Packet 5: Bonus 16
In the movie Back to School, this author cameos as himself and writes a college essay on his books for Rodney Dangerfield’s character. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this author whose novels adapted to film include Slaughterhouse-Five.
ANSWER: Kurt Vonnegut
[10h] A 2021 Robert Weide documentary about Vonnegut is titled for this three-word phrase. The story of Slaughterhouse-Five opens “Listen: Billy Pilgrim has become” this three-word phrase.
ANSWER: “unstuck in time” [accept Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time]
[10m] While on a POW train, Billy is recorded for a propaganda film and thinks of this other three-word phrase, which is commonly repeated by Trafalmadorians and other characters in the novel whenever a death occurs.
ANSWER: “so it goes” [accept “And so it goes”]
<Long Fiction — Ganon Evans> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 5
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 16.00 | 92% | 48% | 20% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | Hillsdale Academy C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| DeWitt B | Detroit Country Day B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Detroit Catholic Central B | Rockford B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Detroit Country Day A | Hillsdale Academy D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Grand Ledge | Traverse City Central B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Hillsdale Academy A | Troy B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| Hillsdale Academy B | White Cloud B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Holt | Coldwater | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| New Boston Huron | DeWitt A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| New Buffalo A | Williamston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Buffalo B | Okemos B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rockford A | Troy A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Traverse City Central A | Okemos A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| U of D Jesuit | Detroit Catholic Central A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Utica Academy | Detroit Catholic Central C | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
| White Cloud A | Taylor | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 11.88 | 88% | 31% | 0% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 24.00 | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |