The 2016 Election in review by RobinJRichards

Champion(s):

Kloefkorn


Runner(s)-Up:

GriffinJoe


Quiz Description

While it may be fresh on our minds (too fresh for some), answer the following on the 2016 Election results.

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Money Value (% Incorrect): 52 00 52 22 03 28 49 86 69 47 18 41 41
1 Kloefkorn 462 98 00
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28
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86
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69
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47
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2 GriffinJoe 400 96 15
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22
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28
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86
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47
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3 DreyfusB 372 94 15
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52
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28
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49
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00
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41
15
4 NathanL 362 92 15
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22
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28
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69
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41
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5 v0max 355 90 15
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22
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28
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47
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6 EverettJ 349 88 15
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28
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41
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41
7 MyrowitzJ 323 86 15
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52
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22
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28
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00
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41
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8 CainM 319 84 00
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03
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49
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86
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18
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9 GambinoG 317 81 00
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22
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47
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18
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10 GrahamJ 311 79 15
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41
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11 Commodore 309 77 15
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69
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12 SteveWilliams 308 74 00
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49
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12 CarterBurke 308 74 15
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41
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14 OBrienJ 306 71 00
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47
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41
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15 BeningoS 300 69 15
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03
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16 LuskT 296 67 15
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17 MoyseyC 282 64 00
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18 EggCzar 280 62 00
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19 felsenheldd 278 60 15
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41
20 SheikoS 264 58 00
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49
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21 Okrent 263 56 00
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49
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22 HightB 262 54 15
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23 MatherV 248 52 15
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41
24 WhitmireS 247 50 00
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25 MartaMJackson 244 47 15
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28
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26 Bup 243 45 00
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27 WatsonG 241 43 00
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28 WalkerAJ 240 41 00
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29 srs 237 39 15
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30 SlickRick87 229 37 15
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31 HoH 224 35 00
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32 MewettR 223 31 15
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32 HarrisCB 223 31 00
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34 Timm 222 28 00
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35 quarterrican 220 26 15
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36 RautY 210 23 00
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36 SlumdogSquarepants 210 23 15
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38 KitchenB 201 20 15
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39 LiptonM 199 18 15
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40 mellyjo 192 15 15
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41 Vintsanity 184 13 00
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42 Gmoney 165 11 00
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43 casketromance 163 9 00
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44 jveditz 161 7 00
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45 JonesRW 155 5 00
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46 AllardM 118 3 00
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47 randalleng 76 1 00
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Questions:

Taking AZ, MI, and NH out of the equation (since they aren't truly official results yet), Trump won with THIS MANY ELECTORAL VOTES (as of 315pm 11/9 on Politico). I'll spot you three votes either way

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279 (276-282)

THIS STATE shot down Prop 60, which called for condoms and STD testing to be required for all adult film actors, thanks to a vibrant and vigorous social media campaign. (edited at 12:21 pm, November 9, 2016 (PST))

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California

THIS STATE shot down Amendment 1, an attempt by Gov. Nathan Deal to create an "Opportunity School District" to take over failing schools.

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Georgia

THIS SENATOR-ELECT of Illinois defeated Mark Kirk, who had made racially charged comments about Thais coming to America to fight in the Revolution. She herself is a decorated war veteran, losing both legs in Iraq.

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Tammy Duckworth

Eric Holcomb was just elected to the Governorship of THIS STATE. The previous holder just got a promotion himself.

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Indiana

This is the COMMON LAST NAME between the current Governor-Elect of New Hampshire and his father, himself a former Governor of New Hampshire and White House Chief of Staff for GHW Bush. **I only need the last name**

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Sununu [Chris and John, respectively]

Three states approved measures allowing for recreational marijuana. Name any TWO.

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California, Massachusetts, Nevada

On the flip side, three state passed measures allowing for medical marijuana. Name any TWO.

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Florida, North Dakota, Arkansas

Voters in Maine agreed to raise the minimum wage to THIS AMOUNT by 2020. I'll spot $1 either way

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$12 ($11-13)

Apparently THIS RECENTLY DECEASED "CELEBRITY" received 15,000 votes for President as a write-in, sparking the usual Twitter-rage. The number may have been based on a rumor (since declared false by Snopes), although some folks did share ballot shots of their write-ins for him.

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Harambe

In the "first in the nation" vote in Dixville Notch, NH, THIS POLITICIAN, received one vote. Had this been four years ago...

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Mitt Romney

Trump lawyers attempted during Election Day to have the names of poll workers publicly released in THIS NEVADA COUNTY after they kept their polling places open to accommodate the huge numbers of voters waiting in line. They were denied.

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Clark

Description acceptable. Ne-yo, Cher, George Lopez, Keegan-Michael Key, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg (in jest). What do these people all have in common in relation to the Election?

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They said they'd leave the US if Trump won.