Question

A man’s question of whether these objects can be “dissolved” leads another man to bite his wife’s pincushion and fill his mouth with bran. A definition of these objects as just these objects “nothing more, or less” follows a long preamble in which a novel’s narrator rebukes philosophy for using too many definitions. A Neo-Latin treatise on (-5[1])these objects includes a tale about Diego, (-5[1])a visitor to a “Promontory” of them, who possesses one that causes a frenzy among the (*) nuns of Strasburg. A man obsessed with these objects pores over discussions (10[1])of them by Bruscambille, Erasmus, and Hafen Slawkenbergius. (-5[1])The protagonist’s father Walter, whose “hobby-horse” (10[1])involves a belief that these objects should be large, is upset when Dr. Slop crushes one belonging to the protagonist with a forceps. (10[1])For 10 points, Tristram Shandy is born with a shortened form of what body part? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: noses
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anson BernsJinAh and Jordan from Wikiquizprotobowling for soup56-5
Arya KarthikSandmännchen im HelikopterLet's Fighting Love63-5
Caleb KendrickJJarylandNJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess)9110
Aseem Keyalbruh1.g4 Test Mixture99-5
Raymond WangNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew HesseThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuola10510
Nathan Sheffieldboy's jitches (ft. DMA)chamPAIN and cornHELL in Columbia12810
Will Alston1.g4 Test Mixturebruh14410
Michael Boreckiprotobowling for soupJinAh and Jordan from Wikiquiz14410
Eshan PantLet's Fighting LoveSandmännchen im Helikopter14410

Summary

2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y683%17%33%90.00
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y6100%0%50%126.00
2024 ESPN @ Duke03/23/2024Y2100%0%0%125.00
2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y3100%0%0%128.67
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge04/06/2024Y2100%0%50%134.50
2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y3100%0%33%117.33