Question

An author from this country suggests making a “voice collage” from a jumble of Y’s, V’s, and r’s inserted into the script for a play that he described as “the greatest three-act hoax of the century.” A character created by an author born in this country disappears into gray light along with his wife Marguerite in his appearance as a 400-year-old king. Characters like Eye, Ear, and Mouth appear in (*) The Gas Heart, a play by an author from this country (-5[1])who may have used his native language to christen Dadaism. A play by an author born (-5[1])in this country ends with all the characters shouting “it’s not that way, it’s over here!” after a visit from a Fire Chief during a dinner party between the Smiths and the Martins. (10[1])For 10 points, name this home country of Tristan Tzara and Eugène Ionesco. (10[1])■END■ (10[3]0[1])

ANSWER: Romania [or Kingdom of Romania]
<HG, European Literature>
= Average correct buzz position

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Seraphina Charlotte FooCambridge AImperial B80-5
Albert NyangLSE AWarwick B96-5
Kevin FlanaganBristolSouthampton12910
Charlie LowmanImperial BCambridge A14210
Iris CreightonCambridge BImperial A1430
Rahim DinaImperial ACambridge B14310
Cormac BeirneLSE BWarwick A14310
Antoni KluzowskiWarwick BLSE A14310

Summary

2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo2024-11-09Y1100%100%0%66.00
2024 ARCADIA at Illinois2024-11-09Y1100%100%0%65.00
2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley2024-12-06Y2100%100%0%58.50
2024 ARCADIA at GT2024-12-06Y4100%25%25%103.75
2024 ARCADIA at Warwick2024-12-06Y5100%0%40%140.00