Question

In a story titled for this kind of person, the protagonist steps out her front door one night and sees a horse pulling a rickety wagon slip on ice and fall down right in front of her. In a novel whose title refers to the protagonist as this kind of person, the protagonist is told to “cultivate some inhibitions” by Sigmund Freud. A story titled for this kind of person ends after the protagonist is told to “cheer up” by the black maid Nettie after she gives the toast “Here’s (*) mud in your eye.” This is the [emphasize] second type of person in the title of a novel whose protagonist tricks men like Francis Beekman with her friend Dorothy Shaw. Two vials of veronal are used in an attempted suicide by Hazel (-5[1])Morse in a story titled for a “big” one of these (-5[1])people written by Dorothy (10[1])Parker. For 10 points, Lorelei Lee is the protagonist of a novel by Anita Loos titled Gentlemen (10[1])Prefer (10[2])what type of women? (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: blonde [accept “Big Blonde”; prompt on big by asking “how else does the title describe the protagonist?”; accept Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]
<Literature - American Literature - Short Fiction>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ned TagtmeierThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)BHSU ReFantazio131-5
Sinecio Moraleshawk two ofNotre Dame142-5
Rob CarsonBHSU RebirthWashU14610
Justin WytmarWho is the Colleen Hoover of the Zulus?Music to Help You Stop Smoking16310
Andrew WangBHSU ReFantazioThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)16410
Todd MaslykClown SenpaisThat Feeling When Knee Surgery Is in Five Days16410
Will SandersNotre Damehawk two of16810
Jacob PuthipirojNortheast by NorthwesternClown Squad16810

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%0%0%106.33
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y5100%0%40%151.60
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%0%33%162.17
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%0%67%157.67
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%0%0%158.00