Slaughterhouse-Five - 2025 ACF Winter

Question

A book within this novel describes Jesus as a nobody who is adopted by (-5[1])God right before he’s crucified. This novel’s protagonist is repeatedly accused of having echolalia by General Rumfoord (10[1])while lying in a hospital bed, (10[1])where he’s visited (-5[1])by his daughter Barbara. (10[1]-5[1])This novel’s protagonist cries when (10[1])listening to the Febs, (10[1])a barbershop quartet, (10[6])before a (10[1])plane carrying (10[2])him (10[1])and other (10[4])optometrists (10[4])crashes (10[4])in Vermont. (10[5]-5[3])The protagonist (10[2])of (10[2])this novel (10[2])befriends (10[1])Eliot Rosewater, (10[1])who (10[1])introduces (10[1])him (10[1])to (10[1])the science fiction writer (10[1])Kilgore (10[2])Trout. (10[5])In this (10[1])novel, Montana (10[1])Wildhack (10[3])gives birth (10[1])in a human zoo (10[1])operated by (10[1])green aliens (10[1])resembling (10[1])toilet (10[1])plungers (10[2])called (10[1])Tralfamadorians. For 10 points, name this novel in which Billy Pilgrim (10[1])becomes “unstuck in time,” written by (10[1])Kurt Vonnegut. ■END■ (10[8])

ANSWER: Slaughterhouse-Five [or Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children’s Crusade: A Duty-Dance With Death]

= Average correct buzz position

Summary


Eastern Canada	Main	Y	12	100%	0%	0%	93.83
Upper Mid-Atlantic (1)	Main	Y	10	100%	0%	0%	70.50
Lower Midwest	Main	Y	3	100%	0%	0%	69.67
Upper Midwest	Main	Y	10	100%	0%	10%	71.50
Northeast	Main	Y	11	100%	0%	0%	68.64
South Central	Main	Y	8	100%	0%	0%	70.88
Southeast	Main	Y	8	100%	0%	50%	95.75
UK	Main	Y	14	100%	0%	7%	78.71

Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Harper Royal	Georgia Tech A	Georgia Tech C	13	-5
Richard Lin	Amherst A	MIT A	30	10
Aryan Desarapu	Michigan B	Indiana B	36	10
Abdelrahman Elsisi	Sheffield A	Warwick A	39	-5
Nico Miller	Brown B	Brandeis Lloyd George	43	10
Darren Kellis	Vanderbilt B	Georgia Tech B	43	-5
Gavin Markoff	Vanderbilt A	Georgia Tech D	48	10
David Zaslavsky	Brandeis Orlando	Brandeis Wilson	52	10
Micah Lauzon	Dartmouth	Cornell-UG	55	10
Rohan Vittal	Brown A	Harvard	55	10
William Orr	Yale A	Williams	55	10
Kevin Zheng	Michigan A	Purdue B	55	10
Evan Schleck	Georgetown A	Penn B	55	10
Elliot Cosnett	Oxford A	Manchester A	55	10
Henry Bylinowski	Auburn A	Bruin A	57	10
Collin Leck	UCO	Northwestern B	59	10
Kevin He	Johns Hopkins A	Maryland A	59	10
Bryan Ugaz	Arizona State A	Texas A	60	10
Jisoo Yoo	Texas B	McGill D	62	10
Waverly O'Malley	Iowa	UTD A	62	10
Gannon Smith	Maryland C	George Washington B	62	10
Sayan Chandaroy	UMBC A	Johns Hopkins C	62	10
Tony Chen	Toronto A	Toronto B	63	10
Braden Booth	Missouri A	SIUE	63	10
Albert Nyang	LSE A	Edinburgh A	63	10
Zoë McGuire	Oxford B	Durham A	63	10
Sean Gao	Toronto K	McGill B	64	10
Charlie Castleton	Sheffield C	Southampton A	64	10
Gavin Yang	WashU B	Truman State	64	10
Hiten Umarnani	Imperial C	Durham B	64	10
Zaire Gibbons	Toronto J	Toronto Metropolitan	66	10
Kevin Yang	Illinois C	Louisville A	66	10
Mats Miller	Chicago B	Michigan C	66	10
Eugene Kim	Purdue C	Notre Dame B	66	-5
Davin Sivertson	Alabama B	Alabama A	66	-5
TJ Pickering	Auburn B	Huntsville A	66	-5
CT Tang	Sheffield B	City St George's A	66	10
Eugenia Tong	Imperial A	Birmingham A	66	10
Azura Gollamudi	Northwestern A	Alberta B	68	10
Justin Hawkins	Indiana A	UIC	68	10
Sam McNamee	Notre Dame A	Chicago D	69	10
Gus Vanskike	Maryland B	Georgetown B	69	10
Chandler Wolke	Kentucky	Michigan D	71	10
Jakub Hel	UAB A	Mississippi State A	71	10
Emily Hackwelder	Notre Dame D	Chicago A	72	10
Omer Korkmaz	Johns Hopkins B	Maryland D	74	10
Grace Ma	Brown C	Brandeis Clemenceau	75	10
Vincent Zhang	Penn A	George Mason A	76	10
Thomas Newill	Tufts A	Tufts B	77	10
Joe O'Connor	George Mason B	VCU A	78	10
Alex Dzurick	William Woods	WashU D	82	10
Young Fenimore Lee	Ohio	Arizona State B	83	10
Kevin Flanagan	Bristol A	Warwick B	83	10
Mason Evans	Tulsa	UTD B	84	10
Jesse Chusing	Ottawa	Toronto D	84	10
Stuart Chandler-Baas	Carleton	Toronto H	84	10
Henry Bauer	NYU B	Notre Dame E	84	10
Andrei Hui	Cambridge A	Edinburgh B	84	10
Dillon George	Catholic University	George Washington A	86	10
Gus Redding	Imperial B	Bristol B	88	10
Jeremy Mau	Northwestern C	Rose State	89	10
Arjun Kala	Illinois A	Louisville B	89	10
Tevin Francis	Southampton B	Cambridge D	89	10
Antoni Kluzowski	Warwick A	Sheffield A	91	10
Michael Xu	McMaster C	Queen's A	95	10
Riley Roessler	Bowdoin B	BC B	97	10
Sarah Khan	Queen's B	McMaster B	99	10
Galen Mueller	McGill A	Guelph A	100	10
Jason Hatfield	Huntsville B	Sewanee A	101	10
Aaron Velez	Yale B	BC A	102	10
Christian Humeniuk	McMaster A	Toronto C	102	10
Kyan Cheung	Cambridge C	Lancaster A	103	10
Sidarth Erat	MIT B	BU	114	10
Britton Webster	Alabama A	Alabama B	120	10
Nicholas Kwan	Western Ontario	Toronto E	123	10
Shaynee Ruffle	Toronto I	McGill C	123	10
Stephen Pace	Guelph B	Waterloo	123	10
Adrian Dooley	Notre Dame B	Purdue C	123	10
Kaushul Manikandan	Huntsville A	Auburn B	123	10
Alex Thomas	Georgia Tech C	Georgia Tech A	123	10
Aaryan Tomar	Georgia Tech B	Vanderbilt B	123	10
Abhinav Dinesh	LSE B	Manchester B	123	10

Eastern Canada

Main

100%

93.83

Upper Mid-Atlantic (1)

