Question

This is the name of the title city in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, as well as the final boss of the Future Redeemed expansion of Xenoblade Chronicles (-5[1])3. This is the first word (-5[1])in the name of a Canadian superhero team sent to capture (15[2])Wolverine (15[3])whose members include (15[2])twins Aurora (15[2])and Northstar. (15[2]-5[2])After killing a Mimic of this type, Tom Cruise’s character gains the ability (15[1])to reset the (*) day (10[1])every time he dies (-5[1])in Edge of Tomorrow. In the Star Trek franchise, the quadrant containing Earth is known by this word. (10[1])This letter (10[1])partly names (10[1])a program (-5[1])which beat Lee Sedol (-5[1])4 (10[1])games to 1 in a 2016 (10[1])Go match and was developed by DeepMind. (10[2])For 10 points, the term “iPad kids” refers to members of the (10[1])most recent (10[1])generation, (10[1])which is named for (10[1])what Greek letter? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: alpha [accept Alpha Flight; accept Alpha Mimic; accept Alpha Quadrant; accept Gen(eration) Alpha; reject “AlphaGo Zero”; reject “AlphaZero”]
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= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nameer QadirTo 500 PPG and BeyondCreative Bankruptcy30-5
Logan MathisLast AmongSkibidiallo Rizzirkzee36-5
Patrick RobinsonPositive AttitudeCarleton of Ottawa Fame4715
Gareth ThorlaksonSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation SiteMartingrobe4715
Logan PierceESF BeeSyracuse University New York Everything Sports Fun4815
Milan FernandezA greyscale picture of Ishan Joshibwthhybl4815
Aaron Dos RemediosInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is defaultThere's No Spying In Quizbowl4815
Tejas RajeFDA Poop ExperimentsDowntown Freddie Brown5115
Drew ScheelerTHE SIXTH SENSEnot overly fond of geese5115
Claire MendoncaThe Second Coming of James WangMcGill Asian Goodreads Junta5315
Elliot NormanKermit to the BitThe Holdovers5315
Peter DeCruzCRITique of Pure ReasonHolding Space for the Lyrics of Tequila55-5
Cendikiawan Suryaatmadjahow hungry... (horse emoji)The Big Doofus55-5
Christine IrwinNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItThe Tortured Trivia Department5515
Derek SoFill in the _______Untitled HONK! Team5515
Jack van NostrandNosfera2: The Return of Bill Skarsgardwomt6815
Jon VaysmanThe Big Doofushow hungry... (horse emoji)7210
Mike BentleyLaniel Automatic Pinball Schoolgaslight gatekeep girlbuzz76-5
Dawson TeuWaterloo ClozeAOL Instant Messengers9410
Delano BarnesWe'd Rather Be at SawConNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomata9610
Eli BettingerFowl PlayThe Master and the MargaRITa9810
Corey SafinukCarleton of Not Minnesota FameGuelph Neg 4100-5
Elliot PearsonElegy WRITten in a Country ChurchyardThe House of the SpiRITs104-5
Evan KnoxNo Longer Free AgentsThe of us10510
Dan Nihonk tuah and squawk on that wingTosca Trio11110
Charlie RuffUntitled McGill TeamVon Trapped11810
Cade ReinbergerThe House of the SpiRITsElegy WRITten in a Country Churchyard11810
Andrew YimDavid and Parth Fan ClubBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the context13010
Tomás Aguilar-Fragagaslight gatekeep girlbuzzLaniel Automatic Pinball School13210
Elijah MandelbaumGuelph Neg 4Carleton of Not Minnesota Fame13310
Parth JagtapSkibidiallo RizzirkzeeLast Among13710
Brian BullisHolding Space for the Lyrics of TequilaCRITique of Pure Reason14110
Stefan VladCreative BankruptcyTo 500 PPG and Beyond14110

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y8100%50%25%79.38
2024 HONK! @ Carleton2024-10-20Y4100%50%25%87.75
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y4100%25%50%101.25
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y10100%50%20%85.90