Question

This author suggested the idea for, and was the dedicatee of, a musical about Steeltown U.S.A.; that musical by Marc Blitzstein is The Cradle Will Rock. While waiting to lodge a complaint, a woman created by this author sings of how, when young and proud, a bird told her of her future passivity. In lyrics written by this author, the singer repeats “I tell you we must die” while looking for “the next whiskey bar.” The prostitute Yvette (-5[1])sings the “Fraternization Song” (10[1])in a play by this author that ends with the protagonist singing a lullaby and hitching herself to a wagon. This playwright wrote the lyrics to “Alabama Song” and a song about “old Macheath” titled “Mack the Knife.” (10[1])For 10 points, Kurt Weill (“vile”) co-wrote The Threepenny Opera with (10[1])what German author of Mother Courage (10[1])and Her Children? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Bertolt Brecht [or Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht]
<TM, European Literature>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Stevie MillerCarnegie Mellon AMichigan B77-5
Rachel FanousMichigan AOhio State A8110
Carter PisockyMichigan COhio State B11910
Elie AounCase Western AKenyon12910
Biyang ZhangMichigan BCarnegie Mellon A13510
Ruchir KodihalliCase Western BMichigan D13910
Jayden KuCarnegie Mellon BMichigan State13910

Summary

California2025-02-01Y367%0%33%83.50
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%123.67
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y667%0%17%95.00
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%103.67
Overflow2025-02-01Y580%0%20%93.50
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%98.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%114.00
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%10%112.70