Question

In this novel, a pseudo-romantic poem written about leaving Miss Cecilia Stubbs is sentimentally placed in the commonplace book of its author’s spinster aunt Rachel. In a manor filled with grotesques of heraldic bears, a man in this novel encounters a constantly singing servant who reminds him of Shakespeare’s fools. A man in this novel sprains his ankle during a stag hunt shortly after listening to his love interest perform a war ballad on the (*) harp in a scenic ravine. (-5[2])The title character of this novel is persuaded by the highlands chieftain Fergus of Clan Mac-Ivor and his (-5[1])love (-5[1])for Flora to desert (-5[1])the (-5[1])British army and join the Jacobite (-5[1])Rising (-5[3])of 1745. (-5[2])The first historical fiction novel (-5[1])is often considered to be, (-5[1])for 10 points, what namesake of a series by Sir (10[1])Walter (-5[1])Scott? (10[3]0[3])■END■ (10[4]0[8])

ANSWER: Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since
<Taylor Harvey, British Literature>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y729%0%71%134.50
2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y20%0%100%0.00
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y580%0%80%133.75
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y333%0%67%135.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y10%0%100%0.00
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y250%0%50%135.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y10%0%0%0.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Beth FelknerOklahomaRice79-5
Omer KeskinBetrayed by Rita IzzatdustBroken Hearts79-5
Jack RadoColumbia BRIT97-5
Ali IzzatdustFour Neg OmeletteYes, Moderator98-5
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay ARutgers102-5
Raymond WangCornell AJHU B103-5
Benjamin ChapmanToronto WearyLibrary of Babel School of Continuing Studies109-5
Eshan PantNYUPItt110-5
MichalStanfordBerkeley C110-5
Michael KohnFoucault's PenndulumTabearnacle110-5
Ben WismathToronto JoyWaterloo Hatsune112-5
George CharlsonScottish, Irish, Both or NeitherOld London Town112-5
John John GrogerColumbia ASwarthmore117-5
Jason HongBrownHarvard122-5
James CarrigyEdinburgh10 Negs that Shook the Quiz13210
Harrison SugarmanBrandeisBoston College133-5
Danny PeelenPIttNYU1340
Lexi TermanRutgersJohn Jay A1340
Isaac MamelUMD AUMD B13410
AnuttamBerkeley CStanford1340
Mark GrantBroken HeartsBetrayed by Rita Izzatdust13410
Paul SteeplesOld London TownScottish, Irish, Both or Neither13410
Henry AtkinsLibrary of Babel School of Continuing StudiesToronto Weary13510
Caleb OttWaterloo MikuMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, Adrian1350
Ishan JoshiMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, AdrianWaterloo Miku1350
Jared HeWaterloo HatsuneToronto Joy1350
Biniam AlaroFlorida AFSU B1350
Robin LeeBoston CollegeBrandeis1350
Cade ReinbergerRITColumbia B1350
Albert DoanJHU BCornell A1350
Nathan ZhangCornell BJHU A13510
Jisoo YooTexas ATexas C13510
Letian LiRiceOklahoma1350
Ethan WebbYes, ModeratorFour Neg Omelette13510