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Björk?

Postby Mahatma » Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:44 am

Was I the only one confused about the Björk question? When I saw 'stage name', I assumed it was looking for a pseudonym.

I guess every performer has to 'take' a 'stage name', even if the name that they choose is their birth name. Tricky...

If I actually knew the answers, the wording of the questions wouldn't matter so much.
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Postby Ken Jennings » Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:10 am

I think that's a valid point. I would never say in a trivia questin that "Elvis Presley" is the stage name of Elvis Presley, just to be tricky.

But "Bjork" is a strikingly odd one-word moniker, like Cher or Madonna. I think it's fair to call "Bjork" the stage name of "Bjork Gudmundsdottir."
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