Round 1: Tossup 11
A black section in this book appears after its protagonist finds a turquoise necklace at her friend’s bombed house. This book’s protagonist cuts her hair to resemble Cosette from Les Miserables. This book’s protagonist dreams of Karl Marx having curlier hair than God and is stopped in the street by several women for wearing punk shoes and a (*) Michael Jackson button. A missile kills the Baba-Levys in this book, whose teenage protagonist flees her country to live in Vienna after the arrest of her Uncle Anoosh. For 10 points, an ancient city titles what graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi about growing up during Iran’s Islamic Revolution? ■END■
ANSWER: Persepolis
<Long Fiction — Ganon Evans> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 1
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Tidwell | Merrol Hyde A | Athens Bible School | 28 | -5 |
| Lucia Gellert | USN B | Portland High | 44 | 15 |
| Jackson Green | USN A | Merrol Hyde B | 93 | 10 |
| Erin Fikri | Harpeth Hall | USN C | 95 | 10 |
| Randy Cooper | Franklin Road Academy | Owensboro | 106 | 0 |
| Khoa Ta | Owensboro | Franklin Road Academy | 106 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 69% | 19% | 6% | 71.45 |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 60% | 20% | 52.00 |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 60% | 20% | 20% | 77.33 |