The Week of September 26, 2021 by CoenM

Champion(s):

MattK
Ready. Fire. Aim.


Runner(s)-Up:

SokolM


Quiz Description

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 14 05 14 46 46 37 23 69 14 28 60 41
1 MattK 395 97 15
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46
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46
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37
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00
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60
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41
2 SokolM 324 93 15
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46
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37
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23
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69
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00
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15
3 Tarn 320 88 00
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14
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46
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37
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00
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28
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60
15
4 Timm 316 84 15
14
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14
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46
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00
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23
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69
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00
15
5 gaufqwi 307 79 15
14
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14
00
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46
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23
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00
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60
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6 helene 298 75 15
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14
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00
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23
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69
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28
00
15
7 HortonR 293 70 15
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15
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14
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46
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46
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23
00
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00
15
8 griffism 283 65 15
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05
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14
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46
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00
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69
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00
15
9 randalleng 282 61 00
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37
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23
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28
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60
00
10 GoodmanDL 278 56 15
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46
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46
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23
00
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11 jveditz 277 52 15
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46
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23
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60
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12 LynchT 274 47 15
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23
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69
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28
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13 Squidpickles 251 43 15
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37
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23
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14
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28
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14 KPope 245 38 15
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46
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37
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28
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15 RobinJRichards 237 34 15
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46
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28
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16 Vendy12 236 29 15
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37
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23
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28
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17 ecpekkle 231 25 15
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46
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37
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18 KlionskyG 207 20 15
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28
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41
19 TaylorMA 197 15 00
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28
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60
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20 JCEurovision 182 11 15
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28
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60
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21 KCrest 116 6 15
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14
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23
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22 DouglasLovesVixey 58 2 15
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Questions:

The volcanic eruption on La Palma, part of what ISLAND GROUP, entered its second week, destroying villages and banana fields? Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez pledged over €200 million to rebuild.

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Canary Islands

What MUSICIAN was found guilty on nine charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking? He faces a sentence 10 years to life in prison.

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R. Kelly

What ATTEMPTED US PRESIDENTIAL ASSASSIN was granted unconditional release 40 years after shooting Ronald Reagan?

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John Hinkley

The US Fish and Wildlife Service classified 23 species of animals as extinct, most notably the ivory-billed type of what BIRD, once common in the southeast US? Declaring these species extinct allows the agency to shift resources to other species that are still endangered.

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woodpecker

Rolls Royce announced it would stop making gasoline-powered cars by 2030, and introduced its first electric model, which shares its name with what FICTIONAL INTERNATIONAL CRIME ORGANIZATION?

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Spectre

What PHARMACEUTICAL GIANT waded into the Covid-19 fray by announcing that their experimental pill reduced hospitalization and death in Covid-19 patients by half?

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Merck

What TELEVANGELIST AND FORMER US PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE stepped down as the host of The 700 Club, the long-time flagship show of the Christian Broadcasting Network?

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Pat Robertson

The spacecraft BepiColombo, a joint project of the ESA and Japan's space administration, made its first pass by what PLANET? Last visited by NASA's MESSENGER probe from 2013-15, BepiColombo will make several fly-bys of the planet until it settles into its permanent orbit in 2026.

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Mercury

What CONSPIRACY THEORIST was found guilty by summary judgement in two defamation cases related to spurious claims that the Sandy Hook school shooting was faked?

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Alex Jones

Your HallR mini-theme of the week (TM): Die Vote. Sixteen years of Christian Democratic rule in Germany apparently ended when what PARTY narrowly took the most seats in its parliamentary election? The party will need to enter a coalition to rule, with the "traffic light" coalition including the Greens and Free Democrats the most likely.

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Social Democratic Party (SDP)

Voters in what EUROPEAN COUNTRY approved same-sex marriage by a nearly 2 to 1 margin, making it one of the last countries in Europe to legalize marriage equality?

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Switzerland

What US FEDERAL AGENCY announced changes to its flood insurance program, which will now base premiums on information including home value and the risk of various types of flooding? The changes are expected to raise rates for more than three-quarters of all policy holders.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA)