The Week of June 18, 2017 by CoenM

Champion(s):

Kloefkorn


Runner(s)-Up:

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


Quiz Description

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 32 39 16 02 02 50 64 39 32 04 81 20
1 Kloefkorn 430 99 15
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2 CarterBurke 421 97 15
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81
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3 Michalle 394 96 15
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81
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4 GrahamJ 386 94 15
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81
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5 LorinBurte 380 92 15
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81
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6 LuskT 376 91 15
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81
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7 RichmondJ 345 89 15
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8 srs 340 88 15
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39
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81
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9 rouquinne 337 86 15
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64
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10 John 335 84 15
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11 DoyleE 332 83 00
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12 grnwaz 318 80 15
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81
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12 DugglebyB 318 80 15
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14 lshultz82 317 78 15
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15 DreyfusB 314 76 15
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16 OBrienJ 299 75 00
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17 PolinskyL 298 72 15
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17 AmmermanA 298 72 15
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17 Ruwisc 298 72 15
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20 ChengB 290 69 15
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21 RebstockJ 287 67 00
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22 GoodmanDL 283 65 00
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23 RobinJRichards 274 64 15
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24 MatchenD 265 61 15
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24 MoyseyC 265 61 15
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26 HallR 261 59 15
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27 akambour 259 57 15
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28 ChrisRosenberg 258 55 15
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28 jveditz 258 55 15
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30 Crow-T-Robot 257 53 00
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31 EggCzar 252 51 00
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32 Tarn 250 50 15
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33 LiptonM 249 48 15
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34 gregariouschinchilla 245 46 00
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35 SchefkeB 244 45 15
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36 rwv37 231 43 15
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37 PrestonC 229 42 15
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38 helene 227 40 00
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39 ElendilPickle 226 38 15
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40 VerandaGardener 225 37 00
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41 VenguswamyK 223 35 00
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42 JonH 215 34 15
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43 BClemens 214 32 15
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44 RautY 213 30 00
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45 RabinK 211 29 00
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46 BringMoreLegos 207 27 00
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47 KleinJ 203 26 15
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48 DrnovsekZorkoF 199 24 00
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49 KPope 197 23 15
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50 HoH 195 21 00
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51 HumbabaORiley 181 19 15
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52 AmyStephenson 177 18 15
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53 Vendy12 160 16 15
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54 JudyD 146 15 15
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55 Nick-Mares 138 13 00
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56 DFisher 134 11 00
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57 BeningoS 133 10 00
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58 lorijane 131 8 15
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59 JCEurovision 129 6 00
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59 RonningD 129 6 15
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61 BednarczukJ 101 3 15
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62 casketromance 100 2 00
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63 DouglasLovesVixey 81 1 15
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Questions:

The US announced that it had shot down a plane belonging to what NATION, which was reportedly bombing Islamic State positions but came too close to hitting US-backed rebels?

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Syria

While most of the national attention was on Karen Handel's win over Jon Ossoff in Georgia's 6th Congressional district, what STATE saw an even closer special election in its 5th Congressional District, where Ralph Norman held off Democrat Archie Parnell by less than 3000 votes to win the seat formerly held by Mick Mulvaney?

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South Carolina

What COUNTRY saw a shakeup to its royal line of succession when Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz was named crown prince in place of the current king's nephew, Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, who was given the title in 2015? (edited at 11:27 pm, June 25, 2017 (EDT))

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Saudi Arabia

The Highway Loss Data Institute released a study claiming that car crashes went up by 2.7 percent in Washington, Colorado, and Oregon after these states started the legal sale of what SUBSTANCE?

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marijuana

Facing a deadline to provide them to the Senate intelligence committee, Donald Trump admitted that he did not have tapes of conversations with what FORMER FBI DIRECTOR, as he hinted he did on Twitter?

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James Comey

Unlike the four US Senators who voiced opposition to the BRCA for not doing enough to repeal the Affordable Care Act, what US SENATOR joined his state's governor, Brian Sandoval, in opposition to the act due to its cuts to Medicade?

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Dean Heller

What FEDERAL AGENCY proposed a record $120 million fine against Adrian Abramovich, who ran a robocalling operation that made 96 million calls in three months peddling fraudulent travel deals?

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Federal Communication Commission (FCC)

What FORMER NORTH KOREAN PRISONER passed away in Ohio, apparently due to complications from severe neurological injuries suffered while in captivity?

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Otto Warmbier

What US STATE banned government travel using public money to Texas, Alabama, Kentucky and South Dakota in accordance with a state law banning such travel to states with laws that allow discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity?

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California

Qatar rejected a13 point plan to end the blockade put in place by four other Gulf states, which included the closure of what TV CHANNEL backed by the Qatari government?

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Al Jazeera

Ray Tensing, formerly a university police officer in what US CITY, had a second trial end in mistrial for his fatal shooting of Sam DuBose during a traffic stop?

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Cincinnati

What COMPANY, which made a much ballyhooed deal with a then President-elect Donald Trump to keep jobs in the US, informed the state of Indiana this week that they would be cutting 632 jobs this year and moving the positions to Mexico?

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Carrier