The Week of December 27, 2020 by CoenM

Champion(s):

EggCzar


Runner(s)-Up:

grimesr


Quiz Description

Happy new year!

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 40 05 32 60 00 47 16 29 00 43 18 00
1 EggCzar 391 98 15
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32
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60
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47
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29
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15
43
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15
2 grimesr 376 96 00
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32
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60
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47
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29
15
15
43
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15
3 RobinJRichards 363 94 00
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15
32
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60
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47
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16
15
15
15
43
15
15
4 SchiefelbeinM 362 92 15
40
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32
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60
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47
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00
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18
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5 imogen 349 90 15
40
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05
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32
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60
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47
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00
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15
6 TaylorMA 347 86 15
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00
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60
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47
00
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29
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43
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18
15
6 AlexanderDarby 347 86 15
40
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32
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60
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47
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00
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00
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18
15
8 srs 345 83 15
40
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32
00
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47
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43
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18
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9 KonkelT 338 81 00
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32
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60
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47
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18
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10 KPope 335 78 15
40
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05
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60
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47
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11 GrellerA 333 76 15
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32
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60
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47
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29
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12 GoodmanDL 332 74 00
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32
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60
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47
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43
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13 TWright17 331 72 00
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47
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43
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14 Tarn 329 70 15
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47
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29
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15 KlionskyG 327 67 15
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60
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43
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16 BClemens 322 65 15
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47
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17 UncleTed 319 63 15
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18 MattK 309 61 15
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19 LynchT 305 58 15
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20 jnowell 303 56 15
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21 jveditz 295 54 15
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29
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22 DeeKay 269 52 15
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32
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29
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23 Timm 261 50 00
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24 Vendy12 258 47 15
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25 alamble 256 45 15
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26 JCEurovision 245 43 15
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27 ecpekkle 243 41 00
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28 GarciaD 239 38 00
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29 SokolM 238 36 15
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30 RautY 229 34 00
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31 shambolic 210 32 15
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32 Atomiccoffey 188 30 15
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33 WhelanS 183 27 15
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34 DMTsurel 167 25 00
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35 helene 165 23 15
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36 Nicola 160 21 00
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37 GrellerM 159 18 00
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38 HortonR 158 16 15
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39 DouglasLovesVixey 147 14 00
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40 erpurc 146 12 15
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41 petkunm 144 10 00
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42 Bilestoad 139 7 00
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43 ColeB 128 5 00
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44 KCrest 95 3 00
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45 BlomE 65 1 00
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Questions:

The UK variant of the Covid-19 virus made landfall in the US in what STATE, present in a National Guard soldier who had not traveled abroad prior to being diagnosed? Further cases were identified in California and Florida after the initial diagnosis.

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Colorado

Two additional Louisville police officers received pre-termination letters for their roles in the March 2020 killing of what PERSON by police exercising a no-knock search warrant?

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Breonna Taylor

What SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY made history by passing a law legalizing abortion through 14 weeks of pregnancy? The law was championed by the country's "green wave" feminist movement, and opposed by its Catholic and evangelical religious communities.

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Argentina

What CONVICTED SPY and former US Navy contractor arrived in Israel 35 years after being arrested and convicted of spying on the US for Israel?

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Jonathan Pollard

The Washington Post reported, with audio, a phone call between Donald Trump and Brad Raffensperger, the secretary of state of what US STATE, where Trump pressured Raffensperger to help find the votes to overturn the results of the presidential election in his state?

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Georgia

A federal court dismissed the lawsuit brought by what US CONGRESSMAN FROM TEXAS that sought to pressure Vice President Mike Pence into rejecting electoral votes from certain states as part of his role in counting those votes?

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Louie Gohmert

Donald Trump suffered the first veto override of his administration, as Congress overwhelmingly voted to pass the National WHAT Authorization Act, the latest in a series of laws dating back to 1961 that funds its namesake Cabinet department?

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Defense

While the motive for the Christmas day bombing in Nashville is still under investigation, official do think the bomber targeted a facility belonging to what TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, based on his belief in various conspiracy theories involving 5G wireless technology?

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AT&T

What CRYPTOCURRENCY saw its value rise to its highest ever, $33,000 per unit? Its value has tripled since 2020, boosted by institutional investors and becoming an accepted currency at Pay Pal.

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Bitcoin

The UK settled one of the final Brexit issues with an agreement over what TERRITORY, which sees the territory enter the Schengen free travel zone while the EU border agency Frontex will help with controls at its sea and air ports?

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Gibraltar

What US SENATOR had to quarantine himself just days before the runoff election for his seat, having been exposed to the virus by a campaign worker? He stated that he and his wife would follow CDC guidelines for quarantining, which if followed would see him miss an election eve rally with Donald Trump and election day itself.

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David Purdue

An Associated Press investigation found child labor rampant in the production of palm oil in Asia, some of which is used by bakers who produce cookies for what YOUTH ORGANIZATION? The organization asked the bakers to review its supply chain to make sure the palm oil they use is not made using child labor.

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Girl Scouts of America