Question

A story in this language that states “If you kill me, I can darken the sun in its heights” includes a priest (15[1])who fails (15[1])to escape (15[1])a sacrifice after predicting an eclipse. After seeing an animal's beheading, (*) "four idiot sons" in a story in this language behead their sister. The author of Ten Rules for the Perfect Storyteller used this language for a story in which Jordan's wife Alicia is killed by a parasite in the title “Feather Pillow.” This language was used for a short story that reads in its entirety, “When he awoke, the dinosaur was still there.” A man is imprisoned in a (15[1])chicken coop but later flies away in a story in this language titled “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.” The short story collection Leaf Storm in this language sets many stories in Macondo. For 10 points, give this language used by Gabriel Garcia (-5[1])Marquez. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Spanish [or Español]
<Noah Sheidlower, World Literature>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Raymond WangCornell ARutgers2115
David BassJHU APitt2315
Rosa XiaCornell BUMD A2515
Moses KitakuleColumbia AColumbia B6315
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay AJHU B107-5
Eshan PantNYUUMD B10910
Cade ReinbergerRITSwarthmore12510
Jeevika SetzerJHU BJohn Jay A15110

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y3100%67%0%61.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y7100%57%14%73.86
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y2100%50%0%76.50
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y3100%0%0%121.00
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y5100%40%0%80.40
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y4100%0%0%95.25
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC10/28/2023Y3100%33%0%87.67
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y2100%0%0%78.00