Question

A room in this play is described as “haunted by a relationship that must have involved a tenderness which was uncommon.” A character in this play is accused of “passing the buck” of his disgust after a speech recalling his time with the Dixie Stars. A man in this play describes a friendship as “one great good thing” and tells his wife that she is “naming it dirty” in an argument interrupted by a “no-neck monster.” (10[2])A stage note (10[2])in this play notes that a former football star’s suicide inspired a character’s hatred for “mendacity.” A man in this play blames his (10[1])escalated drinking on a leg injury from jumping (10[1])hurdles, rather than the death of his possible lover Skipper. For 10 points, Brick and Maggie Pollitt argue over their marital woes in what play by Tennessee Williams? ■END■

ANSWER: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
<HG, American Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Arjun KalaIllinois BChicago A7510
Neal JoshiWashU BChicago C7510
Michael HundingIllinois AIllinois C7810
Sanika IyerIndiana BMissouri7810
Charles HangWashU AChicago B10110
Justin HawkinsIndiana AMissoui S&T10910

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California2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%76.33
Florida2025-02-01Y367%0%33%54.50
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%86.00
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%20%99.60
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y250%0%50%94.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%81.00
Southeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%97.00
UK2025-02-01Y1080%0%10%102.63