Question
In a short story by this author, a 12-year-old girl accidentally burns down her house and is sold into prostitution by her grandmother. Another story by this author is centered around a group of women mourning the death of a figure found washed ashore, who is given the name Esteban. This author of “The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World” described a rain storm that lasts for five years after the massacre of banana plantation workers. That novel by this author opens with a firing squad executing Colonel Aureliano Buendía, who recalls the founding of the town of Macondo. For 10 points, name this Colombian author of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. ■END■
ANSWER: Gabriel García Márquez [prompt on García or Márquez] (The first line is “The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and her Heartless Grandmother.”)
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Summary
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 11% | 89.78 |
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 73.38 |
2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 55.50 |
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 91% | 0% | 27% | 79.50 |
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 10 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 73.90 |
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 73.00 |
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 13% | 76.00 |
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 22% | 87.22 |
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Conner Yamnitz | WashU A | Notre Dame B | 73 | 10 |
Sophia Madrazo | Purdue B | Illinois A | 74 | -5 |
David Nickel | Purdue C | Northwestern B | 74 | 10 |
Maya Kvaratskhelia | Notre Dame A | Indiana | 75 | 10 |
Quinn Whitlow | Illinois D | Purdue A | 75 | 10 |
Sam Konkel | Chicago A | SIUE | 86 | 10 |
Waverly O'Malley | Iowa B | Chicago B | 87 | 10 |
Theodor Martin | WashU B | Northwestern A | 87 | 10 |
David Zhang | Illinois B | Notre Dame C | 89 | -5 |
Max Kolda | Notre Dame C | Illinois B | 114 | 10 |
Sam Alahi | Illinois A | Purdue B | 114 | 10 |