Round 2: Tossup 19
A play by this author ends with a monologue whose speaker laments “I didn’t go to the moon, I went much further.” “The roar of an approaching locomotive” masks the sound of an offstage piano as one of this author’s characters tries to call Shep Huntleigh. In a play by this author, a girl who is nicknamed “Blue Roses” has the horn of her miniature (*) unicorn broken by Jim O’Connor. A character created by this author says “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers” as she departs for a mental hospital after being raped by Stanley. For 10 points, Blanche DuBois was created by what playwright of The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire? ■END■
ANSWER: Tennessee Williams [or Thomas Lanier Williams III]
<Drama — Sarah Benner> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 2
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasmine Horwitz | USN A | Athens Bible School | 59 | 15 |
| Carson Tidwell | Merrol Hyde A | USN C | 59 | 15 |
| Lucia Gellert | USN B | Franklin Road Academy | 60 | 15 |
| Madelyn Haysley | Owensboro | Merrol Hyde B | 69 | 10 |
| Thalia Vidalakis | Harpeth Hall | Portland High | 69 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 50% | 19% | 19% | 72.88 |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 40% | 40% | 71.40 |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 60% | 0% | 63.20 |