Question

This verb partly titles a song whose melody repeats the figure of an A held for a whole note tied to a half note, followed by the triplet quarters G down to D up to G. This verb appears in the title of an album that unusually includes bass trombone, flugelhorn, and alto flute by Herbie Hancock. The blue-and-black cover art of an album partly titled (10[1])for this verb is dominated by the face of the lead artist’s then-wife Teruko Nakagami. A Herbie Hancock album is titled “[this verb] Like a Child.” This (10[1])verb partly titles (-5[1])the most widely recorded (10[1])song (-5[1])from the musical One Touch of (10[1])Venus by Kurt Weill and Ogden Nash, in which it precedes the word “Low.” (-5[1])An album (-5[1])partly titled for this verb includes (-5[2])the lead (-5[2])artist’s songs “Witch Hunt” and “Dance Cadaverous.” (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])in a 1964 Wayne Shorter album, what verb precedes the word “No Evil”? (10[2])■END■ (10[9]0[12])

ANSWER: speak [or speaks; accept Brownie Speaks; accept Speak Liked a Child; accept “Speak Low”; accept “Speak No Evil”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Moses KitakuleColumbia AWaterloo A6510
Alvin GuoChicago BGeorgia Tech9210
John MarvinChicago ANorthwestern95-5
John John GrogerWUSTL BGeorgia State9910
William OrrYaleWaterloo B100-5
Tim MorrisonStanfordIllinois A10610
Yashwanth BajjiMichiganUCF120-5
Nathan ZhangCornell AToronto B122-5
Teigue KellyPenn StateArizona State128-5
Michael KearneyHarvardMIT128-5
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordNorth Carolina AIndiana130-5
Isaac MammelMarylandWinona State130-5
Ryan RosenbergNYUUC Berkeley B13710
Joseph ChambersVirginiaNorth Carolina B137-5
Sky LiToronto ARutgers14010
Crow HeNorth Carolina BVirginia15310
Eve FleisigUC Berkeley AWUSTL A15310
Bryan UgazArizona StatePenn State1540
Maude-Sophie LockmanOttawaBritish Columbia1540
Matthew WangBritish ColumbiaOttawa1540
Matt SchiavoneNorthwesternChicago A15410
Julian BushlowCornell BColumbia B15410
Olin BoseColumbia BCornell B1540
Nathan SheffieldMITHarvard1540
Danila KabotyanskiIndianaNorth Carolina A15410
Jason ZhangToronto CJohns Hopkins15410
Cormac BeirneLSEFlorida15410
Foster HughesMinnesotaVirginia Tech15410
Noah ChinVirginia TechMinnesota1540
Roxanne TangOhio StateRIT15410
Cade ReinbergerRITOhio State1540
Conor ThompsonIowa StateTexas1540
Jisoo YooTexasIowa State1540
Raymond ChenToronto BCornell A1540
Anthony LovegrenUCFMichigan15410
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltIllinois B15410
Micah ColmanWaterloo BYale1540
Garrett BuryskaWinona StateMaryland1540