Question

A taxi driver mistakenly claims that this title character portrayed a jewel thief. This character disguises (15[1])himself with an (15[1])“I heart New York” hat (15[1])to cut in line (15[1])at JM Inc. (-5[1])The carrot-juice-drinking 105-year-old Dr. Lester has a private museum dedicated to this character. (15[1])With the help of his wife (-5[1])Maxine, this character makes a career change to become a successful (*) puppeteer. (10[1]-5[1])The entire menu is replaced (10[1])with this title character's name in a scene (10[1])that cuts to him falling (10[1])near the New Jersey Turnpike. (10[2])Craig Schwartz (10[1])runs a business in the filing office of a certain 7-and-a-halfth floor (10[1])that allows people to experience (10[2])living (10[1])15 minutes as (10[1])this actor (10[1])by passing (10[1])through (10[1])a portal. (10[2])For 10 points, a 1999 Spike Jonze film starring John (10[1])Cusack is titled for “Being” (10[1])what actor? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: John (Gavin) Malkovich [accept either; accept Being John Malkovich]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew YimDavid and Parth Fan ClubThere's No Spying In Quizbowl1515
Ian GreigMartingrobeInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is default1815
Dan BurgessDowntown Freddie BrownLast Among2315
Milan FernandezA greyscale picture of Ishan JoshiCreative Bankruptcy2715
Parth JagtapSkibidiallo Rizzirkzeehonk tuah and squawk on that wing30-5
Leo TaoThe Big DoofusWaterloo Cloze4315
Conner LebarronThe Master and the MargaRITaHolding Space for the Lyrics of Tequila49-5
Uday BhardwajMcGill Asian Goodreads JuntaGuelph Neg 46110
Aidan LeahyFDA Poop Experimentsgaslight gatekeep girlbuzz61-5
Benny MeyersUntitled HONK! TeamLaniel Automatic Pinball School6610
Derek SoFill in the _______Tosca Trio7410
Patrick RobinsonPositive AttitudeUntitled McGill Team7910
Tomás Aguilar-Fragagaslight gatekeep girlbuzzFDA Poop Experiments8410
Benjamin KitchenTHE SIXTH SENSEThe of us8410
Jack van NostrandNosfera2: The Return of Bill SkarsgardWe'd Rather Be at SawCon8610
Marcus Forbes-GreenTo 500 PPG and Beyondbwthhybl9810
Christine IrwinNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation Site10310
Ben Weinernot overly fond of geeseNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomata10310
Elliot NormanKermit to the BitNo Longer Free Agents10410
Julianna CesareCarleton of Ottawa FameHonk it Like It's Hot10710
Henry GelberThe House of the SpiRITsCRITique of Pure Reason10910
Elliot PearsonElegy WRITten in a Country ChurchyardSyracuse University New York Everything Sports Fun11110
Leif BryningwomtThe Holdovers11210
Danny CutbillThe RITes of ZhouESF Bee11410
Simone ValadeBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the contexthow hungry... (horse emoji)11410
Anuttam Ramjihonk tuah and squawk on that wingSkibidiallo Rizzirkzee12410
Ahmed AbbasAOL Instant MessengersThe Tortured Trivia Department12910
Jason RohfritschVon TrappedCarleton of Not Minnesota Fame13210
Adam SwiftHolding Space for the Lyrics of TequilaThe Master and the MargaRITa13210

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y8100%50%0%68.38
2024 HONK! @ Carleton2024-10-20Y4100%0%0%94.75
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y4100%0%25%116.50
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y10100%10%20%86.00