So about that HP iPod contest we’re running – I’ve got good news and better news. The good news is that everyone who has entered so far is going to get a free entry into the contest, even if you flubbed a question or two, because I sort of screwed up one of the questions. The better news is that if you haven’t entered, we’re going to start giving out some more hints today that might make some of these questions a bit easier, so you’ve got an even greater chance of winning.
All the details (and questions) after the jump.
Now the same rules apply as before (you know, the rules I just sort of ignored). That is to say, you absolutely cannot enter unless you answer all the questions correctly. If you miss any, you’re right out, so don’t even bother sending in your submission until you have them all figured out. And now that we’ve got the answers sussed out we’re gonna hold you to it. Also, one entry per person, please; we’ll delete any multiple entries.
If you do get all the answers correct, we’ll put your name in a hat and pick a winner on the 11th of next month. Send all entries to our Gmail account (gizmodo at), please.
Good luck!
1. Name the all-synth pop band whose founding member went on to form the group who sang about “Chains of Love?”
2. In issue #9 of the original Transformers comic book series (US), what song is Jazz playing on his radio while ignoring Ratchet?
3. What guitar amp did Clapton use when recording the 12 note guitar lick in his hit song “Layla”?
4. What piece of electronic music hardware often includes buffalo wings, mozzerella sticks, and fajitas?
5. Name the spoof band whose album appeared in the same movie as the singer whose 1995 album included a song named after a corpse reanimated by chemicals (or lightning, depending on who you ask)?
6. What electronic effect did jazz legend Miles Davis use in the ’70s? On what color instrument?
7. What color were the CGI girls in the video for Poison’s “Unskinny Bop”?
8. Which Brazilian bossa singer cursed and showed his tongue to a huge audience claiming the brand new theater acoustics were not good enough for him?
9. Name the company whose second-generation audio oscillator was used by Disney to test the twelve specially-equipped movie theaters that first showed Fantasia?
10. Is terrestrial broadcast television transmitted in AM or FM?
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