Question
The Dorset Ooser (“OH-zer”) was a giant wooden mask primarily used for this practice in the town of Melbury Osmond. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this practice of public censure, which could be accompanied by “rough music.” John Williams, a leader in the 1631-1632 Western Rising, took an alias referencing this practice.
ANSWER: charivari [or shivaree, chivaree, skimmington ride, skimmity ride, lewbelling, riding the stang, tin-panning, ran tanning, nominey, wooset, katzenmusik, haberfeldtreiben, or scampanate; accept, but DO NOT REVEAL hussitting; prompt on public humiliation , shaming, or vigilantism or similar answers]
[10e] A 1930 instance of charivari to punish a domestic abuser was given a local name based on this Czech theologian, who inspired a series of civil wars in Bohemia in the 1420s.
ANSWER: Jan Hus [or John Hus or Johannes Hus; accept hussitting]
[10m] This French peasant was mocked with a charivari for being unable to conceive a son for eight years. The trial of Arnaud du Tilh (“ar-NOH doo teel”), who impersonated this person for several years, was the basis of a history by Natalie Zemon Davis.
ANSWER: Martin Guerre (“ghair”) [accept The Return of Martin Guerre]
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Summary
| 2023 Chicago Open | 08/05/2023 | Y | 9 | 22.22 | 100% | 89% | 33% |
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| Curse you, Periplus the Platypus! | BHSU | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Evans Hall destruction awaiters | wave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| I would prefer not to | Don't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| The Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club | remembrance of lost time | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| The anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.) | Saint Peter Andre 3000 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Teach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness | In Search of Things Past | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Quasicrystal Silence | The Canadians | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| The Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub | I prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| [moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled? | Hang et al., Robert Browning | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |