Question

In a late letter, this man told his nephew’s wife that it “beats old age, disease, or falling down the cellar stairs” to be “shot to rags” against a stone wall. This man, alongside William Benton, was the main inspiration for a character who is nicknamed the “Indiana General” after using his Colt .44 (20[2])to shoot (0[1])out the dead (0[1])center of a (0[1])silver coin. (20[3])This man’s (0[1])mysterious (20[1])1913 (20[1])(*) disappearance in Mexico, (10[3]0[1])which Carlos Fuentes (10[1])fictionalized (10[7]0[1])in his novel (10[2])The Old Gringo, (10[1])occurred seven years after the publication of his work originally called The Cynic’s Word Book. (10[1])For 10 points, name this American (10[1])author who included many satiric definitions (10[1]0[1])in his Devil’s Dictionary. (0[1])■END■ (10[2]0[3])

ANSWER: Ambrose Bierce [or Ambrose Gwinett Bierce; prompt on “The Old Gringo” or “Gringo Viejo” before “Gringo”]
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Yashwanth BajjiTroySolon5320
Braden BoothDallas CountyPlymouth5320
Arthur GaydenDetroit Country DayThomas Jefferson A550
Dominic ApapDetroit Catholic Central BDetroit Catholic Central C580
Brodie HenryWest PointNorthmont B610
Bryce CruiseHeightsIrvington A6320
Arjun KalaUniversity LabKinkaid6320
Rohan KherBarrington ARockford Auburn A6320
Kritanu SahaMercer CountyHoover B650
Sam AsplundWinnebagoJohns Creek B6620
Kevin YangStevenson AWinston Churchill B6720
Cindy GaoBelmontHunter A7010
Camden WilliamsMexicoParkway West700
Will CarstensDetroit Catholic Central ARichard Montgomery7010
Elliott LeeThomas Jefferson ADetroit Country Day7010
Joy AnChoate Rosemary HallChattahoochee A7310
Vien NguyenMaggie Walker AWilliam Fremd7410
Evan LinWoodlandCanyon Crest7410
Arnou ThammarakNew BrightonHinsdale Central7410
Alvin GuoWinston Churchill ASt. Mark's7410
Adam WilliamsNorthmont AThomas Jefferson C7410
Chris YooThomas Jefferson BMira Loma7410
Sam KonkelJohns Creek ADunbar7410
Alan FanThomas Jefferson DWalter Payton740
Keefer LinChattahoochee BCarbondale7710
Charles HeydtMidtownLincoln-Way East7710
Krish ChintaInnovation Academy ACarl Sandburg8010
Owen ArnesonParkway WestMexico9510
Kaushik GollamudiBarrington BMaggie Walker C10110
Miles SierraWaukeeMoberly1070
David BertolasiBelvidereWashington10710
Joseph HarrisonDetroit Catholic Central CDetroit Catholic Central B1110
Joslyn SmithElkhorn NorthHunter B1120
Clete ReinbergerCincinnati Hills ChristianLake Highland11210
Moxie StromHunter BElkhorn North1120
Addison BakerWalter PaytonThomas Jefferson D11210
Isaac McCollumHoover BMercer County1120