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
Los Del Rio
[*] Shakira sang “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)”, an official song for the World Cup hosted by South Africa in this year
2010
[*] Rihanna hails from this Caribbean nation
Barbados
[*] This Finnish “L.A. Variations” composer is conductor laureate at the L.A. Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen
[*] This South Korean possibly became his nation’s most well-known person when “Gangnam Style” became a worldwide #1 hit in 2012
Psy
[*] Bjork of the Sugarcubes was born in this world capital
Reykjavik
[*] If you’re from New Zealand, you’re likely on this 22-year old singer’s “Team”
Lorde
[*] Faltskog married Ulvaeus and Lyngstad married Andersson. The four made up this group
ABBA
[*] This member of the Three Tenors, with some health problems in recent years, is slowly wrapping up a farewell tour
Jose Carreras
[*] This Chinese-born Japanese conductor has worked with the Boston and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras, among others
Seiji Ozawa
[*] Pop star Dua Lipa’s parents left this newest European nation’s capital city before it declared independence
Kosovo
INCORRECT - 10
Mennoknight (los del mar)
Ihavejeoprosy (Lol del rio - points for humor though (ba-dum-tiss?))
SHEEP - 5
twelvefootboy
Esa-Peka Salonen - 5 (CO-SHEEP!)
shambolic
Floridagator
Coach P
squarekara
RandyG
Psy - 5 (CO-SHEEP!)
Ironhorse
casketromance
AFRET CMS
MattKnowles
econgator
Lorde - 4
spell4yr
gwalace2
ElendilPickle
mahatma
Seiji Ozawa - 4
MarkBarrett
Peachbox
ReinholdGoldthwait
jev15
2010 - 4
Saturnalia
badgerfellow
clprez
bmwhitehead
Los Del Rio - 3
clt013
merica
SenseiCAY
Reykjavik - 3
ChexMix
barandall800
heppm01
ABBA - 3
Rackme32
MollyQMurphy
cthulhu
Kosovo - SINGLETON!
lefty
Barbados - SINGLETON!
Gamawire
UNUSED
Jose Carreras
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
Darius Rucker
[*] Reba McEntire meant a wedding ring, but this #1 hit shares a name with a state capital as well
"Little Rock"
[*] Alan Jackson and Mark Chestnutt have both released songs referencing this major Texas city in the title, home to the Sixth Floor Museum
Dallas
[*] “We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout”, sang this husband and wife duo in “Jackson”
Johnny Cash/June Carter Cash
[*] “El Paso” was a 1959 hit for this man who later pursued a short career in NASCAR
Marty Robbins
[*] “Amarillo by Morning” is one of many, many chart toppers for this modern era “King of Country Music”
George Strait
[*] The Oak Ridge Boys and Garth Brooks both have recorded versions of “Callin’” this state capital
Baton Rouge
[*] This singer's 2005 hit "Anything But Mine" mentions making his way back to Cleveland
Kenny Chesney
[*] A proud Okie, this singer’s 1986 song dares you to say anything bad about Tulsa
Merle Haggard
[*] Buck Owens and Dwight Yoakam teamed up for a 1980s release of “The Streets of” this California city noted for its music scene
Bakersfield
[*] John Rich of Big & Rich had a 2009 hit for the working man in the middle of the Great Recession, “Shuttin’” this city “Down”
Detroit
SHEEP - 9
econgator
Marty Robbins - 9 (SHEEP!)
twelvefootboy
clt013
MollyQMurphy
Jev15
AFRET CMS
MattKnowles
Ihavejeoprosy
lefty
RandyG
Johnny Cash/June Carter Cash - 5
Ironhorse
MarkBarrett
cthulhu
ElendilPickle
ChexMix
Darius Rucker - 4
ReinholdGoldthwait
Gwalace2
barandall800
heppm01
“Little Rock” - 4
Floridagator
merica
SenseiCAY
mahatma
George Strait - 3
Rackme32
Saturnalia
casketromance
Kenny Chesney - 2
badgerfellow
bmwhitehead
Bakersfield - 2
shambolic
squarekara
Dallas - 2
gamawire
clprez
Baton Rouge - SINGLETON!
