Question

In one novel, a man who participates in this activity, Roland Agni, spikes cereal bowls with an atomic substance. A participant in this activity humbles Gus when he pulls a dead herring from a character's mouth. A participant in this activity named Gil Gamesh goes on an anti-Communist witch hunt in a novel partly centered on Port Ruppert. (-5[1])In a novel, a character participating in this activity gets a piece of glass stuck in his (*) eye, prompting Danny Saunders to apologize to Reuven Malter. A professional in this activity is shot with a silver bullet by Harriet Byrd. (10[2])This activity, which opens Chaim Potok's The Chosen, is managed by Pop Fisher in a novel in which a character cherishes his Wonderboy. For 10 (10[1])points, name this sport that Roy Hobbs plays in Bernard Malamud's The Natural. ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: baseball [prompt on sports before “sport” is read]
<Noah Sheidlower, American Literature>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andre WongLSEThe Crying of Team 4957-5
Omer KeskinSay itSorted9710
Ben Russel JonesFour Times I Have Despised My SoulSee it9710
Enoch Yuen3HK1MMLimp Chriskit12210
Sam MooreGressenheller AOxford School for Quizness13610
Eileen PengOxford School for QuiznessGressenheller A1360
Ethan WebbThe Crying of Team 49LSE13610

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%33%0%91.33
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y2100%0%0%113.50
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y4100%0%0%101.75
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%0%20%117.60
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%100%0%45.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y3100%33%0%103.33
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y475%50%0%77.67
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y8100%38%13%94.25
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y2100%0%0%116.00