Tossup
In an epilogue set in a movie theater in this city, a man loses his wedding ring, watch, and cufflinks between the legs of a woman he fondles. A novel set in this city that retells the killing of Trotsky in multiple styles also includes the wordplay-heavy dialogue of Bustrófedon. The gay poet José Cemí (“say-MEE”) grows up in this city in the 1977 novel Paradiso. An author who was an exile to London wrote about his sexual exploits in this city in a novel published in English as [his name]’s Inferno, and used this city’s dialects in his Joycean novel Three Trapped Tigers. A poet born in this capital city wrote the collection Versos sencillos (“sen-SEE-yohs”), which includes the poems “I Cultivate a White Rose” and “Guantanamera.” For 10 points, what capital city was the birthplace of José Martí? ■END■
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 100% | 0% | 80.33 |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 67% | 33% | 131.00 |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 100% | 17% | 115.17 |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 100% | 33% | 109.17 |
| North | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 100% | 33% | 108.00 |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 80% | 60% | 128.25 |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 100% | 80% | 121.20 |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 0% | 113.50 |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 75% | 50% | 75.67 |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 10 | 100% | 10% | 118.80 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 8 | 88% | 50% | 106.00 |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 100% | 0% | 127.67 |