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 (15[1])whose singer bemoans “the dust and the screaming, the yuppies networking” and claims that (15[1])“when I am (*) king, you will be first against the wall,” which is the second track on Radiohead’s OK Computer. (10[1])Superfans of this author celebrate May 25th (-5[1])as Towel Day in reference to a series in which Earth 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? ■END■ (10[1])

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