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Round 6: Tossup 15

The “Golden Chain” list of sponsors for this organization was revealed by a 2002 raid in Sarajevo. This organization was targeted in Operation Infinite Reach amidst the Monica Lewinsky affair. An event caused by this group stopped a man from reading “The Pet Goat” to a group of second-graders. (10[2]-5[1])Operation (-5[1])Neptune Spear (10[1])killed this (10[1])organization’s leader in (10[1])Abbottabad. A group led by Todd Beamer overpowered four members of this organization near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. (-5[1])Operation Enduring Freedom was preceded by an (10[1])ultimatum to the Taliban to hand over this organization’s leadership. For 10 points, name this terrorist group that carried out the September 11 attacks. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: al-Qaeda [or al-Qāʿidah or Qaedat al-Jihad; prompt on the Base or the Foundation]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Annika LarsonClaremont AUCLA C48-5
Rishi MathurClaremont BUCLA F4810
Ethan RirieUCSD BUSC B4810
Advai SrinivasanUC IrvineUCLA A49-5
Teddi MaggayUC Santa BarbaraUSC A5110
Terrence HanUCLA BUCSD A5310
Nick MachinUCLA AUC Irvine5610
Diego MongeClaremont CUCLA D72-5
Shreyansh SatapurthyUCLA DClaremont C7910
Aarav KakadUCLA CClaremont A10410

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Northern CaliforniaUS4100%0%52.50
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%43%62.71
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%50%74.00
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%44%76.56
FloridaUS4100%25%69.75
Great LakesUS10100%40%57.50
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS989%33%60.38
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS9100%11%57.00
MidwestUS9100%33%67.44
NorthUS4100%25%63.75
NortheastUS12100%8%59.42
PacificUS8100%25%71.38
South CentralUS6100%33%81.00
SoutheastUS12100%8%54.42
Upstate NYUS5100%0%57.00