The Week of August 20, 2017 by CoenM

Champion(s):

lshultz82

KelsoT
I have to have a motto? NO ONE TOLD ME I HAD TO HAVE A MOTTO!


Runner(s)-Up:


Quiz Description

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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1 lshultz82 385 98 15
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1 KelsoT 385 98 15
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3 Shosin 384 96 15
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4 KingJA 376 93 15
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4 grimesr 376 93 15
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6 MoyseyC 370 90 15
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6 gregariouschinchilla 370 90 15
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6 KPope 370 90 15
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9 srs 353 87 15
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10 KashyapN 332 84 15
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10 Timm 332 84 15
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12 RichmondJ 323 82 15
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13 MatthewsP 318 80 15
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13 LorinBurte 318 80 15
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15 GoodmanDL 317 77 15
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15 Kloefkorn 317 77 15
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17 EggCzar 314 75 15
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18 Michalle 301 73 15
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19 KonkelT 299 71 15
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20 Crow-T-Robot 298 70 15
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21 DreyfusB 291 68 15
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22 rouquinne 287 67 15
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23 morbeedo 276 65 15
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24 lorijane 273 64 15
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25 GrahamJ 268 62 15
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26 WinchellV 263 60 15
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26 DugglebyB 263 60 00
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28 Zamikaze 261 58 15
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29 dklee 258 56 15
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30 MurphyCD 253 55 15
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31 HallR 250 53 15
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32 Snuffleupagus 247 52 15
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33 Nekton 246 49 00
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33 ElendilPickle 246 49 15
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33 NathanL 246 49 15
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36 jveditz 244 46 00
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37 WeaverR 243 44 15
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38 DoyleE 240 43 15
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39 HoH 235 41 15
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40 AmmermanA 229 40 15
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41 ecpekkle 225 37 15
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41 RautY 225 37 00
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43 ChrisRosenberg 223 35 15
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44 ChengB 217 34 15
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45 rwv37 213 32 15
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46 Vendy12 208 31 15
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47 JudyD 201 29 15
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48 TimL 198 27 15
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48 AdamKing 198 27 15
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50 JCEurovision 193 24 00
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50 RebstockJ 193 24 15
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52 akambour 191 21 15
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53 BeningoS 188 20 15
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54 HomerS 181 18 15
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55 MatchenD 176 17 15
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56 BednarczukJ 174 15 15
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57 Nicole 169 14 15
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58 helene 161 12 00
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59 Troydozzy 150 11 15
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60 RabinK 148 9 15
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61 BringMoreLegos 146 8 00
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62 RobinJRichards 144 6 00
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63 KleinJ 129 5 15
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64 DFisher 118 3 00
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65 VenguswamyK 108 1 00
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65 DouglasLovesVixey 108 1 00
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Questions:

The Great American Eclipse managed to work its way into the Trump Administration, as this CABINET SECRETARY was questioned for the need of his taking a government plane to Louisville to view the eclipse at Fort Knox, ostensibly while on official business?

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Steven Mnuchin

What US WARSHIP hit a merchant vessel near Singapore, resulting in 10 deaths, a temporary halt to naval operations, and the replacement of the head of the 7th fleet?

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USS John S. McCain

Aside from some special occasions, what BELL tolled the hour for the final time until 2021 on Monday, as it was silenced to allow work on restoring the clock in Westminster Palace's Elizabeth Tower?

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Big Ben

Donald Trump reversed course on his policy toward military intervention in what COUNTRY, announcing a planned increase in US troops serving in that country as well as a plan to involve Pakistan in more counter-terror operations?

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Afghanistan

What COUNTRY's election saw the ruling MPLA party maintain its majority, keeping it in power even though president Jose Eduardo dos Santos is stepping down after 38 years in office?

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Angola

What ALT-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER co-founded by Norman Mailer announced it would end 61 years of print publication and move to an online-only format?

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Village Voice

At a rally in what US CITY did Donald Trump give a sometimes rambling 75 minute speech, which included a defense of his denunciation of alt-right organizations, his usual attacks on the media, and the possibility that he'd shut down the government if he didn't get approval to build a wall on the US-Mexico border?

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Phoenix

What HURRICANE battered the Texas coast, making landfall as a category 4 storm before dumping feet of water in and around Houston?

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Harvey

Qatar announced it was restoring full diplomatic ties with what COUNTRY, which they ended in 2016 when Saudi diplomatic missions in that country were attacked after the Saudis executed a Shia cleric?

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Iran

Yingluck Shinawatra, the former prime minister of what COUNTRY, fled to Dubai before the verdict in her negligence trial over a botched rice subsidy?

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Thailand

As he hinted at it during his rally, Donald Trump announced that he would pardon what FORMER SHERIFF, who was convicted of criminal contempt for violating a court order regarding illegal detentions?

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Joe Arpaio

The right-wing group Patriot Prayer cancelled its planed free speech rally in what US CITY, citing safety concerns and pre-event harassment of planned speakers and musicians?

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San Francisco