Question
One poet from this modern-day country invoked a water goddess from this country that he offers "oilbean" to in his long poem "Heavensgate." For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this birth country of another poet who wrote of a racist landlady asking over the phone if a potential tenant is "DARK? OR VERY LIGHT?"
ANSWER: Nigeria [or Federal Republic of Nigeria]
[10m] Christopher Okigbo wrote a poem titled for this poetic form "for Alto." Catullus 101 that ends with "Ave atque vale" is a poem in this poetic form’s couplets.
ANSWER: elegy [accept “Elegy for Alto”; accept elegiac couplets]
[10e] "Telephone Conversation" is a poem by this author who is best known for plays like Death and the King’s Horseman.
ANSWER: Wole Soyinka
<Literature - World Literature - Poetry>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 12.86 | 91% | 26% | 12% |