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 to encourage his girlfriend to emigrate. Ifemelu leaves one of these places in Nigeria for one in (10[1])the US in Chimamanda Adichie’s novel Americanah. One of these institutions awards the Pulitzer Prizes each year. For 10 points, name these institutions (-5[1])that include the Ivy League members (10[1])Columbia (10[1])and Yale. ■END■ (10[1])

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