Question

Description acceptable. Cora Wilburn’s novel Cosella Wayne was published by a Boston newspaper supporting these people called Banner of Light. One of these people named Emma Hardinge Britten was inspired by Robert Owen’s conversion to formulate “seven principles” of a movement focused on these people. A “national association” focused on these people was founded by one of these people named Cora L. V. Scott. Faculty at (-5[1])UPenn formed the Seybert Commission to investigate how these people performed “slate (-5[1])writing.” In the 1860s, many of these people, (-5[2])such as (15[1])“Lord” Charles (*) Colchester, were invited to the Red Room of the White House by Mary Todd Lincoln. (10[2])The sisters Kate and (10[1])Margaret (10[1])Fox (10[1])pretended to be these people (10[1])by cracking their (10[1])toe joints to produce “rapping.” (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, the Spiritualist movement centered on what people who could allegedly summon the dead? (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: spirit mediums [accept descriptions of séance performers; accept answers describing people who can summon the dead or communicate with the dead before the giveaway; prompt on Spiritualists before read]
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Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025N3100%0%0%110.33
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025N3100%33%0%100.00
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025N3100%33%0%103.67
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y5100%20%40%120.80
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%0%17%112.50
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%0%67%132.67
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024N3100%0%0%118.67

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jason RohfritschRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan QuizbowlersYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit65-5
Matt BollingerBHSU ReFantazioClown Squad77-5
Anwen KelleherNJ TRANSit (and anwen i guess)12 Litres of Green Tea85-5
John LawrenceWalston et. al.jeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan club85-5
Sheena LiCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryas rational as the square root of two power bottoms8715
Todd MaslykClown SenpaisNotre Dame10410
Rob CarsonBHSU RebirthNortheast by Northwestern10410
Akshar GoyalWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?The Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)10810
Liam StarnesThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Dayshawk two of10910
Mike BentleyMusic to Help You Stop SmokingWashU11010
Benjamin ChapmanSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha11510
Ryan RosenbergCope is the thing with feathersjust one more half-dot bro11810
Adil HaiderThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeTensei Shitara Flashcard Data Ken12310
Micah ColmanTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange123-5
Erik ChristensenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up She Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere13910
Jonathan VaysmanClown SquadBHSU ReFantazio14010
Halle Friedmanjeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan clubWalston et. al.14010
Zaid Asif12 Litres of Green TeaNJ TRANSit (and anwen i guess)14010
Liam KusalikYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers14010