The Week of May 19, 2024 by CoenM

Champion(s):

helene
I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.


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
Money Value (% Incorrect): 12 12 78 00 00 12 00 23 00 56 56 12
1 helene 382 94 15
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2 jveditz 378 83 15
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3 Timm 268 72 15
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4 ChrisRosenberg 241 61 15
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5 DouglasLovesVixey 215 50 15
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6 DFisher 182 38 15
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7 gaufqwi 170 27 15
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8 LynchT 152 16 00
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9 JCEurovision 129 5 15
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Questions:

Ebrahim Raisi, the president of what COUNTRY, died in a helicopter crash that killed seven others, including its foreign minister?

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Iran

What RESTAURANT CHAIN filed for bankruptcy, fueled by both a costly endless shrimp menu option and a change that forced stores to rent space that it had previously owned?

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Red Lobster

What CONTAINER SHIP was refloated and towed back to port months after it struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse?

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Dali

A UK court ruled that what WIKILEAKS FOUNDER could appeal a previous order approving his extradition to the US to face charges related to the publication of military secrets?

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Julian Assange

What US SUPREME COURT JUSTICE came under fire for two incidents where he flew flags at his homes that appeared to support the January 6 Capitol rioters? He blamed one instance involving an upside-down US flag on his wife and a dispute with neighborts.

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Samuel Alito

What MANSION TURNED MUSEUM was spared a foreclosure sale when its current owner, the actor Riley Keough, was granted an injunction based on her claim that the foreclosure was based on a fraudulent loan?

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Graceland

Governor Mike DeWine called for a special session of what US STATE's legislature to pass a measure that would change the deadline to make its Presidential ballot? The current deadline is before the dates of the Democratic national convention, which would leave Preident Biden off of the ballot.

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Ohio

The US Justice Department announced its intention to sue what OWNER OF TICKETMASTER for violation of anti-trust laws? Thirst state attorneys general are also suing the company which controls about 70 percent of tickets sold at large venues.

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Live Nation

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised many, including members of his own party, by calling for a parliamentary general election that will fall on what US HOLIDAY?

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Independence Day (July 4)

Your HallR mini-theme of the week (TM): Not So Pacific. French president Emmanuel Maron visited what TERRITORY after days of riots led to a state of emergency? The violence was sparked by a proposed change to the French constitution that native Kanaks believed would dilute their influence in local politics.

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New Caledonia (edited at 12:57 pm, June 24, 2024 (PDT))

Over 670 were believed killed in what COUNTRY due to a landslide caused when a side of Mount Mungalo gave way? Continued instability and armed conflict between local villagers are hampering relief efforts.

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Papua New Guinea

Both Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Donald Trump were poorly received when they addressed the convention of what US POLITICAL PARTY while seeking its nomination for President? Kennedy was eliminated on the first ballot, while Trump was not nominated.

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Libertarian