Question
Answer the following about horror stories involving beds, for 10 points each.
[10e] This British author of the novella Coraline described a boy abducted by Click-Clack the Rattlebug as he walks to bed. His recently-adapted books include The Sandman and American Gods.
ANSWER: Neil Gaiman [or Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman]
[10m] In a story by this author, a gambler narrowly avoids being smothered by a bed canopy contraption. Godfrey Ablewhite is murdered by a group of priests for stealing the title gem of a novel by this Victorian author.
ANSWER: Wilkie Collins [or William Wilkie Collins] (The novel is The Moonstone.)
[10h] Goldilocks gets caught sleeping in a bed that’s “just right” in a short story originally by this author. This British Poet Laureate from 1813 to 1843 wrote the poem “After Blenheim.”
ANSWER: Robert Southey
<Ganon Evans, Literature - British - Short Fiction> ~23808~ <Editor: Jim Fan>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | Kinkaid | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Innovation Academy A | Heights | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Johns Creek A | Hunter A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Winston Churchill A | Hoover A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |