Question

A flâneur in this country describes dreary scenes from “Vespers” through “Dead Hours” in the poem “The Feeling of a Westerner.” An accountant says, “Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life” in a book set in this country whose edition by Richard Zenith includes over 500 of its author’s fragments. In a novel, an ex-doctor from this country reads The God of the Labyrinth before donning a cloak and literally following his creator to the grave. Bernardo Soares relates his life (10[1])in this country in a “factless autobiography” titled The Book of Disquiet. The Year (10[1])of the (10[1])Death of Ricardo Reis (10[1])follows a (-5[1])“heteronym” created by an author from this country, (10[1])Fernando Pessoa. For 10 points, name this city where Pangloss is hanged in Candide after a devastating earthquake. ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Portugal [or Portuguese Republic; or República Portuguesa]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kevin ParkClaremont ATexas A&M A8210
Isaac OlsonUW AIowa B9610
Roan DowlingIowa AUBC A9810
Cormac BeirneSorbonneTexas A&M B10210
Aswath KaraiMichigan State ARice A104-5
Jisoon YooTexas AAppalachian State11210
Rahul KumarRice AMichigan State A1310

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2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska01/27/2024Y683%0%17%98.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial01/27/2024Y888%0%13%81.57