Question

A poem set during one of these events compares the addressee to a monkey throwing a javelin from the back of a goat, and ends by claiming that enduring poor treatment during these events is akin to “not flinching from the whip.” A discussion of bathing habits at one of these events turns into an exhaustive recollection of the life of Chrysanthus. One of these events overseen by Virro (10[1])is the subject of Juvenal’s fifth Satire. A quote from one of these events is the source of the epigraph to The Waste (10[1])Land, in which the Sibyl of Cumae says, “I want to die.” Attendees of one of these events swap stories about werewolves and witches, while slaves bring out objects resembling Zodiac (10[1])signs. That one of these events is attended by the narrator Encolpius. For 10 points, the Satyricon features what sort of event hosted by Trimalchio? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: dinner parties [or cena; or banquets; or feasts; accept epula or convivia; prompt on parties or meals]
<HG, European Literature>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
James McCurleyHarvard BBrandeis A6810
Michael KearneyHarvard AUMass Boston9110
Elliott GomesDartmouth AMIT A12210
Will ZhangTufts ABU14710

Summary

Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%143.00
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y560%0%40%138.33
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%124.00
Midwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%105.00
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%133.33
Northeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%0%107.00
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%60%147.20
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%144.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%25%139.75
UK2025-02-01Y1090%0%30%126.22
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y8100%0%38%133.75
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y333%0%0%148.00