The Week of September 1, 2019 by CoenM

Champion(s):

BarthR
L’enfer, c’est les autres.


Runner(s)-Up:

LorinBurte
Get off my lawn!


Quiz Description

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 46 59 03 05 07 05 08 17 30 29 63 54
1 BarthR 768 99 50
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2 LorinBurte 751 98 50
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3 RichmondJ 718 96 50
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4 RobinJRichards 709 95 50
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5 MolinariR 701 94 50
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6 MoyseyC 697 93 50
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7 Timm 692 91 50
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8 KashyapN 685 90 50
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8 srs 685 90 50
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10 grimesr 677 87 50
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10 KPope 677 87 00
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12 Vendy12 667 85 50
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13 DeeKay 659 84 50
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14 gregariouschinchilla 655 83 00
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15 BillPennington 651 81 50
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15 imogen 651 81 50
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17 DreyfusB 647 79 50
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18 KingJA 643 78 50
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19 KonkelT 627 77 50
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20 Commodore 622 75 00
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20 mbmason 622 75 00
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22 ElendilPickle 618 73 50
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23 AmmermanA 614 72 50
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24 GoodmanDL 613 70 50
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25 griffism 610 69 50
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26 watkinsAF 600 68 50
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27 MartinJ2 598 67 50
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28 Ren 594 65 50
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28 CourtneyKhaaaaaan 594 65 50
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30 ChrisRosenberg 592 63 50
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31 HortonR 588 62 00
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32 ecpekkle 568 61 50
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33 WangA 558 59 50
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34 LiptonM 555 58 50
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35 LynchT 551 57 00
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36 akambour 550 56 00
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37 HumbabaORiley 544 54 00
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38 orwant 543 53 00
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39 StanleyP 542 51 50
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39 FauxD 542 51 00
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41 TaylorMA 541 50 50
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42 Michalle 539 48 00
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43 YuC 534 47 50
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44 MatchenD 526 45 00
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44 Svoyager-11 526 45 50
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46 bttrcup18 517 43 00
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47 jnowell 509 42 50
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48 HightB 493 41 00
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49 TimL 488 40 00
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50 GarciaD 484 38 00
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51 Stan 480 37 00
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52 paperclipracket 479 36 50
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53 IyerM 475 35 50
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54 JCEurovision 469 33 50
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55 queenaoife 467 32 00
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56 WatskyA 465 31 00
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57 colleenw 463 30 00
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58 HoodM 461 29 00
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59 jlboldrick 454 27 50
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60 MortimerN 446 26 50
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61 PruettC 443 25 00
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62 MattK 442 23 00
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62 quarterrican 442 23 00
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64 MatherV 441 21 00
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65 gaufqwi 438 19 00
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65 PSUrose 438 19 00
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67 ArunH 430 17 50
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68 RuizJ 429 16 50
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69 Atomiccoffey 417 15 00
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70 Tarn 413 14 00
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71 TWright17 393 12 00
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71 GarstJ 393 12 50
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73 MattaR 388 10 00
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74 ShampooCell 384 9 00
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75 RaskTM 367 8 00
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76 shambolic 362 6 00
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77 MitchellWA 318 5 50
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78 BringMoreLegos 316 4 00
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79 DouglasLovesVixey 299 3 50
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80 Faith 150 1 00
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81 SizemoreM 0 1 00
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Questions:

A prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine was seen as a first step towards ending the conflict between the two nations, but did come under scrutiny for the return of Volodymyr Tsemakh to Russia, as he is considered a person of interest by the Dutch investigators into the downing of what AIRLINE's Flight 17 in 2014?

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Malaysian Airlines

What CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Hong Kong started the week by denying she had tendered her resignation in a leaked audio recording, and later formally withdrew the extradition bill that sparked Hong Kong's ongoing democracy demonstrations?

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Carrie Lam

Hurricane Dorian devastated what COUNTRY, notably its Grand and Abaco Islands, with a death count of 43 that is expected to rise sharply as recovery efforts continue?

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Bahamas

What RETAILER announced it would end sales of ammunition, and asked that shoppers no longer bring guns into their stores, even in states where it is legal to do so?

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Wal Mart

Donald Trump announced he had cancelled a planned meeting at Camp David with leaders of what MILITANT ISLAMIC ORGANIZATION after renewed violence in Afghanistan? Trump would be criticized for planning to hold such a meeting in close proximity to the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

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Taliban

What FIRST PRESIDENT of Zimbabwe,whose autocratic rule was marked by the tanking of the national economy and hyperinflation, died at the age of 95?

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Robert Mugabe

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the number of severe respiratory illnesses attributable to what PRACTICE had doubled in the last month, to 450?

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vaping

India's space program reported that its Chandrayaan-2 mission to what CELESTIAL BODY did get the Vikram lander to its south pole, but did not have contact with it?

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moon

The Republican Party of what US STATE voted to not hold a primary in 2020, just a day before former governor (and current Congressman) Mark Sanford announced that he would challenge Donald Trump for the nomination?

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South Carolina

After voting to support a bill that would block a no-deal Brexit, 21 Conservatives in the House of Commons were expelled from the party, including Sir Nicholas Soames, the grandson of what former PRIME MINISTER?

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Winston Churchill

For the second year in a row, what CENTRAL EUROPEAN CAPITAL edged out Melbourne as the Economist Intelligence Unit's most livable city?

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Vienna

The maker of what HARD SELTZER worked to counter reports of a nationwide shortage, noting that it was increasing production and allocating distribution to keep as many retailers stocked as possible?

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White Claw