Peachbox
Merle Haggard - SINGLETON!
mennoknight
Detroit - SINGLETON!
spell4yr
DROP = 0
Coach P
6. The Masked Singer
Given their real name, identify one of these folks’ better known stage names
[*] Gordon Sumner
Sting
[*] Troyal Brooks
Garth Brooks
[*] Robert Zimmerman
Bob Dylan
[*] Amethyst Kelly
Iggy Azalea
[*] Yvette Stevens
Chaka Khan
[*] Egbert Dawkins III
Aloe Blacc
[*] Jiles Richardson
The Big Bopper
[*] Ernest Evans
Chubby Checker
[*] Sarah Cannon
Minnie Pearl
[*] Cherilyn Sarkisian
Cher
[*] Ashley Frangipane
Halsey
[*] Abel Tesfaye
The Weeknd
Do you believe in a sheep?... lots of drops here, as well.
INCORRECT - 11
Squarekara (Common - real name Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn - no wonder he went by a stage name!)
Cher - 6 (SHEEP!)
ReinholdGoldthwait
clt013
bmwhitehead
Ihavejeoprosy
lefty
Mahatma
Sting - 5
MarkBarrett
badgerfellow
ElendilPickle
Econgator
heppm01
The Weeknd - 4
Saturnalia
Coach P
gwalace2
barandall800
Bob Dylan - 4
twelvefootboy
MollyQMurphy
AFRET CMS
ChexMix
Minnie Pearl - 2
spell4yr
Floridagator
Halsey - 2
jev15
mennoknight
Iggy Azalea - SINGLETON!
shambolic
Chaka Khan - SINGLETON!
Peachbox
The Big Bopper - SINGLETON!
RandyG
DROP = 0
Rackme32
Ironhorse
Gamawire
casketromance
merica
cthulhu
clprez
MattKnowles
SenseiCAY
UNUSED
Garth Brooks
Aloe Blacc
Chubby Checker
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).
This is a wonderfully unusual piece of trivia. -1 to the following for correctly coming up with
Sphere.
shambolic
squarekara
Floridagator
Someone mentioned as a little side comment about his name being an anagram for ‘mount prehensile hooks’” - for some reason I believe I’ve heard this one too, but I do not think it's the reason why I recall it. Upon further investigation, it appears that Sphere comes from his maternal grandfather, whereas for years I had no reason to assume it was not the 3-D object

.
Best Wrong Answers include: McGillicuddy, Funky, Bob, Felonious, (and others)
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
Los Del Rio
[*] Shakira sang “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)”, an official song for the World Cup hosted by South Africa in this year
2010
[*] Rihanna hails from this Caribbean nation
Barbados
[*] This Finnish “L.A. Variations” composer is conductor laureate at the L.A. Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen
[*] This South Korean possibly became his nation’s most well-known person when “Gangnam Style” became a worldwide #1 hit in 2012
Psy
[*] Bjork of the Sugarcubes was born in this world capital
Reykjavik
[*] If you’re from New Zealand, you’re likely on this 22-year old singer’s “Team”
Lorde
[*] Faltskog married Ulvaeus and Lyngstad married Andersson. The four made up this group
ABBA
[*] This member of the Three Tenors, with some health problems in recent years, is slowly wrapping up a farewell tour
Jose Carreras
[*] This Chinese-born Japanese conductor has worked with the Boston and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras, among others
Seiji Ozawa
[*] Pop star Dua Lipa’s parents left this newest European nation’s capital city before it declared independence
Kosovo
INCORRECT - 10
Mennoknight (los del mar)
Ihavejeoprosy (Lol del rio - points for humor though (ba-dum-tiss?))
