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Round 11: Tossup 5

Actions taken by the 601 Intelligence Battalion during this period were investigated by the CONA•DEP commission. Ten teenagers were killed during this period’s “Night of the Pencils.” (15[1])The Trial of the Juntas punished members of the National Reorganization Process for crimes committed during this period. (-5[1])During this period, Leopoldo Galtieri was opposed by the (*) Mothers of the Plaza (10[1])de Mayo, who protested disappearances of children. Henry Kissinger supported the use of death flights during this period as part of the CIA’s Operation Condor. Jorge Videla ordered mass disappearances of dissidents during, for 10 points, what period of state terrorism in Argentina? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Dirty War [accept La guerra sucia; prompt on Operation Condor before mention; prompt on National Reorganization Process or NRP before mention]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Terry TangMidnight Bus to VistaAlbanian Rift in the Sky2615
Sumukh MurthyLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearancePrat Pack44-5
Andrew NucciDon't Ever Take Sides Against the FamilyHeauton Timorumenos5710
Karthik KrishnamurthyPrat PackLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearance10110
Jaiden LiWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceAlways Set the Kurve1010

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%67%33%59.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓475%25%25%61.33
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓475%0%50%86.67
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%63%0%42.75