Round 7: Tossup 2

A book by this author inspired the title of an econometrics textbook billed as “an empiricist’s companion” by Pischke and Angrist. This author inspired the title of a book that proposes the “axiom of effability” that “what can’t be said can’t be translated,” written by David Bellos. A character created by this author titles a song whose singer bemoans “the dust and the screaming, the yuppies networking” and claims that “when I am (*) king, you will be first against the wall,” (-5[1])which is the second track on Radiohead’s OK Computer. Superfans of this author (10[1])celebrate May 25th as Towel Day in reference (10[1])to a series (10[2])in which Earth (10[1])is destroyed to make way for a hyperspace bypass. For 10 points, the answer of 42 to the “Ultimate Question of Life” comes from what author’s series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy? (10[1])■END■

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