Question

In Berlin, the Gob Squad produced a version of My Fair Lady where Myon, one of these characters, attempts to understand theater. In a play, the author may have used his lifelong experience with spondylitis to create these characters’ namesake “cramp.” In that play, a manuscript that says that the omega (15[1])enzyme is the key to creating these characters (15[1])is burned after (15[1])a (15[1])character learns about a new species of sterile flower. The ship Ultimus is used in an attempt to thwart a revolt of these beings led by (*) Radius. In a play, Alquist calls Primus and Helena, two of these beings, the new Adam and Eve. In that play, League of Humanity member Helena Glory argues for these beings’ liberation. For 10 points, Rossum makes what beings, whose “three laws” were developed by (10[1])Isaac (10[1])Asimov? ■END■

ANSWER: Robots [or Rossum’s Universal Robots; or Robot Cramp; prompt on R.U.R.] (the leadin refers to My Square Lady)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eshan PantNYU AGatherer5115
Lexi TermanRutgersColumbia B5915
Jack RadoColumbia ALehigh A6215
William OrrYalePrinceton6315
Nat KuNYU BBard13410
Will HollisterLehigh BNYU C13510

Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y6100%67%0%84.00
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%50%0%81.25
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y4100%25%25%102.75
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y6100%67%0%79.17
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%33%33%95.00