The Week of February 5, 2023 by CoenM

Champion(s):

KonkelT
Kai gwa!


Runner(s)-Up:

LynchT
Teacher's Motto: I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.


Quiz Description

Full Results:

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1 KonkelT 343 98 15
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2 LynchT 308 94 15
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3 KlionskyG 303 91 15
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4 TWright17 296 87 00
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5 KPope 281 82 15
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5 RebstockJ 281 82 15
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7 MoskowitzJim 279 76 15
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8 LiptonM 278 73 15
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9 helene 274 69 15
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10 Svoyager-11 273 66 15
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11 BoulierJ 268 62 15
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12 Timm 260 58 15
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13 Tarn 256 55 15
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14 JCEurovision 248 51 15
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15 HortonR 236 48 15
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16 ChrisRosenberg 235 44 15
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17 alamble 233 39 15
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17 DouglasLovesVixey 233 39 15
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19 ElendilPickle 209 33 15
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20 SokolM 206 30 15
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21 GoodmanDL 205 26 15
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22 gaufqwi 198 23 00
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23 JoeM 193 19 15
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24 RautY 186 16 15
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25 KCrest 165 12 15
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26 PipkeR 157 8 00
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27 RuizJ 151 5 15
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28 DFisher 149 1 00
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Questions:

What TWO COUNTRIES were rocked by a pair of eatherquakes that led to a death toll of at least 33,000 people?

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Turkey and Syria

Days after shooting down what appeared to be a Chinese surveilance balloon over the Atlantic, the US shot down an unidentified flying object over what US STATE, saying its altitute (40000 feet) posed a threat to commercial aviation? The US would shoot down two more objects over the following two days.

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Alaska

President Biden delivered his State of the Union address, focusing on economic issues, while what GOVERNOR gave a response speech that focused on culture war issues and "woke fantasies?"

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders

What TECH COMPANY that boomed thanks to the need for remote meetings during the COVID pandemic, announced it would lay off 1300 employees, or 15 percent of its workforce? Founder and CEO Eric Yuan also said he would take a 98 percent pay cut and forgo his 2023 bonus.

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Zoom

Natalia Gavrilita resigned as prime minister of what EUROPEAN COUNTRY after 18 months in office, citing difficulties stemming from an energy crisis and the war in neighboring Ukraine?

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Moldova

What FORMER VICE PRESIDENT had a tough week, as he was subpoenaed to testify in the speciak counsel investigation into Donald Trump and had more classified documents found in his home by an FBI investigation?

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Mike Pence

A trio of amateur cryptographers announced they had broken the code used in letters by what QUEEN while being held captive by Queen Elizabeth I?

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Mary, Queen of Scots

What COMPANY confirmed that it was blocking Ukraine from using the Starlink internet service to operate military drones?

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SpaceX

Motorists in what CITY caused a run on gas stations after Kinder Morgan shut down a pipeline that delivers diesel and unleaded gasonline to the city due to leaks? The company stated that the shutdown did not affect aviation fuel deliveries to Harry Reid International Airport.

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Las Vegas

John Tory, the mayor of what CANADIAN CITY, announced his resignation after confirming that he'd had an affair with a former staffer? Tory was seen as a calm and stable presence after the tumultuous administration of Rob Ford.

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Toronto

What US SENATOR was hospitalized after experiencing light headedness, but was released after it was detemrined he hadn't suffered another stroke?

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John Fetterman

What CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRY released 222 political prisoners, exiling them to the United States? This did not include Catholic bishop Rolando Alvarez, who refused to leave and was given a 26 year sentnce without trial.

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Nicaragua