Question

This author included photos of fish fossils in a book explaining such topics as “The Animals Appear” and “The Coming of Men” to a young girl living in the hill town of Mussoorie. A book by this author describes how he embraced Cyrenaic hedonism and got the nickname “Joe” while in England in the chapter “Harrow and Cambridge.” This author describes his wife’s 1936 death in Lausanne in a book whose chapter “The Quest” draws on his earlier book Glimpses of World History. This author of (15[1])Letters from a Father to His Daughter (15[1])discussed (15[1])the (*) Vedas, (10[3])the recently excavated Indus civilization, and events up through British colonization in a book written in prison at Ahmednagar Fort. The birthday of this author of The Discovery of India is (10[1])celebrated on Children’s Day. For 10 points, what politician (10[1])said his country (-5[1])would be free at “the stroke (10[1])of the midnight (10[1])hour” in his 1947 “Tryst (10[1])with Destiny” (10[1])speech? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Jawaharlal Nehru
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Summary

2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y13100%23%8%120.69

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Rohan Khervar merchantsThe Jeam Team8515
Henry GoffA Nervy Liberal Nanny HenceAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret9215
Gautam Kandlikarwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythingGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer9315
Chris RayWe Need New NamesCharlotte's Moderately Successful Team9510
Robert WangNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)The Dyatlov Passement incident9510
Tejas RajeBHSU BBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy9510
Nikhil DesaiFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!Mindgoblin of Little Hobbes12610
Vivek SasseThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)13510
Mike CheyneThe Oldest Men in the Worldit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown138-5
Nathan ZhangAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone14410
Matt WeinerSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUAREThe Empire Bikes Back14710
Victor PavaoLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoPunished "Venom" BHSU15210
Eric BobrowRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: AI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)15410
Nathaniel Hullit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownThe Oldest Men in the World15610