Question

One of these characters dreams of talking in “a strange new language” to another, who finds a cottage with a garden and dogs. Hallemeier and Fabry (20[1])block these characters (20[1])with an electric (20[1])fence. A (20[1])man asks if (20[1])“the soul… shows itself by a gnashing of teeth” (20[1])when seeing these characters’ “Cramp.” (20[2])A woman mistakes six managers (20[1])for these characters, but doesn’t believe that (*) Sulla is one, during a visit (10[2])for the (10[1])League of Humanity. (10[4])Alquist (10[3])calls two (10[1])of these characters Adam and Eve since they can reproduce, (10[6])after Radius (10[1])leads a factory rebellion. (10[2])Helena Glory (10[1])advocates for freeing (10[1])these “workers” made from “artificial living matter.” (10[2])For 10 points, a Karel Čapek (“CHAH-pek”) play introduced the term for what (10[1])“Universal” (10[1])characters created by Rossum? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: robots [accept Rossum’s Universal Robots or Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti; prompt on synonyms like machines or automatons or artificial humans]
<Jaimie Carlson, Literature - European - Drama&gt; ~27544~ &lt;Editor: Jaimie Carlson>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Evan SchleckHunter ASt. Mark's2520
Rachel EzrielevRichard Montgomery AHastings2820
Dominic ApapDetroit Catholic Central BBloomington3120
Chris YooThomas Jefferson AHeights3320
Kevin YangStevenson AInnovation Academy B3620
Allen XuDurham ATLindbergh4520
Krish ChintaInnovation Academy ALambert5020
Kevin WangJohns Creek ALivingston A5020
Travis JohnsonGreat ValleyAlabama Cyber Tech5520
Ben NewmanUniversity LabBarrington6810
Nam DangRichard Montgomery BWalter Payton A6810
Janani GollapalliLightridgeThomas Jefferson B7010
Andrew GaoBelmontKinkaid7310
Akilan GanesanChattahoocheeHunter B7310
Ryan SmithDowningtown STEMThomas Jefferson C7310
Omkar MaratheWilliam FremdMcLean A7310
Claire WangCanyon CrestJohns Creek B7410
Risshi NaavaalMaggie Walker AGeorgetown Day7410
Alex ZhangOkemosWinston Churchill B7410
Arav KaushikLivingston BThomas Jefferson D7610
Joseph HarrisonDetroit Catholic Central CDuPage County AT8610
Beckett GilmoreOwensboroJames W. Robinson8610
Carter PisockyMcLean BMexico8610
Eli CaseyNorfolk Academic GuildSaint Joseph8610
Brodie HenryWest PointSolon8610
Timothy ChiuSt. XavierFairfield County AT8610
Bladen KiddMaggie Walker BCarl Sandburg8810
Abigail CutugnoBeavercreekNorthmont B9210
Aditya KhambekarSeven LakesDetroit Catholic Central A9210
Ryan DaiCarbondaleSt. Thomas9410
Kevin PengWinston Churchill AHoover A9710
Clete ReinbergerCincinnati HillsChoate Rosemary Hall10410
Justin WangStrake JesuitNorthmont A10410
Miley HentonHoover BWalter Payton B11610
John ThrowerFreemanStevenson B11710
David LinsMaggie Walker CElkhorn North12110

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 PACE NSC06/08/2024Y36100%25%0%74.72