Question

A character in this play is mocked for proposing ridiculous schemes like using a lens to burn up a clerk’s papers or getting a witch to shut a moon into a box. In this play, that character is called stupid for forgetting the name of the instrument used to knead bread. A man in this play who claims to be “contemplating the sun” first appears while standing in a basket. (10[2])A student in this play (10[1])brags about how his teacher dipped (10[1])a flea’s feet in wax to measure the distance of its jump. In this play, a character is sent to learn how to argue away the debts he incurred with his passion for horse racing. (-5[1])That character beats his father at the end of this play, after which the servant Xanthias (10[1])is called to help Strepsiades burn down The Thinkery. For 10 points, Socrates is caricatured in what play by Aristophanes? (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: The Clouds [or Nephelai]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ben LaFondCambridge BImperial A6910
Paige CrawleyOxford BSouthampton B6910
Omer KeskinOxford ALSE A7410
Seraphina CharlotteCambridge ABristol A8010
Adsayan GaneshWarwick AImperial B115-5
Aisling SkeetDurhamBirmingham13110
Kai MadgwickManchesterCambridge C15110
Zayyan MahmoodSouthampton ACambridge D1520
Percy YuenCambridge DSouthampton A1520
Gus ReddingImperial BWarwick A15210

Summary

2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y786%0%43%109.17
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%22%110.78
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y8100%0%13%108.88
2024 ACF Winter at Online2024-11-16Y757%0%43%124.25
2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida2024-11-16Y3100%0%0%114.67
2024 ACF Winter at Oxford2024-11-16Y888%0%13%103.71