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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. Operation (10[1])Neptune (10[1])Spear killed this organization’s (10[1])leader (10[1])in Abbottabad. A group led by Todd Beamer overpowered four members of this organization near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Operation Enduring Freedom was preceded (10[1])by an 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■

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

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Derek LiCornell ARochester4910
Gregory StoneESFBinghamton A5010
Isaiah SchmidBinghamton BBinghamton C5410
Jake ScovilleRIT BCornell C5510
Ben GardbergCornell BRIT A7710

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Northern CaliforniaMain✓4100%0%52.50
Southern CaliforniaMain✓7100%43%62.71
Eastern Canada (1)Main✓4100%50%74.00
Eastern Canada (2)Main✓9100%44%76.56
FloridaMain✓4100%25%69.75
Great LakesMain✓10100%40%57.50
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain✓989%33%60.38
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain✓9100%11%57.00
MidwestMain✓9100%33%67.44
NorthMain✓4100%25%63.75
NortheastMain✓12100%8%59.42
PacificMain✓8100%25%71.38
South CentralMain✓6100%33%81.00
SoutheastMain✓12100%8%54.42
Upstate NYMain✓5100%0%57.00