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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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Rahul Jogadhenu (DII) | UCLA C | UCLA D | 48 | 10 |
Karl Wang (DII) | UCLA A | UCLA B | 74 | 10 |
Alex Chen (DII) | Claremont C | USC | 75 | 10 |
Vivian Fan (DII) | Claremont A | Claremont B | 79 | 10 |
Aarav Kakad (DII) | UCLA E | UCSD | 89 | 10 |
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 |