Packet 3: Bonus 11
During their first meeting, this character agrees to let a man name a cocktail after her “so long as I can try one first.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this character who kills herself at the end of a novel after being pursued by Gettier. This character’s lover declares “the bitch is dead now” after learning from her suicide note that she secretly worked for SMERSH.
ANSWER: Vesper Lynd [or Vesper Lynd]
[10e] Earlier in Casino Royale, members of SMERSH carve a Cyrillic letter into the hand of Vesper Lynd’s lover, James Bond, to identify him as a member of this profession, in which he works for MI6.
ANSWER: spies [or equivalents like secret agent; or shpión]
[10h] Vesper Lynd’s grave is visited at the beginning of this Bond novel set in the Swiss Alps. This novel ends with Bond’s newlywed wife Tracy being gunned down by Ernst Stavro Blofeld as they head off on their honeymoon.
ANSWER: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
<Briticisers, British Literature> | Packet C
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 13.85 | 100% | 23% | 15% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham A | Edinburgh B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Edinburgh A | Durham B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Edinburgh C | Durham D | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Edinburgh D | Durham C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EH |
| Sheffield B | York | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| UK (South) | UK | Y | 8 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |