Question

Specific answer required. The initial design for this machine was scrapped for fear that it would encourage children to accidentally lock themselves in their refrigerator. (-5[1])In order to solve energy problems faced by (15[1])this (15[1])machine, (15[1])a device called Mr. Fusion converts household (15[1])waste (15[1])into (15[1])fuel. (15[1])This machine is stashed behind a billboard (15[1])that (15[1])advertises Lyon (15[3])Estates. In (15[1])(*) Ready Player One, Wade (10[1])drives a version of this vehicle backwards through (10[2])New York City (10[1])to find the Copper (10[1])Key. (10[3])In an iconic scene, a lightning (10[1])rod is attached (10[2])to a wire on a clock tower to charge this vehicle when (10[1])it reaches a speed of 88 miles per hour. For 10 points, name this vehicle that Marty McFly uses to travel to 1955 in the film Back to the Future. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: the DeLorean Time Machine from Back to the Future [prompt on time machine or car]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cendikiawan Suryaatmadjahow hungry... (horse emoji)Inside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is default24-5
Henry StringerUntitled HONK! TeamSkibidiallo Rizzirkzee3215
Kate SterickerThere's No Spying In QuizbowlThe Tortured Trivia Department3315
Patrick RobinsonPositive AttitudeHonk it Like It's Hot3415
Jon VaysmanThe Big DoofusTo 500 PPG and Beyond4115
Aaron KesslerWe'd Rather Be at SawConThe of us4215
Danny CutbillThe RITes of ZhouSyracuse University New York Everything Sports Fun4315
Jeff FrankDowntown Freddie Browngaslight gatekeep girlbuzz4415
Kevin AndersonCarleton of Ottawa FameVon Trapped5115
Leo OrtegaAOL Instant MessengersA greyscale picture of Ishan Joshi5215
Evan GoughCarleton of Not Minnesota FameThe Second Coming of James Wang5415
Derek SoFill in the _______honk tuah and squawk on that wing5415
Benjamin KitchenTHE SIXTH SENSENieR: Nǃxau ǂTomata5415
Eli BettingerFowl PlayCRITique of Pure Reason5615
Victor LisitaWaterloo ClozeDavid and Parth Fan Club6010
Gareth ThorlaksonSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation Sitebwthhybl6810
Zaid AsifTosca TrioFDA Poop Experiments6810
Dylan SteptoeGuelph Neg 4Untitled McGill Team7110
Sidney VanniasinkamNo Longer Free AgentsNosfera2: The Return of Bill Skarsgard7510
Will HooverElegy WRITten in a Country ChurchyardHolding Space for the Lyrics of Tequila7610
Mike BentleyLaniel Automatic Pinball SchoolLast Among7610
Daniel Kimnot overly fond of geeseThe Holdovers7610
Logan PierceESF BeeThe House of the SpiRITs8210
Erik ChristensenMartingrobeBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the context8510
Ishan JoshiNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItCreative Bankruptcy8510
Andy BrownwomtKermit to the Bit9710
Aaron Dos RemediosInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is defaulthow hungry... (horse emoji)12810

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y8100%38%13%69.00
2024 HONK! @ Carleton2024-10-20Y4100%75%0%52.50
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y4100%50%0%64.25
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y10100%50%0%61.80