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In his memoirs, Mark Twain joked that this non-American author was “in great measure responsible for the [Civil] war.” Edgar Ravenswood drowns in quicksand after his lover descends into insanity at her wedding in a novel by this author adapted into a Donizetti opera. In a novel by this author, Robin Hood besieges Torquilstone but fails to rescue a Jewish nurse. This author anonymously published most of his novels as “by the author of Waverley,” including a novel where the Black Knight is revealed to be Richard the Lionheart. In that novel by this author, Lady Rowena marries the Saxon knight Wilfrid. For 10 points, name this Edinburgh-based author of Ivanhoe. ■END■
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Miller | Binghamton A | Binghamton C | 74 | 10 |
| Ben Gardberg | Cornell B | Cornell D | 96 | -5 |
| Derek Li | Cornell A | RIT A | 111 | 0 |
| Hannah Bickom | ESF | Rochester | 111 | 0 |
| Eric Zhu | Cornell D | Cornell B | 111 | 10 |
| Danny Cutbill | RIT A | Cornell A | 111 | 0 |
| Kieran Freed | Rochester | ESF | 111 | 0 |
| Astrid Kelley | RIT B | Binghamton B | 111 | 0 |
| Upstate NY | Main | Y | 5 | 40% | 0% | 20% | 92.50 |
| Southern California | Main | Y | 7 | 71% | 0% | 29% | 100.80 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | Main | Y | 3 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 74.50 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | Main | Y | 8 | 75% | 0% | 13% | 102.33 |
| Florida | Main | Y | 4 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 85.50 |
| Great Lakes | Main | Y | 11 | 91% | 0% | 9% | 81.30 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main | Y | 9 | 78% | 0% | 22% | 97.14 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | Y | 12 | 75% | 0% | 17% | 88.56 |
| Midwest | Main | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 84.88 |
| North | Main | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 105.00 |
| Northeast | Main | Y | 11 | 82% | 0% | 18% | 89.44 |
| Pacific | Main | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 78.63 |
| South Central | Main | Y | 4 | 50% | 0% | 25% | 81.00 |
| Southeast | Main | Y | 12 | 92% | 0% | 17% | 85.91 |
| Northern California | Main | Y | 4 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 75.33 |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 6 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 102.33 |
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 80% | 0% | 40% | 85.00 |