Question

An artist once remarked that a man with one of these objects is “just a middle-class man in his anonymity.” Three of these objects appear at different angles (20[1])below three different waxing crescent moons in the painting (20[3])The Mysteries (20[1])of the Horizon. (20[4])A man who listens (20[1])to a gramophone (20[1])in the center of a painting (20[2])is flanked by two unseen men who are holding a bat and net respectively while wearing these objects. (20[2])Dozens (20[1])of (*) floating men (10[1])wear these objects (10[3])in the painting (10[1])Golconda, (10[3])which are also worn by two men in The Menaced Assassin. (10[2])The Son of Man features an apple (10[1])covering the face (10[1])of a man wearing, (10[1])for 10 points, (10[1])what (10[1])headwear that features prominently in many René Magritte works? (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: bowler hats [prompt on hats by asking “What specific type?”; prompt on men or humans or human bodies by asking “what object are they wearing?”] (The painting mentioned in the second sentence is The Happy Donor.)
<Anthony Troullier, Fine Arts - Painting - European 1600-1945&gt; ~27590~ &lt;Editor: Chandler West>
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Ryan FitzgeraldNorthmont AJohns Creek B2720
Anna KuangBeavercreekMexico3620
Ben YanceyDetroit Catholic Central AWalter Payton A3620
Sophia GuoThomas Jefferson DMaggie Walker A3620
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Jeffrey XuJohns Creek AHastings4120
Lucas ArdeleanInnovation Academy AHoover A4120
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Nam DangRichard Montgomery BSeven Lakes7220
Sonny BracamontesHoover BOwensboro7320
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Rachel EzrielevRichard Montgomery ALivingston A7910
Andy CampbellMaggie Walker CNorfolk Academic Guild7910
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Timothy ChiuSt. XavierCincinnati Hills11110
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Sky HongChoate Rosemary HallFairfield County AT12210
Kevin AdlerNorthmont BMcLean B12210
Krikor HachikianBelmontThomas Jefferson A12210
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TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 PACE NSC06/08/2024Y36100%44%0%75.89