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In".
Questions for June 2013
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Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
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1607 |
Name two men with the last name of King who led so-call "sweet bands." |
June 4 |
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1608 |
This song, recorded by John Philip Sousa's Band in 1903, was a #3 hit.
In 1942, Glenn Miller's version was 19th on the Billboard chart.
Name that tune. |
June 11
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|
1609 |
What do these five songs from Broadway shows have in common? I
love Paris, Love makes the world go 'round, All that jazz, It
couldn't please me more and If ever I would leave
you |
June 18 |
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1610 |
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June 25 |
Answers for June 2013
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
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1607 |
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2 |
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1608 |
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0 |
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1609 |
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1610 |
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Questions for May 2013
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Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1603 |
An orchestra leader popularity poll run by the Paramount Theater in
1937 included two "Clydes" among the top 39 leaders. What were their
last names? |
May 7 |
|
1604 |
In 1947 Woody Herman and his wife bought a home in
Hollywood. Who were the former owners?
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May 14 |
|
1605 |
Woody Herman's band honored a sports announcer by including a
reference to him in a song title. Who was he and what was the song
title? |
May 21 |
|
1606 |
When Chubby Jackson left the Woody Herman band, what black bassist
replaced him? |
May 28 |
Answers for May 2013
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
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1603 |
Clyde McCoy, Clyde Lucas or Clyde Doerr. |
2 |
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1604 |
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. |
2 |
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1605 |
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1 |
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1606 |
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1 |
Questions for April 2013
Winner is Hal Temple of Spokane, Washington. He has selected
#1560 (Will Bradley Centennial) as his prize.
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Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1598 |
True or false: For thirteen weeks in
December 1939 to March 1940, the Andrews Sisters shared the
Chesterfield Show on radio with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and on at
least one occasion sang In the Mood with the band. |
April 2 |
|
1599 |
Lionel Hampton recorded on several labels including RCA, Columbia,
Verve and Glad. Glad? What's the origin of that label name? |
April 9 |
|
1600 |
Who was the leader of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band? |
April 16 |
|
1601 |
Gloria Jean was a child movie star in the 1940s. Those were her actual
first and middle names. What was her last name? |
April 23 |
|
1602 |
Name the Four Brothers in the Woody Herman band and identify the
brother who wrote Four Brothers. |
April 30 |
Answers for April 2013
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1598 |
That's not true. I've searched the playlists from all their joint
broadcasts and don't find In the Mood with an
Andrews vocal though they did record it separately. |
3 |
|
1599 |
Glad was a reference to Lionel's wife Gladys, who also served as his
business manager. |
3 |
|
1600 |
Nick LaRocca. |
3 |
|
1601 |
Schoonover. |
3 |
|
1602 |
Serge Chaloff, Zoot Sims, Stan Getz and Herbie Steward. Jimmy
Giuffre wrote the composition. |
4 |
Questions for March 2013
Winner is Bill Wrocklage of Milford, New Hampshire.
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Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1594 |
Andy Williams started his professional career as a member of the
Williams Quartet. What were the first names of his siblings? |
March 5 |
|
1595 |
Charlie Barnet recorded Afternoon of a Moax. OK,
what's a moax? |
March 12 |
|
1596 |
Identify the bandleaders who were listed as the Hollywood Hucksters on
a recording. |
March 19 |
|
1597 |
Who wrote the lyrics to Song of India? |
March 26 |
Answers for March 2013
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
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1594 |
His three older brothers were Bob, Dick and John. |
2 |
|
1595 |
A moax is a loser, a Sad Sack --- a nerd, perhaps. |
2 |
|
1596 |
Benny Goodman and Stan Kenton participated in a Capitol recording
session comprised of top musicians. The two leaders exchanged
friendly insults (oxymoron?) on the side entitled Happy
Blues. |
1 |
|
1597 |
Johnny Mercer. |
3 |
Questions for February 2013
Our February winner is a first-timer: Gilbert Monos from
Yorktown, Indiana. He's also a member of the SDL Club.
