Question

This author wrote biographies of both Joseph Banks and Pablo Picasso, the latter of whom he befriended in Collioure (“call-YOOR”). A character created by this author feeds alcohol to a friend’s sloth, prompting the friend (10[1])to complain “You have debauched my sloth!” One of this author’s characters elbows another in the ribs for beating time too enthusiastically during a performance of a string quartet (10[1])by Pietro Locatelli (-5[1])on the island of Menorca. The cousins Sophia Williams and Diana Villiers are the wives of two friends created by this author who often play violin and cello together (10[2])despite their sharply contrasting personalities. This author completed 20 historical novels about a Royal Navy captain and his ship’s (10[1])surgeon, (10[1]-5[1])including The Fortune of War and Master and Commander. (10[3]-5[1])For 10 points, (-5[1])name this author (-5[2])of the Aubrey–Maturin series. (10[1])■END■ (10[2]0[5])

ANSWER: Patrick O’Brian [or Richard Patrick Russ]
<British Literature>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y1963%0%32%106.67

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cole TimmerwilkeHarvard AHouston A3310
Todd MaslykMichigan AFlorida B6210
Matthew SiffYale BIndiana A65-5
Cormac BeirneMcGill ARutgers B9410
JD KrothIowa State AUC Berkeley A9410
Matt JacksonChicago AVanderbilt A11310
Richard NiuCornell BNorthwestern A114-5
Grace LiuMIT APenn State A11410
Michał GerasimiukYale AColumbia A12310
Joelle SmartRutgers AMinnesota A123-5
Alex PijanowskiPurdue AWUSTL A12310
Mitch McCullarIllinois ADuke A12310
Clark SmithOhio State AWUSTL B126-5
Jason HongBrown AGeorgia Tech B129-5
Dean Ah NowClaremont AMinnesota B129-5
Ethan AshbrookMinnesota ARutgers A13310
Halle FriedmanNYU AStanford A1340
Christopher SimsNorthwestern ACornell B1340
Anirudh BharadwajPenn AMaryland A1340
S. A. ShenoyGeorgia Tech BBrown A1340
Isaac MammelMaryland APenn A1340
Jisoo YooTexas AUC Berkeley B13410
Hari ParameswaranGeorgia Tech AChicago C13410