The Week of May 2, 2021 by CoenM

Champion(s):

KlionskyG
"Small facts lead to great knowing."


Runner(s)-Up:

UncleTed


Quiz Description

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 63 46 00 25 25 00 42 50 30 55 71 42
1 KlionskyG 376 97 15
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2 UncleTed 375 93 15
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3 grimesr 370 89 15
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4 imogen 339 85 00
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5 RobinJRichards 330 81 15
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6 ElendilPickle 327 77 00
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7 jveditz 320 72 15
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8 ecpekkle 319 68 15
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9 DeeKay 313 62 15
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9 JoeM 313 62 00
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11 McGeeDean 284 56 00
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12 GoodmanDL 267 50 00
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12 Vendy12 267 50 00
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14 KPope 260 43 00
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15 LynchT 258 39 15
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16 HortonR 243 35 00
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17 Squidpickles 220 31 15
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18 KonkelT 206 27 00
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19 JCEurovision 190 22 00
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20 helene 163 18 00
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21 Tarn 150 14 00
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22 randalleng 146 10 00
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23 SokolM 145 6 00
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24 DouglasLovesVixey 100 2 00
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Questions:

What TELECOMM unloaded their media arm, which includes the combined Yahoo/AOL platform, to Apollo Global Management for $5 billion? The company will keep a 10 percent stake in the new company.

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Verizon

What WORLD CAPITAL saw two dozen people die when a train overpass collapsed onto the roadway below? The overpass was part of the city's metro line 12, which has been the focus of design safety concerns since its 2012 opening.

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Mexico City

What SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY's oversight board gave them six months to find a permanent solution to its indefinite ban of Donald Trump, saying the ban did not fall within the company's policies around banning users?

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Facebook

Two years after its release, the rapper Kidd Wes is suing Childing Gambino over what SONG, which Wes clams is based on his own similarly-named song?

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This is America

What EUROPEAN COUNTRY opposed the US call to waive patent protection for Covid-19 vaccines, saying that the available supply didn't justify removing the protection? It is home to BioNTech, who collaborated with Pfizer on their vaccine.

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Germany

The spent booster of a rocket launched by what COUNTRY is believed to have crashed into the Indian Ocean after an uncontrolled re-entry? The rocket brought the first section of the country's planned space station into orbit earlier in the week.

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China

A bombing outside of a school in what WORLD CAPITAL killed at least 68 people, many of whom were female students at the school?

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Kabul

What MAYOR OF ATLANTA, once a potential VP candidate for Joe Biden, announced she would not seek a second term in office?

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Keisha Lance Bottoms

The US Justice Department notified three reporters from what NEWSPAPER that the department obtained their phone records during the Trump administration as part of an investigation into leaks?

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Washington Post

Skirmishes between Palestinians and Israelis intensified over the potential eviction of dozens of Palestinians from what PART OF JERUSALEM, which Israelis are claiming under a law that allows them to retake lands lost during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War?

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East Jerusalem

A federal court ruled that what US AGENCY overstepped its authority when it enacted an eviction ban last year? Housing advocates expressed concern that the $50 billion earmarked for rent relief may not get to renters in time to stop evictions.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

What CHANNEL ISLAND was the focus of a stand-off between French and UK naval patrol boats? This was an escalation of a dispute over fishing rights guaranteed in the Brexit agreement, which also saw France threaten to cut off the island's electricity supply.

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Jersey