Question

Description acceptable. In this story, two men in a tree watch what looks like a massive black pillar emerge from the sea. A man in this story (15[1])threatens to beat his child the same way that a merchant beat his wife, on his rooster’s advice, after she nagged him about the words spoken by their animals. Shortly thereafter in this story, a woman emerges from a locked glass box carried by a demon (-5[1])and shows off the rings taken from her hundred lovers. While searching for a lost string of jewels, a (*) king in this story uses (10[1])one strike (-5[1])of his sword to kill his adulterous wife and black cook. A father (-5[1])in this story tells the “Tale of the Bull and the Ass” in an effort to dissuade his daughter from marrying his employer; (10[1])that brother of Shah Zaman orders the daily execution (10[1]-5[1])of each (10[1])of his (10[2]-5[1])virgin brides. (10[3]-5[3])For 10 points, identify this (-5[1])story in which Shahriyar (10[1])marries Scheherazade, (10[1])leading into the first of her nightly tales. (10[1])■END■ (10[4]0[2])

ANSWER: the frame story of the Arabian Nights [or descriptions of the frame story of The Thousand and One Nights or of Alf Laylah wa-Laylah or of The Arabian Nights’ Entertainment; or descriptions of the “story of Scheherazade” from the Arabian Nights before “Scheherazade” is read; or descriptions of the “Story of King Shahryar and His Brother” or descriptions of “The Story of King Shahryar and Queen Shahrazad” before “Shahriyar” is read; reject answers that refer to the “first” or “opening” story of the Arabian Nights]
<Literature - World Literature - Short Fiction>
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Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%0%137.33
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025N3100%0%33%156.00
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025N3100%33%33%111.00
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y580%0%80%161.50
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%17%33%129.17
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y367%0%33%148.00
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y367%0%67%159.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jonathan VaysmanClown SquadBHSU ReFantazio2615
Mattias EhatammYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers72-5
Hari ParameswaranCry of the Common LoonA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs9610
Omer KeskinCien Años de QuizboledadLimp Franceskit98-5
Andrew HunterMusic to Help You Stop SmokingWashU111-5
Liam StarnesThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Dayshawk two of13410
Todd MaslykClown SenpaisNotre Dame14310
Will SandersNotre DameClown Senpais143-5
Tejas RajeBHSU RebirthNortheast by Northwestern14510
Will AlstonWalston et. al.jeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan club14710
Jananan ArulseelanThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeTensei Shitara Flashcard Data Ken147-5
Jason GolfinosWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?number of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku14710
Arvin BorgahiCambridgeGrzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz149-5
Claire JonesDefying SuavitySimple Vibes14910
Anwen KelleherNJ TRANSit (and anwen i guess)12 Litres of Green Tea149-5
Eshan Pantjust one more half-dot broCope is the thing with feathers14910
Maude-Sophie Lockmanas rational as the square root of two power bottomsCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country149-5
Sky LiSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha14910
Erik ChristensenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up She Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere154-5
Henry CafaroThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)Who is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?15810
Jack van NostrandRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan QuizbowlersYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit16010
Raymond ChenShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA InterfereI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up 16810
Charles HangWashUMusic to Help You Stop Smoking16910
Frances HadleyLimp FranceskitCien Años de Quizboledad16910
Zaid Asif12 Litres of Green TeaNJ TRANSit (and anwen i guess)1690
Henry AtkinsCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryas rational as the square root of two power bottoms16910
Micah ColmanTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange1690
Eve FleisigBerkeleyStanford+16910