<< Technically, knowing that fusion is the nuclear process occuring in the Sun is a tidbit of knowledge, and one must have that knowledge to answer the question based on the lie alone. The knowledge of the existence of fusion jazz is also knowledge. I feel confident that there are some teams out there who would not have answered the question at the end. >> Good point. I probably would not have answered the question by the end because my knowledge of jazz is next to zero. However, I do know about the existence of jazz fusion. What this lead-in means is that someone who has no knowledge of jazz fusion beyond the fact that it exists but is well versed in science (i.e. knowing that fusion goes on in the sun) and is attuned to the style of the riddle clues could get this question off the fake clue while someone who actually knows about jazz would be left in the lurch. To me, that's not a good question because the first clue does not reward knowledge that is related to the answer. << It may or may not be betterto say that "Architects were inspired by this musical style to build Lockhart Stadium" or "Proponents of this musical style include a band featuring Igor Tamm on piano and Andrei Sakharov on electric guitar," >> I don't know much about the Miami Fusion, but as a physics student, I'd be upset at the Tamm-Sakharov clue. What is this nonsense about them being in a band? I'd be thinking. If the question begins with a clue about Tamm and Sakharov, I'd buzz in and say "tokamak." In any case, I think the riddle clues don't reward knowledge of the subject and are ill-suited for quiz-bowl style competitions where teams race each other to the buzzer.
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