I couldn't access the site last week, and had thought it joined the choir invisible. Now that it seems to be back I threw this together.
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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The US joined Israel in attacking Iranian nuclear sites, using bunker-busting bombs delivered by what STEALTH BOMBER to hit three underground facilities?
A gunman masquerading as a police officer shot and killed Melissa Hortman, the former speaker of what US STATE's House of Representatives? The gunman also killed Hortman's husband; a state senator and his wife were also shot but survived.
The Trump administration fired the bulk of the staff - including Persian-language reporters recently rehired due to events in Iran - of what governmental NEWS OUTLET? Kari Lake, tabbed by Trump to run the organization, announced 639 layoffs, marking an 85 percent reduction in staff since March.
What FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN announced that the bank's key interest rate would remain unchanged, citing concerns for the overall economic health of the US?
Sergei Tikhanovsky, the primary opposition leader in what EUROPEAN COUNTRY, was unexpectedly released from prison after serving five years on a variety of politically-motivated charges?
The Trump administration kicked the can down the road again by issuing a third delay in enforcing the law requiring the ban or sale of what SOCIAL MEDIA APP?
Investigators into the crash of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner belonging to what COUNTRY's flag carrier noted the one engine on the plane was new, while the other was not due for service until December? All but one person on board the plane died in the crash, which also killed 39 on the ground.
What ORGANIZATION broke a 116 year tradition when it announced it would not invite Donald Trump to its annual convention? The group's president and CEO, Derrick Johnson, cited attacks on civil rights and democracy in announcing the non-invite
The Eurogroup finance ministers approved what COUNTRY's plan to adopt the Euro as its currency? The full body of EU finance ministers and leaders will need to approve the accession before the Euro can replace the lev starting January 1, 2026.
What MUSEUM closed abruptly when staff went on a one day strike to protest working conditions and the deterioration of the museum itself? Emmanuel Macron had announced a decade-long renovation project earlier this year.
What AEROSPACE COMPANY had a preflight test end in an explosion, thought to have arisen in the Starship section of the rocket rather than in the Super Heavy booster?
The NB.1.8.1. variant of what VIRUS made the news for a new symptom, a sore throat nicknamed "razor blade throat" for its intense pain?