Question

The protagonist of this series recognizes a masked character by the Isley Brothers (“EYES-lee”) records on his desk. The main character of this series (-5[1])is traumatized (15[1])by hard-boiled eggs because he had accidentally assisted a suicide by providing one. A professor in this series (15[1])asks the protagonist to (15[1])list out his “Oriental” (15[1])and “Occidental” qualities (15[1])and has a secretary played by (*) Sandra Oh. This series’ protagonist serves as a cultural consultant (-5[1])on a movie meant to be a parody of Apocalypse Now. A French priest and a CIA (10[1])operative are among five characters (10[1])in this series (10[1])played (10[1])by Robert Downey Jr.. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[3]-5[1])Park (10[1])Chan-Wook directed episodes of what 2024 (-5[1])TV series adapted from a novel by (-5[1])Viet (10[1])Thanh Nguyen (10[1])about a communist Vietnamese spy in America? (10[1])■END■ (10[2]0[9])

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Parth JagtapSkibidiallo Rizzirkzeegaslight gatekeep girlbuzz22-5
Anastacia HealeyCreative Bankruptcyhow hungry... (horse emoji)2415
Chinmay KansaraNo Longer Free AgentsNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomata4215
Jason RohfritschVon TrappedHonk it Like It's Hot4615
Tejas RajeFDA Poop ExperimentsLaniel Automatic Pinball School5015
Ximena MosleyFowl PlayElegy WRITten in a Country Churchyard5315
Claire WangThe Master and the MargaRITaCRITique of Pure Reason69-5
Adrian WongNosfera2: The Return of Bill SkarsgardThe Holdovers8610
Derek SoFill in the _______Last Among9110
Gerrit SevereidMcGill Asian Goodreads JuntaCarleton of Not Minnesota Fame9410
Julianna CesareCarleton of Ottawa FameGuelph Neg 49510
Henry AtkinsA greyscale picture of Ishan JoshiMartingrobe9910
Ishan JoshiNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is default99-5
Dan BurgessDowntown Freddie Brownhonk tuah and squawk on that wing10210
Elliot NormanKermit to the BitTHE SIXTH SENSE102-5
Charlie FritzTHE SIXTH SENSEKermit to the Bit10210
Kai TangwomtThe of us10210
Nic Tunksnot overly fond of geeseWe'd Rather Be at SawCon10310
Benny MeyersUntitled HONK! TeamTosca Trio109-5
Nabhaan FarooqiUntitled McGill TeamThe Second Coming of James Wang116-5
Rahim DinaDavid and Parth Fan ClubSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation Site11710
Kevin GanWaterloo Clozebwthhybl11910
Aaron Dos RemediosInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is defaultNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked It12610
James WangThe Second Coming of James WangUntitled McGill Team1270
John HayesHolding Space for the Lyrics of TequilaESF Bee1270
Cameron EkemanThe RITes of ZhouThe House of the SpiRITs1270
Henry GelberThe House of the SpiRITsThe RITes of Zhou1270
Eleanor ClarkCRITique of Pure ReasonThe Master and the MargaRITa1270
Yusuf BaigThe Tortured Trivia DepartmentTo 500 PPG and Beyond1270
Marcus Forbes-GreenTo 500 PPG and BeyondThe Tortured Trivia Department1270
Leo TaoThe Big DoofusThere's No Spying In Quizbowl1270
Alden ThompsonThere's No Spying In QuizbowlThe Big Doofus1270
Hazel SinghTosca TrioUntitled HONK! Team12710
Tomás Aguilar-Fragagaslight gatekeep girlbuzzSkibidiallo Rizzirkzee12710

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y771%14%14%97.00
2024 HONK! @ Carleton2024-10-20Y475%25%25%78.33
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y425%25%25%53.00
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y10100%20%30%93.20