Question

In a “Vow” to this person, the speaker calls out, “O City sitting by the Sea! / How proud the day that dawned on thee.” In a letter, this person noted he is “undeserving of such encomium and panegyrick (“pan-uh-JIGH-rihk”)” in addressing a poem that describes “when Eolus (“AY-oe-luhs”) heaven's fair face deforms.” A poem addressed to this person describes a figure whose golden hair is bound by “Olive and laurel” and depicts this person (-5[1])“Fam'd for thy valour, (-5[1])for thy (*) virtues more.” (10[2])A poem titled for (10[1])this person set when “Gallic powers Columbia's fury found” (10[1]-5[2])depicts “A (10[1])crown, a mansion, (10[1])and a (10[1])throne (10[2])that shine.” (10[2])This man is addressed in a (10[1])poem that opens, “Celestial choir! (10[3])enthron'd (10[1])in realms of light.” For 10 points, name this politician (-5[1])whose (-5[1])“Excellency” (10[2])titles (10[4])a Phillis (10[2])Wheatley (10[2])poem about his time (10[1])as a Revolutionary War general. (10[2])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: George Washington
<Noah Sheidlower, American Literature>
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Summary

2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%0%0%123.33
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y2100%0%50%135.00
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y4100%0%25%115.75
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%0%20%120.60
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%0%50%112.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%0%0%116.00
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y4100%0%25%122.00
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y8100%0%13%112.00
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y2100%0%0%104.50

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Rachel FanousMichigan APittsburgh72-5
Michal GerasimiukStanfordBerkeley B76-5
Justin HawkinsIndiana ANotre Dame C8010
Kayla DrajpuchBrandeisTufts8010
Shahar SchwartzBerkeley CBerkeley A8410
Thomas TibbettsUCFUF C93-5
Sinecio MoralesJHU APrinceton9310
Seraphina CharlotteSee itLimp Chriskit93-5
Jisoo YooTexas ATAMU9510
David NeimanCarnegie MellonOhio State B9810
Zach JosephNotre Dame AMinnesota10010
Arjun KalaIllinois BNorthwestern B10110
Ben Russel JonesFour Times I Have Despised My SoulSay it10110
Andrew WangIllinois AIndiana B10310
Enoch Yuen3HK1MMLSE10310
Ned TagtmeierChicago ASIUE10910
Yrwin BatanMITBU11410
Moses KitakuleColumbiaMaryland11410
William GoldenHoustonTexas B11410
Jim FanUNC BUNC A11510
Charles HangWUSTLIllinois C125-5
William OrrYale AHarvard A126-5
Kevin ZhengMichigan BMichigan State12710
Jacob EgolDuke AVirginia Tech A12710
Rohan Navaneetha RajOhio State COhio State A12810
Jon SuhHarvard AYale A12810
Kai MadgwickGressenheller ASorted12810
Cade ReinbergerRIT AUNC C12810
Leo LawUF BUF A13010
Ethan WebbThe Crying of Team 49Oxford School for Quizness13010
Jacob FinleyNotre Dame BPurdue13110
Christopher SimsNorthwestern AChicago B13110
Ariel FaederPittsburghMichigan A13510
Ryan SunBerkeley BStanford14010
Graham CopeUF CUCF14010
David ZhangIllinois CWUSTL14110
James McCurleyHarvard BYale B14110
Rishi SwaminathanNYU BJHU B14110
Oscar SiddleLimp ChriskitSee it14110