Question

According to Suetonius, Augustus issued orders to be done “quicker than you can cook” this food as his way of saying “and make it snappy.” A still life by Manet depicting this food was once owned by the Nazi collaborator Hermann Josef Abs, according to a series of panels by Hans Haacke tracing its provenance. Melanippus was conceived after Theseus coaxed Perigune out of hiding from a bed of this vegetable. Allied gliders in Normandy were only somewhat (*) deterred by the wooden (10[1])poles nicknamed for this food which were set by Erwin Rommel’s men. A carboxamide side chain is found in the amino acid that takes its name from this vegetable, whose (10[1])single-letter symbol is N. (10[1])For 10 points, name this vegetable that comes in stalks and alters the smell of urine. ■END■

ANSWER: garden asparagus [or sparrow grass; or Asparagus officinalis]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Tony ChenThe Passion According to C.H.Neg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy Style8110
Martin ProfantParth et al.The Vulture's Guide to Buzz11110
Russell NipMilan et al.Cameron et al.11510

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2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%67%0%77.67
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%0%113.33
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%0%67%107.00
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y367%33%33%73.50
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%0%102.33