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 girlfriend’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 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 124.67 |
2024 ARGOS Online | 03/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 143.00 |
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis | 03/22/2025 | Y | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 102.67 |
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster | 11/17/2024 | N | 4 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 137.75 |
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago | 11/23/2024 | N | 6 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 135.17 |
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia | 11/23/2024 | N | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 93.67 |
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College | 12/14/2024 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 131.67 |
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Chinmay Kansara | CLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU! | Aw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms | 27 | -5 |
Jaimie Carlson | Banned from ARGOS | Hu up Jinning they Tao | 79 | 15 |
Hari Parameswaran | Cry of the Common Loon | A is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs | 107 | 10 |
Jordan Brownstein | "Powers a question on Stancyzk" that's a clown question bro | |madam| | 114 | 10 |
Aditya Gangrade | Pahkin' the Ahgo | Import Pandas | 115 | 10 |
Joseph Krol | Cien Años de Quizboledad | Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz | 116 | 10 |
Tim Morrison | Stanford+ | Berkeley | 116 | 10 |
Daoud Jackson | Defying Suavity | Cambridge | 117 | -5 |
Sam Moore | Simple Vibes | Limp Francekit | 128 | 10 |
Joel Miles | Thompson et al. | I wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire | 132 | 10 |
John Xiang | Where are the ACF Nationals recordings? | number of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku | 137 | -5 |
Ariel Faeder | throw away your cards, rally in the streets | UBC | 146 | 10 |
Ian McDowell | Cambridge | Defying Suavity | 151 | 10 |
Kevin Ye | number of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku | Where are the ACF Nationals recordings? | 151 | 10 |
Arjun Vijaykumar | Aw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms | CLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU! | 151 | 10 |