Question

In a film whose title references these beings, Lin uses a star-shaped candy to feed small examples of them. (-5[1])In another film, two children and a group (10[1])of these beings dance in front of seeds which then grow into (10[1])a gigantic tree. (10[1]-5[1])The protagonist (10[1]-5[1])of a film (-5[1])whose title references (10[1])these beings is given the name Sen (10[1]-5[1])after signing (10[1])a contract (10[2])to work (10[1])in a bathhouse (10[3])owned by (10[1])Yubaba. (10[8])That (10[1])protagonist (10[2])is followed (10[3])by a lonely (10[1])one of these beings (10[2]-5[1])named (10[2]-5[1])No-Face (10[5])who wears (10[1])a (10[1])white (10[3])mask. (10[11])The racoon-inspired mascot of a studio co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki (-5[1])is one of these (-5[1])beings named Totoro. (-5[1])For 10 points, Chihiro befriends what beings in a Studio Ghibli film titled for them Away? (10[1])■END■ (10[10])

ANSWER: spirits [accept ghosts or sprites or gremlins or kami or yokai in place of “spirits”; accept wood spirits; accept soot spirits; accept Spirited Away or Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi; prompt on susuwatari or makkuro-kurosuke or black soots or traveling soots by asking “what more general type of being are they?”; prompt on supernatural beings]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%11%82.89
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY9100%0%11%76.78
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY7100%0%43%95.14
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY14100%0%14%85.07
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%79.67
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY1100%0%0%41.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY7100%0%14%70.14
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%74.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Conner YamnitzWashU AIllinois D18-5
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Princeton A (UG)2610
Cecilia AndersonIndianaNorthwestern A3810
Dylan BianchiUW GreedUBC A41-5
Scarlet Rutter (DII)Claremont AUCLA C4110
Gavin BramerAppalachian State BVirginia43-5
Aidan JonesLiberty AUNC B4310
Florian ChiuUW SlothUW Envy46-5
Nitin MurthyPurdue AChicago A4910
Rosie ZhangUW WrathUBC B56-5
Sophia ArnoldSIUENorthwestern B5610
Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Rowan A (DII)5810
Brian ChenCornell GRIT C6010
Andrea OwusuDuke AVirginia Tech A6010
Sean JacksonSouth Carolina AGeorgia Tech E6210
Griffin ElderTennessee AGeorgia Tech A6510
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU A (UG)Columbia A (UG)6510
Rico-Ian Banting (UG)NYU BRutgers B6510
Noah McRedmondNotre Dame BPurdue C6710
Ruchir Kodihalli (UG)CWRU A (UG) CWRU B (DII) 6810
Elijah Quan (DII)Michigan C Miami A (UG) 6810
Natalee Vernon (DII)Miami C (DII) CWRU C (UG)6810
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Michigan A (UG)6810
Yuki Brown (DII)Miami B (UG) Ohio State A (UG) 6810
Carson KesslerUW LustBoise State6810
Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DAuburn A6810
Zoe BrennanVirginia Tech BUNC C6810
Owen LinderBinghamton ACornell D6910
Ryan DiBacco (UG)West Virginia B (UG) West Virginia A (UG) 7010
Mary WellsVCULiberty C7010
Beck FalettiUW GluttonyUW Pride7210
Connor KahnNC StateUNC A7210
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Rutgers A (UG)7210
Cade Smith (UG)Michigan State A Michigan D (UG)7510
Jonathan ZhangCornell FCornell B79-5
Yuxuan LuVanderbilt AGeorgia Tech B7910
Abby KeithLiberty BDuke B7910
Jake CobovicBinghamton CRIT A8010
Mary ScheidelFordham AColumbia B80-5
Stephen HeritageNotre Dame AChicago B8010
Riley ShermanESFPenn State8110
Claire ChambersBinghamton BU of Rochester B8110
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona State AAlberta8110
Connor RonanSouth Carolina BEmory Oxford8110
Dylan SpearmanClemson ASouthern8110
Orion HochCornell CSyracuse8310
Max KoldaNotre Dame CIllinois A8410
Euan McCubbinUW ChastityArizona State B8510
John ShieldsClemson BFurman8510
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Penn A (DII)8510
Ethan MaddoxU of Rochester ACornell A8610
Greg ReiserRIT BCornell E8610
Mohamed Musa (DII)Ohio State C (DII) Michigan State B 8610
Dylan MissalAlabama AGeorgia Tech C8610
Dylan MissalAlabama AGeorgia Tech C8610
Dylan MissalAlabama AGeorgia Tech C8610
Zachary KantEmory AMississippi State A8610
Tommy NguyenBelmontVanderbilt B8610
Meredie CohenWilliam & MaryTusculum8610
Owen AshbrookIowa BIllinois B8610
Grace EarlyIowa AIllinois C8610
Rafeed Rahman TurjyaGeorgia AAuburn B96-5
Coy MierAuburn CTennessee B100-5
Cole Polley (UG)Michigan B (UG)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)103-5
Will HackbarthVirginiaAppalachian State B11910
Alicia GarlicCornell BCornell F12010
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Michigan B (UG)12010
Joyann HuaUBC AUW Greed12010
Matthew WangUBC BUW Wrath12010
Alan FanUW EnvyUW Sloth12010
TJ PickeringAuburn BGeorgia A12010
Alina MooreTennessee BAuburn C12010
Levan TsiskarishvilliJames Madison AUNC D12010
Andrew YangColumbia BFordham A12010
Owen McCoyIllinois DWashU A12010