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In this film, the image of John the Baptist from the Ghent Altarpiece appears at the bottom of a pool of water as the camera pans to a sleeping man. Wagner’s Tannhäuser plays in this film’s opening as a woman’s weeping blends with the sound of a train which shakes a house. This film’s director likely died from cancer caused by toxic (15[2])exposure while shooting in abandoned hydro power plants. At the end of this film, a girl uses a mysterious power to cause (*) water glasses to move on a (-5[1])table. This film’s protagonists witness a bird disappear and reappear in a room filled with sand dunes. The novel Roadside Picnic inspired this film, in which two men seek the Room, a place where all wishes are granted. A writer and professor are led into the “Zone” by the title character in, for 10 points, what 1979 film by Andrei Tarkovsky? (10[1])■END■

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Maude-Sophie LockmanOttawaToronto cDNA6215
James Ah YongWaterloo BustToronto Sprout6215
Cole FranklinToronto Tony Jingyu Chen eats quizbowlToronto Pilk90-5
Jacob BicolWaterloo CaliToronto Penguin World War15110

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2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y667%50%0%70.50
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y475%50%25%91.67
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y3100%33%0%83.33
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y633%33%17%36.00
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y250%0%0%105.00