BARBERSHOP HISTORY QUIZ

QUESTIONS:

1- Name all the M-AD quartets that took the top spot in international competition. For extra credit, name the year in which the quartet(s) won.

2- Name all the M-AD quartets that took second place in international competition. For extra credit, name the year(s) in which the quartet(s) won.

3- Name all the M-AD quartets that took third place in international competition. For extra credit, name the year(s) in which the quartet(s) won.

4- Name all the M-AD quartets that took fourth place in international competition. For extra credit, name the year(s) in which the quartet(s) won.

5- Name all the M-AD quartets that took fifth place in international competition. For extra credit, name the year(s) in which the quartet(s) won.

ANSWERS:

1- The Garden State Quartet in 1946, the Oriole Four in 1970 (your humble editor and his better half were in the Atlantic City Convention Center audience on the magical night that the birds won. When the announcement was made, all ten thousand of us went wild for what seemed like an hour Whadda memory!), and the Regents (Teaneck Chapter friend Ron Knickerbocker was the baritone) in 1974.

2- Teaneck's own Playtonics in 1956 and Vaudeville in 1985

3- The Hometown Quartet (from the Lodi, NJ Chapter which later became the Paramus, NJ Chapter) in 1958, the Regents in 1973, B&O Connection in 1979 and Vaudeville in three consecutive years - 1983, 1984, 1985.

4- The Easternaires in 1959 and BSQ in 1999.

5- The Easternaires in 1956, the Playtonics in 1957, the Easternaires in 1970, the Nova Chords in 1978, Vaudeville in 1982, BSQ in 1996 and again in 1997.