It's Jazz Weekend, baby - but what year was the first installment of the Cork Jazz Festival held?
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1977
1978
1979
It came about when Jim Mountjoy, of the local Jazz Society, had a brainwave when he found out that the Metropole Hotel was free on the then-newly-declared October Bank Holiday weekend. But what event did the first Jazz weekend supplant, according to organisers at the time?
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The Cork Bridge Congress
The Cork Chess Championships
The Cork Poker Classic
The first of many legendary international headline artists flew into Cork to launch the 1980 edition of the Jazz - but who was the show-stopping singer?
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Dinah Washington
Nina Simone
Ella Fitzgerald
What is the traditional headgear of the Jazz festival, usually worn at some stage of the weekend by revellers?
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Straw hats
Top hats
Bucket hats
2FM DJ Jenny Greene is front and centre at this year's Jazz again, playing last night at Cork Opera House and tonight at Cyprus Avenue. Which Cork electronic act opened the show last night?
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Senior Infants
Fish Go Deep
Generic People
Which of these modes of transportation *wasn't* especially chartered to bring jazz lovers from the UK and Dublin specifically to Cork for the festival in its early years?
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The Jazz Plane
The Jazz Train
The Jazz Boat
It's been ten years since Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz fame launched the 2011 edition of the Jazz with help from guests like the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea. Where did they play?
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Cork Opera House
The Savoy Theatre
Cyprus Avenue
Guinness has been the long-term sponsor of the Jazz - but which cigarette brand did they take the mantle from?
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John Player
Major
Benson & Hedges
This year's Jazz is co-headlined by rapper and nineties music icon Yasiin Bey, accompanied by a full big-band ensemble tomorrow night at the Opera House. But what was his hip-hop pseudonym?
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Nas
Mos Def
King Ghidorah
Manchester trumpeter Matthew Halsall brightened up the Everyman on Friday night with a special performance of his 2020 album, partly named for which common yoga move?
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Pose Like The Cat
Salute to the Sun
Downward Faced the Dog
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