Question
After an investigation by The Smoking Gun, this person admitted "I feel really duped" and lambasted James Frey and his publisher Nan Talese in a particularly brutal interview. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this talk show host. She hosts a famous “Book Club” segment that promoted Frey’s A Million Little Pieces, a memoir about addiction that later turned out to be completely fabricated.
ANSWER: Oprah Winfrey [accept either underlined portion; accept The Oprah Winfrey Show; accept Oprah’s Book Club]
[10h] Aliens called Mogs attempt to kill Lorics in this novel partially written by James Frey under the pseudonym Pittacus Lore. The magazine They Walk Among Us appears in this first entry in the Lorien Legacies.
ANSWER: I Am Number Four
[10m] James Frey is somehow also the current CEO of NYXL, which operates the New York Excelsior in this game's esports scene. Longtime Excelsior member JJoNak ("joe-nack") specialized in playing this video game’s heroes Ana and Doomfist.
ANSWER: Overwatch [or Overwatch 2]
<JH, Other/Misc.>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Freddie Brown | Fill in the _______ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| FDA Poop Experiments | honk tuah and squawk on that wing | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Kermit to the Bit | not overly fond of geese | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Last Among | Untitled HONK! Team | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| NieR: Nǃxau ǂTomata | The Holdovers | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Nosfera2: The Return of Bill Skarsgard | The of us | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Skibidiallo Rizzirkzee | Laniel Automatic Pinball School | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Tosca Trio | gaslight gatekeep girlbuzz | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| We'd Rather Be at SawCon | No Longer Free Agents | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| womt | THE SIXTH SENSE | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 HONK! @ Waterloo | 2024-08-03 | Y | 8 | 21.25 | 100% | 88% | 25% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Carleton | 2024-10-20 | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Syracuse | 2024-12-07 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| 2025 HONK! @ Online | 2025-03-09 | Y | 10 | 24.00 | 100% | 90% | 50% |