Question

The protagonist of a story by this author is renamed Maia after meeting her husband next to a broken marble column. A character created by this author is told that she can live to be three hundred years old, though she can only gain an immortal soul if she marries a man. Another character created by this author (10[1])is born inside a tulip which grows from a barleycorn. (10[1])This author of “Thumbelina” (10[1])wrote of another title character who looks at his (10[1])reflection in a stream (10[1])and sees that he is “no longer a dark, gray bird” but has become “a graceful and beautiful swan.” For 10 points, stories like “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Little Mermaid” (10[1])were written by what Danish author of fairy tales? ■END■

ANSWER: Hans Christian Andersen
<European Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
James O'ReillyArizona State BAlberta5710
Beck FalettiUW GluttonyBoise State6710
Simarya AhujaUW PrideUBC B7110
Jaime WangUW LustUW Greed8010
Matthew RittenbergArizona State AUW Sloth8410
Tai BelkeUBC AUW Wrath11510

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%0%91.56
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%13%102.63
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%79.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY11100%0%27%105.36
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%107.56
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%84.20
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY888%0%38%87.43