Packet 8: Bonus 2
A novel by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (“goo-gee wah tee-ahng-o”) set during the Mau Mau Rebellion is titled “Petals of [this substance].” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this substance. The penpal Ethel Lange causes tensions to rise between the half-brothers Morris and Zachariah in a play titled for a “Knot” of this substance.
ANSWER: blood [accept Blood Knot; accept Petals of Blood]
[10e] Blood Knot was written by this South African playwright of Master Harold... and the Boys.
ANSWER: Athol Fugard
[10h] Fugard and his group, the Serpent Players, wrote this play, in which the title character adopts the identity of Robert Zwelinzima (“zʼway-LIN-zee-mah”) after finding his body in an alley. This play's protagonist dictates a letter to his wife and has his picture taken in Styles’ studio.
ANSWER: Sizwe Banzi Is Dead
<Literature - World, Hari Ananthakrishnan> | VAULT II Packet 08
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 14.86 | 68% | 57% | 24% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armand duplantis fan club | Mountain Dew is Better | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Michael Touse-Squid | Ostia Orcas | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Not Just Biking | Hoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish? | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Ted Offensive | Jeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| The Young Jits | An even worse idea | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| They fuck you up your buzz and neg | I have no buzzer and I must neg | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MEH |
| Virginia Tech | They'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These Days | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✕ | 6 | 21.67 | 83% | 100% | 33% |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 13.33 | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 10.00 | 67% | 33% | 0% |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 7.50 | 50% | 25% | 0% |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 16.00 | 60% | 60% | 40% |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 6.67 | 67% | 0% | 0% |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 7.50 | 25% | 50% | 0% |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 3 | 26.67 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 12.00 | 60% | 60% | 0% |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 7 | 25.71 | 100% | 100% | 57% |