Question

To clinch a victory against the Gas-House Gorillas, Bugs Bunny rushes to the top of this structure to catch (-5[1])a fly ball (15[1])in Baseball Bugs. (15[1])In one film, Kermit the Frog (-5[1])gives a speech from atop this structure that ends with him defiantly shouting “The frog is staying”. (-5[1])In another film, a character presses (-5[1])all the buttons in one of this structure’s (15[2])elevators (15[3])before (15[1])comparing the result (15[4])to (15[1])a (*) Christmas (10[2])tree. (10[1])Sam and (10[1])Annie (10[1])reunite (10[1])on this building’s observation deck (10[1])after the former returns for Jonah’s backpack (10[1])in the final scene of Sleepless in Seattle. Buddy first (-5[1])meets his father at an office in this building in the 2003 film Elf. For 10 points, the line “it was beauty killed the beast” is spoken after King Kong falls to his death from what New York City (10[1])skyscraper? (10[1]) (10[3])■END■

ANSWER: the Empire State Building [accept the Umpire State Building] (the second line is from The Muppets Take Manhattan)
<LK, Movies: Older>
= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Henry AtkinsA greyscale picture of Ishan JoshiMartingrobe18-5
Peter DeCruzCRITique of Pure ReasonThe Master and the MargaRITa2115
Jonathan MaginLaniel Automatic Pinball SchoolFDA Poop Experiments2415
Cameron EkemanThe RITes of ZhouThe House of the SpiRITs30-5
Ishan JoshiNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is default47-5
Cole PatreauVon TrappedHonk it Like It's Hot53-5
Malcolm MeynUntitled McGill TeamThe Second Coming of James Wang6115
Quinn McGarryUntitled HONK! TeamTosca Trio6115
Amanda WalkerDowntown Freddie Brownhonk tuah and squawk on that wing6215
Jacob SimmonsLast AmongFill in the _______6215
Brendan BridleKermit to the BitTHE SIXTH SENSE6215
Cendikiawan Suryaatmadjahow hungry... (horse emoji)Creative Bankruptcy6315
Kevin AndersonCarleton of Ottawa FameGuelph Neg 46615
Megan EnglehartFowl PlayElegy WRITten in a Country Churchyard6615
Lucas HallNo Longer Free AgentsNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomata6615
Sadie Brittongaslight gatekeep girlbuzzSkibidiallo Rizzirkzee6615
John HayesHolding Space for the Lyrics of TequilaESF Bee6715
Victor LisitaWaterloo Clozebwthhybl6910
Landon JettThe of uswomt6910
Dan PumaWe'd Rather Be at SawConnot overly fond of geese7010
Ahmed AbbasAOL Instant MessengersBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the context7210
Peter CorderoCarleton of Not Minnesota FameMcGill Asian Goodreads Junta7310
Jack van NostrandNosfera2: The Return of Bill SkarsgardThe Holdovers7410
Gareth ThorlaksonSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation SiteDavid and Parth Fan Club7910
Jon VaysmanThe Big DoofusThere's No Spying In Quizbowl8610
Yusuf BaigThe Tortured Trivia DepartmentTo 500 PPG and Beyond96-5
Cade ReinbergerThe House of the SpiRITsThe RITes of Zhou13510
Michelle PrunierInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is defaultNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked It13610
Abhay AriyappillilHonk it Like It's HotVon Trapped13710
Paul KasinskiMartingrobeA greyscale picture of Ishan Joshi13710
Nameer QadirTo 500 PPG and BeyondThe Tortured Trivia Department13710

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y8100%13%38%97.38
2024 HONK! @ Carleton2024-10-20Y4100%50%25%84.25
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y4100%75%25%72.25
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y10100%70%0%61.60