Lebanon - Pacific - Buzzpoints

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This country’s War of Brothers and War of the Camps included a “Movement of the Deprived,” the Amal faction. It’s not Spain, but in this country, foreign-sponsored Phalange militias stormed the Shatila refugee (-5[1])camp. The Taif Agreement which ended this country’s civil war stipulated (10[1])powersharing between its Sunni, Shia, and Maronite Christian communities. (10[2])A group (-5[1])once (10[1])led in this country (10[1])by Hassan Nasrallah was (10[1])targeted after a massive bombing on US Marine barracks in 1983. This country, which housed PLO refugees in the 1970s, overthrew Syrian occupation in the Cedar Revolution. For 10 points, (10[1])Hezbollah is headquartered in what country’s capital of Beirut? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Lebanon [or Republic of Lebanon]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Position	Value
Ritwik Sharma	Arizona State A	Alberta A	32	-5
Annabelle Koopmans	Washington Atlantic	Alberta B	43	10
Ryan Zhang	Washington State	British Columbia A	52	10
George Matsumura	Washington Chum	Texas	52	10
Gavin Morrow	Washington Steelhead	Washington Pink	54	-5
Alice Ton Nu	Washington Coho	Washington Masu	55	10
Alan Zhang	British Columbia C	British Columbia B	59	10
Skand Parvatikar	Arizona State B	Washington Sockeye	63	10
Carson Kessler	Washington Pink	Washington Steelhead	93	10
Liam Markland	Alberta A	Arizona State A	103	10
Isabella DePrimo	Washington Chinook	Boise State	103	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	TUH	Conv. %	Neg %	Average Buzz
UK (North)	UK	1	100%	0%	44.00
UK (South)	UK	1	100%	0%	90.00
Eastern Canada (2)	US	1	100%	0%	47.00
Upper Mid-Atlantic	US	12	92%	17%	53.91
Midwest	US	1	100%	0%	51.00
Northeast	US	12	92%	8%	49.45
Pacific	US	9	100%	22%	69.22
Southeast	US	1	100%	0%	36.00
Upstate NY	US	1	100%	0%	93.00