SHEEP - 5
twelvefootboy
Esa-Peka Salonen - 5 (CO-SHEEP!)
shambolic
Floridagator
Coach P
squarekara
RandyG
Psy - 5 (CO-SHEEP!)
Ironhorse
casketromance
AFRET CMS
MattKnowles
econgator
Lorde - 4
spell4yr
gwalace2
ElendilPickle
mahatma
Seiji Ozawa - 4
MarkBarrett
Peachbox
ReinholdGoldthwait
jev15
2010 - 4
Saturnalia
badgerfellow
clprez
bmwhitehead
Los Del Rio - 3
clt013
merica
SenseiCAY
Reykjavik - 3
ChexMix
barandall800
heppm01
ABBA - 3
Rackme32
MollyQMurphy
cthulhu
Kosovo - SINGLETON!
lefty
Barbados - SINGLETON!
Gamawire
UNUSED
Jose Carreras
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
Darius Rucker
[*] Reba McEntire meant a wedding ring, but this #1 hit shares a name with a state capital as well
"Little Rock"
[*] Alan Jackson and Mark Chestnutt have both released songs referencing this major Texas city in the title, home to the Sixth Floor Museum
Dallas
[*] “We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout”, sang this husband and wife duo in “Jackson”
Johnny Cash/June Carter Cash
[*] “El Paso” was a 1959 hit for this man who later pursued a short career in NASCAR
Marty Robbins
[*] “Amarillo by Morning” is one of many, many chart toppers for this modern era “King of Country Music”
George Strait
[*] The Oak Ridge Boys and Garth Brooks both have recorded versions of “Callin’” this state capital
Baton Rouge
[*] This singer's 2005 hit "Anything But Mine" mentions making his way back to Cleveland
Kenny Chesney
[*] A proud Okie, this singer’s 1986 song dares you to say anything bad about Tulsa
Merle Haggard
[*] Buck Owens and Dwight Yoakam teamed up for a 1980s release of “The Streets of” this California city noted for its music scene
Bakersfield
[*] John Rich of Big & Rich had a 2009 hit for the working man in the middle of the Great Recession, “Shuttin’” this city “Down”
Detroit
SHEEP - 9
econgator
Marty Robbins - 9 (SHEEP!)
twelvefootboy
clt013
MollyQMurphy
Jev15
AFRET CMS
MattKnowles
Ihavejeoprosy
lefty
RandyG
Johnny Cash/June Carter Cash - 5
Ironhorse
MarkBarrett
cthulhu
ElendilPickle
ChexMix
Darius Rucker - 4
ReinholdGoldthwait
Gwalace2
barandall800
heppm01
“Little Rock” - 4
Floridagator
merica
SenseiCAY
mahatma
George Strait - 3
Rackme32
Saturnalia
casketromance
Kenny Chesney - 2
badgerfellow
bmwhitehead
Bakersfield - 2
shambolic
squarekara
Dallas - 2
gamawire
clprez
Baton Rouge - SINGLETON!
Peachbox
Merle Haggard - SINGLETON!
mennoknight
Detroit - SINGLETON!
spell4yr
DROP = 0
Coach P
6. The Masked Singer
Given their real name, identify one of these folks’ better known stage names
[*] Gordon Sumner
Sting
[*] Troyal Brooks
Garth Brooks
[*] Robert Zimmerman
Bob Dylan
[*] Amethyst Kelly
Iggy Azalea
[*] Yvette Stevens
Chaka Khan
[*] Egbert Dawkins III
Aloe Blacc
[*] Jiles Richardson
The Big Bopper
[*] Ernest Evans
Chubby Checker
[*] Sarah Cannon
Minnie Pearl
[*] Cherilyn Sarkisian
Cher
[*] Ashley Frangipane
Halsey
[*] Abel Tesfaye
The Weeknd
Do you believe in a sheep?... lots of drops here, as well.
