Question

A player of this instrument who used a dotted quarter note, eighth note rhythm to drive his song “Charleston” was named James P. Johnson. A song by a bandleader who played this instrument features microphone overtones created by the trumpet and clarinet playing in inverted registers. At 1920s Harlem rent parties, players of this instrument held musical battles called “cutting contests” (10[1])often (-5[1])won by Art Tatum, who (-5[1])played (10[1])in its stride style. Another player of (10[1])this instrument popularized Billy Strayhorn’s song about the shortest way (-5[1])to get to Harlem, “Take the A Train.” (-5[1])For 10 points, Duke Ellington (10[1])played what keyboard instrument (10[1])made of eighty-eight black and white (10[1])keys? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: piano [or pianoforte; accept stride piano; prompt on keyboard before mentioned] (The second sentence refers to Duke Ellington’s “Mood Indigo.”)
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= Average correct buzz position

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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY989%0%44%90.50
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%63%94.75
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%85.33
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%42%85.00
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY989%0%78%101.63
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%87.60
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%50%90.38
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY989%0%33%75.50

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Bard A (UG)6010
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Penn A (DII)61-5
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)NYU A (UG)66-5
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Fordham A6710
Ethan Furman (DII)Penn A (DII)Maryland A (DII)7410
Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Penn B (DII)84-5
Emma Victoria Byron (DII)Rutgers A (UG)Rowan A (DII)92-5
Vinayak Singh BhadoriyaNYU BRutgers B9710
Alexandra Duan (DII)Columbia BLehigh A (UG)10110
Arthur Zhang (DII)NYU A (UG)Columbia J (DII)10710
Sam Millenbach (DII)Rowan A (DII)Rutgers A (UG)10810
Hannah Nieuwveld (DII)Penn B (DII)Columbia A (UG)10910