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Round 6: Tossup 18

A real-life production of this play, which James Joyce directed in Zurich, inspired Tom Stoppard’s play Travesties. In this play, a character’s real name is exposed when the names on his cigarette case and business card conflict. (10[1])A marriage in this play (10[1])is called off when it is revealed that the groom has no known parents. (10[2])A character from this play claims to visit a sick friend (10[1])named Bunbury to avoid unwanted social interactions. In this “Trivial Comedy for Serious People,” Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax believe they’re engaged to the same (10[1])person, due to Algernon and Jack both pretending to be the title person. For 10 points, name this play by Oscar Wilde. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: The Importance of Being Earnest [or The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People]
<Virginia Tech A, British Literature> | Packet F
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Vivian FanClaremont AUCLA C3610
Dmitri Anh-Minh TranUC Santa BarbaraUSC A4110
Katherine MackUC IrvineUCLA A5510
Tianyi ZhengUCSD BUSC B5510
Andrew NucciUCLA BUCSD A6610
Nikola WuUCLA DClaremont C9110
Jackson CrickardClaremont BUCLA F11410

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Southern CaliforniaUS7100%0%65.43
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%0%87.25
Eastern Canada (2)US989%11%83.13
FloridaUS450%25%114.00
Great LakesUS10100%0%69.00
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS989%0%51.75
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS989%0%61.75
MidwestUS9100%11%54.56
NorthUS4100%0%50.25
NortheastUS1191%9%73.00
PacificUS8100%25%86.13
South CentralUS6100%0%77.67
SoutheastUS12100%0%62.92
Upstate NYUS580%0%96.50