Question

In a play from this country, an old woman attempts to persuade a courtesan to drink with a man nicknamed “Hard Luck.” Ri Toten is decapitated at the end of a historical play from this country titled The Battles of Coxinga (“koh-sheen-gah”). The Uprooted Pine is one of many “love-suicides” by a (-5[1])playwright from this country that utilizes puppets. A fue flute and a taiko drum (10[1])are used in a (10[1])14th-century dramatic genre from this country (10[1])that is performed (10[1])alongside comedic kyōgen plays (10[2])and includes stylized gestures and distinctive masks. For 10 points, name this country where bunraku and noh theater originated. ■END■

ANSWER: Japan [or Nippon-koku; or Nihon-koku]
<Literature - World Literature>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew Yang (UG)Columbia BSwarthmore B50-5
Daniel Shannon (DII)University of Delaware ANYU C6410
Ben Rotko (UG)Swarthmore BColumbia B6810
Jasmine Bao (UG)Swarthmore APenn7410
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU ALehigh7710
Mary Scheidel (UG)FordhamColumbia A8110
Ashish KumbhardareRowanNYU B8110

Summary

2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y6100%0%17%74.17