Question

One character in this play relates how he met “a certain lady” by the docks who made a “certain proposal,” leading him to punch her and contemplate murdering her. A character in this play calls the others “objects” who can’t maintain “intellectual equilibrium” or understand his philosophical works. In a sexually-charged scene in this play, a woman asks a man to lie down so she can pour a glass of water down his throat. This play’s first line, “What have you done with the scissors?”, appeared in the author’s head before he wrote the play according to his (*) Nobel lecture “Art, Truth & Politics.” In this play, Sam collapses after admitting that MacGregor had sex with his sister-in-law Jessie. (10[1])In this play, (10[1])the boxer Joey is criticized for not going “the whole hog” (10[1])with his brother’s wife Ruth. For 10 points, Teddy and his wife return to his family (10[1])house in England in what (10[1])Harold Pinter play? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: The Homecoming
<Literature - British Literature - Drama>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matt BollingerBHSU ReFantaziohawk two of11810
Ned TagtmeierThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)Clown Senpais12110
Michael HundiingWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?Northeast by Northwestern13210
Tejas RajeBHSU RebirthNotre Dame14810
Charles HangWashUThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days15310
Matt LaferMusic to Help You Stop SmokingClown Squad15710

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%67%0%77.00
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y560%0%20%120.33
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%0%0%138.17
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%0%33%133.33
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y367%33%0%80.50