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Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1590 |
Name four males who sang with the Glenn Miller civilian band. No, the
Four Modernaires do not count! |
February 5 |
|
1591 |
Name a song from 1913 that was a hit for all of these performers: Al
Jolson, Judy Garland and Harry James. |
February 12 |
|
1592 |
The Kid from Red Bank refers to Count Basie, who was
born in that New Jersey town. What bandleader is brought to mind if
there was a song called "The kid from Vernon, Texas"? "The kid from
Rocky Mount, North Carolina"? "The kid from Shenandoah,
Pennsylvania"? |
February 19 |
|
1593 |
Which of these Broadway musicals had the longest run: "A Chorus Line,"
"Oklahoma" or "My Fair Lady"? |
February 26 |
Answers for February 2013
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1590 |
The four that come quickly to my mind are Ray Eberle, Jack Lathrop,
Tex Beneke and Skip Nelson. Then baritone saxman Ernie Caceres did a
couple of vocal bits, including on Jingle Bells. |
6 |
|
1591 |
You Made Me Love You. |
5 |
|
1592 |
Jack Teagarden was born in Vernon, TX, Kay Kyser in Rocky Mount, NC
and the Dorsey brothers in Shenandoah, PA |
4 |
|
1593 |
"A Chorus Line" ran for 6,137 performances during its first run on
Broadway. |
3 |
Questions for January 2013
Congratulations to Deb Dunbar of Stillwater, NY, our January
winner.
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Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1585 |
True or false: Composer Jimmy Van Heusen was a member of the family
who marketed men's shirts. |
January 1 |
|
1586 |
Which of these bandleader wasn't born in the U. S.: Jan Savitt, Jack
Fina or Boyd Raeburn? |
January 8 |
|
1587 |
Which one of these four musicians did NOT participate in the Benny
Goodman Carnegie Hall concert on January 16, 1938: Lester Young,
Cootie Williams, Count Basie or Duke Ellington? |
January 15 |
|
1588 |
Who was it who added the name of Kurt Weill's wife to the lyrics of
Weill's Mack the Knife? |
January 22 |
|
1589 |
Georgia Gibbs had a major hit when she recorded Kiss of Fire.
What was the melody's original name? |
January 29 |
Answers for January 2013
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
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1585 |
That's false. He was born Edward Chester Babcock. He adopted "Van
Heusen" when a friend pointed out a billboard advertising that brand
of shirt collars. |
4 |
|
1586 |
Jan Savitt was born in Russia. |
3 |
|
1587 |
The answer is Duke Ellington. The others participated in a brief
history of jazz and/or a jam session on Honeysuckle Rose. |
4 |
|
1588 |
Louis Armstrong |
2 |
|
1589 |
El choclo. |
3 |
Questions for December 2012
We have a winner! It's Edward Whitworth of Copperas Cove,
Texas. He self-describes as "lucky" when he gave the right answer to
#1581.
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Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1581 |
Which ONE of these four compositions played by the Glenn Miller
orchestra was recorded in a studio and
released on a 78-rpm record? Blue Skies,
Hallelulah, Moonlight Sonata or
Tiger Rag. |
December 4 |
|
1582 |
With what band or vocalist do you associate each of these songs?
Cow Cow Boogie, Daddy, Doggie in the Window,
Cry me a river. (I'm looking for four answers.) |
December 11 |
|
1583 |
What kittenish female singer felt she knew Kris Kringle well enough to
address him as Santa Baby? |
December 18 |
|
1584 |
Benny Goodman once jammed with a head of state who loved jazz and
played clarinet and saxophone. He was leader of what country? |
December 25 |
Answers for December 2012
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1581 |
Moonlight Sonata. The Miller band played arrangements
of the other three songs on radio broadcasts and ballroom dates but
never recorded them in a studio. |
2 |
|
1582 |
In order, Ella Mae Morse with Freddie Slack's orchestra, Sammy Kaye,
Patti Page and Julie London |
4 |
|
1583 |
Eartha Kitt. |
5 |
|
1584 |
His name is Phumiphon Adunyadet, still going strong as the King of
Thailand. He and Benny jammed together during Goodman's Southeast
Asia tour in 1956. |
3 |
Questions for November 2012
This month's winner is Eddie Cecchini from Clinton,
Massachusetts.
|
Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1577 |
What do these two song titles have in common, other than the fact that
they're instrumentals and played by small groups under the direction
of a clarinetist? Rock Rimmon, Summit Ridge
Drive. |
November 6 |
|
1578 |
Name five orchestra leaders who recorded with Frank Sinatra (not
counting Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, who each gave Sinatra regular
employment during his early career). |
November 13 |
|
1579 |
Which one of these three colleges did Teddy Wilson attend? Tennessee
Tech, Tuskegee, Talladega. |
November 20 |
|
1580 |
In 1942 Tommy Dorsey recorded an instrumental featuring drummer Buddy
Rich. It was titled Not So Quiet Please. What was
on the other side of this 78-rpm record? |
November 27 |
Answers for November 2012
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1577 |
Benny Goodman lived on Rockrimmon Road in North Stamford, CT. Artie
Shaw lived on Summit Ridge Drive, Los Angeles. |
1 |
|
1578 |
Just a few of the 25 I found on my database: Billy May, Nelson
Riddle, Gordon Jenkins, Axel Stordahl, Claus Ogerman, Don Costa,
Johnny Mandel, Quincy Jones, Bill Miller, Jeff Alexander, Percy
Faith, Sy Oliver, Ray Anthony. |
3 |
|
1579 |
The best answer is Talladega because Teddy completed his freshman
year there. I gave reluctant credit for Tuskegee because it's
possible he took piano lessons there while his father was on the
faculty. |
4 |
|
1580 |
Thought I'd trip you up there. Thought you'd name another Sy Oliver
instrumental, Quiet Please. the correct answer is
I'll Take Tallulah. |
3 |
Questions for October 2012
The winner for October is a first-time contestant, Cynthia
Burham.
