Question

After being resurrected by having his head sewn back on, a character in this novel says that while in hell he saw famous people like Alexander the Great and Cicero with menial jobs. While giving a genealogy, the narrator of this novel mentions Hurtali, who, despite not being mentioned in the Bible, steered Noah’s ark during the flood. While trying to get advice, a man in this novel seeks the counsel of a dying poet, Virgilian lots, (-5[1])and an old woman who throws verse-inscribed leaves in the air. A flying, (15[1])mustard spreading hog in this novel is worshiped by the warlike (*) Chitterlings. (10[1])A man in this (10[1])novel is confused by the word “trinc” until the priestess Bacbuc (10[1]-5[1])says that it means “drink.” This novel, which is narrated (10[1])by Alcofribas Nasier, ends (10[1])after (10[1])Panurge visits (10[1])the Oracle of the Holy Bottle. (10[2])For 10 points, name this novel (10[1])that centers on two giants, (10[3])written (10[1])by (10[1]-5[1])Francois (10[2])Rabelais. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Gargantua and Pantagruel [or Les Cinq livres des faits et dits de Gargantua et Pantagruel; accept Cinq Livres or Five Books; anti-prompt on Pantagruel alone by asking, “what larger work is that a part of?”] (Alcofribas Nasier is an anagram of Francois Rabelais.)
<Literature - European Literature - Long Fiction>
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Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%0%114.33
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025N3100%0%0%127.00
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025N3100%0%0%131.00
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y5100%0%20%148.00
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%17%33%140.67
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%0%0%124.67
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%0%0%140.67

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Raymond ChenShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA InterfereYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit76-5
Matt BollingerBHSU ReFantazioWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?8915
Jason GolfinosWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?number of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku10110
Eshan Pantjust one more half-dot broCope is the thing with feathers10510
Ned TagtmeierThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)BHSU Rebirth116-5
Eve FleisigBerkeleyStanford+11610
Taylor HarveyCry of the Common LoonA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs12610
Hazel Depreist-SullivanNJ TRANSit (and anwen12 Litres of Green Tea13010
Caleb OttTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donut13110
Joseph KrolCien Años de QuizboledadGrzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz13310
Ben Russell JonesSimple VibesLimp Francekit13910
John LawrenceWalston et. al.jeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan club13910
Mike BentleyMusic to Help You Stop SmokingWashU14510
Todd MaslykClown SenpaisNotre Dame15010
Claire JonesDefying SuavityCambridge15010
Henry AtkinsCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers15010
Joey SunModerator Can't Neg me While in AlphaI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up15110
Rob CarsonBHSU RebirthThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)15210
Matt SchiavoneNortheast by Northwesternhawk two of152-5
Yashwanth BajjiClown SquadThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days15310
Adrian WongThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orangeas rational as the square root of two power bottoms15310
Sinecio Moraleshawk two ofNortheast by Northwestern15510
Mattias EhatammYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere15510