Question
In a short story from this country, an author reads an encyclopedia entry about a land made up of Berkelian idealists. That author from this country wrote The Invention of Morel. Characters search for Vindications in a story from this country in which Purifiers seek to destroy meaningless works in its central location. Adolfo Bioy Casares (“bee-OY cah-SAH-rez”) hails from this country, as does an author who described Yu Tsun’s attempt to create a book that is simultaneously a labyrinth in one short story. For 10 points, name this home country of the author of The Library of Babel and The Garden of Forking Paths, Jorge Luis Borges. ■END■
ANSWER: Argentina [or the Argentine Republic or Republica Argentina]
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Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Keegan | Columbia B | NYU A | 30 | 10 |
Saif Virani (UG) | Fordham | Rowan | 52 | 10 |
Ivy Chen (DII) | Princeton | University of Delaware B | 75 | 10 |
Patrick Torre (DII) | Maryland | Rutgers | 81 | 10 |
Frank Paz (DII) | Swarthmore A | NYU C | 94 | 10 |
Miles Jaffee (DII) | Lehigh | NYU B | 98 | -5 |
Alex Shi (DII) | Swarthmore B | University of Delaware A | 99 | 10 |
Nat Ku | NYU B | Lehigh | 106 | 0 |