Question

One author with this surname described his struggles of learning falconry in the book The Goshawk (“goss-hawk”). In a novel by this author with this surname, a Holocaust survivor dies after being subjected to a mock crucifixion outside a bicycle lamp factory. That novel, partly set at the Xanadu estate, was by an author with this surname who also wrote a novel based on the naturalist Ludwig Leichhardt. In a novel by an author with this surname, the protagonist, referred to as (*) “Wart,” befriends his tutor’s owl Archimedes. An author with this surname wrote about Laura Trevelyan’s love for the explorer Voss. (10[1])A book series by an author with this surname that begins with The Sword in the Stone follows (-5[1])King Arthur. (-5[1])For 10 points, give this surname shared by the Australian author Patrick and the British author (-5[1])of The Once and Future King, T.H. ■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: White [accept Patrick White or Patrick Victor Martindale White; accept T.H. White or Terence Hanbury White]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Raymond WangCornell EarthCornell Wind10010
Danny CutbillRITRochester C118-5
Gianna PetineRochester BRochester A120-5
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αCornell Fire136-5
Archita AmudhanRochester CRIT1440
Darryl WangRochester ARochester B1440

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y425%0%75%100.00
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y875%13%25%101.00