The Week of January 24, 2016 by CoenM

Champion(s):

CarterBurke
Maybe we can build a fire, sing a couple of songs, huh? Why don't we try that?


Runner(s)-Up:

gregariouschinchilla
Rufio! Rufio! Rufioooooooo!


Quiz Description

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Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 40 58 56 27 12 76 83 56 96 49 74 85
1 CarterBurke 432 98 15
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49
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2 gregariouschinchilla 417 96 00
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76
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49
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74
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3 BeanA 412 94 15
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83
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56
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96
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4 Makdeezy 408 92 15
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49
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85
5 DuffyM 396 90 00
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74
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6 RichmondJ 395 87 15
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7 MorrisK 387 85 15
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58
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74
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8 KingJA 371 83 15
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76
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49
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9 JordanG 343 81 15
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76
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10 BurgerM 336 78 15
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11 KashyapN 333 76 15
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12 cprov77 324 74 15
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13 BarkerC 308 72 15
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14 HoH 271 70 15
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15 WinchellV 270 67 15
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83
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16 srs 266 65 15
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17 GambinoG 261 63 15
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18 LiptonM 260 61 15
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19 RobinJRichards 255 58 15
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20 jveditz 249 56 00
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21 ConnorA 242 54 00
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22 musicguy595 236 52 00
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23 ChrisRosenberg 222 50 15
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24 PolinskyL 215 47 15
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25 FrostL 213 45 15
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26 GoodmanDL 207 43 00
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27 Bloo 206 41 00
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28 RaiaB 193 38 15
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29 randalleng 180 36 00
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30 AmmermanA 176 33 15
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30 HightB 176 33 15
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32 MoyseyC 168 30 15
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33 Consigliari 155 27 00
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34 BarthR 142 25 00
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35 Dmm9999 133 21 00
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35 ForceStrong 133 21 00
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35 jefe 133 21 00
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38 MangaserA 126 16 15
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39 PruettC 114 14 15
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40 ElendilPickle 97 12 15
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41 ClarksonB 94 10 00
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42 Kurtz 91 7 00
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43 felsenheldd 69 5 00
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44 LairdM 0 2 00
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44 PatschakB 0 2 00
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Questions:

What US STATE was jolted by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that thankfully resulted in no deaths?

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Alaksa

With sanctions lifted, what PRESIDENT OF IRAN made the first trip to Europe by an Iranian president in 16 years, visiting Italy and France to conduct state business and meet leaders, including Pope Francis?

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Hassan Rouhani

Name EITHER COUNTRY that came in last on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, scoring 8 points out of 100 for the second straight year.

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North Korea or Somalia

A traffic stop saw the death of one Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupier and the arrest of six, including what OCCUPATION LEADER/WELFARE QUEEN, whose brother Ryan was injured in the raid?

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Ammon Bundy

Donald Trump made good on his threat to not attend the final Republican presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses in protest of what MODERATOR, who tangled with Trump during a Fox News-sponsored debate in August?

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Megyn Kelly

Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of what COUNTRY, pled not guilty to crimes against humanity as his trial at the International Criminal Court began?

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Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

The conservancy group for what RETIRED OCEAN LINER - which still holds the record for the fastest trans-Atlantic crossing by a passenger ship - announced a deal that will see the ship preserved rather than scrapped?

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SS United States

Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was cleared of corruption charges when it was found that the $681 million deposited in his bank accounts was a gift from the royal family of what COUNTRY, ostensibly to help fund Razak's 2013 election campaign?

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Saudi Arabia

After 68 years of production, a 90 Heritage Soft Top was the last of what LAND ROVER MODEL to roll off the assembly line?

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Defender

What COUNTRY's parliament backed a measure that would allow police to seize valuables from refugees to cover housing and other expenses? Refugees would be allowed to keep up to 10,000 kronor's worth of items and cash.

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Denmark

The US and UK were accused of spying on what COUNTRY since 1998, intercepting data and video from jets and drones?

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Israel

Three prisoners were back in custody after more than a week since they escaped from a prison in what CALIFORNIA CITY, apparently with the help of an English teacher?

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Santa Ana