Question

Specific answer required. During one of these events, a woman was described as using ash from burnt facts to create a “perfect smokey eye”. (15[2]-5[1])The phrase “reality (-5[1])has a well-known liberal bias” was coined during one of these events, (15[2]-5[1])where a certain (-5[1])group was described to have been “rearranging (15[1])the deck chairs on the Hindenburg”. During one of these events, a man played a clip from The Lion King as proof of his “official (*) birth (10[1])video”. (10[2]-5[1])It’s not a talk show, (10[1]-5[1])but a 2016 mic drop (10[1])was performed (-5[1])at the end of one (10[1])of these events (-5[1])by Barack Obama. (10[2]-5[2])Seth Meyers (10[2])hosted the (10[1])2011 version of this event, (10[1])where his quip “I thought he was running as (-5[1])a joke” (10[1])supposedly goaded Donald Trump into starting a presidential campaign. (10[1])For 10 points, name these gatherings hosted by Washington-based journalists featuring comedians roasting the President. ■END■ (10[3]0[3])

ANSWER: White House Correspondents’ Association Dinners [or WHCA Dinners; or WHCD; prompt on partial answer; prompt on equivalents of “Correspondents’” like press or journalists or newspapers; prompt on equivalents of “Dinners” like galas or banquets; prompt on vague descriptions like comedians roasting the president]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Marcus Forbes-GreenTo 500 PPG and BeyondCreative Bankruptcy2315
Amanda WalkerDowntown Freddie BrownFDA Poop Experiments23-5
Parth JagtapSkibidiallo RizzirkzeeLast Among2315
Veer Ramigaslight gatekeep girlbuzzLaniel Automatic Pinball School26-5
Patrick RobinsonPositive AttitudeCarleton of Ottawa Fame3815
Tejas RajeFDA Poop ExperimentsDowntown Freddie Brown3815
Nadia DakdoukiFill in the _______Untitled HONK! Team38-5
Anuttam Ramjihonk tuah and squawk on that wingTosca Trio41-5
Anderson WangNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomataWe'd Rather Be at SawCon4815
Cormac BeirneA greyscale picture of Ishan Joshibwthhybl7410
James WangThe Second Coming of James WangMcGill Asian Goodreads Junta7510
Jason RohfritschVon TrappedUntitled McGill Team7510
Conner LebarronThe Master and the MargaRITaFowl Play75-5
Jack van NostrandNosfera2: The Return of Bill Skarsgardwomt8010
Nic Tunksnot overly fond of geeseTHE SIXTH SENSE80-5
Kais JessaSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation SiteMartingrobe8510
Oscar LiangInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is defaultThere's No Spying In Quizbowl87-5
Jon VaysmanThe Big Doofushow hungry... (horse emoji)9210
Yusuf BaigThe Tortured Trivia DepartmentNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked It95-5
Peter CorderoCarleton of Not Minnesota FameGuelph Neg 49810
Adam SwiftHolding Space for the Lyrics of TequilaCRITique of Pure Reason98-5
Ahmed AbbasAOL Instant MessengersWaterloo Cloze98-5
Chinmay KansaraNo Longer Free AgentsThe of us9810
Andrew YimDavid and Parth Fan ClubBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the context10010
Aedan CooperNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItThe Tortured Trivia Department10010
Mike BentleyLaniel Automatic Pinball Schoolgaslight gatekeep girlbuzz10210
Daniel GriffatonSyracuse University New York Everything Sports FunESF Bee10710
Gabriel BrannonKermit to the BitThe Holdovers116-5
Will HooverElegy WRITten in a Country ChurchyardThe House of the SpiRITs11810
Benjamin KitchenTHE SIXTH SENSEnot overly fond of geese12710
Sam BarreketteCRITique of Pure ReasonHolding Space for the Lyrics of Tequila14310
Eli BettingerFowl PlayThe Master and the MargaRITa1430
Kate SterickerThere's No Spying In QuizbowlInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is default14310
Kevin GanWaterloo ClozeAOL Instant Messengers1430
Henry StringerUntitled HONK! TeamFill in the _______1430
Arthur ZhangTosca Triohonk tuah and squawk on that wing14310

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y888%13%38%88.14
2024 HONK! @ Carleton2024-10-20Y4100%25%0%71.50
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y475%0%50%122.67
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y1080%30%60%82.38