The Week of July 31, 2022 by CoenM

Champion(s):

ecpekkle


Runner(s)-Up:

lresnick218


Quiz Description

Full Results:

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1 ecpekkle 340 95 15
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2 lresnick218 330 85 15
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3 KonkelT 305 75 15
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4 helene 270 60 00
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4 SokolM 270 60 00
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6 Tarn 260 45 00
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7 jveditz 230 35 15
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8 LynchT 180 25 00
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9 JCEurovision 155 15 00
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10 DouglasLovesVixey 140 5 15
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Questions:

What CARIBBEAN COUNTRY saw a lightning-triggered explosion at an oil storage facility in Matanzas? One person was killed and over 120 injured, while 17 are still reported as missing.

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Cuba

The US announced it had killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, leader of what TERRORIST ORGANIZATION, via drone attack in Kabul?

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al-Qaeda

Nancy Pelosi did visit Taiwan as part of her delegation's visit to Asia, making her the first US Speaker of the House to visit the island since 1997, when what REPUBLICAN visited as part of an Asian tour?

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Newt Gingrich

What CONSPIRACY THEORIST will have to pay a Connecticut family nearly $50 million for defaming them as part of his denial that the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting was real?

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Alex Jones

US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that four Louisville police officers will face charges for violating the civil rights of what BLACK WOMAN killed in 2020 during the execution of a no-knock warrant?

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Breonna Taylor

What PALESTINIAN TERRITORY saw three days of unrest with Israel, with both sides trading rocket fire after the arrest of Bassem Saadi, a leader of the Palestinian IslamicJihad?

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Gaza

What EUROPEAN LEADER addressed the CPAC conference in Houston, where he said that Christian politicians can't be racist and that the GOP should join forces with European conservatives to fight against liberal views?

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Victor Orban

Amazon announced it was purchasing what COMPANY, best known for creating the Roomba vacuum cleaner?

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iRobot

What US NATIONAL PARK saw nearly 1000 residents and visitors trapped when it received nearly a year's worth of rain in a matter of hours? The Furnace Creek Visitors Center recorded 1.46 inches of rain on Friday; it reports an average annual rainfall of just under two inches.

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Death Valley

Your HallR mini-theme of the week (TM): Dobbs Denoument. In what US STATE did voters reject an amendment to the state's constitution that would have removed its protections for abortion?

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Kansas

What PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY said it would "plan for more employment growth outside of our home state" after Indiana became the first state to enact new laws banning abortion in the wake of the Dobbs decision?

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Eli Lilly

What ASIAN COUNTRY launched its first-ever lunar orbiter, whose name Danuri means "enjoy the moon" in its native language? Its space agency, KARI, hopes to land a probe on the moon by 2030.

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South Korea