The Week of July 17, 2016 by CoenM

Champion(s):

GoodmanDL
A genius is someone like Norman Einstein...


Runner(s)-Up:

gregariouschinchilla
Rufio! Rufio! Rufioooooooo!


Quiz Description

Problem I didn't expect to have when I started these quizzes: limiting the number of questions on mass shootings to one per week. Lordy.

Full Results:

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1 GoodmanDL 365 99 15
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2 gregariouschinchilla 363 97 15
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3 AlexanderD 357 95 15
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4 PolinskyL 346 93 15
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5 thorsleyd 344 91 15
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6 MoyseyC 328 89 15
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7 ElendilPickle 325 87 15
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8 cprov77 321 85 15
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9 HessJa 315 82 00
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9 HoH 315 82 15
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11 CarterBurke 311 79 15
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12 v0max 309 77 15
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13 jveditz 290 75 15
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14 EverettJ 287 74 00
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15 akambour 280 72 15
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17 RichmondJ 271 68 15
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18 KashyapN 269 66 15
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19 KingJA 268 64 15
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20 VenguswamyK 267 61 15
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20 Nicole 267 61 15
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22 cruzich 263 58 00
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23 EdwardsT 251 56 15
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30 WhitmireS 240 43 15
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31 petkunm 238 41 15
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32 AmmermanA 232 39 15
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33 BClemens 231 37 15
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34 mellyjo 225 35 15
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Questions:

Venezuela opened its border with what NEIGHBORING COUNTRY, allowing thousands to enter in search of food, medicine, and other items for sale?

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Colombia

An 18 year old male described as suffering from depression and fascinated by mass shootings killed 9 when he shot up a McDonald's in a mall in what GERMAN CITY?

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Munich

What LONG TIME TRUMP ORGANIZATION STAFFER fell on her sword by taking responsibility for the plagiarism of Michelle Obama's 2008 DNC speech in Melania Trump's speech during the Republican National Convention?

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Meredith McIver

The Justice Department announced it would look to seize more than $1 billion in assets associated with a Malaysian development fund connected to corruption and money laundering, including proceeds from what 2013 LEONARDO DICAPRIO FILM?

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The Wolf of Wall Street

Unilever spent $1 billion to acquire what ONLINE RETAILER, founded by Michael Dubin, that sends discounted personal care products to subscribers for as little as $3 a month?

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Dollar Shave Club

What FOX NEWS CEO resigned in the face of a sexual harrassment lawsuit brought by former Fox News personality Gretchen Carlson?

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Roger Ailes

The 5th Circuit of the US Court of Appeals struck down the restrictive voter ID law in what STATE, noting that its disproportionate impact on non-white voters put it in violation of the Voting Rights Act?

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Texas

Hillary Clinton named what US SENATOR and former Virginia governor as her vice-presidential running mate?

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Tim Kaine

The NBA announced that what CITY would no longer host the 2017 All Star Game, due to a state law limiting the rights of LGBTQ people?

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Charlotte

After 20 month of searching by the South Dakota-based LUX detector, it was announced that it did not detect what SUBSTANCE which is believed to make up 80 percent of the universe?

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dark matter

What FORMER KKK GRAND WIZARD announced he would running for the US Senate from Louisiana?

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David Duke

80 people were killed in an ISIS-claimed bombing in what ASIAN CAPTIAL, mostly members of the country's Shia Hazara minority who were protesting the siting of a power line?

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Kabul