Finish The 2024 Lyric
"X" Factor
Construction Jambs
Chicago
Musical Instruments
100

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You can take me hot to go 

(Chappell Roan)

What is H O T T O G O ?

100

According to Billboard, the #1 song in this country is "Tu Boda" by Oscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida.

What is Mexico?

100

Klein and Hoffman obviously never reviewed the plans for this England structure that famously collapsed in a nursery rhyme.

What is the London Bridge?

100

This renowned hip-hop artist was born in Chicago and named his third daughter after the city. His first two daughters are named North and Psalm.

Who is Kanye West?

100

Name this highest pitched string instrument in a standard orchestra.

What is a Violin?

200

Now he's thinkin' 'bout me every night, oh
Is it that sweet? I guess so
Say you can't sleep, baby, I know
That's that me ___.

(Sabrina Carpenter)

What is Espresso?

200
Name this artist who collaborated with Jack Harlow on "Industry Baby" in 2021.

Who is Lil Nas X?

200

This popular cartoon's theme song mentions activities such as "locating Frankenstein's brain" and "finding a Dodo Bird."

What is Phineas and Ferb?
200

Harry Caray popularized this song when he sang it during his time as announcer for the Chicago White Sox. The tradition continued when he later announced for the Cubs.

What is Take Me Out to the Ballgame?

200

Despite being made out of metal, a flute and a saxophone fall into this category of musical instruments.

What are Woodwind Instruments?

300

_____ __ _ _______, we should stick together, I know
I said I'd never think I wasn't better alone
Can't change the weather, might not be forever
But if it's forever, it's even better 

(Billie Eilish)

What are Birds of a Feather?

300

Mark Snow composed the theme song to this popular 1990's sci-fi show, one of the longest running sci-fi shows in TV history.

What is X-Files?

300

The New York cityscape was given this cementitious nickname in a 2009 Jay-Z hit.

What is Concrete Jungle?

300

End of Beginning by Djo went viral from its chorus that reads, "And when I'm back in Chicago, I feel it." Attending this Chicago university inspired Djo to write that song.

What is DePaul University?

300

This is the amount of keys a standard piano has.

What is 88?

400

Someone pour me up a double shot of whiskey
They know me and Jack Daniels got a history
There's a party downtown near Fifth Street
Everybody at the bar _____ ____ 

(Shaboozey)

What is Gettin' Tipsy?

400

Name this electronic dance music (EDM) artist that has won the most Grammy awards of any EDM act. He and Diplo were once part of a band called Jack Ü.

Who is Skrillex?

400

Starship released a 1985 song that built this thing "on rock and roll."

What is This City?

400

Rock group Chicago released a 1982 song about trouble mustering up courage to say what common phrase?

What is "I'm Sorry?"

400

This French term refers to the shape of your mouth when playing a wind instrument.

What is Embouchure?

500

I think I'll take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my ___ __ _____
You're too sweet for me
You're too sweet for me 

(Hozier)

What is Bed at Three?

500

Name this late Florida rapper who released "Sad!" in 2018.

Who is XXXTentacion?

500
This band wrote 2020 hit Heat Waves, and might be a favorite of Harmon or Mid-States.

Who are Glass Animals?

500

Name one (1) of the six murderesses that introduce themselves in Cell Block Tango from the Broadway musical, Chicago.

Who are Pop, Six, Squish, Uh-uh, Cicero, Lipschitz? Choose one.

500

This instrument plays the opening glissando of Rhapsody in Blue, the George Gershwin piece used in United Airlines commercials. Nathan played this instrument growing up.

What is a Clarinet?