Question

This organization conducted failed government negotiations called the “Algiers Table.” This organization was opposed by a local group known as the “spirit of Ermua.” A woman who tweeted jokes backing this organization’s actions was investigated in Operation (-5[1])Spider and initially sentenced (-5[1])to prison in the “Cassandra case.” This organization’s motto “keep up on both” referred to the snake that was wrapped around an ax in its symbol. (-5[1])Members (10[1])of this organization were prosecuted in the Burgos trials. (10[1]-5[1])According to a popular joke, (10[1])this organization created its country’s “first astronaut” (10[3])through (10[2])Operation (-5[1])Ogre, (10[1])which bombed a politician’s (10[1])car (-5[1])so strongly (-5[1])that it flew over a church. This organization assassinated Luis (10[1]-5[1])Carrero Blanco, (10[1])the handpicked successor of Francisco Franco. (10[1]-5[2])For 10 points, what separatist group promoted “homeland and liberty” for the Basque Country? (10[2])■END■ (10[2]0[4])

ANSWER: ETA (“EH-tuh”) [or Euskadi Ta Askatasuna]
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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y2277%0%45%100.47

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ashish SubramanianDuke AMIT A36-5
Lexi TermanRutgers BUC Berkeley B40-5
Ian ChowToronto AWUSTL A66-5
Chris RayOhio State AMcGill A6710
Jason HongBrown AStanford A76-5
Matt JacksonChicago AHarvard A7610
Jonathan TranCornell AJohns Hopkins A8110
Aiden DartleyRutgers AHouston A8810
Alex PijanowskiPurdue AIndiana A8810
Ani PerumallaPenn State AMichigan A8810
Shardul RaoMinnesota AMaryland A8910
Gideon KpurubuVanderbilt APenn A8910
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTL BColumbia A90-5
Henry CafaroChicago CFlorida B9110
Leah HonsingerFlorida AColumbia B9510
Ryan SunUC Berkeley AChicago B96-5
Alan XieYale BSouth Carolina A98-5
Vittal BhatNorth Carolina AImperial A10810
Andrew SalijNorthwestern AMinnesota B108-5
Ricky LiMIT ADuke A11010
Daniel MaYale ATexas A116-5
Gio MazzeoVirginia AIowa State A116-5
Noah SheidlowerColumbia AWUSTL B11610
Conor ThompsonIowa State AVirginia A13010
Matthew LehmannWUSTL AToronto A13010
Halle FriedmanNYU AClaremont A1310
Eric WolfsbergStanford ABrown A13110
Benjamin WeinerMinnesota BNorthwestern A1310
Tanis NielsenClaremont ANYU A1310
Vivek SasseChicago BUC Berkeley A13110
Isak JatoiSouth Carolina AYale B1310