Question
The YouTube channel Franzoli Electronics primarily produces videos of well-known songs played using devices named for this man. For 10 points each:
[10e] Identify this man, the namesake of devices used by ArcAttack. Those devices generate high-frequency electric discharges that are modulated to produce different notes and are coils named for this Serbian-American inventor.
ANSWER: Nikola Tesla [accept (singing) Tesla coils]
[10h] Singing Tesla coils, gamelestes, and gravity harps are among the unusual instruments used for this artist’s album Biophilia. This singer’s most recent studio album is 2022’s Fossora.
ANSWER: Björk (“byurk”) [or Björk Guðmundsdóttir (“GOO-munds-DOH-teer”)]
[10m] In the 2010 film The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, a character portrayed by this Canadian actor plays a OneRepublic song using Tesla coils to impress his crush Becky. This actor voiced Hiccup in the How to Train Your Dragon films.
ANSWER: Jay Baruchel
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDA Poop Experiments | not overly fond of geese | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Fill in the _______ | womt | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Laniel Automatic Pinball School | NieR: Nǃxau ǂTomata | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Last Among | The of us | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Nosfera2: The Return of Bill Skarsgard | Downtown Freddie Brown | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Skibidiallo Rizzirkzee | We'd Rather Be at SawCon | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| THE SIXTH SENSE | gaslight gatekeep girlbuzz | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Tosca Trio | The Holdovers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Untitled HONK! Team | No Longer Free Agents | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| honk tuah and squawk on that wing | Kermit to the Bit | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 HONK! @ Waterloo | 2024-08-03 | Y | 8 | 16.25 | 88% | 63% | 13% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Carleton | 2024-10-20 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Syracuse | 2024-12-07 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 HONK! @ Online | 2025-03-09 | Y | 10 | 21.00 | 100% | 60% | 50% |