Question
George Orr has “effective dreams” that change reality, yet only dreams “cheap utopian concepts” in a novel by this author titled for a Zhuangzi (“JWONG-dzuh”) mistranslation. A short story by this author is set from Eve’s point of view as she “unnames” each creature and finally returns her name to Adam. This author depicted the last day in the life of Laia Odo right before a revolution she inspired, which creates a society shown in an earlier novel. In a novel by this author, Genly Ai’s arrival at Karhide convinces them to accept the (*) Ekumen treaty fulfilling Estraven’s prediction. Dostoevsky inspired this author’s creation of a key to a utopia depending on the misery of a child locked in a cellar in “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas.” For 10 points, name this author of the Hainish Cycle, The Left Hand of Darkness and the Earthsea series. ■END■
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Matthew Sumanen | Georgia Tech B | Mississippi State | 66 | -5 |
Kevin Wang | Georgia Tech A | Johns Creek | 84 | 15 |
Ian Droessler Wilson | Innovation Academy B | Georgia Tech C | 110 | 10 |
Arunn Sankar | Georgia Tech B | Milton | 116 | 10 |
Towery McNeil | Mississippi State | Georgia Tech B | 122 | 10 |
Louis Harney | Georgia Tech C | Lambert | 127 | 10 |
Krish Chinta | Innovation Academy A | Innovation Academy B | 127 | 10 |
Joanna Xiao | Georgia Tech D | Innovation Academy C | 147 | 10 |
Summary
2024 ARCADIA at Claremont | 2024-11-02 | Y | 3 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 51.33 |
2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo | 2024-11-09 | Y | 6 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 108.50 |
2024 ARCADIA at Illinois | 2024-11-09 | Y | 4 | 100% | 50% | 0% | 99.00 |
2024 ARCADIA at Missouri S&T | 2024-12-06 | Y | 1 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 127.00 |
2024 ARCADIA at Penn State | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 110.00 |
2024 ARCADIA at Florida Tech | 2024-12-06 | Y | 4 | 75% | 25% | 25% | 98.67 |
2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 100% | 50% | 0% | 88.50 |
2024 ARCADIA at BU | 2024-12-06 | Y | 7 | 100% | 14% | 43% | 123.00 |
2024 ARCADIA at GT | 2024-12-06 | Y | 5 | 100% | 20% | 0% | 120.20 |
2024 ARCADIA at GT | 2024-12-06 | Y | 1 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 122.00 |
2024 ARCADIA at GT | 2024-12-06 | Y | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 110.00 |
2024 ARCADIA at Duke | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 100% | 0% | 50% | 128.50 |
2024 ARCADIA at Warwick | 2024-12-06 | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 124.40 |
2024 ARCADIA Online | 2025-05-17 | Y | 5 | 100% | 60% | 0% | 87.60 |