Tossup
A character from this book is shown in front of a nude figure pointing left and straddling a figure emerging from the sea in two entries of a series commissioned by Thomas Butts. A large triptych from the 1850s inspired by this book includes The Plains of Heaven and was the last major work by John Martin. The title figure holds a lightning bolt amid raised swords in the last of three versions of a painting based on this book by Benjamin West. This book inspired William Blake’s painting The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun. A painting inspired by this book depicts an elongated man in blue raising his hands to the cloudy sky; that El Greco painting is The Opening of the Fifth Seal. For 10 points, what biblical book inspired Albrecht Dürer’s The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? ■END■
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 100% | 0% | 100.67 |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 100% | 0% | 119.00 |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 100% | 50% | 134.33 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 100% | 0% | 127.33 |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 100% | 17% | 116.33 |
| North | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 100% | 0% | 115.00 |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 100% | 20% | 118.80 |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 50% | 142.00 |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 100% | 0% | 95.50 |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 4 | 100% | 25% | 120.00 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | 9 | 89% | 44% | 136.38 |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 100% | 0% | 131.00 |