Main

100%

70.50

Lower Midwest

Main

100%

69.67

Upper Midwest

Main

100%

10%

71.50

Northeast

Main

100%

68.64

South Central

Main

100%

70.88

Southeast

Main

100%

50%

95.75

Main

100%

78.71

Player

Team

Opponent

Buzz Position

Value

Harper Royal

Georgia Tech A

Georgia Tech C

-5

Richard Lin

Amherst A

MIT A

Aryan Desarapu

Michigan B

Indiana B

Abdelrahman Elsisi

Sheffield A

Warwick A

-5

Nico Miller

Brown B

Brandeis Lloyd George

Darren Kellis

Vanderbilt B

Georgia Tech B

-5

Gavin Markoff

Vanderbilt A

Georgia Tech D

David Zaslavsky

Brandeis Orlando

Brandeis Wilson

Micah Lauzon

Dartmouth

Cornell-UG

Rohan Vittal

Brown A

Harvard

William Orr

Yale A

Williams

Kevin Zheng

Michigan A

Purdue B

Evan Schleck

Georgetown A

Penn B

Elliot Cosnett

Oxford A

Manchester A

Henry Bylinowski

Auburn A

Bruin A

Collin Leck

UCO

Northwestern B

Kevin He

Johns Hopkins A

Maryland A

Bryan Ugaz

Arizona State A

Texas A

Jisoo Yoo

Texas B

McGill D

Waverly O'Malley

Iowa

UTD A

Gannon Smith

Maryland C

George Washington B

Sayan Chandaroy

UMBC A

Johns Hopkins C

Tony Chen

Toronto A

Toronto B

Braden Booth

Missouri A

SIUE

Albert Nyang

LSE A

Edinburgh A

Zoë McGuire

Oxford B

Durham A

Sean Gao

Toronto K

McGill B

Charlie Castleton

Sheffield C

Southampton A

Gavin Yang

WashU B

Truman State

Hiten Umarnani

Imperial C

Durham B

Zaire Gibbons

Toronto J

Toronto Metropolitan

Kevin Yang

Illinois C

Louisville A

Mats Miller

Chicago B

Michigan C

Eugene Kim

Purdue C

Notre Dame B

-5

Davin Sivertson

Alabama B

Alabama A

-5

TJ Pickering

Auburn B

Huntsville A

-5

CT Tang

Sheffield B

City St George's A

Eugenia Tong

Imperial A

Birmingham A

Azura Gollamudi

Northwestern A

Alberta B

Justin Hawkins

Indiana A

UIC

Sam McNamee

Notre Dame A

Chicago D

Gus Vanskike

Maryland B

Georgetown B

Chandler Wolke

Kentucky

Michigan D

Jakub Hel

UAB A

Mississippi State A

Emily Hackwelder

Notre Dame D

Chicago A

Omer Korkmaz

Johns Hopkins B

Maryland D

Grace Ma

Brown C

Brandeis Clemenceau

Vincent Zhang

Penn A

George Mason A

Thomas Newill

Tufts A

Tufts B

Joe O'Connor

George Mason B

VCU A

Alex Dzurick

William Woods

WashU D

Young Fenimore Lee

Ohio

Arizona State B

Kevin Flanagan

Bristol A

Warwick B

Mason Evans

Tulsa

UTD B

Jesse Chusing

Ottawa

Toronto D

Stuart Chandler-Baas

Carleton

Toronto H

Henry Bauer

NYU B

Notre Dame E

Andrei Hui

Cambridge A

Edinburgh B

Dillon George

Catholic University

George Washington A

Gus Redding

Imperial B

Bristol B

Jeremy Mau

Northwestern C

Rose State

Arjun Kala

Illinois A

Louisville B

Tevin Francis

Southampton B

Cambridge D

Antoni Kluzowski

Warwick A

Sheffield A

Michael Xu

McMaster C

Queen's A

Riley Roessler

Bowdoin B

BC B

Sarah Khan

Queen's B

McMaster B

Galen Mueller

McGill A

Guelph A

100

Jason Hatfield

Huntsville B

Sewanee A

101

Aaron Velez

Yale B

BC A

102

Christian Humeniuk

McMaster A

Toronto C

102

Kyan Cheung

Cambridge C

Lancaster A

103

Sidarth Erat

MIT B

114

Britton Webster

Alabama A

Alabama B

120

Nicholas Kwan

Western Ontario

Toronto E

123

Shaynee Ruffle

Toronto I

McGill C

123

Stephen Pace

Guelph B

Waterloo

123

Adrian Dooley

Notre Dame B

Purdue C

123

Kaushul Manikandan

Huntsville A

Auburn B

123

Alex Thomas

Georgia Tech C

Georgia Tech A

123

Aaryan Tomar

Georgia Tech B

Vanderbilt B

123

Abhinav Dinesh

LSE B

Manchester B

123