Question
Sometimes an album tells such a good story it just needs to be seen on stage. Answer some questions about musicals based on concept albums, for 10 points each:
[10m] This title character interacts with his uncle Ernie in “Fiddle About” and the LSD-addicted “Acid Queen”. This character regains his eyesight and hearing before ending the concept album he appears in by singing “We’re Not Gonna Take It”.
ANSWER: Tommy Walker [prompt on Walker alone]
[10e] Despite the original concept album being written in 2010, this musical’s song “Why We Build The Wall” drew parallels to Donald Trump’s campaign. This 2019 Best Musical Tony winner retells the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice (“yoo-RIH-dih-see”).
ANSWER: Hadestown
[10h] This lyricist and Björn Ulvaeus co-wrote the songs “Someone Else’s Story” and “One Night In Bangkok” for the concept album Chess. This lyricist won an Academy Award for a song he wrote for the concept album Evita.
ANSWER: Tim Rice [or Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice]
<DS, Musicals>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDA Poop Experiments | Last Among | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Fill in the _______ | Laniel Automatic Pinball School | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Kermit to the Bit | NieR: Nǃxau ǂTomata | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| No Longer Free Agents | The Holdovers | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Skibidiallo Rizzirkzee | Tosca Trio | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| THE SIXTH SENSE | Nosfera2: The Return of Bill Skarsgard | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| The of us | not overly fond of geese | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Untitled HONK! Team | Downtown Freddie Brown | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| gaslight gatekeep girlbuzz | honk tuah and squawk on that wing | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| womt | We'd Rather Be at SawCon | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 HONK! @ Waterloo | 2024-08-03 | Y | 8 | 15.00 | 100% | 38% | 13% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Syracuse | 2024-12-07 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 2025 HONK! @ Online | 2025-03-09 | Y | 10 | 21.00 | 100% | 60% | 50% |