|
Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1572 |
Performers had sobriquets (extended nicknames). Identify these
three: Mr. Five by Five, Lady Day, Little Jazz. |
October 2 |
|
1573 |
Harry James made a record in 1939 which lounged in obscurity until
1943, when it
was re-released and became a big seller. Name the tune and its
vocalist. |
October 9 |
|
1574 |
Back in 2005 the American Film Institute named the 100 best movie
songs of all time. See if you can guess two out of the three top
songs. |
October 16 |
|
1575 |
According to the lyrics of what song, why am I borrowing a love song
from the birds? |
October 23 |
|
1576 |
In what song is the name of a common bivalve pronounced with a
Brooklyn accent? |
October 30 |
Answers for October 2012
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1572 |
Jimmy Rushing was Mr. 5 x 5. Billie Holiday was Lady Day. Diminutive
Roy Eldridge was Little Jazz. |
7 |
|
1573 |
All Or Nothing At All didn't go anywhere when it
was first released, but after Frank Sinatra became a national
figure, Columbia wisely decided to re-release it and it went viral
(to borrow a much-overused word). |
6 |
|
1574 |
Over the Rainbow, As Time Goes By,
Singin' in the Rain. |
6 |
|
1575 |
Because you're Too Marvelous For Words. |
3 |
|
1576 |
You say oysters, I say er-sters, Let's Call the Whole Thing
Off. |
3 |
Questions for September 2012
We have a familiar winner --- Gene Lasinski of Southport,
North Carolina. From "Tune Me In" he has selected #1579 and is
content to wait till this November program is produced.
|
Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1568 |
Identify the bands that had these vocal groups:
The Pastels, The Stardreamers, The Sentimentalists. |
September 7 |
|
1569 |
True or false: Ralph Flanagan, arranger for Glenn Miller, later formed
his own band playing tunes in the Miller style. |
September 14 |
|
1570 |
Which one of these bandleaders was NOT born in the state of Wisconsin?
Skitch Henderson, Bunny Berigan, Woody Herman, Billy Maxted. |
September 21 |
|
1571 |
Name a song sung in the movies by Grace Kelly, the actress who later
married Prince Rainier. |
September 28 |
Answers for September 2012
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1568 |
Stan Kenton, Charlie Spivak, Tommy Dorsey |
3 |
|
1569 |
False. Bill Finegan (not Flanagan) arranged for the Miller band.
Flanagan DID play tunes in the Miller style, though. |
5 |
|
1570 |
Skitch Henderson was born in Minnesota. |
4 |
|
1571 |
She sang a duet with Bing Crosby in the movie "High Society." The
song was True Love. |
3 |
Questions for August 2012
Winner for August is Edward Whitworth of Copperas Cove, TX.
|
Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1564 |
Why did Ray Noble call on Glenn Miller to assemble a band for him when
he came to the U. S. in 1935? |
August 7 |
|
1565 |
Name three band theme songs with "star" in the title. |
August 14 |
|
1566 |
Here are four song titles. Which of the places mentioned is NOT a
place where you'd go to hear music? Stompin' at the Savoy,
Relaxin' at the Touro, Knockin' at the Famous Door, Leapin' at the
Lincoln. |
August 21 |
|
1567 |
Eye color was the subject of several popular songs. List three songs,
each of which refers to a different color of eyes. |
August 28 |
Answers for August 2012
| Question # |
|
# of
Correct Entries |
|
1564 |
Ray wanted to bring his whole band over to the U. S., but the American
Federation of Musicians said they couldn't play in the U. S. because
they would take jobs away from local musicians. Only Ray and his
vocalist, Al Bowlly, made the trip to the States, whereupon Ray
called upon Glenn Miller to assemble a band for him. |
9 |
|
1565 |
Lots of them. Gene Krupa's Starburst, Charlie
Spivak's Star Dreams, Edgar Hayes' Stardust,
Johnny Long's The White Star of Sigma Nu, Enoch
Light's You're the Only Star in my Blue Heaven,
Paul Specht's Evening Star, Jack Denny's
Under the Stars and Nat Brandwynne's If Stars Could
Talk. |
4 |
|
1566 |
The Touro Infirmary in New Orleans received Muggsy Spanier as a
patient. He was there for lengthy hospitalization after which he
named his theme song Relaxin' at the Touro. |
5 |
|
1567 |
Lots of possibilities here. Some are Don't it make my brown
eyes blue?, Black-eyed Susan Brown,
Green eyes, Behind those hazel eyes,
Blue eyes cryin' in the rain, Beautiful
brown eyes. |
5 |
Questions for July 2012
Winner is Nicole Clark, a first-time contestant. Beginner's SKILL, I
call it.
