Answer the questions below to the best of your ability without using outside resources. Outside references include (but certainly are not limited to) searching for an answer on the internet, looking at maps, using a calculator, or asking a friend (or foe) if they know the answer. Basically, you are relying on your brain (and maybe a pencil and paper).
For each correct answer, you will receive 15 points. You must also mark 5 questions as "money" questions. For each money question that you answer correctly, you will receive bonus points equal to the percent of players who answered incorrectly. (That is, if 25% of players got a question right, its money bonus would be worth 75 points.) You still don't get any points for a wrong answer, though, so try to select the hardest questions you think you have answered correctly. (Note: You can't use outside resources to help pick your money questions either.)
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What FORMER CENTRAL BANK HEAD won the leadership race for Canada's Liberal party, and became Prime Minister after Justin Trudeau's resignation?
Donald Trump's ongoing chaos over tariffs led both the NASDAQ and S&P 500 into what CONDITION, which is defined as an index losing at least 10 percent of its value from its last high?
The US National Transportation Safety Board recommended significant changes to flight operations around what US AIRPORT, specifically regarding helicopter operations?
While the Trump administration continues to negotiate for a cease fire in Ukraine, it launched new strikes against the Houthis in what MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY? The administration also warned Iran that it would be held "fully accountable" for its support of the Houthis.
The White House withdrew Dr. David Weldon as their nominee to head what AGENCY, less than an hour before his confirmation hearing was to start? Weldon, a noted vaccine sceptic, was not thought to have the votes in the Senate to assure nomination.
What FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES was arrested on an International Criminal Court warrant and extradited to The Hague? He is being held on murder charges related to his administrations crackdown on illegal drugs.
The US federal government averted a shutdown after what SENATE MINORITY LEADER announced he would support the Republican spending bill rather than risk greater harm from a shutdown?
The parent company of what SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY successfully blocked former global pubic policy director Sarah Wynn-Williams from promoting her book about her time at the company? They alleged that claims made in the book and during its publicity tour violate her severance agreement.
Donald Trump sought to ramp up deportations of Venezuelan gang members by invoking the Alien Enemies Act, passed in what YEAR in expectation of a war against France? Answers within 20 years will be accepted as correct.
The price of what PRECIOUS METAL cracked the $3000 an ounce mark for the first time? Its price has risen 14 percent this year, fueled by investor uncertainty in the market.
The pro-business Demokraatit party won the most seats in the election for what ISLAND's parliament? While they favor a slow transition to independence, they are staunchly against becoming part of the United States.
Officials in Washington, DC removed what PHRASE that had been painted on 16th Street in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder? Intended as a permanent memorial, it was removed after Repbublicans in Congress forwarded a bill that threatened the city's federal funding if it wasn't removed.