The Week of December 17, 2017 by CoenM

Champion(s):

IyerM


Runner(s)-Up:

BidlackB


Quiz Description

Merry/Happy Everything!

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 09 09 30 38 45 22 17 60 15 66 27 23
1 IyerM 365 99 15
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38
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45
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60
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27
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2 BidlackB 358 97 15
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38
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60
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00
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23
3 RichmondJ 350 95 15
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45
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60
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4 grimesr 348 94 15
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5 TimL 346 92 15
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66
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6 srs 328 90 15
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38
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60
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7 jveditz 327 89 00
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38
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22
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60
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27
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8 BClemens 323 87 15
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38
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60
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9 KelsoT 321 85 15
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66
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9 LorinBurte 321 85 15
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45
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60
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11 Michalle 320 82 15
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12 akambour 308 81 15
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38
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60
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13 GoodmanDL 302 79 15
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14 AmmermanA 298 77 15
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15 KPope 297 76 15
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60
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16 Kloefkorn 276 73 15
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16 BarthR 276 73 15
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66
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18 Tarn 275 71 15
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19 MatthewsP 274 69 15
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20 Longford 268 68 15
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21 ADeLong 264 66 15
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22 MartaMJackson 263 64 15
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23 rwv37 261 63 00
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24 RautY 255 60 15
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24 MartinJ2 255 60 15
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26 MercureT 254 58 15
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27 GrahamJ 253 56 15
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28 WinchellV 252 54 15
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28 DeeKay 252 54 15
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30 MirandaM 248 51 00
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31 DreyfusB 242 50 15
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32 HomerS 240 48 15
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33 MurphyCD 239 45 15
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33 HightB 239 45 15
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35 Vendy12 237 43 15
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36 leftic 235 41 15
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37 HoH 233 40 15
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38 DreierR 232 38 15
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39 ElendilPickle 231 36 15
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40 apeekrtr 225 35 15
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41 BeckerJ3 218 33 15
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42 MoyseyC 217 31 15
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42 JohnRoerty 217 31 15
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44 gaufqwi 213 28 15
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45 HumbabaORiley 207 27 00
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46 MorrisonSJ 205 25 15
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47 Timm 204 23 15
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48 ecpekkle 197 22 15
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49 Nicole 196 20 15
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50 ChrisRosenberg 182 18 15
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50 RobinJRichards 182 18 15
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52 KlionskyG 181 15 15
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53 pstein 179 13 15
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54 gregariouschinchilla 164 12 15
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55 Nekton 160 10 15
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56 lorijane 156 9 15
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57 ArunH 153 7 15
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58 MatchenD 128 5 15
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59 brando3429 120 4 15
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60 BringMoreLegos 99 2 00
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61 DouglasLovesVixey 75 1 15
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Questions:

A fire led to an 11 hour power outage at what US AIRPORT, leading to the cancellation of over 1100 flights and stranding tens of thousands of passengers?

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Hartsfield-Jackson International (Atlanta)

What US SENATOR missed the vote on the tax reform bill after returning home to focus on rehab and physical therapy after being hospitalized for a viral infection?

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John McCain

An Amtrak train making an inaugural run on a route between Seattle and WHAT OTHER CITY derailed when it entered a curve with a 30 mph speed limit at 80 mph, killing three?

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Portland

Cyril Ramaphosa was elected the new head of what POLITICAL PARTY, defeating the former head of the African Union Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who is also the outgoing party president's ex-wife?

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African National Congress (ANC)

Conservative former president Sebastián Piñera won re-election to lead what SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY, where he will succeed current president Michelle Bachelet?

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Chile

The US government publicly accused what COUNTRY of being behind the WannaCry malware attack last May that infected upwards of 300,000 computers and crippled the UK's National Health Service?

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North Korea

In a speech intended to outline US national security policy, Donald Trump referred to Russia and WHAT OTHER COUNTRY as "rival powers" to the US, leading that country's foreign ministry to respond that the US should "abandon outdated ideas of Cold War mentality and the zero-sum game?"

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People's Republic of China

What EUROPEAN COUNTRY faces sanctions from the EU for judicial reforms, including increased political involvement in appointments and a lower retirement age?

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Poland

Josh Randle, the president of what ORGANIZATION, was one of three senior leaders to resign in the wake of leaked emails where they criticized past winners, including comments on physical appearance and sexual history?

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Miss America

A CDC report noted that there were over 63000 opioid overdose deaths in the US in 2016, led by what US STATE, whose rate of overdoses was 2.5 times higher than the national average?

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West Virginia

The White House refuted a story in the New York Times that in a Cabinet meeting over the summer, Donald Trump remarked that immigrants from what COUNTRY "all have AIDS?"

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Haiti

The US announced an agreement to provide what EUROPEAN COUNTRY with Javelin anti-tank missiles, drawing anger from Russia, who often runs tanks through its eastern region?

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Ukraine