The Week of October 30, 2016 by CoenM

Champion(s):

GriffinJoe


Runner(s)-Up:

MyrowitzJ
The smartest part of me will always be my ass.


Quiz Description

Happy Halloween!

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 20 38 26 36 90 28 98 80 12 06 54 04
1 GriffinJoe 497 99 15
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38
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26
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90
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98
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80
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2 MyrowitzJ 421 97 15
20
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38
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90
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28
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80
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15
3 grimesr 343 95 15
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38
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26
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36
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28
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80
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00
15
4 PolinskyL 341 93 15
20
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38
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90
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54
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5 Timm 335 91 15
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38
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26
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36
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80
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6 KelsoT 332 89 15
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28
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80
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54
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7 jveditz 313 87 00
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26
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36
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80
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12
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54
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8 akambour 305 83 15
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38
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00
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28
00
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80
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04
8 srs 305 83 15
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38
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28
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80
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8 KashyapN 305 83 15
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38
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28
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80
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11 HallR 300 79 15
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38
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26
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90
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06
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12 PrestonC 278 77 15
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26
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36
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54
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13 oldschoolways 269 75 15
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38
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26
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54
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14 Kaya 263 73 15
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38
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54
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15 Matto 262 71 15
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16 RobinJRichards 260 69 15
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38
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28
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17 MatthewsP 257 67 15
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18 ChrisRosenberg 255 65 15
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19 BeningoS 253 63 15
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54
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20 RautY 250 61 15
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06
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21 KonkelT 249 59 15
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22 GoodmanDL 248 56 15
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22 GambinoG 248 56 15
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24 v0max 246 53 15
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25 MartaMJackson 244 51 15
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26 HightB 242 49 15
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27 OBrienJ 239 47 00
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28 Bup 237 45 15
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29 ElendilPickle 227 43 15
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30 GrahamJ 216 41 15
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31 gregariouschinchilla 202 39 00
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32 AmmermanA 201 37 15
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33 SlickRick87 200 35 15
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34 lorijane 189 33 15
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35 MyersB 177 31 15
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36 AinslieM 176 28 15
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37 HoH 175 27 00
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38 ReinholdH 172 25 00
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39 MatherV 168 23 15
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40 Commodore 160 21 00
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41 LiptonM 158 19 15
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42 felsenheldd 147 17 15
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43 JJA 143 15 15
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44 CainM 136 13 15
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45 PruettC 131 11 15
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46 MoyseyC 117 9 00
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47 randalleng 112 7 15
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48 KingJA 87 5 00
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49 KleinJ 36 3 00
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50 AllardM 27 1 00
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Questions:

What NEWSPAPER COMPANY - owner of USA Today and over 100 smaller papers - shelved it plans to acquire Tronc, the owner of the Chicago Tribune and LA Times?

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Gannett

An FBI Twitter account posted links to documents related to Bill Clinton's pardon of what FINANCIER, a move seen by many as an attempt to further discredit Hillary Clinton but which the agency says was done coincidental to the election?

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Marc Rich

While they beat the rap in Oregon, Ammon and Ryan Bundy were transferred to what US STATE where they will go on trial in early 2017 on charges related to a standoff with federal agents near their father's ranch?

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Nevada

China barred two pro-democracy lawmakers from taking office in what REGION's parliament, based on their refusal to pledge allegiance to Beijing in their oath of office?

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Hong Kong

Pope Francis visited what COUNTRY to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, but also remarked that the Catholic church bar on female priests was likely to last forever?

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Sweden

What ORGANIZATION had its Moscow office sealed by local authorities, claiming the group was in arrears on rent, a move the group believes is in retaliation for its crticism of Russia's human right record?

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Amnesty International

Protests by native Hawaiians claiming that its proposed location is sacred have led the team building what SCIENTIFIC INSTALLATION to propose an alternate building site in the Canary Islands?

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Thirty Meter Telescope

Three American servicemen were killed in what COUNTRY when their convoy came under fire when approaching the al-Jafr air base just south of the nation's capital?

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Jordan

William Baroni and Bridget Kelly were found guilty of all charges stemming from their roles in restricting traffic on what BRIDGE as punishment towards the Democratic mayor of Fort Lee for failing to endorse Chris Christie for governor?

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George Washington Bridge

What DIRECTOR OF THE FBI penned another letter to Congress, noting that the emails reviewed from Anthony Weiner's computer would not lead to further investigation into Hillary Clinton?

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James Comey

The final weekend of the Trump campaign saw high drama in what CITY when a protestor with a sign was thought to have a gun, leading the Secret Service to hustle Trump off the stage during a rally?

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Reno, Nevada

What MAGAZINE, along with journalist Sabrina Rubin Erdely, was found guilty of defamation over a 2014 article - since retracted - detailing an alleged rape cast at the University of Virginia in 2012?

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Rolling Stone