INCORRECT - 11
Squarekara (Common - real name Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn - no wonder he went by a stage name!)
Cher - 6 (SHEEP!)
ReinholdGoldthwait
clt013
bmwhitehead
Ihavejeoprosy
lefty
Mahatma
Sting - 5
MarkBarrett
badgerfellow
ElendilPickle
Econgator
heppm01
The Weeknd - 4
Saturnalia
Coach P
gwalace2
barandall800
Bob Dylan - 4
twelvefootboy
MollyQMurphy
AFRET CMS
ChexMix
Minnie Pearl - 2
spell4yr
Floridagator
Halsey - 2
jev15
mennoknight
Iggy Azalea - SINGLETON!
shambolic
Chaka Khan - SINGLETON!
Peachbox
The Big Bopper - SINGLETON!
RandyG
DROP = 0
Rackme32
Ironhorse
Gamawire
casketromance
Merica
cthulhu
clprez
MattKnowles
SenseiCAY
UNUSED
Garth Brooks
Aloe Blacc
Chubby Checker
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).
This is a wonderfully unusual piece of trivia. -1 to the following for correctly coming up with
Sphere.
shambolic
squarekara
Floridagator
Someone mentioned as a little side comment about his name being an anagram for ‘mount prehensile hooks’” - for some reason I believe I’ve heard this one too, but I do not think it's the reason why I recall it. Upon further investigation, it appears that Sphere comes from his maternal grandfather, whereas for years I had no reason to assume it was not the 3-D object

.
Best Wrong Answers include: McGillicuddy, Funky, Bob, Felonious, (and others)
STANDINGS AFTER THE SECOND QUARTER
1. Peachbox - 15 [s] (+4)
T-2. ChexMix - 17 [s] (-1)
T-2. clprez - 17 [s] (+4)
T-2. Gamawire - 17 [s] (+12)
T-5. barandall800 - 19 [s] (-1)
T-5. Rackme32 - 19 [s] (-1)
T-7. casketromance - 20 [s] (--)
T-7. shambolic - 20 [d][s] (+4)
9. lefty - 21 [s] (-7)
T-10. cthulhu - 22 [s] (+4)
T-10. spell4yr - 22 [d][s] (+8)
12. badgerfellow - 24 [d][s] (-5)
T-12. heppm01 - 24 [d][s] (-5)
T-14. AFRET CMS - 25 [d][s] (-11)
T-14. bmwhitehead - 25 [d][s] (-3)
T-16. gwalace2 - 27 [d][s] (-2)
T-16. RandyG - 27 [d][s] (-9)
18. mennoknight - 29 [d][s] (+1)
T-19. Floridagator - 30 [d][s] (+3)
T-19. MollyQMurphy - 30 [d][s] (-5)
T-21. mahatma - 31 [d][s] (-1)
T-21. Ironhorse - 31 [s] (+2)
T-21. merica - 31 [s] (+7)
24. MarkBarrett - 32 [s] (-3)
T-25. Saturnalia - 34 [d][s] (--)
T-25. Coach P - 34 [s] (+5)
27. SenseiCAY - 36 [s] (+8)
28. ElendilPickle - 38 [d][s] (--)
T-29. ReinholdGoldthwait - 39 [d][s] (+1)
T-29. MattKnowles - 39 [s] (+1)
31. jev15 - 40 [d][s] (-1)
32. clt013 - 41 [d][s] (-7)
33. econgator - 42 [d] (-8)
T-34. Ihavejeoprosy - 46 [d][s] (-11)
T- 34. twelvefootboy - 46 [d] (--)
36. squarekara - 47 [d][s] (--)
ALL SHEEP LINE - 46
Peachbox moves into the top perch with a three-way tie close behind. Gamawire makes a big jump into the top five with a net total of three points on today's questions. Tune back in tomorrow for Quarter 3!