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. (-5[1])Simon Armitage’s (-5[1])introduction to his translation of one poem notes that this character’s name must be pronounced as both an iamb and a trochee to preserve meter in bob and wheel sections. (-5[1])This character returns three kisses received from a woman (10[2])and obtains (10[1])her magic girdle. In a circa 1400 poem, (10[1])this nephew of King Arthur travels to a (10[1])northern chapel to finish a game (10[1])with a figure he had beheaded at Christmas. For 10 points, what character titles a Middle English poem (-5[1])with the Green Knight? ■END■ (10[2])

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
Nathan ZhangCornell BYale A48-5
David BassJohns Hopkins AHaverford A50-5
Gus VanskikeMaryland BColumbia B80-5
Sam MacchiVassar ANYU B8910
Isaac MammelMaryland APenn A8910
Ryan RosenbergNYU APenn B9110
William GrogerColumbia BMaryland B9910
Derek ChenColumbia CRutgers A10710
Jem BurchYale ACornell B11310
William BrokerHaverford BGeorge Washington B131-5
Audrey ChoHaverford AJohns Hopkins A13610
Peter LutzGeorge Washington BHaverford B13610