From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 11:42:53 PM UTC-6, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 7, Round 2 - Entertainment - the Day the Music Died   
   >   
   > This round is about Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper:   
   > their deaths, their lives, and their legacies.   
   >   
   > 1. The three singers all died in a Beechcraft Bonanza plane crash   
   > in Iowa. Name *either* the month or the year when this happened.   
      
   February   
      
   > 2. They were on the plane to go to a concert in Moorehead, MN.   
   > Upon hearing the news, a certain 15-year-old and a few of   
   > his fellow classmates formed a band called the Shadows, and   
   > volunteered as a substitute for Buddy Holly and his band at the   
   > Moorehead concert. This launched a successful pop music career   
   > for the 15-year-old. His biggest hit came 2 years later with   
   > "Take Good Care of My Baby". Who was this young pop star?   
      
   Bobby Vee   
      
   > 3. Ritchie Valens got on the ill-fated flight because he won a coin   
   > toss with Tommy Allsup. The Big Bopper was on the plane because   
   > he had a cold (or the flu) and another musician gave up his seat.   
   > Who was this other musician?   
      
   Waylon Jennings   
      
   > 4. What was Buddy Holly's real first name?   
      
   Charles   
      
   > 5. What was the legal family name of Ritchie Valens?   
      
   Valenzuela   
      
   > 6. "The Big Bopper" was the nickname of J.P. Richardson Jr.   
   > The P stood for Perry, but what did the J stand for?   
      
   James   
      
   > 7. Who played the lead role as Buddy Holly in the 1978 movie   
   > "The Buddy Holly Story"?   
      
   Gary Busey   
      
   > 8. Who played the lead role as Ritchie Valens in the 1987 movie   
   > "La Bamba"?   
      
   Lou Diamond Phillips   
      
   > 9. What was the Big Bopper's biggest hit?   
      
   "Chantilly Lace"   
      
   > 10. When Valens released "La Bamba" on a 45 rpm record in 1958,   
   > it was on the B side of the vinyl disk. His biggest hit was   
   > the song on the A side -- what was it?   
      
   "Donna"   
      
   > * Game 7, Round 3 - Geography - Flags of Island Nations   
   >   
   > This is the second and last visual handout round of the regular   
   > season. Please see http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-3/flags.png   
   > and give the number of """the island nation's flag""".   
   >   
   > 1. Grenada.   
      
   #7   
      
   > 2. Tonga.   
      
   #3   
      
   > 3. Bahrain.   
      
   #10   
      
   > 4. Malta.   
      
   #11   
      
   > 5. Sri Lanka.   
      
   #1   
      
   > 6. Haiti.   
      
   #14   
      
   > 7. Vanuatu.   
      
   #5   
      
   > 8. Iceland.   
      
   #2   
      
   > 9. Cyprus.   
      
   #9   
      
   > 10. Maldives.   
      
   #8; #12   
      
   > So there were 8 decoys. After completing the round, decode the   
   > rot13 if you want to try them for fun, but for no points.   
   >   
   > 14. Oneonqbf.   
      
   #13   
      
   > 15. Wnznvpn.   
      
   #17   
      
   > 17. Cnchn Arj Thvarn.   
      
   #14   
      
   > 18. Fvatncber.   
      
   #16   
      
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   Joshua Kreitzer   
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