All That Jazz
A form of vocal improvisation that uses nonsense syllables.
What is scatting?
The Ubyssey is named after this Homer epic.
What is The Odyssey?
Dakar is the capital of this country.
What is Senegal?
This editor has a Rubik's cube collection.
Who is Aisha?
The number of men on the 23/24 editorial board.
What is one?
A blend of samba and cool jazz that originated in Rio de Janeiro, characterized by its syncopated rhythms.
What is bossa nova?
The character Sherlock Holmes was first introduced in this novel.
What is A Study in Scarlet?
This country hosts the shark bite capital of the world.
What is the United States?
This editor played Snow Scout 6 in Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Who is Stephen?
What was The Ubyssey called before it gained its current name?
"Anon" then "Anonymous" then "Ubicee"
This is the name for the main melody or theme in a jazz piece or song.
What is the head?
A Haruki Murakami novel that shares a title with a song by The Beatles.
What is Norwegian Wood?
This country is the gambling capital of the world.
What is Macau?
This editor loves flight simulators and will ask you to give them your flight number while travelling so they can follow along on X-Plane.
Who is Spencer?
Name a famous Ubyssey alum.
idk you tell me
A jazz pianist and vocalist known for her affinity for classical music, specifically Bach, and often incorporated classical elements into her compositions.
Who is Nina Simone?
The favourite daughter of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Who is Cordelia?
Of these countries, which currently has more than one capital city?
a) Laos b) Benin c) Malawi
Benin
This editor was born in Belfast, Ireland.
Who is Elita?
The year The Ubyssey became independent. (Closest wins)
What is 1995?
This white band leader was one of the first leaders to have black musicians in his band.
Who is Benny Goodman?
A 1950s play originally written in French that involves a LOT of waiting.
What is Waiting for Godot?
Name three French-speaking capital cities.
Paris, Brussels, Bern, Port-au-Prince, etc.
These two editors live together.
Ayla and Elena
The yearly Ubyssey fee amount paid by each student. (Closest wins)
$8.37