Question
One novel by this author features a man who reflects how “living fire begets cold, impotent ash” after his son runs away. In another novel by this author, the UPU debates whether they should continue paying for the legal services of a man caught taking a bribe. The portrayal of cannibals in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness led this author to label Conrad a “thoroughgoing racist.” This author of No Longer at Ease wrote about Umuofia’s oracle decreeing the death of the child Ikemefuna, which results in the boy’s adoptive father striking the killing blow. For 10 points, name this Nigerian author who described Okonkwo’s downfall in the novel Things Fall Apart. ■END■
ANSWER: Chinua Achebe
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Stephen Heritage | Notre Dame A | WashU B | 61 | 10 |
Noah McRedmond | Notre Dame B | SIUE | 62 | 10 |
Sebastian Pujet | WashU A | Northwestern B | 63 | 10 |
Grace Early | Iowa A | Illinois D | 65 | 10 |
Sophia Madrazo | Purdue B | Illinois B | 65 | 10 |
Sriram Koritala | Illinois A | Chicago B | 72 | 10 |
Jack Piros | Illinois C | Purdue C | 74 | 10 |
Elizabeth Bowling | Indiana | Notre Dame C | 75 | 10 |
Waverly O'Malley | Iowa B | Northwestern A | 75 | 10 |
Summary
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 89% | 0% | 11% | 82.50 |
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 59.75 |
2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 67.50 |
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 12 | 100% | 0% | 8% | 75.75 |
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 62.89 |
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 68.80 |
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 13% | 79.88 |
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 68.00 |