The Unbearable Lightness of Being - 2025 ACF Fall

Question

In this novel, the narrator muses how poop “is a more onerous theological problem than is evil,” while pondering whether or not God has intestines. After the two irreligious protagonists of this novel die crushed beneath a truck, (10[1])one receives the epitaph (-5[1])“HE WANTED THE KINGDOM (10[2])OF (10[1])GOD ON EARTH” (10[2])from his religious (10[2])son, (10[2])Simon. (10[2])A surgeon in this novel becomes a window (10[1])washer after (-5[1])refusing to renounce (10[1])his article comparing (-5[1])the communist party (10[1])to Oedipus. In (10[1])this novel, the painter Sabina (10[1])moves (10[1])to (10[1])America (10[3]-5[1])after declaring (10[1])a war (10[1])on (10[1])kitsch. (10[4]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[2])name this novel (10[2])about Tomas and Tereza (10[4])during (10[1])the Prague (10[1]-5[1])Spring, (10[3])by (10[1])Milan (10[3])Kundera. (10[9])■END■ (10[21]0[13])

ANSWER: The Unbearable Lightness of Being [or Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí]

= Average correct buzz position

Summary


Upstate NY	Main	Y	4	75%	0%	0%	84.33
Southern California	Main	Y	6	83%	0%	0%	98.60
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	5	100%	0%	20%	95.60
Florida	Main	Y	1	100%	0%	0%	86.00
Great Lakes	Main	Y	10	100%	0%	10%	84.70
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	100%	0%	0%	90.89
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	8	63%	0%	0%	102.80
North	Main	Y	2	100%	0%	0%	102.00
Northeast	Main	Y	12	100%	0%	0%	82.08
Pacific	Main	Y	7	100%	0%	14%	100.00
South Central	Main	Y	4	75%	0%	25%	106.33
Southeast	Main	Y	11	82%	0%	0%	79.22
Northern California	Main	Y	4	50%	0%	25%	101.50
UK (North)	UK	Y	4	75%	0%	25%	107.67

Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Michael Ai	Williams A	Tufts B	37	10
Harrison Yost	Nebraska A	Nebraska C	41	-5
Micah Lauzon	Dartmouth B	Brown A	45	10
Eric Zhu	Cornell D	Cornell C	45	10
Devin Tharp	Chipola College	Auburn B	46	10
Kayla Drajpuch	Brandeis Bach	Boston University A	49	10
Trey Lewis	South Carolina A	Clemson A	49	10
Andrew Harms	Michigan State A	CWRU A	52	10
Ethan Altshul	Emory A	Clemson B	52	10
Sewanth Paudel	Ohio State C	WVU A	53	10
Maisie Quinn	Brown B	Vermont B	53	10
Alden Thompson	Carleton A	Carleton B	54	10
Abigail Lee	Virginia Tech C	William & Mary B	54	10
Nick Smemoe	UNC A	JMU A	62	10
Rufus Gladwell	Durham A	Edinburgh D	64	-5
Joshua Lam	Ohio State B	CWRU C	67	10
David Yuan	Berkeley Little Prince	Berkeley Boss Bandit	70	-5
Samarth Prajapati	Georgia Tech E	Clemson C	73	10
Emily Kadolph	Virginia Tech B	UNC C	76	10
Aaron Bates	Washington Pink	Boise State	81	10
Yuv Magan	UCSD B	Claremont B	82	10
Surya Dinesh	MIT A	UConn A	83	10
Mary Kate Vance	Louisville A	Kentucky	84	10
Anna Liao	Michigan B	Michigan State B	84	-5
Matthew Lam	Ohio State A	Louisville D	84	10
Darren Kellis	Vanderbilt A	Tennessee Tech	84	10
Cole Hennessy	UCF A	Florida A	86	10
Cecile Thomas	Tufts A	Brandeis Beethoven	88	10
Pranav Jothi	Georgia Tech A	Georgia A	89	10
Devito Stevanus	McGill B	Ottawa B	90	-5
Kevin Zheng	Michigan A	Louisville C	90	10
Fern Fang	VCU A	NCSU B	90	10
Aryan Malhotra	Rutgers C	Stony Brook	90	10
Rae Meyers	Arizona State A	Alberta B	90	10
Meredith Wiper	CWRU B	Michigan State C	93	10
Anthony Xu	Amherst A	MIT B	93	10
Lorie Au-Yeung	UCSC	Berkeley Archer Queen	96	10
Drew Wetterlind	Iowa State	Wisconsin A	96	10
March Delfin	UCSD A	UC Irvine	100	10
Winston Zuo	UC Santa Barbara	Claremont C	100	10
Henry Bauer	NYU A	Princeton	100	10
Andrew Miller	Binghamton A	Rochester	100	10
Charlotte Bauer	McGill C	Ottawa A	101	10
Joseph Wang	UCLA E	Claremont A	103	10
James Haddix	Washington State	Washington Masu	103	-5
Anya Srinivasan	Washington Atlantic	Washington Coho	104	10
Rae Prince	Murray State College A	Rose State	104	10
Britton Webster	Alabama A	Auburn A	104	10
Simarya Ahuja	Washington Sockeye	Washington Chum	105	10
Fuller Wray	Virginia Tech A	JMU B	106	10
Skand Parvatikar	Arizona State B	British Columbia A	106	10
Keerthana Krishnan	Texas	Washington Steelhead	106	10
Suren Grigorian	Berkeley Mighty Miner	Berkeley Skeleton King	107	10
John Rootham	Ottawa D	McGill A	107	10
Connor Kahn	NCSU A	Liberty C	107	10
Johanna Bryant	Liberty A	William & Mary C	107	10
Christopher Bradley	Southern Connecticut State University A	Harvard	107	10
Thomas Newill	Tufts C	Williams C	107	10
Jonathan Schnipper	Brandeis Mozart	Amherst B	107	10
Keira Flenniken	Oklahoma	Murray State College B	107	10
Benjamin Turner	York	Durham C	107	10
Vijay Hans	Berkeley Boss Bandit	Berkeley Little Prince	108	0
Danny Han	Stanford B	Stanford A	108	0
Ethan Tran	UCLA C	UCLA A	108	10
Nikola Wu	UCLA D	USC A	108	0
Anjali Rao	Ottawa B	McGill B	108	10
Gerrit Severeid	McGill E	Ottawa C	108	10
Kara Braun	Michigan State B	Michigan B	108	10
Elise Economou	Pittsburgh	Michigan C	108	10
Mohit Nair	CWRU D	Michigan D	108	10
Joshua Iyo	UNC B	William & Mary A	108	10
Max Kurzman	UNC D	Liberty B	108	10
Nicholas Ryan	Lehigh B	Penn	108	0
Alex Grigoriades	Lehigh A	Johns Hopkins	108	10
Abbi Tesreau	George Mason C	NYU B	108	0
John Shelly	Rowan	Columbia A	108	0
Andrew Wu	Columbia A	Rowan	108	0
Alex Wong	Rutgers D	Columbia B	108	10
Nathan Zhao	Maryland B	Vassar A	108	10
Rishi Swaminathan	NYU B	George Mason C	108	0
Ben Stras	Wisconsin C	Macalester	108	10
Ben Mowery	Vermont A	Dartmouth C	108	10
Owen Gibbs	Boston College B	Williams B	108	10
Haylee Weisner	Washington Masu	Washington State	108	10
CJ Sershon	Central Oklahoma B	Kansas State B	108	10
Madeline Painter	Georgia Tech D	Vanderbilt C	108	10
Jackson Slaughter	Tennessee A	Sewanne	108	0
Andrew Wilson	Montevallo	Georgia Tech F	108	0
David Xilbille	Georgia Tech C	Vanderbilt B	108	10
Nelson Adams-Riley	Sewanne	Tennessee A	108	0
Yulia Wolczuk	Durham B	Edinburgh C	108	10
Kathryn Knispel	Edinburgh D	Durham A	108	0
Uriah Lee	Sheffield B	Durham D	108	10
Will Hoover	RIT A	Binghamton B	108	10
Derek Li	Cornell A	Binghamton C	108	0

Upstate NY

Main

75%

84.33

Southern California

Main

83%

98.60

Eastern Canada (1)

Main

100%

20%

95.60

Florida

Main

100%

86.00

Great Lakes

Main

100%

10%

84.70

Lower Mid-Atlantic

Main

100%

90.89

Upper Mid-Atlantic

Main

63%

102.80

North

Main

100%

102.00

Northeast

Main

100%

82.08

Pacific

Main

100%

14%

100.00

South Central

Main

75%

25%

106.33

Southeast

Main

82%

79.22

Northern California

Main

50%

25%

101.50

UK (North)

