Question

In a speech in this play, a character describes how “to be a worldly success at anything…you have to wear blinders like a horse and only see straight in front of you.” A character in this play claims that he “felt as Horace Walpole did about England” while explaining his choice to leave The (15[1])Movement. In this play, death is described as a “fine long sleep” that “can’t come soon enough for” a former (*) anarchist, who is known as the“Foolosopher” [fool-o-sopher]. Rocky believes that a mattress has fallen in this play after Don Parritt leaps off of a fire escape. (10[1])In this play, (10[1])“Hickey” Hickman (10[1])attempts to convince his patrons like Larry Slade and Joe Mott to give up on their “pipe dreams.” For 10 points, name this Eugene O’Neill play set in Harry Hope’s saloon. ■END■

ANSWER: The Iceman Cometh
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Caleb OttWaterloo BustToronto Tony Jingyu Chen eats quizbowl5415
Ishan JoshiOttawaToronto Pilk10010
Marcus Forbes-GreenToronto cDNAToronto Penguin World War10310
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto SproutWaterloo Cali10510

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2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y667%0%17%116.25
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%25%0%90.50
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y3100%0%0%99.33
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y5100%0%0%103.60
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%0%0%103.00