Packet 12: Bonus 5
While working as a sports reporter for the Hearst newspaper empire, this man coined boxing nicknames like the “Manassa Mauler” for Jack Dempsey and “Cinderella Man” for James Braddock. For 10 points each:
[10h] The Prohibition-era stories “The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown” and “Blood Pressure” are by what writer, who names a style of mixing formal speech and slang while never using contractions?
ANSWER: Damon Runyon [or Alfred Damon Runyon; accept Runyonesque]
[10e] A lifelong fan, Runyon lends his name to an event in this sport held in Queens. Ralph Steadman illustrated a Hunter S. Thompson article that claims an annual event in this sport is “Decadent and Depraved.”
ANSWER: horse racing [accept word forms like horse races; prompt on racing or races] (Thompson wrote “The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved.”)
[10m] Runyon’s stories were the basis of the musical Guys and Dolls, which was premiered by this theater director. This screenwriter of A Night at the Opera wrote Broadway shows like You Can’t Take it With You with Moss Hart.
ANSWER: George S. Kaufman [or George Simon Kaufman]
<BC, American Literature> | NAFTA-Packet-12
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
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| 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
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| Muscle Mass Extinction Event | Indiana | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | EM |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |