Sweet Adelines Trivia
It’s Trivia Time, Sweet Adelines!
Q: Who was the first person to win two quartet champion crowns? What years, and with which quartets?
A: Jarmela Speta, 1955 with Nota-Belles and 1970 with Rarities.
Winner: Congratulations to our first-ever Trivia Winner...Evie Doyle! (Pictured right)
Evie Doyle sings with Coastline Show Chorus in Region #1 and has been a member of Sweet Adelines for almost 55 years.
Q: What year did SA begin to list champions according to their reigning year rather than the year in which they won?
A: 1993
Winner: Carole Prietto
Q: What was the name of the first New Zealand chapter to charter, and what year did they charter?
A: Wairoa Chorus, 1985
Winner: Terry Swart
Q: Why did Jessie Garcia of Rarities name her son "Paul"?
A: Because he was born in St. Paul, Minnesota hours after Rarities won their regional competition there in 1966.
Q: Which was the first quartet to appear on the cover of The Pitch Pipe?
A: Pitch-Pipers, January 1953
Q: What was the name of the first-ever Sweet Adelines chapter?
A: Atomaton Chapter — they were from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Winner: Terry Swart
Q: In 1958, Sweet Adelines polled choruses to find out what night of the week was most popular for rehearsal. Can you guess which night it was?
A: Tuesday (The Pitch Pipe Aug. 1958, p. 1)
Winner: Debbie Weaver Thornton (pictured right with dog, Denver).
Debbie sings with Spirit of the Gulf Chorus, Region #9.
Q: What year did SA make the rule about retiring international champion quartet names?
A: 1970 (The Pitch Pipe Winter 1971, p.18)
Q: How many years did Pearl Borg serve as editor of The Pitch Pipe?
A: 16 years, ending in 1970. (The Pitch Pipe Spring 1970, p. 3)
Winner: Carol Schumacher
Q: Where did the first Sweet Adelines arrangers class take place?
A: Wichita, Kansas (USA) on Oct. 16, 1956. (The Pitch Pipe, Aug. 1956, p. 10)
Winner: Carol Schumacher
Q: What is a "Zec Sec" and who was our first one?
A: Executive Secretary. Our first one was Evelyn Westfield, and we used her house for headquarters.
Q: The first chapter from outside the U.S. was chartered on March 23,1953. Where were they from?
A: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Winner: Janet Clark
Q: What was the name of the 1950s quartet made up of flight attendants?
A: Northwest High-Flyers (The Pitch Pipe, Aug. 1959)
Q: Betty Blasco wrote the song "My Happiness," which was recorded by such artists as Ella Fitzgerald, Connie Francis, and The Andrews Sisters. Of which Sweet Adelines chapter was she a member?
A: Kansas City Chapter (TPP Dec. 1956)
Winner: Janet Clark
Q: On Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, Sweet Adelines set a world record that went into The Guinness Book of World Records at our international convention in Nashville, Tennessee (USA). What was the record for?
A: World’s Largest Singing Lesson (led by Peggy Gram). Watch the record-setting moment on our YouTube Channel!
Winner: Linda Henry Brown
Q: What year was the Harmony Classic contest first held at the international convention?
A: 2009
Winner: Bron Latta
Q: In what year and in which city was the first Coronet Club Show held?
A: 1966 in Houston, Texas, USA (Source: The Pitch Pipe, October 2013)
Q: Which president instituted the first President's Lifetime Achievement Award?
A: Karen Breidert, 1998-1999
Winner: Janet Clark
Q: Which quartet was the first to be named INTERNATIONAL champion quartet?
A: The Big Four, 1953
Winner: Carole Prietto
Q: The first international convention held outside the U.S. was held in which city?
A: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1962)
Winner: Marsha Fulton
Q: The first all-Sweet Adelines judging panel appeared in 1961 in which region?
A: Region 10
Winner: Terry Swart
Q: Sweet Adelines International offers scholarships to music education students in the name of which two legendary Sweet Adelines?
A: Bev Sellers and Connie Noble
Winner: Hannah BW
Q: What song was written in celebration of Sweet Adelines International's 50th anniversary?
A: "How We Sang Today" by Vicki Uhr
Winner: Renee Folmar
Q: Which chorus was the first to wear trousers (instead of dresses or skirts) on the international stage?
A: North Metro Chorus in 1975 (The Pitch Pipe April 2013, p. 18)
