The Week of November 24, 2024 by CoenM

Champion(s):

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


Runner(s)-Up:

SokolM


Quiz Description

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 37 19 10 19 37 73 10 37 46 00 82 73
1 helene 344 95 15
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2 SokolM 338 86 00
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3 TimL 296 77 15
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4 DFisher 287 68 15
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5 HortonR 247 59 15
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6 LynchT 244 50 15
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7 JCEurovision 233 40 00
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8 DouglasLovesVixey 217 27 15
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8 KPope 217 27 15
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10 gaufqwi 207 9 00
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10 ChrisRosenberg 207 9 00
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Questions:

While both sides accuse the other of violations, a US-brokered cease fire between Israel and what SHIA ISLAMIC POLITICAL PARTY AND PARAMILITARY generally held?

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Hezbollah

A Federal Police report released in Brazil stated that what FORMER PRIME MINISTER knew about and participated in the failed 2022 coup that sought to keep him in power?

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Jair Bolsonaro

What EU MEMBER STATE saw its election for parliament and prime minister upended by the surprise first round win by far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu? The country's highest court ordered a recount after claims that the party of the other finalist, Elena Lasconi, violated election laws.

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Romania

Thousands of warehouse workers for what ONLINE RETAIL GIANT went on a strike lasting from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, asking for better pay and working conditions?

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Amazon

What EURASIAN COUNTRY saw multi-day protests after its pro-Russian government announced a suspension of the country's drive for EU membership? Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze suggested that outside influences were to blame for the pause.

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Georgia

What RETAILER, used to more friendly publicity this time of year, announced a delay to its quarterly earnings report due to a single employee hiding at least $130 in small package delivery expenses since 2021?

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Macy's

The ongoing civil war in Syria took a turn when rebels took most of what LARGEST CITY, including its international airport? The insurgents also moved into Hama province before Russian and Syrian jets responded.

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Aleppo

What NOMINEE FOR US SECRETARY OF DEFENSE took heat for his history with women from an unlikely source- his mother? She called him an "abuser of women" in a 2018 email sent during his divorce.

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Pete Hegseth

Several members of what US STATE's Congressional delegation received bomb threats at their homes during Thanksgiving? Five representatives and senator Chris Murphy reported the threats to police, whose investigations turned up no bombs.

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Connecticut

Journalists in France got a sneak preview of the restored interior of what CATHEDRAL, seriously damaged in a 2019 fire? It will reopen to the public on December 8.

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Notre Dame de Paris

Sun Fed Produce recalled all of what VEGETABLE sold between October 12 and November 26 due to a possible salmonella contamination? The recall, affecting 26 states and parts of Canada, the recall is not connected to another recall of this vegetable over the summer.

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Cucumbers

Several major Canadian news outlets filed suit against what TECH COMPANY, saying it was illegally using their content to train its products, including ChatGPT?

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OpenAI