Question
When the protagonist of one of this author’s stories finds a dead cat on his bed, he throws the cat’s corpse off a second story balcony, hitting his fiancée’s father on the head. In another story by this author, a man who unwillingly joins a literary club befriends the popular but surly Russian author Vladimir Brusiloff, thus gaining the attention of the girl he likes. One of this author’s characters is constantly dragged into schemes by his mischievous Uncle Fred. In this author’s story “Goodbye to All Cats,” an (*) Egg and a Bean discuss the unlucky Freddie Widgeon. “The Clicking of Cuthbert” is one of many stories by this author narrated by the Oldest Member about golf. This author’s recurring characters Bingo, Pongo, and Psmith (“Smith”) with a silent “p” are members of the Drones Club. For 10 points, name this comic British author who created Bertie Wooster and the valet Jeeves. ■END■
Summary
2024 ARGOS @ Stanford | 02/22/2025 | N | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 124.67 |
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis | 03/22/2025 | N | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 102.67 |
2024 ARGOS Online | 03/22/2025 | N | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 143.00 |
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster | 11/17/2024 | Y | 4 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 137.75 |
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago | 11/23/2024 | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 135.17 |
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia | 11/23/2024 | Y | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 93.67 |
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College | 12/14/2024 | N | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 131.67 |
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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John Lawrence | Walston et. al. | jeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan club | 32 | 15 |
Rob Carson | BHSU Rebirth | The Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day) | 115 | 10 |
Caleb Ott | Tensei Shitara Flashcard Data Ken | Simpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donut | 121 | -5 |
Anwen Kelleher | NJ TRANSit (and anwen | 12 Litres of Green Tea | 122 | 10 |
Andrew Wang | BHSU ReFantazio | Who is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus? | 127 | 10 |
Ryan Rosenberg | Cope is the thing with feathers | just one more half-dot bro | 127 | 10 |
Adrian Wong | The Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange | as rational as the square root of two power bottoms | 130 | 10 |
Colin Veevers | Communism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country | Ryan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers | 130 | 10 |
Mike Bentley | Music to Help You Stop Smoking | WashU | 133 | 10 |
Todd Maslyk | Clown Senpais | Notre Dame | 140 | 10 |
Jared He | You cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit | She Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere | 140 | 10 |
Sinecio Morales | hawk two of | Northeast by Northwestern | 145 | 10 |
Logan Mathis | That Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days | Clown Squad | 151 | 10 |
Tony Chen | Simpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donut | Tensei Shitara Flashcard Data Ken | 151 | 10 |