The Week of July 3, 2016 by CoenM

Champion(s):

RichmondJ


Runner(s)-Up:

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


Quiz Description

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 20 29 15 29 02 42 49 15 56 68 34 45
1 RichmondJ 378 99 15
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2 CarterBurke 370 97 15
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3 TaylorMA 367 95 15
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4 jveditz 364 93 15
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5 dklee 355 91 15
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6 OBrienJ 351 90 15
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7 HightB 340 88 00
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8 KashyapN 339 86 15
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9 LuskT 336 84 15
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10 AmmermanA 317 83 15
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11 RobinJRichards 308 81 15
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12 ChrisRosenberg 304 79 15
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13 PrestonC 297 77 15
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14 John 295 75 00
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15 KonkelT 294 74 15
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16 PriceG 292 72 15
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17 RalliP 291 70 15
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18 PolinskyL 288 67 15
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18 v0max 288 67 15
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20 GambinoG 284 65 15
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21 lorijane 282 61 00
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21 HessJa 282 61 15
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21 musicguy595 282 61 15
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24 MercureT 281 58 15
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25 ThompsonA 278 56 15
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26 ReinholdH 277 53 00
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26 gregariouschinchilla 277 53 15
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28 srs 276 50 15
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28 IrwinK 276 50 00
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30 felsenheldd 272 47 15
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31 KingJA 267 44 15
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31 Dmm9999 267 44 15
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33 casketromance 266 41 00
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34 MoyseyC 263 40 15
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35 cruzich 262 38 15
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36 HallR 261 36 00
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37 KroegerJ 259 34 15
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38 HoH 248 32 15
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38 akambour 248 32 15
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40 PruettC 247 29 15
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41 ElendilPickle 245 27 15
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42 EdwardsT 239 25 15
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43 letouj 237 24 15
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44 EverettJ 232 22 15
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45 MyersB 215 20 00
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46 RaiaB 199 18 15
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47 Consigliari 188 16 15
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48 BClemens 184 15 15
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49 BeningoS 175 13 00
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50 JJA 169 11 15
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51 HerzogA 166 9 15
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52 Bup 128 8 00
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53 VenguswamyK 126 6 15
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54 Tarn 124 4 15
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55 HurleyH 97 2 15
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56 LairdM 0 1 00
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Questions:

What FBI DIRECTOR announced that the bureau would not seek charges against Hillary Clinton over her handling of emails while Secretary of State?

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James Comey

ISIS ended a bloody week of attacks with an attempted bombing of the mosque in what SAUDI CITY which is traditionally held as the burial place of Mohammed?

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Medina

What SPACE PROBE finished a 540 million, five year journey to Jupiter with a 35 minute engine burn that allowed it to enter into its working orbit of the planet?

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Juno

What FOOTBALLER was found guilty of tax fraud and given a 21 month sentence, but will not go to prison thanks to a Spanish law that allows all sentences under 24 months to be served as probation?

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Lionel Messi

Five police officers were killed in what US CITY by a sniper seeking revenge for killings by police officers in Baton Rouge and Minneapolis?

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Dallas

At a NATO summit in Poland, the alliance agreed to station battalions in northeastern Europe as a hedge against the Russians. The US will lead the battalion stationed in Poland; name ANY ONE OF THE OTHER NATO MEMBERS who will lead the battalions in Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia.

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Germany, the UK, or Canada

The UK will have its first female Prime Minister since Margaret Thatcher once the Conservative Party picks its new leader from energy minister Andrea Leadsom and the expected winner, Theresa May, who currently serves as what CABINET OFFICIAL?

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Home Secretary

What COUNTRY saw the fifth anniversary of its independence marred by violence between soldiers taking sides in a leadership feud between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar?

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South Sudan

The US agreed to base a THAAD missile defense system in what COUNTRY, prompting a rebuke from China over concerns that it would destablize the region (and, left unsaid, that the THAAD radar systems would be able to look into Chinese territory)?

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South Korea

What FAST FOOD RESTAURANT CHAIN was hit by a massive hack, with over 1000 of its US locations having their point of sale systems infected with malware that recorded credit card numbers and other data?

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Wendy's

What EUROPEAN COUNTRY passed a "no means no" anti-rape law, part of a response to a series of New Year's sexual assaults in that country?

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Germany

What CARRIBEAN NATION issued a travel advisory for the US, warning its citizens to avoid protests and other areas of tension? It was issued in the run up to the country's July 10th independence celebrations, when many travel abroad to visit relatives.

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The Bahamas