The Week of February 11, 2024 by CoenM

Champion(s):

HortonR
Excelsior!


Runner(s)-Up:

jveditz
You'll Have to Speak Up, I'm Wearing a Towel


Quiz Description

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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1 HortonR 329 96 15
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2 jveditz 306 88 15
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3 gaufqwi 283 80 15
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4 KPope 267 73 15
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5 LynchT 252 61 15
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5 JCEurovision 252 61 15
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7 DouglasLovesVixey 245 50 15
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8 Timm 213 42 15
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9 KlionskyG 206 34 15
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10 SokolM 205 26 15
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11 KonkelT 197 19 15
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12 DFisher 175 11 15
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13 ChrisRosenberg 152 3 15
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Questions:

What RUSSIAN OPPOSITION LEADER died while imprisoned in an Arctic penal colony? Officials say he collapsed after a walk, while family and supporters suggest foul play.

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Alexei Navalny

A New York judge imposed a fine of HOW MANY MILLIONS of dollars against Donald Trump, the penalty for an ongoing scheme to overstate the value of his property? Correct answers within 20 million will be accepted.

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364 million

Former Congressman Tom Suozzi became future Congressman Tom Suozzi by winning the special election to fill the House of Representatives seat vacated by what FRAUDSTER?

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George Santos

Speaking of the House, they finally impeached Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the one vote margin coming from what HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER from Louisiana who missed the original vote as he was being treated for cancer?

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Steve Scalice

Speaking of impeachment, charges against Joe Biden took a blow when an FBI informant was charged with lying about the relationship between Biden, his son Hunter, and Burisma, an energy company in what COUNTRY?

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Ukraine

Israel forces stormed a hopsital complex in Khan Yunis named for what FORMER EGYPTIAN LEADER? The World Health Organization said the compound was no longer functional, even though it still houses upwards of 200 patients.

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Nasser

A day after touting record Super Bowl ratings, what PARENT COMPANY of CBS announced it would lay off 800 workers? The move comes as its streaming service - advertised during the game - reported a $238 million loss in the third quarter of 2023.

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Paramount

What ASIAN COUNTRY saw Prabowo Subianto, its minister of defense, win its presidential election? His running mate is the oldest son of outgoing president Joko Widodo.

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Indonesia

What EUROPEAN COUNTRY became the first predominantly Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same sex marriage? It had previously legalized same-sex unions in 2015, along with Montenegro and Cyprus.

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Greece

Your HallR mini-theme of the week: The Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens. A woman with a history of mental illness opened fire within Lakewood Church, a megachurch run by what PASTOR?

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Joel Osteen

The celebration over the Super Bowl victory by what TEAM was marred by a mass shooting that killed one and injured 22? Two juveniles were charged with crimes related to the shooting, which was thought to have been part of a dispute between several individuals.

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Kansas City Chiefs

This week saw the passing of Bill Post, the man who invented what BREAKFAST PASTRY that was originally called Fruit Scones?

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Pop Tarts