Question

One of these events was planned by an assembly including the Catheads, the Dogheads, a king of France named Vulcan, and a king of Greece oddly named Margaret. One of these events was celebrated in a poem composed of “I am” statements like, “I am the beam of the sun, / I am the fairest of plants.” In a work titled for these events, a king of Scythia nicknamed “Pharisee” crafts a perfect language from the 72 tongues spoken after the fall (15[1])of the Tower of Babel. One of these events occurred after a man in a (*) watchtower (-5[1])that may be the Tower of Hercules in Galicia made a sighting on a clear winter (10[1])day. (-5[1])After (10[1])one of these actions, (10[1])Cessair (10[1])and her retinue of 150 women died in the Biblical flood. In a pseudo-historical book titled for these actions, Partholón, (10[1])Nemed, and the Milesians (10[2])do it. (10[2])For 10 points, name these actions (10[1])that brought the Formorians and Tuatha Dé Danann to their island (10[1])home. ■END■ (10[3]0[1])

ANSWER: invasions of Ireland [accept word forms or synonyms of landing in, sailing to, settling or colonizing in place of “invasions”; accept Éire in place of “Ireland”; prompt on invasions or synonyms by asking “of what place?” prompt on sea journeys, expeditions, or synonyms by asking “to what place?”; prompt on battles by asking “which was fought during what sort of larger event?”] (The first sentence is about the Cath Finntrágha, or Battle of Ventry. The poet Amergin and king Fénius Farsaid appear in Lebor Gabála Érenn, or The Book of Invasions.)
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= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Taylor Harveysticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneA Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence8115
Natan HoltzmanLisan al-QuibAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH97-5
Conor ThompsonGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerThe Oldest Men in the World11310
Daniel MaThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)114-5
Richard YugenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetvar merchants11510
Doug SimonsLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret11910
Jason HongThe Jeam TeamLes Missourables12010
Nick JensenLMM's LLM MLMI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)14010
Tejas RajeBHSU BThe Dyatlov Passement incident14410
Hazel DePriest-SullivanNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)There are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see14410
Raymond WangAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHLisan al-Quib14610
Jim FanMindgoblin of Little HobbesSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE14610
Andrew WangPunished "Venom" BHSUThe Empire Bikes Back15210
Ned TagtmeierBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago BoyFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!16310
Omkar MaratheCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A16510
Chris RayWe Need New Namesit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown16510
Anwen KelleherNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)when you look this good, you don’t have to know anything1650
Chinmay Kansarawhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythingNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)16510

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y15100%7%13%138.53