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In this novel, a pseudo-romantic poem written about leaving Miss Cecilia Stubbs is sentimentally placed in the commonplace book of its author’s spinster aunt Rachel. In a manor filled with grotesques of heraldic bears, a man in this novel encounters a constantly singing servant who reminds him of Shakespeare’s fools. A man in this novel sprains his ankle during a stag hunt shortly after listening to his love interest perform a war ballad on the (*) harp in a scenic ravine. (-5[1])The title character of this novel is persuaded by the highlands chieftain Fergus of Clan Mac-Ivor and his love (-5[1])for Flora to desert the British army and join the Jacobite Rising (-5[1])of 1745. (-5[1])The first historical fiction novel is often considered to be, for 10 points, what namesake of a series by Sir (10[1])Walter Scott? (10[2])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Waverley; or, ’Tis Sixty Years Since
<Taylor Harvey, British Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Omer KeskinBetrayed by Rita IzzatdustBroken Hearts79-5
Ali IzzatdustFour Neg OmeletteYes, Moderator98-5
Michael KohnFoucault's PenndulumTabearnacle110-5
George CharlsonScottish, Irish, Both or NeitherOld London Town112-5
James CarrigyEdinburgh10 Negs that Shook the Quiz13210
Paul SteeplesOld London TownScottish, Irish, Both or Neither13410
Mark GrantBroken HeartsBetrayed by Rita Izzatdust13410
Ethan WebbYes, ModeratorFour Neg Omelette13510

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2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y729%0%71%134.50
2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y20%0%100%0.00
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y580%0%80%133.75
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y333%0%67%135.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y10%0%100%0.00
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y250%0%50%135.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y10%0%0%0.00