Question
A character created by this author constantly uses the swearword “demmed” and escapes by giving Chauvelin (“SHOW-vil-lon”) pepper to sniff instead of snuff. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Hungarian-British baroness. This author created Sir Blakeney, who pretends to be an idiotic dandy to conceal his secret identity as the Scarlet Pimpernel.
ANSWER: Baroness Orczy (“ahrt-see”) [or Emma Orczy or Emmuska Orczy; or Emma Magdalena Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci]
[10m] Sir Blakeney has this first name. This was the first name of an author who wrote “ye are many, they are few” in his poem decrying the Peterloo Massacre, “The Masque of Anarchy.”
ANSWER: Percy [accept Percy Blakeney or Percy Bysshe Shelley]
[10e] The Scarlet Pimpernel is set during this conflict. In A Tale of Two Cities, Sydney Carton is guillotined during this conflict.
ANSWER: French Revolution
<Jaimie Carlson, Literature - European - Long Fiction> ~22671~ <Editor: Jaimie Carlson>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 16.94 | 97% | 50% | 22% |