The Week of March 20, 2022 by CoenM

Champion(s):

ecpekkle


Runner(s)-Up:

KPope


Quiz Description

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 45 50 56 06 34 12 39 73 17 67 12 06
1 ecpekkle 423 97 15
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56
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34
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15
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73
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00
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2 KPope 364 91 15
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00
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15
34
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15
15
73
15
00
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12
15
3 KlionskyG 348 86 00
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50
00
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15
34
15
15
39
15
73
15
17
00
15
15
4 KonkelT 334 80 00
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50
15
15
06
15
34
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15
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15
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67
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12
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5 ChrisRosenberg 281 75 15
45
15
15
56
15
06
00
15
12
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00
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15
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12
15
6 HortonR 271 69 15
45
15
00
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06
15
34
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39
00
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15
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12
15
7 SokolM 267 63 15
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00
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15
06
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15
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00
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17
15
67
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12
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8 Timm 261 58 00
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56
15
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00
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17
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12
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06
9 gaufqwi 255 50 15
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34
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12
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17
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12
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9 JCEurovision 255 50 15
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06
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34
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15
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00
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11 Tarn 254 41 15
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56
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12
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12 DFisher 231 36 15
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06
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73
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17
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13 Squidpickles 222 30 00
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56
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34
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12
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14 LynchT 217 25 00
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06
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15 DouglasLovesVixey 198 19 00
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56
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12
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16 alamble 171 13 15
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17 KCrest 143 8 00
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18 MasonC 0 2 00
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Questions:

Name EITHER US STATE whose Republican governors, Spencer Cox and Eric Holcomb, vetoed bills that would ban transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender? In both cases, the governors expressed doubt that the bills were solving an actual problem.

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Utah or Indiana

The US announced a new round of sanctions against Russia over their invasion of Ukraine, including 328 members of what LEGISLATIVE BODY?

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Duma

Tornadoes tore through the southern US, most notably an EF-3 tornado that hit what CITY, but thankfully only killed one person in nearby Arabi?

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New Orleans

What FORMER US SECRETARY OF STATE, the first woman to hold the post, passed away at 84?

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Madeline Albright

Andrew Holness, the prime minister of what CARIBBEAN NATION, surprised visiting Prince William - and many of his own citizens - when he announced that the country would seek full independence from the UK? They would be following in the footsteps of Barbados, which became a fully independent republic last November.

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Jamaica

For the fourth time in six years, scientists reported a mass bleaching event at what UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE, which has seen ocean temperatures of 4 degrees Celsius above normal over the past few months?

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Great Barrier Reef

What CITY's stock exchange reopened after being closed for nearly a month? Foreign investors were barred from trading, and only 33 stocks were eligible for trading.

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Moscow

What CHINESE CITY of 25 million people announced a two-stage lockdown that will cover nine days, after reporting its highest daily Covid-19 positive test numbers since the early days of the pandemic?

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Shanghai

What CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST AND SPOUSE OF A US SUPREME COURT JUSTICE came under fire when texts she sent to then White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows urging efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election?

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Virginia Thomas

What CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRY entered a state of emergency after more than 70 people died in street violence attributed to the MS-13 gang?

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El Salvador

President Biden stopped in what COUNTRY during his trip to Europe to visit US troops and meet with Ukrainian refugees? He also made a speech there saying Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” which administraton officials said was not a call for regime change.

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Poland

What RIDESHARING COMPANY entered into a partnership with traditional taxi companies in New York City to help offset long wait times caused by a driver shortage and increased demand for its food delivery service?

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Uber