Question
An author from this island wrote a novel whose characters are connected by their witnessing of Philippe Petit’s tightrope walk across the Twin Towers. In a novel, the protagonist emigrates from this island to New York where she falls in love with Tony, who she marries before returning home to mourn the death of her sister Rose. The unnamed narrator “middle sister” breaks up with her “maybe-boyfriend” after receiving threats from the (*) Milkman in a novel from this island. Let the Great World Spin is by an author from this island. The life of Henry James is novelized in The Master, which is by an author from this island who wrote Brooklyn. This island forms the setting of Conversations with Friends and Normal People. For 10 points, name this island home to Sally Rooney and Colm Tóibín ■END■
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Nick Edwards | McGill A | Toronto Chestnut Rice and Kamehameha | 42 | 15 |
Caleb Ott | Waterloo Basic | Toronto A | 45 | 15 |
Mattias Ehatamm | Waterloo Aspidistra | Toronto Disband the Club 2k24 | 52 | 15 |
Jesse Chusing | Ottawa Absolomabsolomabsolom | Toronto B | 56 | 15 |
Rayton Lin | Waterloo Cloze | McMaster ApocolocyntosisBidii | 120 | -5 |
Yusuf Baig | McMaster ApocolocyntosisBidii | Waterloo Cloze | 120 | 10 |
Ishan Joshi | Toronto Metropolitan A | Carleton A | 136 | 10 |
Summary
2024 ARCADIA at Claremont | 2024-11-02 | Y | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 114.67 |
2024 ARCADIA at Illinois | 2024-11-09 | Y | 4 | 100% | 25% | 0% | 104.25 |
2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo | 2024-11-09 | Y | 6 | 100% | 67% | 17% | 75.17 |
2024 ARCADIA at Penn State | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 50% | 0% | 50% | 102.00 |
2024 ARCADIA at Florida Tech | 2024-12-06 | Y | 4 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 122.00 |
2024 ARCADIA at BU | 2024-12-06 | Y | 5 | 100% | 40% | 0% | 86.80 |
2024 ARCADIA at GT | 2024-12-06 | Y | 4 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 132.75 |
2024 ARCADIA at Warwick | 2024-12-06 | Y | 5 | 100% | 20% | 40% | 108.40 |
2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 136.50 |
2024 ARCADIA at Duke | 2024-12-06 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 102.00 |
2024 ARCADIA at Missouri S&T | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 101.50 |
2024 ARCADIA Online | 2025-05-17 | Y | 4 | 100% | 25% | 0% | 83.25 |