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SUPER-AWESOME-WORLD-MEGA-CONTEST!!!111
Due to the generosity of
@The Dreaded Marco ,
@Hawks64 and
@Uruk-Hai , when combined with my donations we will have a total of $1000 in the pot for the two contests. As a result, we will award a $350 charitable donation to the winner of this contest, and a $150 donation to the second-place person's charity. The deadlines for entries, to be PM'd to me, will be
11:59 pm PDT on Saturday, March 18. It is most helpful to me if you could give the answer to the question and not just the related letter, but OK if you miss this part.
Please note that some of these questions ask which artist/song will rank first or second. That does
not mean that those artists/songs will be at the top of their category. it's only a snapshot of some
subset of artists/songs that could be selected in a category.
1. It’s Deja VoteVu All Over Again.
Which of the following top scorers in prior countdowns will NOT have a song covered in this countdown: (a) The Beatles, (b) David Bowie, (c) Bob Dylan, (d) The Kinks, or (e) none of the above (all will be covered)?*
*Hat tip to
@Just Win Baby for a suggestion that inspired this question.
2. "It is a common misconception that Zanzibar is just one island" gives us much more credit than we deserve.
If Freddie Mercury had had the good sense to be born in the British Isles, Queen’s cumulative point total in this countdown would have placed them where in the list of favorite artists in the British Isles countdown: (a) 1st-4th place (>=686 points), (b) 5th-8th place (581-685 points), (c) 9th-11th (414-580 points), (d) 12th-15th place (316-413 points), or (e) 16th place or below (<316 points)?*
*Hat tip to
@Pip's Invitation for a suggestion that inspired this question.
3. Hat tip to no one, though undoubtedly some dude will take credit for it.
Of the following female or female-led acts, which will score the most points: (a) ABBA, (b) The Fugees, (c) Joni Mitchell, (d) Nico (with VU and solo), or (e) The Pretenders?
4. Suck it Joe Rogan!*
Put the following artists in descending (Binky: ascending) order of total points. You will get one (1) point for each correct placement: (a) Buffalo Springfield, (b) Crosby, Stills and Nash (no Young – Binky, no Old), (c) Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, (d) Joni Mitchell, and (e) Neil Young (solo and with Crazy Horse)?
*Please don’t ban me, Spotify.
5. It’s 1776 all over again. Or wait, the opposite (Binky: the same).
Of the following UK/US-blended bands, which will score the most cumulative points: (a) Fleetwood Mac, (b) Guns N’ Roses, (c) Jimi Hendrix Experience, (d) The Police, or (e) Talking Heads?
6. America’s Hat.
Of the following Canadian or Canadian-ish artists, which will score the
second-most points: (a) Arcade Fire, (b) The Band, (c) Leonard Cohen, (d) The Mamas and the Papas, or (e) Rush?
7. The Sound of Rand and McNally Quietly Weeping.
Which representative of these oft-confused-by-US-dumbasses countries will score more cumulative points: (a) Metallica (Denmark, the Danish!) or (b) Van Halen (The Netherlands, Holland, the Dutch!)?
8. Where In the World ARE the Middle-Aged Dummies?
Which of the following much-maligned US locales will NOT receive a song-title shout-out: (a) Bakersfield, (b) Buffalo, (c) Detroit, (d) Memphis, or (e) none of the above (all will be represented)?
9. Colo(u)r My World.
Which of the following colo(u)rs will get the most votes cumulatively from artist names
and song titles: (a) Blue (NOT including artists/titles with “blues” in them), (b) Green, (c) Red, (d) White, or (e) Yello(w)? NOTE that I am counting only English-language artist names/song titles, as I ain’t no Babbel.
10. It’s Deja VoteVu All Over Again…Again.
Which of the following also-rans in prior countdowns will NOT have a song with a cover version in this countdown: (a) Cream, (b) George Michael, (c) Townes Van Zandt, (d) Warren Zevon, or (e) none of the above (all will be covered)?
TIE-BREAKER: How many total artists will be selected in this countdown? Price Is Right rules are in effect (i.e., closest without going over).