Question

The protagonist of a story by this author is renamed Maia after meeting her husband next to a broken marble column. A (-5[1])character created by this author is told that she can live to be three hundred years old, (-5[1])though she can only gain an immortal soul if she marries a man. (10[3]-5[1])Another character (10[1])created by this author (10[1])is born (10[1])inside a tulip (10[1])which grows from a barleycorn. (10[2])This author (10[1])of (10[1])“Thumbelina” (10[4])wrote of another (10[1])title character (10[2])who looks at his (10[1])reflection in a stream (10[2])and sees (10[1])that he is “no longer (10[1])a dark, gray bird” (10[1])but has become “a graceful and beautiful (10[1]-5[1])swan.” (10[4])For 10 points, (10[1]-5[1])stories like (-5[1])“The Ugly Duckling” (10[2]-5[2])and “The Little (10[1])Mermaid” (10[7])were written (10[2])by what (10[3])Danish (10[1])author (10[1])of fairy tales? (10[1])■END■ (10[7]0[1])

ANSWER: Hans Christian Andersen
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Summary

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Will HooverRIT BU of Rochester B5310
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Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DTennessee A6210
Beck FalettiUW GluttonyBoise State6710
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Vivian Fan (DII)Claremont AUCLA B6910
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Giuseppe PiccirilliBinghamton ARIT C7610
Brian ChenCornell GESF7610
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Matthew RittenbergArizona State AUW Sloth8410
Meredie CohenWilliam & MaryVirginia8410
Zach MillerAuburn CGeorgia Tech B8610
Albert Zeng (DII)Penn B (DII)Princeton A (UG)9110
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Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CBinghamton C10210
Britton WebsterAlabama AVanderbilt A102-5
Anton Akroush (DII)Michigan State A Jefferson County Scholars (DII)10310
Allen XuGeorgia Tech EMississippi State A10310
Akajiugo AmucheaziSouthernSouth Carolina B10310
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Mikolai Davis (DII)Ohio State B (DII) Michigan State B 10610
Jaden Bandy (DII)Rutgers BColumbia B106-5
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Annabelle FordCornell ACornell D11110
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Hayes BrownFurmanGeorgia Tech A111-5
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Zoe BrennanVirginia Tech BNC State11410
Carlos GonzalezSyracuseU of Rochester A11510
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Aidan RoulletRIT ACornell B11710
Timothy PorterVCUAppalachian State B11710
Cole Polley (UG)Michigan B (UG)Ohio State C (DII) 11910
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Max KhurzmanUNC ADuke B11910
TJ PickeringAuburn BVanderbilt B12010
Brahm GianiodisBelmontGeorgia Tech C12110
Greta Hong (DII)Bard A (UG)Columbia A (UG)12410
Caleb Thomas (DII)Miami C (DII) West Virginia A (UG) 12510
Sarah PatelVanderbilt AAlabama A12510
Alina MooreTennessee BClemson B12510
Daniel ChenEmory OxfordEmory A12510
Ben KantsiperJames Madison BUNC D12510
Cameron WiliamsAppalachian State AUNC C12510
Jack Stuhlman (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Columbia J (DII)1250
Alexandra Duan (DII)Columbia BRutgers B12510