Question

This character says it is “great bliss for a man to love them well and believe them not” in a monologue about how “womens’ wiles” ruined Adam, Solomon, and Samson. A lengthy dressing scene assigns concordances like the Five Wounds of Christ to the pentangle on this character’s shield. (10[2])Simon Armitage’s introduction to (10[1])his translation of one poem (-5[1])notes that this character’s name (10[1])must be pronounced as both an iamb (10[1])and a trochee to preserve meter in bob and wheel sections. This character returns three kisses received from (10[1])a woman and obtains her magic girdle. (10[2])In a circa 1400 poem, this nephew of King Arthur travels to a (10[1])northern chapel to finish a game with a figure he had beheaded at Christmas. For 10 points, what character (10[1])titles a Middle English poem with the Green Knight? ■END■

ANSWER: Gawain [or Sir Gawain; prompt on Gwalchmei]
<McMaster, British Literature>
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Summary

Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y683%0%17%72.80
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%69.33
Northeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%0%91.25
Overflow2025-02-01Y4100%0%0%75.50
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%84.00
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%10%78.70
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y8100%0%50%107.50

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ben LaFondCambridge BManchester4810
Louis CameronCambridge EWarwick B4810
Ian McDowellCambridge CSheffield5210
Arya KarthikOxford AImperial A57-5
Roselyn DaffinSouthampton AOxford B6210
Hamish CampbellDurhamOxford C6910
Albert NyangLSECambridge A8710
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU CImperial B9410
Adsayan GaneshWarwick ACambridge D9410
Lily MorrisBristolSouthampton B10710
Rahim DinaImperial AOxford A12610