Question

In a June 2023 newspaper column, this person described their late night fridge raids for cheese and chorizo. This person was criticized for failing to execute on part of his “levelling up” initiative (-5[1])that included (-5[1])planned infrastructure investments (10[1])in HS2 (-5[1])and Northern Powerhouse Rail. In July 2018, this politician resigned from Theresa May’s cabinet (10[1])after suggesting she was leading the UK into a “semi-Brexit.” This former editor of The Spectator magazine also served as Foreign Secretary and Mayor of London (10[1])before being elected Conservative Party leader in 2019. For 10 points, name this politician who was succeeded by Liz Truss as Prime Minister of the UK. (10[1])■END■ (10[3]0[1])

ANSWER: Boris Johnson [or Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson]
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Summary

2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y7100%0%43%84.57

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
AndrewNYU AColumbia B32-5
Alex Shi (DII)Swarthmore BUniversity of Delaware A34-5
Rio Lucenet (UG)NYU CSwarthmore A3710
Wade Rogers (DII)FordhamRowan39-5
Will Hollister (DII)LehighNYU B5310
Patrick Torre (DII)MarylandRutgers7910
Ashish KumbhardareRowanFordham10510
Catherine Fiore (DII)University of Delaware BPrinceton10610
Lucas Shedlock (DII)PrincetonUniversity of Delaware B1060
Udbhav Bodapati (DII)University of Delaware ASwarthmore B10610
KeeganColumbia BNYU A10610