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   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?   
   >   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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",   
   >     "In the Mood", and this 1941 song, the first gold record   
   >     ever made.  Name this bandleader who perished in the war.   
      
   Glen Miller   
      
   >   
   > 7. Many bandleaders teamed up with rising solo singers.  Les   
   >     Brown and his Band of Renown launched a young singer with an   
   >     alliterative name to stardom with this 1945 hit.  She later   
   >     had a movie career and a number of TV shows.  Name the singer.   
      
   Doris Day   
      
   >   
      
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