From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Pete Gayde wrote:   
      
   I forgot to answer Round 4   
      
   > Mark Brader wrote:   
   >> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-04-01,   
   >> and should be interpreted accordingly.   
   >>   
   >> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give   
   >> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.   
   >> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,   
   >> based only on your own knowledge.  (In your answer posting, quote   
   >> the questions and place your answer below each one.)  I will reveal   
   >> the correct answers in about 3 days.   
   >>   
   >> All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers   
   >> and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may   
   >> have been retyped and/or edited by me.  The posting and tabulation   
   >> of current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting   
   >> of other rounds.  For further information please see my 2023-05-24   
   >> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition   
   >> (QFTCI*)".   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> * Game 9, Round 4 - Entertainment - SNL 5-Timers' Club   
   >>   
   >> "Saturday Night Live" has recognized those who have hosted   
   >> or appeared as musical guests 5 times or more -- 24 so far.   
   >> Here are 10 questions about some of the members of that club.   
   >>   
   >> 1. She remains the youngest person to host SNL, at age 7 back   
   >>     in 1982.  She hosted for the 5th time in May 2001 -- maybe to   
   >>     promote her latest release "Freddy Got Fingered", co-starring   
   >>     her then husband, Tom Green.  Who was she?   
      
   Jody Foster   
      
   >>   
   >> 2. A top box-office draw in the early 1970s (when he was Mr. Barbra   
   >>     Streisand), he hosted for the 5th time in February 1980.   
   >>     A later generation probably remembers him for playing Monica   
   >>     Geller's dad on "Friends".  Who was he?   
   >>   
   >> 3. The idea of the 5-timers' club was introduced when this movie   
   >>     star hosted on 1990-12-08, just 2 weeks before the release of   
   >>     the movie "The Bonfire of the Vanities" and 2 years before his   
   >>     two consecutive best actor Oscar wins.  Who was it?   
   >>   
   >> 4. She's the most recent host to enter the 5-timer club in December   
   >>     2023.  Certainly a bigger honor than winning a best actress   
   >>     Oscar 3 months later.  Who is she?   
   >>   
   >> 5. He first appeared on SNL in his boy band 'N Sync.  He was host   
   >>     and musical guest many times thereafter, the 5th time in 2013.   
   >>     His appearances on SNL have garnered him 5 Emmy awards --   
   >>     including one for his work on the SNL video "Dick in a Box".   
   >>     Name him.   
      
   Timberlake   
      
   >>   
   >> 6. This musician joined the club in February 2023 for his   
   >>     appearances as musical guest.  He first performed on SNL in   
   >>     2002 in his rock duo with then-wife Meg on drums.  Who is he?   
      
   Daryl Hall   
      
   >>   
   >> 7. He hosted only 4 times, but he made 13 appearances as a musical   
   >>     guest.  He entered the 5-timers' club in May 1986, appearing   
   >>     with musical guests Ladysmith Black Mambazo - three months before   
   >>     the release of his LP "Graceland".  Who is this musical great?   
      
   Paul Simon   
      
   >>   
   >> 8. He became a 5-timer in December 1994 and has hosted SNL more   
   >>     than anyone else.  His future hosting stints may suffer a little   
   >>     now that he is facing involuntary-manslaughter charges from an   
   >>     accidental shooting on a movie set.  What is his name?   
      
   Alec Baldwin   
      
   >>   
   >> 9. In the early days, hosts weren't always major celebrities and   
   >>     would return frequently.  This creator of "Get Smart" and writer   
   >>     of "The Graduate" hosted 10 times in the show's first 4 years.   
   >>     Who was he?   
      
   Buck Henry   
      
   >>   
   >> 10. This former writer of SNL came back to host 5 times between   
   >>     2018 and 2022.  His substance-abuse problems don't seem to   
   >>     have slowed him down during his successful comedy career, and   
   >>     in fact they provide much material for his stand-up routines,   
   >>     as seen in several Netflix specials, including "Kid Gorgeous   
   >>     at Radio City" and most recently "Baby J".  Who is he?   
      
   John Mullaney   
      
   >>   
   >>   
   >> * Game 9, Round 5 - Audio - The Big Band Era   
   >>   
   >> Yes, it's another audio round without the audio.  I think some of   
   >> the questions will be easily answered from the clues provided,   
   >> and if you'd need the clip to know some of them, perhaps you'll   
   >> be able to guess.   
   >>   
   >>  From the early 1930s to the late '40s, the United States produced   
   >> a number of large swing dance bands that popularized jazz and   
   >> made it mainstream.  Here are 10 questions about the big bands   
   >> and their leaders and vocalists.   
   >>   
   >> 1. This artist led a band from 1923 until his death in 1974,   
   >>     composed or collaborated on over 1000 songs, and is credited   
   >>     with bringing jazz into the mainstream.  His longtime writing   
   >>     partner, Billy Strayhorn, was responsible for this signature   
   >>     tune.  Name the bandleader, also known for his eloquence,   
   >>     charisma, and style.   
   >   
   > Duke Ellington   
   >   
   >>   
   >> 2. The first African-American to sell 1,000,000 copies of a   
   >>     single record, and to have a nationally-syndicated radio show,   
   >>     this artist mixed vaudeville with big band.  Here is his   
   >>     signature song, released in 1931.  Name the artist.   
   >   
   > Cab Calloway   
   >   
   >>   
   >> 3. A clarinetist, this bandleader, the son of Russian Jewish   
   >>     immigrants, broke through largely due to late-night radio   
   >>     shows, and eventually earned the nickname "The King of Swing".   
   >>     Name the bandleader, playing clarinet here.   
   >   
   > Benny Goodman   
   >   
   >>   
   >> 4. This exceptional clarinetist, like , was the son   
   >>     of Jewish immigrants.  He anglicized his name to make it   
   >>     big.  In the mid-'30s, his band found success with hits like   
   >>     "Stardust", "Moonglow", "Frenesi", and the following cover of   
   >>     a Cole Porter melody that became his signature tune.  Name the   
   >>     bandleader playing clarinet here.   
   >   
   > Shaw   
   >   
   >>   
   >> 5. This pianist's arrangements emphasized the swinging rhythm   
   >>     section with percussive piano accents and dueling tenor   
   >>     saxophones.  This song, "One O'Clock Jump", was the band's   
   >>     theme song.  He was a member of jazz royalty, the first   
   >>     African-American male to win a Grammy.  Name him.   
   >   
   > Count Basie   
   >   
   >>   
   >> 6. His big band was the best-selling band from 1939 through 1942.   
   >>     Hits included "String of Pearls", "Tuxedo Junction", "Kalamazoo",   
      
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