Tossup
This author wrote a film in which a woman says “I didn’t think such violent things could happen to ordinary people,” before being asked “whatever your dream was, it wasn’t a very happy one, was it?” by a man who puts down his crossword. Ben Hecht adapted a play by this author into Ernst Lubitsch’s romcom Design for Living. A housewife and doctor meet at a train station in this author’s play Still Life, which inspired David Lean’s film Brief Encounter. Kay Hammond wore green makeup for a film that abandons this author’s signature finale, in which the protagonist tiptoes offstage. In a play by this author, Charles Condomine deals with the jealousies of his second wife Ruth and the ghost of his deceased wife, Elvira. For 10 points, a séance occurs in what author’s play Blithe Spirit? ■END■
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 67% | 0% | 138.00 |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 67% | 0% | 133.25 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 67% | 0% | 99.25 |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 100% | 17% | 112.17 |
| North | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 100% | 0% | 102.33 |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 50% | 0% | 106.00 |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 80% | 40% | 124.75 |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 0% | 127.50 |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 0% | 119.00 |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 75% | 0% | 114.67 |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 9 | 78% | 0% | 97.86 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 8 | 75% | 0% | 112.83 |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 50% | 0% | 138.00 |