Bonus
The autobiographical poem cycle Singing School details both this poet’s upbringing amidst sectarian tensions and his literary influences. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Irish Poet who translated Beowulf and reflected on his childhood in poems like “Digging” and “The Death of a Naturalist.”
ANSWER: Seamus Heaney (“SHAY-muss HEE-nee”) [or Seamus Justin Heaney]
[10h] Singing School opens by quoting this author’s observation that “we have lived / In important places.” This Irish contemporary of Heaney wrote the poems “On Raglan Road” and “The Great Hunger,” as well as the novel Tarry Flynn.
ANSWER: Patrick Kavanagh (“KAV-uh-nuh”)
[10m] Singing School later quotes this author’s resolution to “tell everything, even of how the laundry basket squeaked.” A story by this non-Irish author ends with Laura stammering “Isn’t life?” after she delivers a basket of leftover food.
ANSWER: Katherine Mansfield (The story is “The Garden Party.”)
<Manchester, British Literature>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | 17.24 | 93% | 69% | 10% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama A | Tennessee A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Alberta | UW A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | M |
| Bristol | Cambridge B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Bruin A | Georgia Tech D | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Cambridge D | Imperial B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Chicago A | Illinois B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Chicago B | WashU A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Florida A | UCF B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Florida B | Florida State A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Georgetown A | Notre Dame C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Illinois A | Illinois C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Indiana A | Missouri S&T | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Iowa | Georgetown B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Louisville A | Georgia Tech B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Missouri | Indiana B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Northwestern A | Northwestern B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Oxford A | LSE | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| Purdue | Notre Dame A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| Sheffield | Oxford C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Southampton A | Warwick B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Stanford B | Notre Dame B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| TAMU | Texas B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Texas A | ASU | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | EHM |
| UC Berkeley A | Claremont B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| UCF C | Valencia A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UCLA | Claremont A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| UCSD | UC Berkeley B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UW B | UBC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| WashU B | Chicago C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 10.00 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 10.00 | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 40% | 20% |