The Week of November 15, 2015 by CoenM

Champion(s):

gregariouschinchilla
Rufio! Rufio! Rufioooooooo!


Runner(s)-Up:

CarterBurke
Maybe we can build a fire, sing a couple of songs, huh? Why don't we try that?


Quiz Description

Just in case you actually wanted to think about the things that happened over the last week.

Full Results:

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1 gregariouschinchilla 448 98 15
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2 CarterBurke 403 96 00
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3 RobinJRichards 398 93 00
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3 MarcotteM 398 93 00
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5 UllspergerA 370 89 15
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6 helitzur 363 86 00
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6 JordanG 363 86 00
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8 PalmiterA 352 82 00
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9 ShapiroA 349 80 15
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10 BeanA 345 78 00
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11 RichmondJ 331 76 00
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12 WareD 313 73 15
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13 JohnD 309 71 00
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14 ajinomoto 308 69 00
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15 OlewnickB 297 67 15
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16 PolinskyL 294 64 00
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17 HightB 289 61 00
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17 KonkelT 289 61 00
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19 ElendilPickle 264 57 00
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20 KingJA 261 55 00
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21 PruettC 259 53 00
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22 MoyseyC 258 51 00
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23 GambinoG 247 48 15
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24 creedofhubris 244 46 00
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25 AdamK 243 44 00
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26 GrahamJ 233 42 00
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28 ChrisRosenberg 198 37 00
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29 felsenheldd 192 35 00
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30 ThomasR 191 31 15
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30 musicguy595 191 31 00
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32 FrostL 182 28 00
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33 LairdM 171 26 00
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34 PotatoD 162 23 00
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35 McGeeDean 158 21 00
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36 BruceM 148 19 00
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37 jefe 143 15 00
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37 quarterrican 143 15 00
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39 bttrcup18 132 12 00
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40 ESQuire 126 9 00
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40 BeningoS 126 9 00
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42 PrestonC 113 5 00
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43 HallW 98 3 00
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44 DimitriCRob 71 1 00
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Questions:

What BELGIAN NATIONAL OF MOROCCAN DESCENT, the apparent leader of the terrorists who carried out last week's killings in Paris, was himself killed in a raid by French police?

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Abdelhamid Abaaoud

What HOTELIER announced plans to purchase Starwood Hotels and Resorts for $12.2 billion, which would make it the world's largest hotel company?

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Marriott

What ACTOR officially confirmed that he is HIV positive, having been initially diagnosed in 2011?

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Charlie Sheen

Who is the GOVERNOR-ELECT of LOUISIANA after a surprisingly large victory over US Senator David Vitter?

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John Bel Edwards

What former RESTAURANT PITCHMAN was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for trading in child pornography and having sex with underage partners?

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Jared Fogle

What US CITY became the latest focus of protests agsint police killings due to the shooting of an unarmed man named Jamar Clark?

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Minneapolis

What REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ended his campaign, noting "I've come to the realization this is not my time."?

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Bobby Jindal

In other terrorism news, President Obama announced that roughly 300 troops would be deployed to what NEIGHBOR OF NIGERIA to fight Boko Haram after a suicide bombing in that country killed 9 and injured 29?

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Cameroon

More on terrorism in Africa: two groups (including al-Qaeda) claimed responsibility for the attack and hostage situation at a hotel that's part of what CHAIN in Bamako, Mali?

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Radisson

What COUNTRY executed Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, both prominent opposition politicians, for war crimes committed during the country's 1971 war for independence?

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Bangladesh

What CONVICTED SPY was released from prison after serving 30 years of a life sentence handed down when he was convicted of committing espionage against the US for Israel?

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Jonathan Pollard

Students at what UNIVERSITY are demanding that programs and buildings named for Woodrow Wilson be renamed due to his views on race relations?

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Princeton