Question
In reference to a 2023 lawsuit over the film The Blind Side, this author declared “It’s outrageous how Hollywood accounting works, but the money is not in the Tuohys’ (“too-EEs’”) pockets.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this author whose 2023 book Going Infinite was sympathetic to Sam Bankman-Fried. He also wrote Moneyball.
ANSWER: Michael Lewis [or Michael Monroe Lewis]
[10e] The Blind Side is often cited as an example of the trope of people of this race coming in as “saviors,” an extension of an earlier idea that men of this race had a “burden.”
ANSWER: white people [or Caucasians; accept the white man’s burden; prompt on Europeans]
[10m] Going Infinite was often compared to Walter Isaacson’s 2023 biography of this man, which broke the news about this man’s denial of assistance for a “Ukrainian sneak attack.”
ANSWER: Elon Musk (Musk denied Ukraine access to Starlink for the attack.)
<Michael Bentley, Current Events - U.S.> ~18911~ <Editor: Michael Bentley>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 15.83 | 100% | 36% | 22% |