The Week of March 27, 2022 by CoenM

Champion(s):

GoodmanDL
A genius is someone like Norman Einstein...


Runner(s)-Up:

groug


Quiz Description

Full Results:

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1 GoodmanDL 268 97 15
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2 groug 264 93 15
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3 ChrisRosenberg 263 88 15
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4 LynchT 254 81 15
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4 RigsbyD 254 81 15
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6 SokolM 231 75 15
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7 felsenheldd 230 70 15
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8 KCrest 228 65 15
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9 DFisher 224 61 15
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10 Longford 218 56 15
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11 KonkelT 217 52 15
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12 ecpekkle 212 47 15
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13 KPope 208 43 15
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14 griffism 203 38 15
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15 gaufqwi 202 34 15
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16 HortonR 198 29 15
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17 alamble 194 25 15
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18 DarthPace 188 20 15
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19 Timm 178 15 15
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20 JCEurovision 159 11 15
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21 DouglasLovesVixey 156 6 15
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22 Tarn 145 2 15
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Questions:

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the Oscars telecast after Rock made a joke referencing Jada Pinkett Smith's shorn head, which she adopted due to what CONDITION that causes hair loss?

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alopecia

The US Food and Drug Administration approved a second Moderna or Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine booster shot for people over what AGE? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also recommended the second booster.

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50

What US SENATOR FROM MAINE said she would vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court, ensuring at least one Republican vote for Jackson?

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Susan Collins

What COUNTRY removed its judges from Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal, saying their continued presence would legitimize political oppression? The judges remained on the court after Hong Kong was handed over to China in 1997 to help maintain the rule of law.

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United Kingdom

The family of what ACTOR announced he was "stepping away" from acting due to a diagnosis of aphasia, which causes difficulties in writing and speech?

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Bruce Willis

Natural gas continued to flow from Russia to western Europe despite a deadline for countries to start paying for Russian gas in what CURRENCY? Russian officials said that the rule would only apply to new purchases.

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ruble

Scientists studying images and data from the New Horizons spacecraft determined that what DWARF PLANET has several cryovolcanoes, whose output is likely frozen water with a toothpaste-like consistency?

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Pluto

Workers at a warehouse on Staten Island voted to form a union, the first in the history of what COMPANY? A Bessemer, Alabama facility also held its second union vote, with results still under reivew.

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Amazon

The US National Archives released over seven million records from what YEAR’s Census? The records, the last that were primarily collected through in-person interviews, were released in accordance with laws that delay release due to privacy concerns.

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1950

Your HallR mini-theme of the week (tm): Around the House. The US House of Representatives passed a bill that would cap the price of some versions of what DRUG at $35 for a month's supply?

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insulin

The House also passed the MORE Act, which would remove what DRUG from the federal government's list of controlled substances, allowing states to decide if it should be criminalized? It is not expected to garner the 60 votes in the Senate needed to avoid filibuster.

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marijuana

Russian troops reportedly withdrew from what UKRAINIAN NUCLEAR SITE? There is speculation that several of the Russian troops suffered radiation sickness after digging a trench in a highly contaminated area.

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Chernobyl