The Week of February 25, 2018 by CoenM

Champion(s):

srs
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Runner(s)-Up:

grimesr


Quiz Description

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 24 07 08 00 81 54 03 11 62 22 14 66
1 srs 427 99 15
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2 grimesr 419 98 15
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3 LorinBurte 402 96 15
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4 MolinariR 384 95 15
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5 blandestk 374 94 15
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6 BClemens 358 92 00
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6 jveditz 358 92 15
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8 KashyapN 353 90 15
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9 LiptonM 347 88 15
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10 RichmondJ 330 87 15
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11 GoodmanDL 327 86 15
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12 akambour 326 84 15
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13 Michalle 323 83 15
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14 Timm 322 82 15
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15 gregariouschinchilla 316 80 15
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16 EggCzar 312 79 15
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17 zerocrates 311 78 15
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18 chc 305 76 15
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19 IyerM 301 75 15
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20 HoH 294 74 15
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21 WinchellV 287 73 00
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22 ChrisRosenberg 285 71 00
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23 MirandaM 279 70 15
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24 ClouseBrian 270 69 15
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25 MoyseyC 255 67 15
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26 John 253 66 15
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27 apeekrtr 250 64 15
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27 HumbabaORiley 250 64 15
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29 AmmermanA 246 62 15
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30 MilesTeg 245 61 15
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31 McClintockJ 242 59 15
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32 Vendy12 237 58 15
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33 leftic 231 57 15
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34 TreeceW 227 55 15
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35 MartinJ2 225 54 00
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36 BeckerJ3 213 53 15
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37 helene 212 51 15
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38 GrahamJ 210 50 00
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39 ecpekkle 205 49 15
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40 HessJa 203 48 00
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41 DoyleE 201 46 15
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42 Nicole 200 45 00
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43 Crow-T-Robot 198 44 15
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44 creedofhubris 195 42 15
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44 ElendilPickle 195 42 00
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46 Ren 190 40 15
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47 wouterst 183 38 15
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48 lorijane 181 36 00
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48 TimL 181 36 15
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50 MartaMJackson 178 34 15
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51 BarthR 172 33 15
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52 Bup 168 31 15
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52 MatherV 168 31 15
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54 RobinJRichards 165 29 15
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59 HallR 153 21 15
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59 gaufqwi 153 21 15
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62 NullDiggity 151 19 15
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63 KPope 150 17 15
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64 BringMoreLegos 147 16 15
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65 LeungT 139 15 15
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66 AdamKing 137 13 15
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66 TerrieV 137 13 00
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68 jamietoon 136 11 00
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69 MajewskiK 129 9 15
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70 KennellyA 125 7 00
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70 ArunH 125 7 00
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72 DreyfusB 124 5 15
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72 LoC 124 5 15
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75 Erica 94 1 15
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76 DouglasLovesVixey 56 1 00
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Questions:

The announcement that China may change its constitution to allow president Xi Jinping to serve more than two terms put China's online censors into overtime, blocking posts that disagree with the move and posts making reference to what CHILDREN'S BOOK CHARACTER, to whom Xi is often compared derisively based on physical appearance?

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Winnie the Pooh

Teachers in what US STATE continued a walkout when a bill proposing a 5 percent raise filed by governor Jim Justice was lowered to 4 percent by the state senate, creating a legislative impasse?

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West Virginia

Brad Parscale was named the campaign manager for what US INCUMBENT's re-election campaign in 2020, after serving as the digital director for the 2016 campaign?

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Donald Trump

Georgia governor Nathan Deal signed a tax bill into law that no longer included an exemption for what AIRLINE, which was stripped by legislators in response to the airline's decision to stop offering a discount to members of the National Rifle Association?

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Delta

Despite a Russian plan to implement a daily five hour cease fire to allow for the use of a humanitarian corridor in what REGION of Syria near Damascus, shelling and air strikes continued, making humanitarian relief impossible?

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(Eastern) Ghouta

Comcast entered a surprise £22 billion bid to buy a majority stake in what SATELLITE BROADCASTING AND MEDIA COMPANY, topping an existing £18.5 billion bid by 21st Century Fox, already a minority owner?

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Sky

What WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR unexpectedly resigned, one day after admitting during testimony to the House Intelligence Committee that she sometimes tells "white lies" for Donald Trump?

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Hope Hicks

Ashraf Ghani, the president of what COUNTRY, offered peace talks "without preconditions" to the Taliban, in hopes of ending 16 years war?

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Afghanistan

What STREAMING SERVICE filed paperwork for its upcoming IPO, unusual in that it will be a direct listing, in which existing shares will be released directly to the market without underwriting from a bank or other financial institution?

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Spotify

What WORLD LEADER, in a state of the nation address, touted new "invincible" nuclear weapons that allegedly can hit almost any spot on the globe and evade ballistic missile defenses?

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Vladimir Putin

Donald Trump stoked fears of a trade war by announcing his intent to levy 10 and 25 percent tariffs on imports of what TWO METALS into the United States?

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aluminum and steel

Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 US presidential election made what MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY a new focus by questioning political operative George Nader about possible funding of the Trump campaign by the country to gain influence?

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United Arab Emirates