Question

Some sources claim that this musician’s popular version of a Hungarian piano tune was banned by the BBC due to its tendency to induce suicidal feelings in listeners. NASA’s final transmission to the Opportunity rover was this musician’s version of “I’ll Be Seeing You.” (10[1])Domestic issues inspired this musician to write the songs “Don’t Explain” and “Fine and Mellow.” The refrain “Mama may have, Papa may have” appears in a song this singer co-wrote with Arthur Herzog. This singer was briefly the vocalist for the big bands of Artie Shaw (-5[1])and Count Basie and gave the nickname “Prez” to Lester Young. (10[1])This singer popularized a song whose lyrics describe “blood on the leaves (10[2])and blood (10[1])at the root.” (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, “God Bless the Child” (-5[1])and “Strange Fruit” are songs by what singer (10[1])what singer nicknamed “Lady Day”? ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Billie Holiday [or Eleanora Fagan] (The Hungarian piano tune is “Gloomy Sunday,” which Holiday’s version popularized in the Anglosphere.)
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Summary

Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%104.67
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y6100%0%33%114.83
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%114.33
Midwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%75.00
North2025-02-01Y333%0%33%66.00
Northeast2025-02-01Y5100%0%40%123.40
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%20%117.00
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%127.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y475%0%50%123.00
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%40%103.30
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y888%0%38%104.29
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%119.33

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Alexandria WyersGeorge Washington AJohns Hopkins A4310
Vinayak Singh BhadoriyaNYU BCornell B89-5
Ryan RosenbergNYU AHaverford B10010
Gus VanskikeMaryland BMaryland A11210
Aum MundheRutgers AHaverford A11210
Jack RadoColumbia BPenn B11410
William OrrYale AColumbia C11710
Patrick Rivas-GiorgiColumbia CYale A117-5
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegeGeorge Washington B124-5
Richard NiuCornell BNYU B13210
Peter LutzGeorge Washington BJohn Jay College1380