The Week of February 1, 2026 by CoenM

Champion(s):

ChrisRosenberg
The odds of me winning a quiz are sufficiently low to not compel me to have something witty here.


Runner(s)-Up:

LynchT
Teacher's Motto: I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.


Quiz Description

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2 LynchT 230 62 00
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3 DFisher 200 37 00
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4 JCEurovision 175 12 15
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Questions:

What ASIAN COUNTRY saw 31 people killed at a mosque bombing in its capital by the Islamic State? The country also faced increased attacks by insurgents in the Balochistan province.

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Pakistan

Israel reopened the Rafah border crossing from what COUNTRY into Gaza? The country has complained to the US about restrictions placed on the crossing that severely hamper travel.

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Egypt

At least two members of Congress called on what COMMERCE SECRETARY to resign after the latest batch of Epstein files revealed more extensive dealings between the secretary and Epstein than the secretary previously disclosed?

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Howard Lutnick

SpaceX said it had cut off Russian military access to what SATTELITE INTERNET SERVICE, which they were using to extend the range of drones?

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Starlink

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the DoD would no longer do business with what IVY LEAGUE INSTITUTION, calling the school "a factory for woke ideology and a breeding ground for anti-American radicals?"

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Harvard

The US government allowed the New version of what ARMS TREATY to expire, saying a new treaty including China is needed?

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START

What NEWSPAPER announced staff cuts totaling nearly a third of its workforce, including the shuttering of its books and sports departments? Publisher and CEO Will Lewis stepped down days later.

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Washington Post

Donald Trump suggested, and then sort of walked back, the idea of "nationalizng" elections, a move that would likely violate the Elections Clause of section 4 of what ARTICLE of the US Constitution?

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First

Canada and France opened consulates on what ISLAND? France becomes the first EU nation with a consulate here, while Canada had planned to open one in 2024.

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Greenland

You're HallR Memorial Mini-Theme of the Week: Have You Seen Me? What NBC NEWS PERSONALITY dropped out of the network's Olympic coverage after the apparent abduction of her mother, Nancy, from her Arizona home?

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Savannah Guthrie

Evo Morales, the first indigenous president of what SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY, has not been seen in public in over four weeks? Supporters say he is safe and resting for health reasons, though he also faces an arrest warrant over human trafficking.

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Bolivia

What COMPANY, owned by Coca-Cola, announced it was discontinuing its line of frozen concentrated juices? The company had offered this option to fresh juice since 1946.

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Minute Maid