 1932?
[*] The Beach Boys and The Trashmen are two groups associated with this rock subgenre
[*] This portmanteau word describes the sound of Tammy Wynette, Glen Campbell and others - a more polished and streamlined sound of country music in the late 1960s
[*] This legendary music festival recently celebrated its 50th anniversary
9. 80s: Lead Singers by Photo
I figure those of you who are 20/30 years older than me will eat this up. Here’s a collage of frontmen/women and lead singers from groups popular in the 1980s. Name THE BAND or GROUP these people are most closely associated with during that decade.
3RD QUARTER BONUS (-1): Since 1989, the gentleman in the second photo from left, top row has been married to which supermodel?
4TH QUARTER: The Modern Era
10. The ‘90s
The list contains one album released in each year of the decade. Name one of the following acts, singers or groups
1990: “Violator”
1991: “Ten”
1992: “Countdown to Extinction”
1993: “The Sign”
1994: “Ready to Die”
1995: “Jagged Little Pill”
1996: “Yourself or Someone Like You”
1997: “The Velvet Rope”
1998: “Ray of Light”
1999: “Supernatural”
11. The 2000s: “Performance” Art
The television scene in the early 2000s was/has been dominated by singing competitions. Answer a question about them.
[*] 2011 American Idol finalists (and future chart-topping country artists) Lauren Alaina and Scotty McCreery performed a duet of this Randy Travis classic
[*] Commercially, the two most successful alumni of this USA Network singing competition are Chris Young and Miranda Lambert
[*] CMT’s The Singing Bee was hosted by this Minnesota native and Baby Daddy actress
[*] Who was Ryan Seacrest’s co-host for American Idol’s first season?
[*] Sunday Sunday Sunday! Watch Blake, Kelly and Adam press buttons, banter and turn in chairs on this show… okay, maybe not that exciting
[*] The X Factor UK has produced charting acts stateside including Little Mix, James Arthur and this “Bleeding Love” singer
[*] DJ Khaled and Meghan Trainor are judges on this FOX competition program that debuted in 2018
[*] The first season of FOX’s The Masked Singer was won by this.. “artist” and producer known for his use of pitch-correction autotune
[*] The sixth and final season of “K-Pop Star” in this country wrapped up in early 2017
[*] America’s Most Musical Family is set to debut soon on this network
12. 2010s: RECENT POP MUSIC TORTURE PART III
I love driving you folks crazy with recent annoyingnoisesImeanmusic. Luckily for you, no lyrics this time. Answer a question about recent music headlines.
[*] Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode” features some lyrics from this super-fan whose team just won the NBA championship
[*] These former Disney Channel heartthrobs returned to the charts in a big way in 2019 with hits such as “Cool” and “Sucker”
[*] It has been a huge year for this former Nickelodeon actress, becoming the first solo artist to hold the top three spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100
[*] This rapper erupted onto the music scene and irked country music fans with “Old Town Road”, the nation’s #1 song for most of the past five months
[*] Though the two deny it, fans still seem to think that Shawn Mendes is dating this “Senorita” he dueted with on their current hit
[*] This singer’s “Truth Hurts” reached the Billboard top five two years after its initial release
[*] This emo-looking singer has burst onto the pop music scene this year with hits “bad guy” and “when the party’s over”
[*] Taylor Swift’s current Top 20 song is titled “You Need To” do this
[*] This band headlined the Super Bowl LIII halftime show
[*] We’re “Speechless” about the success of this country pair with two crossover top 40 singles in the past 12 months
FOURTH QUARTER/FINAL BONUS: Here are a few questions I constructed that did not make the cut. Figured I’d start clean if I try a Part II of this TD. Answer as many as you’re able - one point reduction for each correct response for a max of -6.
[*] Roberta Flack won back-to-back Record of the Year Grammys in the mid-1970s with these two titles (one point for one title, two for both)
[*] Fleetwood Mac enlisted the help of this school’s marching band on their 1979 smash “Tusk"
[*] “Memory” is a song from this Broadway show
[*] What thrash metal band was recently dropped from a sponsorship deal for NASCAR driver J.J. Yeley and Rick Ware Racing?
[*] Red Rocks is located in this Colorado town, just west of Denver
