Round 7: Tossup 12

In a novel, a character who misses a protest at one of these places later rekindles her relationship through Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. In a TED talk, an author recalled moving to one of these places where she was assumed to not know English or how to use a stove. In a novel by that author, labor strikes in one of these places cause Obinze (-5[1])to encourage his girlfriend to emigrate. Ifemelu leaves one of these places in Nigeria for one in the US (10[1])in Chimamanda Adichie’s novel Americanah. One of these institutions awards the Pulitzer Prizes each year. (10[1])For 10 points, name these institutions that include the Ivy League members (10[1])Columbia and Yale. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: universities [or colleges; accept college campuses or university campuses; prompt on schools or campuses]
<Nebraska C, World Literature> | Packet G
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Buzzes


Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%0%91.00
UK (South)UK8100%25%97.25
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%25%101.00
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%14%81.14
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%25%100.00
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%22%87.44
FloridaUS4100%25%104.00
Great LakesUS11100%18%85.27
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%11%83.33
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS9100%11%79.22
MidwestUS9100%0%79.44
NorthUS4100%25%98.00
PacificUS8100%0%64.00
South CentralUS6100%33%112.00
SoutheastUS12100%17%87.00
Upstate NYUS1100%0%51.00