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100

What artist is often colloquially referred to as "The King of Pop"? 

Michael Jackson


100

What movie is associated with the popularization of contemporary a cappella? 

"Pitch Perfect"

100

In what (relatively recent) decade did Ithaca college's groups form?

The 1990s


100
What does ICCA stand for?

International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella

100

What is the largest kind of bear?

The polar bear

200

What 80s/90s artist is famous for their song "Like a Prayer"?

Madonna 


200

What decade(s) are associated with doo-wop and Mo-town?

1950s or 1960s

200

What university is theorized to be the school that Pitch Perfect is based on?

Cornell

200

What are the three countries that participate in the national annual competition?

U.S., U.K., and Canada

200

What is a baby goat called?

A kid

300

Where does the name "a cappella" come from?

The Italian word that meant "in the style of the Church"

300

What's the name of one of the doo-wop and Motown songs that we listened to?

Either:

- "Sh-Boom" by the Chords (1954)

or 

- "My Girl" by the Temptations (1965)

300

What is the name of one of the groups from SUNY Potsdam?

Any of these four:

- Potsdam Pitches

- Stay Tuned

- A Sharp Arrangement 

- Pointercounts

300

What is the name of the oldest a cappella group in the country?

(The Yale) Whiffenpoofs

300

What breed of dog is believed to be the fastest?

The greyhound

400
What are the two clefs that are present in most sheet music for singers?
The treble and bass clefs
400

What decade did barbershop originate and become popular in? 

1910s

400

How many groups are currently on Cornell's campus? 

15

400

What is the name of the annual competition that some groups around the country compete in?

ICCAs

400

What animal spends half its life in water, half on land?

Penguin 

500

Who was the first women to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (in 1987)? 

Aretha Franklin

500

What period of time are the earliest roots of a cappella associated with?

The 1500s and/or the Renaissance

500

What is the name of SUNY Oswego's first a cappella group that was established in 2023?

Octavia

500

What are some elements that distinguish a cappella as a genre?

One of the following:

- Only voices, no instruments

- Closed, often four part, harmonies


500

How many brains does a jellyfish have?

Zero.