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Round 5: 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 (10[1])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?” (10[1])This author of The Skin of Our Teeth depicted Emily (-5[1])Webb reliving her 12th birthday (10[1])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
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Drew WetterlindIowa StateMichigan Tech4410
Anneke StracksMacalesterWisconsin A8910
Virginia BrooksMinnesotaWisconsin C99-5
Connor KingSt. ThomasWisconsin B10410

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Northern CaliforniaMain✓367%67%99.00
Southern CaliforniaMain✓771%0%93.40
Eastern Canada (1)Main✓580%40%87.75
Eastern Canada (2)Main✓786%29%97.50
FloridaMain✓3100%0%93.33
Great LakesMain✓1173%45%77.63
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain✓888%25%76.57
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain✓10%0%
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain✓9100%11%88.78
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain✓2100%0%118.00
MidwestMain✓9100%0%63.78
NorthMain✓475%25%79.00
NortheastMain✓1100%0%71.00
PacificMain✓8100%0%92.00
South CentralMain✓580%20%71.25
SoutheastMain✓1191%9%67.20
Upstate NYMain✓475%0%81.33