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Post by cindra on Aug 22, 2024 9:05:12 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Let’s Talk About Sax: Five questions about saxophonists. 1. With over 75 million albums sold throughout his career, what recording artist is responsible for the top-selling instrumental album of all time, as well one of the top-selling Christmas albums of all time? 2. Clarence "The Big Man" Clemons was best known for his solos on songs like "Jungleland," "Badlands," and "Bobby Jean" as the saxophone player for what rock legend's band? 3. The best-selling jazz album of all time is Miles Davis’ "Kind of Blue." Miles played trumpet. Saxophone duties were handled by Cannonball Adderley and what legendary "A Love Supreme" artist? 4. What fictional saxophonist mapped out her ideal musical career in a 1992 TV episode, saying, "I'll be unappreciated in my own country, but my gutsy blues stylings will electrify the French"? 5. Saxophonist Tia Fuller has toured with artists like Beyoncé and Esperanza Spalding, but she's probably been most widely heard as part of the band that provided the jazz score for what Oscar-winning 2020 movie? 1. Vince guaraldi? 2. The boss 3. 4. Lisa Simpson 5. Lala land?
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Post by bbg95 on Aug 22, 2024 10:22:00 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Let’s Talk About Sax: Five questions about saxophonists. 1. With over 75 million albums sold throughout his career, what recording artist is responsible for the top-selling instrumental album of all time, as well one of the top-selling Christmas albums of all time? 2. Clarence "The Big Man" Clemons was best known for his solos on songs like "Jungleland," "Badlands," and "Bobby Jean" as the saxophone player for what rock legend's band? 3. The best-selling jazz album of all time is Miles Davis’ "Kind of Blue." Miles played trumpet. Saxophone duties were handled by Cannonball Adderley and what legendary "A Love Supreme" artist? 4. What fictional saxophonist mapped out her ideal musical career in a 1992 TV episode, saying, "I'll be unappreciated in my own country, but my gutsy blues stylings will electrify the French"? 5. Saxophonist Tia Fuller has toured with artists like Beyoncé and Esperanza Spalding, but she's probably been most widely heard as part of the band that provided the jazz score for what Oscar-winning 2020 movie? 1. Kenny G, I think 4. Lisa Simpson
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 22, 2024 11:40:43 GMT -5
1. 2. Bruce Springsteen 3. John Coltrane 4. 5.
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Post by nowhereman on Aug 22, 2024 12:28:38 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: 1. On a fish, the “caudal fin” is the tail fin. The fin on the top, along the back between the head and tail, is known as what? 2. Pop fans know Savage Garden from songs like “Truly Madly Deeply” and “To the Moon and Back.” Anime fans may know the band as a musical contributor to what long-running series, which follows the complicated history of the Joestar family? 3. “GI,” “pince-nez” and “browline” are all styles of what helpful accessory? 4. What still-active prison, and setting of a 2023 movie, is located north of New York City on the Hudson River — which is why “going up the river” is a common slang phrase for going to prison? 5. Which state capital is named for the first chancellor of the German Empire? 4. Rikers 5. Bismarck (nd)
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Post by coahc21 on Aug 22, 2024 15:21:51 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Let’s Talk About Sax: Five questions about saxophonists. 1. With over 75 million albums sold throughout his career, what recording artist is responsible for the top-selling instrumental album of all time, as well one of the top-selling Christmas albums of all time? 2. Clarence "The Big Man" Clemons was best known for his solos on songs like "Jungleland," "Badlands," and "Bobby Jean" as the saxophone player for what rock legend's band? 3. The best-selling jazz album of all time is Miles Davis’ "Kind of Blue." Miles played trumpet. Saxophone duties were handled by Cannonball Adderley and what legendary "A Love Supreme" artist? 4. What fictional saxophonist mapped out her ideal musical career in a 1992 TV episode, saying, "I'll be unappreciated in my own country, but my gutsy blues stylings will electrify the French"? 5. Saxophonist Tia Fuller has toured with artists like Beyoncé and Esperanza Spalding, but she's probably been most widely heard as part of the band that provided the jazz score for what Oscar-winning 2020 movie? 1. Kenny G 2. Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band? 3. 4. Lisa Simpson 5.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Aug 22, 2024 15:28:33 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Let’s Talk About Sax: Five questions about saxophonists. 1. With over 75 million albums sold throughout his career, what recording artist is responsible for the top-selling instrumental album of all time, as well one of the top-selling Christmas albums of all time? 2. Clarence "The Big Man" Clemons was best known for his solos on songs like "Jungleland," "Badlands," and "Bobby Jean" as the saxophone player for what rock legend's band? 3. The best-selling jazz album of all time is Miles Davis’ "Kind of Blue." Miles played trumpet. Saxophone duties were handled by Cannonball Adderley and what legendary "A Love Supreme" artist? 4. What fictional saxophonist mapped out her ideal musical career in a 1992 TV episode, saying, "I'll be unappreciated in my own country, but my gutsy blues stylings will electrify the French"? 5. Saxophonist Tia Fuller has toured with artists like Beyoncé and Esperanza Spalding, but she's probably been most widely heard as part of the band that provided the jazz score for what Oscar-winning 2020 movie? 1. Kenny G 2. Bruuuuuce 3. Coltrane 4. 5.
