Question

In a story by this author, a man onboard a dhow recounts chasing a woman through a snowstorm in the Alps with the nobleman Pilot and a Swedish baron. In that story by this author, a revolutionary milliner, the monarchist Madame Rosalba, and an Englishman’s lover Olalla all turn out to be the opera singer Pellegrina Leoni. This author of “The Dreamers” wrote a story (10[1])in which a woman recounts the tale (10[1])of a countess (10[1])raised in an all-male abbey and a cardinal is revealed to be a (10[1])disguised valet. In that story by this author, Miss Malin Nat-og-Dag and Jonathan Maersk tell stories while trapped (10[1])in a granary during (10[1])a storm. (10[1]-5[3])In another story by this author, Martine and Philippa learn that the title cook spent her lottery winnings on a lavish (10[2])meal. (10[1])For (10[1])10 points, name this Danish author of “The Deluge (10[1])at (-5[1])Norderney” (10[1])and “Babette’s Feast.” (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[2])

ANSWER: Isak Dinesen [or Karen Blixen]
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= Average correct buzz position

Summary

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Caleb Kendrick (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)UNC B (UG)6410
Tim MorrisonStanford AStanford B7110
Jisoon YooTexas AUBC A7410
Amogh KulkarniGeodesicMTSU8710
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghWarwick10510
Jason HongBrown ADartmouth A10910
Elliot CosnettOxford BOxford C111-5
Harrison WhitakerCambridge AImperial B11110
Towery McNeilBoston UniversityBrandeis B111-5
Towery McNeilBoston UniversityBrandeis B111-5
Omer KeskinOxford AImperial A13210
Michael KohnDurham ACambridge B13210
Kevin ParkClaremont AUW A13310
Aswath KaraiMichigan State AIowa A13410
Dwight SolanoTexas A&M BRice A14310
Alessandro BogoKCLBristol144-5
Cormac BeirneSorbonneTexas A&M A14510
Andrew FisherSheffieldKiel14810
Patrick Torre (DII)Maryland C (DII)Liberty B (DII)1490
Kevin FlanaganBristolKCL14910
Jake RobertsDurham BCambridge C1490