Question
Sonny Venkatrathnam (VENN-“cut”-ruhth-num) secretly kept a collection of Shakespeare plays, known as this location’s “Bible,” by disguising it under Diwali postcards so it resembled a religious book. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this place. In a play inspired by this real-world place, two prisoners spend their nights preparing to perform Antigone.
ANSWER: Robben Island [prompt on The Island with “what place is it based on?”; prompt on Maximum Security Prison by asking, “where is that prison?”]
[10h] The protagonists of The Island have these names, shared with the actors who originated the roles and co-wrote the play with Athol Fugard. Give both names or the surnames of the actors.
ANSWER: John AND Winston [or (Bonisile) John Kani AND Winston Ntshona; accept answers in either order]
[10e] In the Robben Island Bible, Nelson Mandela signed his name by a quote from this play. In John Kani’s play Kunene and the King, Lunga and Jack take turns reciting this play’s “Friends, Romans, countrymen” speech.
ANSWER: Julius Caesar (Mandela signed his name next to the lines “Cowards die many times before their deaths / The valiant never taste of death but once.”)
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Summary
| 2023 BHSU @ Berkeley | 03/18/2023 | Y | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Maryland | 03/11/2023 | Y | 3 | 26.67 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Northwestern | 02/25/2023 | Y | 6 | 23.33 | 100% | 83% | 50% |
| 2023 BHSU Online | 04/15/2023 | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Sheffield | 04/15/2023 | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
Data
| Rutgers Diaspora | Fan-tastic Negs and Where to Find Them | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Maryland A | The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Negs | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Glass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery | Maryland B+ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |