Round 7: Tossup 20
A character with this profession recounts spending long nights dreaming of cheese — “toasted mostly.” A blind beggar named Pew who used to have this profession is run over by a carriage after being abandoned during a botched robbery. After being visited by a character with this profession known as “Black Dog,” a man with this profession has a stroke at the Admiral Benbow inn. People with this profession use a page taken from a Bible to depose their leaders with a “black spot.” Jim Hawkins accompanies a character with this profession on a hunt for Captain Flint’s gold. For 10 points, Robert Louis Stevenson wrote about characters with what profession in Treasure Island, such as Long John Silver? ■END■
ANSWER: pirates [or privateers or buccaneers; prompt on sailors or equivalents; prompt on criminals or equivalents]
<Briticisers, British Literature> | Packet H
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Miller | Edinburgh B | York | 64 | 10 |
| Rob Morris | Durham D | Sheffield A | 74 | 10 |
| Andreas Ktori | Durham A | Durham B | 79 | 10 |
| Pen Hughes | Edinburgh C | Sheffield B | 83 | 10 |
| Robert McDonald | Durham C | Edinburgh A | 96 | -5 |
| Harry Sexton | Edinburgh A | Durham C | 119 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK (North) | UK | 5 | 100% | 20% | 83.80 |
| UK (South) | UK | 8 | 100% | 13% | 84.25 |