Question
In a play by this author, the experience of seeing a unicorn is “thinned” into seeing a horse with an arrow stuck in its head. In a play by this author, Bernard Nightingale owns a tortoise whose name changes from Lightning to Plautus. In that play by this author, the “hermit of Sidley Park,” Septimus Hodge, tutors Thomasina Coverly. In another play, this author depicted the Player and the Tragedians hiding in barrels after performing The Murder of Gonzago. A flipped coin lands on heads 92 times in a play by this author about two minor characters from Hamlet. For 10 points, name this British playwright of Arcadia and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. ■END■
ANSWER: Tom Stoppard [or Tomas Straussler]
<British Literature>
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Bianchi | UW Greed | UW Pride | 64 | -5 |
| Beck Faletti | UW Gluttony | UW Envy | 78 | 10 |
| Skand Parvatikar | Arizona State B | Boise State | 86 | 10 |
| Matthew Wang | UBC B | Arizona State A | 89 | -5 |
| Anne Fjeld | Alberta | UW Wrath | 101 | 10 |
| Simarya Ahuja | UW Pride | UW Greed | 105 | 10 |
| Florian Chiu | UW Sloth | UW Chastity | 105 | -5 |
| Andrea Yu | UW Chastity | UW Sloth | 114 | 0 |
| Stefan Stealey-Euchner | Arizona State A | UBC B | 114 | 0 |
Summary
| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 56% | 0% | 22% | 88.40 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 7 | 86% | 0% | 29% | 82.33 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 67% | 0% | 50% | 92.50 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 9 | 89% | 0% | 11% | 78.50 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 78% | 0% | 22% | 76.86 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 20% | 75.40 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 74.13 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 7 | 86% | 0% | 14% | 75.33 |
| 2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 89% | 0% | 56% | 91.38 |