Round 7: Tossup 1
In a novel in this language, humans move to the mountains after a rebellion of super-intelligent newts. Stolen dogs are found by a bumbling World War I soldier who speaks this language. A Swiss professor from a novel in this language moves to Thailand after hearing of a woman’s war on “kitsch.” The pig Mefisto appears in a novel in this language as a friend of the cancer-striken dog (*) Karenin. In a novel in this language, Sabina wears a bowler hat while having sex and a truck crushes Tomáš and his wife Tereza. For 10 points, name this language used by Milan Kundera to write The Unbearable Lightness of Being, which was often translated into Slovak. ■END■
ANSWER: Czech (The lead-in refers to War with the Newts.)
<Long Fiction — Ganon Evans> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 7
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasmine Horwitz | USN A | USN B | 16 | -5 |
| Carson Tidwell | Merrol Hyde A | Portland High | 83 | 10 |
| Khoa Ta | Owensboro | Athens Bible School | 116 | 10 |
| Randy Cooper | Franklin Road Academy | Harpeth Hall | 116 | 10 |
| Lucia Gellert | USN B | USN A | 116 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 56% | 6% | 13% | 85.56 |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 35.60 |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 80% | 0% | 20% | 107.75 |