Question

In a 1749 novel titled for this occupation, fairytales like “Barbarico and Benefico” alternate with physical descriptions of the characters reciting them in sections titled for days of the week. This job titles the first (-5[1])English children’s novel, which was written by Sarah Fielding. In another novel, the title person with this job crushes a brood of birds with a stone to save them from the sadistic Tom Bloomfield. (-5[2])A character with this job is reunited with Edward Weston as she walks along the (10[1])beach (10[1])in a novel (10[1])written using the pen name (10[1])Acton Bell. (-5[2])Agnes (10[1])Grey has (10[1])this (-5[1])job, (10[5])as does (10[1])a woman (10[2])who is locked (-5[1])in the Red (10[1])Room (10[2])as a child (10[2])and learns that her employer (10[1]-5[1])keeps his mad wife Bertha (10[1])Mason (10[1])in the attic. (10[1])For 10 points, name (10[1])this (10[3])occupation of a woman at Thornfield Hall enamored with Mr. Rochester, (10[2])Jane Eyre. (10[1])■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: governess [accept The Governess; prompt on servant; prompt on teacher; prompt on tutor; reject “nanny” or “au pair”] (The Fielding novel is The Governess; or, The Little Female Academy.)
<Brown, British Literature>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

California2025-02-01Y367%0%67%113.50
Florida2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%127.50
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%101.50
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%20%112.00
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%146.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%118.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%108.00
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%20%113.30

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Alex BakerCambridge CCambridge A34-5
Kevin ParkClaremont AUCLA68-5
Tiffany ZhouFlorida AUCF B68-5
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU COxford B8310
Eve FleisigUC Berkeley AClaremont B8410
Michael HundingIllinois AIllinois C8710
Andrew ZengStanford BNotre Dame B9210
Russell NipUBCUW B94-5
Jisoo YooTexas AASU94-5
Sharath NarayanNorthwestern ANorthwestern B9510
Charles HangWashU AChicago B9710
Davis JohnsonPurdueNotre Dame A98-5
Elizabeth BowlingIndiana BMissouri9910
Sam KonkelChicago CWashU B9910
Lily MorrisBristolCambridge B9910
Albert NyangLSEOxford A9910
Zayyan MahmoodSouthampton AWarwick B9910
Jack LewisBruin AGeorgia Tech D10110
Rachel EzrielevGeorgetown ANotre Dame C10310
Andrew FisherSheffieldOxford C10310
Joel CrossleyManchesterImperial A106-5
Claire JonesChicago AIllinois B10910
Clete ReinbergerValencia AUCF C11010
Alex WyrickTennessee AAlabama A11010
Bryan UgazASUTexas A11310
Beckett GilmoreLouisville AGeorgia Tech B11310
Nolan DannelsUCSDUC Berkeley B118-5
Jakob MyersIndiana AMissoui S&T11810
Percy YuenCambridge DImperial B12310
Keerthana KrishnanTexas BTAMU12410
Brielle RachIowaGeorgetown B12710
Hamish CampbellDurhamCambridge E13110
Brendan BethlehemCambridge ACambridge C13210
Lucas JohnsWarwick ASouthampton B13210
Rahim DinaImperial AManchester13210
Freddie O'HaraUCLAClaremont A14310
Maya KvaratskheliaNotre Dame APurdue14310
Anna BarkerUCF BFlorida A14510
Anuttam RamjiUC Berkeley BUCSD1460
Anne FjeldAlbertaUW A14610
Simarya AhujaUW BUBC14610