Question
In one work by this author, the narrator’s uncle lifts his wife onto a chair so she can hit him with a china dog. One poem by this author mentions “good men” whose “words had forked no lightning.” Another poem by this author set when he was “green and carefree” declares, “I sang in my chains like the sea.” A radio play by this author includes characters like Mrs. Organ-Morgan and Captain Cat and is set in the town of Llareggub, which spells “buggerall” backwards. A villanelle by this author of “Fern Hill” and Under Milk Wood repeats the refrain “rage, rage against the dying of the light.” For 10 points, name this Welsh author of “Do not go gentle into that good night.” ■END■
ANSWER: Dylan Thomas (The work in the first line is The Outing.)
<British Literature>
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dylan Bianchi | UW Greed | UW Wrath | 37 | -5 |
Towa Nakano-Harris | UW Pride | UBC A | 37 | 10 |
James O'Reilly | Arizona State B | Alberta | 39 | 10 |
Haylee Weisner | UW Lust | UW Sloth | 97 | 10 |
Beck Faletti | UW Gluttony | UBC B | 104 | 10 |
Euan McCubbin | UW Chastity | Arizona State A | 105 | -5 |
Alan Fan | UW Envy | Boise State | 107 | -5 |
Sonya Bates | UW Wrath | UW Greed | 122 | 10 |
Jacob Bieri | Boise State | UW Envy | 124 | 0 |
Summary
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 1 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 124.00 |
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 9 | 78% | 0% | 33% | 85.00 |
2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 7 | 71% | 0% | 43% | 79.80 |
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 12 | 75% | 0% | 17% | 92.22 |
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 10 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 97.63 |
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 90.29 |
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 13% | 95.63 |