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 22, 2024 15:32:23 GMT -5
I'm sure many heads have exploded over a set of questions that references Kenny G, John Coltrane, and Bruce Springsteen together.
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Post by gopherhim on Aug 22, 2024 22:55:42 GMT -5
1. Kenny G 2. Springsteen 3. Coltrane? 4. Lisa Simpson? 5.
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Post by mln59 on Aug 23, 2024 7:56:44 GMT -5
Thursday's answers:
1. With over 75 million albums sold throughout his career, what recording artist is responsible for the top-selling instrumental album of all time, as well one of the top-selling Christmas albums of all time?
Kenny G
2. Clarence "The Big Man" Clemons was best known for his solos on songs like "Jungleland," "Badlands," and "Bobby Jean" as the saxophone player for what rock legend's band?
Bruce Springsteen
3. The best-selling jazz album of all time is Miles Davis’ "Kind of Blue." Miles played trumpet. Saxophone duties were handled by Cannonball Adderley and what legendary "A Love Supreme" artist?
John Coltrane
4. What fictional saxophonist mapped out her ideal musical career in a 1992 TV episode, saying, "I'll be unappreciated in my own country, but my gutsy blues stylings will electrify the French"?
Lisa Simpson
5. Saxophonist Tia Fuller has toured with artists like Beyoncé and Esperanza Spalding, but she's probably been most widely heard as part of the band that provided the jazz score for what Oscar-winning 2020 movie?
“Soul”
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Post by mln59 on Aug 23, 2024 7:57:34 GMT -5
Friday's questions:
1. There are six official languages of the United Nations. Three of them use Latin-script alphabets, and three do not. Name as many of those six languages as you can.
2. Wellesley, Newton, Lexington, and Belmont are all part of the greater metropolitan area based around what American city?
3. Pompey the Great’s alliance with Caesar and Crassus is known today as the First… what?
4. A 44-inch tall dog named Zeus set the Guinness World Record for “Tallest Dog Ever” in 2011. Zeus belonged to what breed, described by the American Kennel Club as “the picture of elegance and balance, with the smooth and easy stride of born noblemen”?
5. Today is August 23. On this day in 2023, the success of what country’s Chandrayaan-3 mission made it the fourth nation ever to land a craft on the moon?
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Post by gopherhim on Aug 23, 2024 8:24:25 GMT -5
1. Chinese, Arabic, Russian (+ French, English, Spanish) 2. Boston 3. It's on the tip of my tongue but ehhh 4. Great Dane 5. India?
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Post by cindra on Aug 23, 2024 10:56:08 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. There are six official languages of the United Nations. Three of them use Latin-script alphabets, and three do not. Name as many of those six languages as you can. 2. Wellesley, Newton, Lexington, and Belmont are all part of the greater metropolitan area based around what American city? 3. Pompey the Great’s alliance with Caesar and Crassus is known today as the First… what? 4. A 44-inch tall dog named Zeus set the Guinness World Record for “Tallest Dog Ever” in 2011. Zeus belonged to what breed, described by the American Kennel Club as “the picture of elegance and balance, with the smooth and easy stride of born noblemen”? 5. Today is August 23. On this day in 2023, the success of what country’s Chandrayaan-3 mission made it the fourth nation ever to land a craft on the moon? 1. English, French, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Spanish 2. Boston babyyyyy 3. triumvirate 4. Great Dane 5. India
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Post by nowhereman on Aug 23, 2024 11:47:35 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. There are six official languages of the United Nations. Three of them use Latin-script alphabets, and three do not. Name as many of those six languages as you can. 2. Wellesley, Newton, Lexington, and Belmont are all part of the greater metropolitan area based around what American city? 3. Pompey the Great’s alliance with Caesar and Crassus is known today as the First… what? 4. A 44-inch tall dog named Zeus set the Guinness World Record for “Tallest Dog Ever” in 2011. Zeus belonged to what breed, described by the American Kennel Club as “the picture of elegance and balance, with the smooth and easy stride of born noblemen”? 5. Today is August 23. On this day in 2023, the success of what country’s Chandrayaan-3 mission made it the fourth nation ever to land a craft on the moon? 1. English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Russian 2. Boston 5. India
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 23, 2024 11:48:32 GMT -5
1. English, French, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, and ... Spanish(?) 2. Boston 3. First Triumvirate 4. Great Dane? 5. India
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Post by coahc21 on Aug 24, 2024 8:05:26 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. There are six official languages of the United Nations. Three of them use Latin-script alphabets, and three do not. Name as many of those six languages as you can. 2. Wellesley, Newton, Lexington, and Belmont are all part of the greater metropolitan area based around what American city? 3. Pompey the Great’s alliance with Caesar and Crassus is known today as the First… what? 4. A 44-inch tall dog named Zeus set the Guinness World Record for “Tallest Dog Ever” in 2011. Zeus belonged to what breed, described by the American Kennel Club as “the picture of elegance and balance, with the smooth and easy stride of born noblemen”? 5. Today is August 23. On this day in 2023, the success of what country’s Chandrayaan-3 mission made it the fourth nation ever to land a craft on the moon? 1. English, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Manadrin, Russian 2. Boston 3. 4. Great Dane 5. India
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