Question
In its original usage, this phrase is followed by a sentence that includes the parenthetical “for it is in London that our scene lies.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Give this seven-word phrase that opens the novel Paul Clifford. This phrase inspired a bad fictional opening line–contest named for its writer.
ANSWER: “It was a dark and stormy night” (The contest is the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest.)
[10e] Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s other quotes include one from his play Richelieu that states that this object “is mightier than the sword.”
ANSWER: the pen [accept “the pen is mightier than the sword”]
[10m] Bulwer-Lytton helped popularize the phrase “no stone left unturned,” which appeared in this author’s play Heraclidae (“hair-uh-KLL-die”). The title character of a play by this author rides away in a chariot with the bodies of her victims.
ANSWER: Euripides (The play is Medea.)
<Ethan Ashbrook, Literature - British - Long Fiction> ~23223~ <Editor: Jim Fan>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 24.44 | 97% | 69% | 78% |