Question

A woman in this play refuses a plea for mercy by saying, “There are people who can never go back… I am one of those people.” Another woman in this play reveals that her frequent headaches are a cover for her bouts of binge drinking. While starring in this play on Broadway, Tallulah Bankhead unsuccessfully fought to donate proceeds to the Finnish Relief Fund. In this play’s final line, a girl asks, “are you afraid, Mama?” (10[1]-5[1])after accusing her of being “people who ate the earth.” (10[1])Another (10[1])Part of the Forest (-5[1])is a prequel to this play, whose protagonist sends her daughter Alexandra to Baltimore to retrieve her sickly husband Horace Giddens. For 10 points, Oscar and Ben Hubbard are forced to give a 75-percent share of their cotton mill to their cunning sister Regina in what play by Lillian (10[1])Hellman? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: The Little Foxes
<Johns Hopkins, American Literature>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Claire JonesChicago AMissoui S&T7510
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BChicago B75-5
Arjun KalaIllinois BIllinois C8510
Braden BoothMissouriIndiana A8610
Neal JoshiWashU BChicago D90-5
Charles HangWashU AChicago C13910
Alvin GuoChicago DWashU B14110

Summary

California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%88.33
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y667%0%0%117.00
Midwest2025-02-01Y683%0%33%105.20
Northeast2025-02-01Y580%0%0%132.00
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y250%0%0%78.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%140.00
Southeast2025-02-01Y1100%0%100%141.00
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y8100%0%0%113.13