MASTERMIND Quarterfinal 1 Part 2

Day 2,454, 06:53 • Published in United Kingdom Poland • by Lanthanide

Now our first contender please.

LANTH: Your name.
CONTENDER: Zaphod the Kinky Psychopath.
LANTH: Your political occupation.
CONTENDER: Congressman of the People's Communist Party.
LANTH: And your specialist subject.
CONTENDER: The Career of Curtis Mayfield.
LANTH: 10 questions on the Career of Curtis Mayfield, starting now.

(The questions were pre-emailed to Zaphod, and he had 3 minutes to respond. Questions, responses, and the correct answers are below.)

QUESTIONS
1. Before Curtis Mayfield was part of a band, he sang with a later bandmate in his Chicago church choir. Who was this bandmate?
2. Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield joined a doo-wop group in what year?
3. What was the name of this doo-wop group?
4. In 1958, the Roosters got a new manager and a new name: “Jerry Butler and…” what?
5. After Jerry Butler left the Impressions, Mayfield became the group’s lead singer and songwriter. To what city did the Impressions move to soon after?
6. The Impressions signed onto what record label after moving to Chicago?
7. What was Mayfield’s first black pride anthem called?
8. Mayfield left the group in what year?
9. In 1972, Mayfield released his first solo soundtrack. What was it called?
10. Mayfield passed away how many days - - BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP - - I've started so I'll finish - - how many days before the start of the third millennium?
RESPONSES
1 - idk
2 - 1955
3 - the impressions
4 - the pacemakers
5 - detroir
6 - motown
7 - idk
8 - 1969
9 - Superfly
10 - idk
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Jerry Butler
2. 1957
3. The Roosters
4. The Impressions
5. Chicago
6. ABC + Paramount
7. Keep on Pushing
8. 1970 (credit given)
9. Superfly (correct)
10. 372 (he died on 26 December 1999)

So, with zero passes, Zaphod the Kinky Psychopath scores 2 points!

Left to face the chair are Sir Robert V and Madelina de Melrose. Sir Rob's answers will be in the next article.