Question

A man in this play claims to have read a cedar board treatise by Adam in High Dutch, proving that it was the “primitive tongue.” In this play, a man is given a bird by a woman and told to let it suck his blood once a week. This play opens as two men (-5[1])hurl insults at each other like “Thy worst. I fart at thee.” before a woman knocks a vial from one of their hands. A man in this play has a piece of gingerbread stuffed in his mouth and is (*) gagged while waiting for the Queen of Fairy. (10[1])A druggist seeking advice (-5[1])on the layout of his tobacco shop, an Anabaptist named Ananias, (10[1]-5[1])and the nobleman Epicure (10[1])Mammon are among the gullible (0[1])customers in this play who (10[1])arrive at a home whose real owner, Lovewit, has left London amid a plague outbreak. For 10 points, the conmen Face and Subtle peddle a scam involving the philosopher’s stone in what comedy by Ben Jonson? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: The Alchemist
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Richard NiuThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuolaprotobowling for soup53-5
Jordan BrownsteinJinAh and Jordan from Wikiquizboy's jitches (ft. DMA)10010
Chris MannersbruhJJaryland104-5
Andrew ZengNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew HesseParden the Interruption11510
Darren PetrosinoParden the InterruptionNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew Hesse115-5
Eshan PantLet's Fighting Love1.g4 Test Mixture11910
Caleb KendrickJJarylandbruh1240
Sinecio MoralesSandmännchen im HelikopterchamPAIN and cornHELL in Columbia12910
Robert WangNJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess)mnemonists16610
Michael Boreckiprotobowling for soupThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuola1660

Summary

2024 ESPN @ Stanford03/09/2024Y2100%0%50%132.50
2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y6100%0%17%117.17
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y771%0%43%125.80
2024 ESPN @ Duke03/23/2024Y2100%0%50%143.50
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge04/06/2024Y2100%0%50%143.00
2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y333%0%33%164.00
2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y3100%0%0%112.67