Round 2: Tossup 10
A play by this author opens with the patriarch of a family inventing the alphabet and the wheel. Cain is renamed Henry after killing Abel in a play by this author, in which the Antrobus family survives a great flood and an ice age. In the “Daily Life” section of a play by this author, a choir sings “Blessed be the Tie that Binds” under the direction of the alcoholic Simon Stimson. A character created by this playwright asks, “Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?” This author of The Skin of Our Teeth depicted Emily Webb reliving her 12th birthday in a play where the Stage Manager narrates about life in Grover’s Corners. For 10 points, name this playwright of Our Town. ■END■
ANSWER: Thornton Wilder [or Thornton Niven Wilder]
<Editors, American Literature> | Packet E
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | US | 3 | 67% | 67% | 99.00 |
| Southern California | US | 7 | 71% | 0% | 93.40 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | 5 | 80% | 40% | 87.75 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 7 | 86% | 29% | 97.50 |
| Florida | US | 3 | 100% | 0% | 93.33 |
| Great Lakes | US | 11 | 73% | 45% | 77.63 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | 8 | 88% | 25% | 76.57 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 1 | 0% | 0% | |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 9 | 100% | 11% | 88.78 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 2 | 100% | 0% | 118.00 |
| Midwest | US | 9 | 100% | 0% | 63.78 |
| North | US | 4 | 75% | 25% | 79.00 |
| Northeast | US | 1 | 100% | 0% | 71.00 |
| Pacific | US | 8 | 100% | 0% | 92.00 |
| South Central | US | 5 | 80% | 20% | 71.25 |
| Southeast | US | 11 | 91% | 9% | 67.20 |
| Upstate NY | US | 4 | 75% | 0% | 81.33 |