Question

In a film by this director, a group sheltering at the New York Public Library is attacked by wolves (-5[1])while searching a cargo (15[1])ship for medicine. In another of this director’s films, a line about (15[1])“catching a cold” (15[1]-5[1])inspires the creation of a computer virus to disable (15[1])the enemy’s (15[2])shields. The Curtis (15[1])family teams up with a Russian billionaire to reach a set of arks in the (*) Himalayas (10[1])in a film by this director that (-5[1])also depicts the Yellowstone Supervolcano erupting. (10[1])In a film by (10[1])this director, (10[1])President Whitmore (10[1]-5[1])gives a speech stating “We will not go quietly into the night” (10[1]-5[1])before declaring “Today, we celebrate” the title holiday. (-5[2])Will Smith plays (-5[1])a fighter pilot battling alien invaders in a film by, for 10 points, what German director of disaster sci-fis The Day After Tomorrow, 2012 and (10[1])Independence Day? (10[2]0[7])■END■

ANSWER: Roland Emmerich
<LK, Movies: Older>
= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Patrick RobinsonPositive AttitudeMcGill Asian Goodreads Junta18-5
Ben Weinernot overly fond of geeseNo Longer Free Agents2215
Aidan LeahyFDA Poop ExperimentsSkibidiallo Rizzirkzee3415
Benny MeyersUntitled HONK! Teamhonk tuah and squawk on that wing3715
Jules BosseFill in the _______gaslight gatekeep girlbuzz37-5
Andrew YimDavid and Parth Fan ClubA greyscale picture of Ishan Joshi4615
Jeff FrankDowntown Freddie BrownLaniel Automatic Pinball School4815
Will BrownwomtNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomata4815
Corey SafinukCarleton of Not Minnesota FameHonk it Like It's Hot5115
Jack van NostrandNosfera2: The Return of Bill SkarsgardKermit to the Bit6710
Jacob SimmonsLast AmongTosca Trio74-5
Sadie Brittongaslight gatekeep girlbuzzFill in the _______8010
Christine IrwinNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItThe Big Doofus8410
Drew ScheelerTHE SIXTH SENSEWe'd Rather Be at SawCon8610
Marcus Forbes-GreenTo 500 PPG and BeyondInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is default88-5
Victor LisitaWaterloo ClozeMartingrobe8810
Kevin AndersonCarleton of Ottawa FameUntitled McGill Team100-5
Gareth ThorlaksonSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation SiteAOL Instant Messengers10010
Cade ReinbergerThe House of the SpiRITsFowl Play108-5
Jesse ChusingCreative BankruptcyThere's No Spying In Quizbowl108-5
Simone ValadeBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the contextbwthhybl111-5
Elliot PearsonElegy WRITten in a Country ChurchyardESF Bee13610
Nabhaan FarooqiUntitled McGill TeamCarleton of Ottawa Fame13910
Claire MendoncaThe Second Coming of James WangVon Trapped1390
Cole PatreauVon TrappedThe Second Coming of James Wang1390
Conner LebarronThe Master and the MargaRITaSyracuse University New York Everything Sports Fun1390
Greg ReiserThe RITes of ZhouCRITique of Pure Reason1390
Sam BarreketteCRITique of Pure ReasonThe RITes of Zhou1390
Aaron Dos RemediosInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is defaultTo 500 PPG and Beyond13910
Jessica TangThe Tortured Trivia Departmenthow hungry... (horse emoji)1390
Cendikiawan Suryaatmadjahow hungry... (horse emoji)The Tortured Trivia Department1390

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y863%13%38%91.40
2024 HONK! @ Carleton2024-10-20Y450%25%50%95.00
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y425%0%25%136.00
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y989%56%22%52.75