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 is the subject of Juvenal’s fifth Satire. A quote from one of these events is the source of the epigraph to The Waste Land, in which the Sibyl of Cumae says, “I want to (-5[1])die.” Attendees (-5[1])of one of these events (10[1])swap stories about werewolves (10[1])and witches, while slaves bring out objects (10[1])resembling Zodiac signs. (-5[1])That one of these events is attended by the narrator Encolpius. For 10 points, (10[1])the Satyricon features what sort of event hosted by Trimalchio? (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

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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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

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Sinecio MoralesJohns Hopkins AGeorge Washington A102-5
William OrrYale AColumbia C104-5
Nathan ZhangCornell BNYU B10910
Jack RadoColumbia BPenn B11310
Aum MundheRutgers AHaverford A12010
Isaac MammelMaryland AMaryland B123-5
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegeGeorge Washington B13710
Ryan RosenbergNYU AHaverford B14710
Daniel KimMaryland BMaryland A14810
Elijah ScheinsonColumbia CYale A14810
Lowrie WoodsideGeorge Washington AJohns Hopkins A14810