Question

This is the first word in the name of a band who claimed “It was 25 years ago this very (-5[1])day” in the song “Mandela Day” off their album Street Fighting Years. A band titled after this first word created a 2002 (-5[1])theme song for the TV series What's New, Scooby Doo? (15[7]-5[1])This is (15[1])the first word (15[4])in the name (-5[2])of a band who asks “How could (-5[1])this happen to me? (*) I’ve made my mistakes” (10[1])who also claimed in a 2002 song that “when you’re spending everyday on your own” then “life is a (10[1])nightmare”. (10[1]0[1])The closing credits to The Breakfast Club feature a song by a band (10[1])with this first word in its name. (10[1])For 10 points, name this word that, with “Plan”, (-5[1])names the (10[1])band (10[2])behind “I’m Just a Kid” and with “Minds”, names the band behind “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”. (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Simple [accept Simple Minds; accept Simple Plan]
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= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Patrick RobinsonPositive AttitudeCarleton of Ottawa Fame19-5
Derek SoFill in the _______Untitled HONK! Team41-5
Evan GoughCarleton of Not Minnesota FameGuelph Neg 451-5
Claire MendoncaThe Second Coming of James WangMcGill Asian Goodreads Junta5115
Cole PatreauVon TrappedUntitled McGill Team5115
Tony ChenA greyscale picture of Ishan Joshibwthhybl5115
Simone ValadeBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the contextDavid and Parth Fan Club5115
Zaire GibbonsThe HoldoversKermit to the Bit5115
Russell ValerioSkibidiallo RizzirkzeeLast Among5115
Maria KuhnTHE SIXTH SENSEnot overly fond of geese5115
Jack van NostrandNosfera2: The Return of Bill Skarsgardwomt5315
Astrid KellyThe House of the SpiRITsElegy WRITten in a Country Churchyard5615
Erik ChristensenMartingrobeSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation Site5615
Mazin OmerFDA Poop ExperimentsDowntown Freddie Brown5615
Sidney VanniasinkamNo Longer Free AgentsThe of us5615
Megan EnglehartFowl PlayThe Master and the MargaRITa59-5
Jack MorrisseyThe Tortured Trivia DepartmentNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked It59-5
Victor LisitaWaterloo ClozeAOL Instant Messengers66-5
Aaron Dos RemediosInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is defaultThere's No Spying In Quizbowl7410
Sadie Brittongaslight gatekeep girlbuzzLaniel Automatic Pinball School9310
Ahmed AbbasAOL Instant MessengersWaterloo Cloze940
Dan Nihonk tuah and squawk on that wingTosca Trio9410
Aaron KesslerWe'd Rather Be at SawConNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomata10710
Sam BarreketteCRITique of Pure ReasonHolding Space for the Lyrics of Tequila11410
Madison GlaserESF BeeSyracuse University New York Everything Sports Fun123-5
Chris Grahamhow hungry... (horse emoji)The Big Doofus12510
Kevin AndersonCarleton of Ottawa FamePositive Attitude12610
Mica OestreichCreative BankruptcyTo 500 PPG and Beyond12610
Aedan CooperNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItThe Tortured Trivia Department14310
Dylan SteptoeGuelph Neg 4Carleton of Not Minnesota Fame14410
Daniel GriffatonSyracuse University New York Everything Sports FunESF Bee14410
Benny MeyersUntitled HONK! TeamFill in the _______14410

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y888%38%25%89.43
2024 HONK! @ Carleton2024-10-20Y4100%50%50%93.00
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y475%25%50%104.67
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y10100%60%10%75.60