Question

Description acceptable. This location, whose ceilings were shaped triangularly to be resistant to shockwaves, was lit by an early example of a light ring pendant. Cinematographer Gilbert Taylor asked Ken Adam to design lighting on a green table in this location to resemble a poker (-5[1])game. (10[2])A film was originally supposed (10[1])to end in this location with a massive custard pie fight. (10[4]-5[1])Actors in this location (10[1])wore (10[1])felt-covered shoes to avoid scratching the black floor, which caused (-5[1])George C. Scott to accidentally trip. (10[1]-5[1])After tackling an ambassador taking pictures of “the Big Board” (10[1])here, a line about (10[1])this location (10[1]-5[1])is delivered by President Merkin Muffley. After (10[1])rising (10[1])from his wheelchair in this (10[1])location, a Nazi scientist yells “Mein Führer, (10[1])I can walk!” For 10 points, a line beginning “Gentlemen! You can’t fight in here” refers to what location in the (10[1])Pentagon, the setting of a political (10[1])satire by Stanley Kubrick? (10[2])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: the War Room [accept descriptions of the bunker from Dr. Strangelove or the conference room from Dr. Strangelove; accept Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb in place of “Dr. Strangelove”; prompt on the setting of Dr. Strangelove until “setting” is read; prompt on the Pentagon until read]
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Summary

2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y2496%0%21%95.87

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matthew SiffYale BIowa State A44-5
Tim MorrisonStanford ADuke A4510
Henry CafaroChicago CNorthwestern A4510
Alex SchmidtPenn State AClaremont A5010
Clark SmithOhio State AFlorida A6110
Todd MaslykMichigan AVanderbilt A6110
Halle FriedmanNYU AFlorida B6110
Wenying WuToronto AUC Berkeley A6110
Justin WytmarIllinois ARutgers A61-5
David BassVirginia APenn A6510
Matt BollingerGeorgia Tech AChicago A6610
Caleb KendrickMaryland AChicago B76-5
Albert ZhangColumbia BUC Berkeley B82-5
S. A. ShenoyGeorgia Tech BMcGill A8210
Michael MaysImperial APurdue A9210
Nicholas TunksMinnesota BRutgers B9610
Drake EshlemanIndiana AColumbia A98-5
Charles HangWUSTL ACornell A9810
Daniel SheinbergYale ABrown A10510
Mazin OmerHarvard AMIT A10610
Jim FanNorth Carolina AMinnesota A11110
John BroussardHouston AJohns Hopkins A11810
Amogh KulkarniChicago BMaryland A13910
Isak JatoiSouth Carolina AWUSTL B14510
John John GrogerColumbia AIndiana A14910
Brad MacLaineTexas ACornell B14910
Conor ThompsonIowa State AYale B15010
Aiden DartleyRutgers AIllinois A15010