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Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1559 |
Name three big band theme songs that have the word "you" in the title. |
July 3 |
|
1560 |
Les and Larry Elgart at one time co-led a band. Name three other bands
that were led by two people. |
July 10 |
|
1561 |
Menu question: I'll name the foods, you identify the songs. "Shrimpers
and rice." "Filé gumbo." "Ham and eggs." |
July 17 |
|
1562 |
Give the titles of three songs that have different titles according to
whether a man or a woman sings them. (Oh, come on, give it a try!) |
July 24 |
|
1563 |
When Jimmie Lunceford died suddenly in 1947, what band member first
took over leadership of his band? |
July 31 |
Answers for July 2012
| Question # |
|
# of
Correct Entries |
|
1559 |
There are more than three, including but not limited by:
Thinking of you (Kay Kyser), I'm getting
sentimental over you (Tommy Dorsey), The waltz you
saved for me (Wayne King), Oh, you beautiful doll
(Chuck Foster), Memories of you (Sonny Dunham),
You go to my head (Mitchell Ayres), I love
you (Tommy Tucker). |
4 |
|
1560 |
Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, Sauter-Finegan, Coon-Sanders,
Bradley-McKinley, the McFarland Twins --- just as starters. |
3 |
|
1561 |
Shrimpers and rice:Hold Tight; Filé Gumbo:
Jambalaya; Ham and eggs: Five people came up
with the answer I had in mind: Chattanooga Choo Choo,
while another person surprised me with a different correct answer:
The Coffee Song. |
6 |
|
1562 |
Congrats to Deb Dunbar, who came up with As Long As He (She)
Needs Me; I Saw Him (Her) Standing By; and Killing
Me Softly with His (Her) Song. Others include The
Girl (Boy) from Ipanema (Ella Fitzgerald sang that one with
a male beachgoer); I've Grown Accustomed to Her (His) Face;
and She's (He's) Funny That Way. |
1 |
|
1563 |
According to Down Beat, August 27, 1947, pianist Eddie
Wilcox took over leadership. But some sources indicate that duties
were split between him and saxophonist Joe Thomas. I count either
answer as correct. |
6 |
Questions for June 2012
The winner is Deb Dunbar from Stillwater, New York. She won
the lucky draw but gets special praise as the only person to give
correct
answers to #1555 and #1557.
|
Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1555 |
Who jokingly and lovingly called Les Brown "the Gomer Pyle of the
Bandstand"? |
June 5 |
|
1556 |
Name the original members of the Gene Krupa Trio and identify them by their
instruments. |
June 12 |
|
1557 |
Who come to mind when you hear these song titles? Sweet
Georgia Brown, My Blue Heaven,
Tiptoe Through the Tulips? |
June 19 |
|
1558 |
What instruments did each of these big band arrangers play? Quincy
Jones, Nelson Riddle, Sy Oliver. |
June 26 |
Answers for June 2012
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1555 |
Bob Hope |
1 |
|
1556 |
Krupa on drums, of course, plus Charlie Ventura on sax and Teddy
Napoleon on piano. Their most notable recording was Dark
Eyes. |
3 |
|
1557 |
Here are my answers: The Harlem Globetrotters, Gene Austin, Tiny
Tim. |
1 |
|
1558 |
Quincy and Sy were trumpeters. Nelson Riddle played the trombone. |
3 |
Questions for May 2012
The winner: Freshly re-eligible Bill Wrocklage from Milford, New
Hampshire.
