Question

This place, which is subject to the “Steady Gait” hypothesis, is the home of a man known for his catchphrase “Millennium Hand and Shrimp”. The Assassins Guild in this place (15[1])was created by Sir Gyles and Lady de Murforte (15[2])to beat the Klatchians at their own game. (15[1])This place was created using eight sentient spells, which later turned a librarian into an orangutan. (-5[1])This place once used (15[1])a (*) semaphore telegraph system called the Clacks that was brought down by Moist Von Lipwig in Going Postal. (-5[1])The Duchess of Sto (10[1])Helit took over for the Grim Reaper of this (10[1])place (10[1])while he mourned his daughter and her husband Mort. Rincewind (10[2])was a wizard resident (10[1])of Ankh-Morpork, a city in this place. (10[2])For 10 points, what world sits (10[1])on the back of four elephants (10[3])standing on a giant turtle (10[1])in a book series (10[1])by Terry Pratchett? (10[3])■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: Discworld [antiprompt on Sto Plains or Ankh-Morpork before read by asking “Where is that located?”; antiprompt on The Disc by asking “Where is that located?”]
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= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Dan BurgessDowntown Freddie BrownLaniel Automatic Pinball School2915
Mica OestreichCreative BankruptcyThere's No Spying In Quizbowl3815
Sadie Brittongaslight gatekeep girlbuzzFill in the _______3815
Danny CutbillThe RITes of ZhouCRITique of Pure Reason4615
Athan JuritschTo 500 PPG and BeyondInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is default62-5
Jack van NostrandNosfera2: The Return of Bill SkarsgardKermit to the Bit6615
Anjali RaoPositive AttitudeMcGill Asian Goodreads Junta84-5
Isaac MammelNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomatawomt8810
Henry AtkinsA greyscale picture of Ishan JoshiDavid and Parth Fan Club9710
Charlie FritzTHE SIXTH SENSEWe'd Rather Be at SawCon9810
Aedan CooperNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItThe Big Doofus10810
Zaid AsifTosca TrioLast Among10810
Brynn Joneshonk tuah and squawk on that wingUntitled HONK! Team11210
Corey SafinukCarleton of Not Minnesota FameHonk it Like It's Hot11910
Ximena MosleyFowl PlayThe House of the SpiRITs11910
Erik ChristensenMartingrobeWaterloo Cloze12510
James WangThe Second Coming of James WangVon Trapped13110
Will HooverElegy WRITten in a Country ChurchyardESF Bee13110
Cendikiawan Suryaatmadjahow hungry... (horse emoji)The Tortured Trivia Department13110
Charlie RuffUntitled McGill TeamCarleton of Ottawa Fame13610
Joel Milesnot overly fond of geeseNo Longer Free Agents14010
Gareth ThorlaksonSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation SiteAOL Instant Messengers14310
Oscar LiangInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is defaultTo 500 PPG and Beyond14310
Parth JagtapSkibidiallo RizzirkzeeFDA Poop Experiments14310
Uday BhardwajMcGill Asian Goodreads JuntaPositive Attitude14410
Claire WangThe Master and the MargaRITaSyracuse University New York Everything Sports Fun1440
Simone ValadeBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the contextbwthhybl14410
Ava AustinThe of usThe Holdovers1440

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y8100%13%13%116.13
2024 HONK! @ Carleton2024-10-20Y4100%0%25%132.50
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y475%25%0%98.67
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y1090%30%0%91.33