Bonus
This murder weapon is given to two policemen, who suggest that it is “right under our very noses,” before its wielder starts to laugh hysterically. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this murder weapon that Mary Maloney uses to kill her husband Patrick after he asks her for a divorce.
ANSWER: a leg of lamb [prompt on a piece of meat]
[10m] Mary kills Patrick in “Lamb to the Slaughter,” a short story that this author included with “Skin” and “The Landlady” in the collection Tales of the Unexpected.
ANSWER: Roald Dahl
[10e] Dahl’s collection Kiss Kiss features the story “The Champion of the World,” whose child protagonist who rescues his father was added to its title when Dahl reworked it into a full-length novel.
ANSWER: Danny [accept Danny, Champion of the World]
<Briticisers, British Literature>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 17.69 | 92% | 54% | 31% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Oxford | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Cambridge A | Imperial D | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Cambridge B | Cambridge D | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Cambridge C | Cambridge E | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | HME |
| Durham A | Durham D | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Durham C | Durham B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Edinburgh A | Sheffield B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Edinburgh D | Edinburgh B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Imperial A | Imperial C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Imperial B | Southampton | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | HM |
| LSE | Cardiff | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Sheffield A | York | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Warwick | Bristol | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 21.25 | 88% | 75% | 50% |