Question
The original text of this collection is lost in the sinking of the Titanic at the end of Amin Maalouf’s novel Samarkand. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this collection of quatrains by Omar Khayyam, one of which opens “The Moving finger writes, and having writ, / Moves on.”
ANSWER: The Rubaiyat [or The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam]
[10m] In Edward Fitzgerald’s translation, this specific object is paired in a Khayyam quatrain with a “Book of Verses,” “a Loaf of Bread” and “Thou.”
ANSWER: a Jug of Wine [prompt on partial answer; accept a gourd of wine; accept a flask of wine]
[10h] Initially not known for his poetry, Khayyam and the Rubaiyat were promoted and popularized by this group. A member of this group described the sonnet as “a moment’s monument” in the sequence The House of Life.
ANSWER: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood [accept PRB] (The House of Life is by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.)
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover A | Heights | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| St. Mark's | Hastings | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Winston Churchill A | Innovation Academy A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 3 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |