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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 (-5[1])stopped a man from reading “The Pet Goat” to a group of second-graders. (-5[1])Operation Neptune Spear killed this organization’s leader (10[1])in (10[1])Abbottabad. A group led by Todd Beamer overpowered four members of this organization near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. (10[1])Operation Enduring Freedom was preceded by an ultimatum to the Taliban to hand over this organization’s leadership. For 10 points, name this terrorist (10[1])group that carried out the September 11 attacks. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: al-Qaeda [or al-Qāʿidah or Qaedat al-Jihad; prompt on the Base or the Foundation]
<Editors, American History> | Packet F
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Anthony Cruz MartinezNebraska CKansas State A35-5
Jake BelskeTulsa BRose State48-5
Sage SnowCentral Oklahoma ANebraska A5510
Robert SzotNebraska BCentral Oklahoma B5610
Nolan TraversTulsa AKansas State B7210
Lena JurikOklahomaHarding9510
Veronica RitterKansas State ANebraska C10410
Ayden GatesRose StateTulsa B10410

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
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