75%

25%

107.67

Player

Team

Opponent

Buzz Position

Value

Michael Ai

Williams A

Tufts B

Harrison Yost

Nebraska A

Nebraska C

-5

Micah Lauzon

Dartmouth B

Brown A

Eric Zhu

Cornell D

Cornell C

Devin Tharp

Chipola College

Auburn B

Kayla Drajpuch

Brandeis Bach

Boston University A

Trey Lewis

South Carolina A

Clemson A

Andrew Harms

Michigan State A

CWRU A

Ethan Altshul

Emory A

Clemson B

Sewanth Paudel

Ohio State C

WVU A

Maisie Quinn

Brown B

Vermont B

Alden Thompson

Carleton A

Carleton B

Abigail Lee

Virginia Tech C

William & Mary B

Nick Smemoe

UNC A

JMU A

Rufus Gladwell

Durham A

Edinburgh D

-5

Joshua Lam

Ohio State B

CWRU C

David Yuan

Berkeley Little Prince

Berkeley Boss Bandit

-5

Samarth Prajapati

Georgia Tech E

Clemson C

Emily Kadolph

Virginia Tech B

UNC C

Aaron Bates

Washington Pink

Boise State

Yuv Magan

UCSD B

Claremont B

Surya Dinesh

MIT A

UConn A

Mary Kate Vance

Louisville A

Kentucky

Anna Liao

Michigan B

Michigan State B

-5

Matthew Lam

Ohio State A

Louisville D

Darren Kellis

Vanderbilt A

Tennessee Tech

Cole Hennessy

UCF A

Florida A

Cecile Thomas

Tufts A

Brandeis Beethoven

Pranav Jothi

Georgia Tech A

Georgia A

Devito Stevanus

McGill B

Ottawa B

-5

Kevin Zheng

Michigan A

Louisville C

Fern Fang

VCU A

NCSU B

Aryan Malhotra

Rutgers C

Stony Brook

Rae Meyers

Arizona State A

Alberta B

Meredith Wiper

CWRU B

Michigan State C

Anthony Xu

Amherst A

MIT B

Lorie Au-Yeung

UCSC

Berkeley Archer Queen

Drew Wetterlind

Iowa State

Wisconsin A

March Delfin

UCSD A

UC Irvine

100

Winston Zuo

UC Santa Barbara

Claremont C

100

Henry Bauer

NYU A

Princeton

100

Andrew Miller

Binghamton A

Rochester

100

Charlotte Bauer

McGill C

Ottawa A

101

Joseph Wang

UCLA E

Claremont A

103

James Haddix

Washington State

Washington Masu

103

-5

Anya Srinivasan

Washington Atlantic

Washington Coho

104

Rae Prince

Murray State College A

Rose State

104

Britton Webster

Alabama A

Auburn A

104

Simarya Ahuja

Washington Sockeye

Washington Chum

105

Fuller Wray

Virginia Tech A

JMU B

106

Skand Parvatikar

Arizona State B

British Columbia A

106

Keerthana Krishnan

Texas

Washington Steelhead

106

Suren Grigorian

Berkeley Mighty Miner

Berkeley Skeleton King

107

John Rootham

Ottawa D

McGill A

107

Connor Kahn

NCSU A

Liberty C

107

Johanna Bryant

Liberty A

William & Mary C

107

Christopher Bradley

Southern Connecticut State University A

Harvard

107

Thomas Newill

Tufts C

Williams C

107

Jonathan Schnipper

Brandeis Mozart

Amherst B

107

Keira Flenniken

Oklahoma

Murray State College B

107

Benjamin Turner

York

Durham C

107

Vijay Hans

Berkeley Boss Bandit

Berkeley Little Prince

108

Danny Han

Stanford B

Stanford A

108

Ethan Tran

UCLA C

UCLA A

108

Nikola Wu

UCLA D

USC A

108

Anjali Rao

Ottawa B

McGill B

108

Gerrit Severeid

McGill E

Ottawa C

108

Kara Braun

Michigan State B

Michigan B

108

Elise Economou

Pittsburgh

Michigan C

108

Mohit Nair

CWRU D

Michigan D

108

Joshua Iyo

UNC B

William & Mary A

108

Max Kurzman

UNC D

Liberty B

108

Nicholas Ryan

Lehigh B

Penn

108

Alex Grigoriades

Lehigh A

Johns Hopkins

108

Abbi Tesreau

George Mason C

NYU B

108

John Shelly

Rowan

Columbia A

108

Andrew Wu

Columbia A

Rowan

108

Alex Wong

Rutgers D

Columbia B

108

Nathan Zhao

Maryland B

Vassar A

108

Rishi Swaminathan

NYU B

George Mason C

108

Ben Stras

Wisconsin C

Macalester

108

Ben Mowery

Vermont A

Dartmouth C

108

Owen Gibbs

Boston College B

Williams B

108

Haylee Weisner

Washington Masu

Washington State

108

CJ Sershon

Central Oklahoma B

Kansas State B

108

Madeline Painter

Georgia Tech D

Vanderbilt C

108

Jackson Slaughter

Tennessee A

Sewanne

108

Andrew Wilson

Montevallo

Georgia Tech F

108

David Xilbille

Georgia Tech C

Vanderbilt B

108

Nelson Adams-Riley

Sewanne

Tennessee A

108

Yulia Wolczuk

Durham B

Edinburgh C

108

Kathryn Knispel

Edinburgh D

Durham A

108

Uriah Lee

Sheffield B

Durham D

108

Will Hoover

RIT A

Binghamton B

108

Derek Li

Cornell A

Binghamton C

108