Question

In a song off Abbey Road, Mean Mr. Mustard’s sister (-5[1])“takes him out to look at” this person. (15[4])An album named (15[1])for this person (15[2])was originally named for a certain politician “on the Guillotine” and features Alain Delon on the cover; (15[1])the singer on the title track of that album (-5[1])bids (15[1])“farewell to this land’s cheerless marshes”. A song (15[1])titled for this person, originally titled “No Future”, was played during a river (*) boat concert that was broken up after (10[1])the Metropolitan Police arrested the (10[1])band; that song decries (10[1])“the fascist regime”. (10[3])An album titled (10[1])for this person includes a song (10[1])which claims “to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die” (10[3])and imagines a “double-decker bus” which (10[1])“crashes into us”. For 10 points, the Beatles were given MBEs by which person, who “Is Dead” (10[1])in the title (10[1])of an album by the Smiths? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: the Queen [accept The Queen Is Dead, accept “God Save the Queen”, accept Queen Elizabeth II; prompt on Her Majesty; reject any queens that are not Elizabeth II]
<JB, Music: Rock>
= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Sam BarreketteCRITique of Pure ReasonThe RITes of Zhou9-5
Charlotte BauerUntitled McGill TeamCarleton of Ottawa Fame1715
Ian GreigMartingrobeWaterloo Cloze1715
Aaron KesslerWe'd Rather Be at SawConTHE SIXTH SENSE1715
Isaac MammelNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomatawomt1715
Taylor HarveyLaniel Automatic Pinball SchoolDowntown Freddie Brown2015
Cameron EkemanThe RITes of ZhouCRITique of Pure Reason2315
Adrian WongNosfera2: The Return of Bill SkarsgardKermit to the Bit2315
Mazin OmerFDA Poop ExperimentsSkibidiallo Rizzirkzee4015
Benny MeyersUntitled HONK! Teamhonk tuah and squawk on that wing49-5
Derek SoFill in the _______gaslight gatekeep girlbuzz5015
Aedan CooperNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItThe Big Doofus5815
Zack Wiffenhow hungry... (horse emoji)The Tortured Trivia Department7810
Zaire GibbonsThe HoldoversThe of us8310
Evan GoughCarleton of Not Minnesota FameHonk it Like It's Hot8710
Henry AtkinsA greyscale picture of Ishan JoshiDavid and Parth Fan Club9010
Gareth ThorlaksonSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation SiteAOL Instant Messengers9010
Stefan VladCreative BankruptcyThere's No Spying In Quizbowl9010
Thomas VukovicbwthhyblBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the context9310
Ben Weinernot overly fond of geeseNo Longer Free Agents9910
Anjali RaoPositive AttitudeMcGill Asian Goodreads Junta11310
Henry GelberThe House of the SpiRITsFowl Play11310
Oscar LiangInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is defaultTo 500 PPG and Beyond11310
Logan PierceESF BeeElegy WRITten in a Country Churchyard11910
James WangThe Second Coming of James WangVon Trapped13610
Arthur ZhangTosca TrioLast Among13910
Claire WangThe Master and the MargaRITaSyracuse University New York Everything Sports Fun14510
King Vidorhonk tuah and squawk on that wingUntitled HONK! Team14610

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y8100%25%0%78.63
2024 HONK! @ Carleton2024-10-20Y4100%25%0%88.25
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y4100%25%25%100.00
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y10100%60%10%63.40