|
Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1550 |
Name the bands usually associated with these songs that begin with the
letter C: Cherokee, Carioca, Clarinet a la King, C-Jam blues |
May 1 |
|
1551 |
What do these songs have in common --- Night Song, Flame,
Concerto of Love? |
May 8 |
|
1552 |
How many siblings did Perry Como have? |
May 15 |
|
1553 |
Name five bandleaders who were married to vocalists. |
May 22 |
|
1554 |
Where, according to the song, is Tuxedo Junction located? |
May 29 |
Answers for May 2012
| Question # |
|
# of
Correct Entries |
|
1550 |
Charlie Barnet, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington. |
2 |
|
1551 |
Stumped you? They are, in order, lyrical versions of Stan Kenton's
Artistry in Rhythm, Artistry in Bolero and
Concerto to End All Concertos. Lyrics were added by Milt
Raskin many years after Kenton introduced them as instrumentals. |
0 |
|
1552 |
Twelve. Perry was the middle child, #7 in birth order. |
3 |
|
1553 |
Wow! Here are the ones I jotted down: Stan Kenton (Ann Richards),
Harry James (Betty Grable, Louise Tobin), Charlie Spivak (Irene
Daye), Kay Kyser (Georgia Carroll), Desi Arnaz (Lucille Ball), Ben
Pollack (Doris Robbins), Henry Busse (Lorayne Brox of the Brox
Sisters), Xavier Cugat (Abbe Lane), Phil Harris (Alice Faye), Boyd
Raeburn (Ginnie Powell, Lorraine Anderson), Louis Prima (Keely
Smith), David Rose (Judy Garland), Red Norvo (Mildred Bailey), Paul
Weston (Jo Stafford). Bill Wrocklage had some others: Neal Hefti
(Frances Wayne), Billy Bishop (Alice Mann), Abe Lyman (Rose Blaine),
Frankie Masters (Phyllis Miles). George Kirby added one more: Alvino
Rey (he said Yvonne King but it was another King Sister, Luise. It
was another bandleader, Del Courtney, who married Yvonne). |
4 |
|
1554 |
"Way down South in Birmingham, I mean south in Alabam'." |
3 |
Questions for April 2012
Winner is Ed Cecchini of Clinton, Massachusetts.
|
Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1546 |
Marjorie Hughes was a vocalist with Frankie
Carle's band. How were they related? |
April 3 |
|
1547 |
In what branches of the armed forces did these bandleaders serve?
Artie Shaw, Rudy Vallee, Ray McKinley. |
April 10 |
|
1548 |
It's common knowledge that composer/bandleader David Rose was once
married to Judy Garland. Can you name the other movie actress whom
he was married to before Judy? |
April 17 |
|
1549 |
Give me the titles of two songs whose titles have no more than two
letters. |
April 24 |
Answers for April 2012
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1546 |
Marjorie is Frank's daughter. |
4 |
|
1547 |
Artie Shaw served in the Navy, Rudy Vallee in the Coast Guard and
Ray McKinley in the Army Air Corps (in the unit led by Major Glenn
Miller). |
6 |
|
1548 |
Martha Raye |
4 |
|
1549 |
O! (or Oh!), If,
He and there may be more. |
4 |
Questions for March 2012
Our winner is Bob Collins from Roslyn, New York.
|
Question # |
Trivia Questions |
Deadline |
|
1542 |
On a Les Brown recording, band members chant "We want you on our
side!" Who is "you"? |
March 6 |
|
1543 |
For ten years the Les Brown band accompanied a TV personality on his
weekly TV program. Name the personality. |
March 13 |
|
1544 |
I'll give the lyrics, you name the songs:
"Suddenly the setting is strange."
"The rain will bring the violets of May."
"In love's smoldering ember one spark will remain." |
March 20 |
|
1545 |
When Hal McIntyre left the Glenn Miller civilian band to start his own
band, Glenn gave him several arrangements to help launch the new
operation. Name any one. |
March 27 |
Answers for March 2012
| Question # |
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# of
Correct Entries |
|
1542 |
The song, Joltin' Joe DiMaggio, was written in 1941
when the Yankee Clipper hit safely in 56 consecutive ball games ---
a feat that remains unequalled. |
4 |
|
1543 |
The answer I was looking for was Dean Martin. One person correctly
gave this response, and I'm going to give him double credit. Others
mentioned Bob Hope, with whom Brown had a long-standing association
--- but not on a weekly show. I'm feeling generous and will count
Hope as a correct answer. |
7 |
|
1544 |
And the Angels Sing, Don't Be That Way,
Once in a While. |
2 |
|
1545 |
Daisy Mae was the only one I could name and the
only one mentioned by the three trivia contestants. |
3 |
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