The Week of June 12, 2022 by CoenM

Champion(s):

DreyfusB


Runner(s)-Up:

ecpekkle


Quiz Description

Full Results:

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Money Value (% Incorrect): 00 15 15 00 39 00 43 43 05 20 62 48
1 DreyfusB 382 97 15
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2 ecpekkle 376 92 15
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3 GoodmanDL 344 88 15
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4 TWright17 339 83 15
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5 KonkelT 329 78 15
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6 KPope 318 73 15
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7 SokolM 257 69 15
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8 BoulierJ 256 64 15
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9 KamenskyJ 252 59 15
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10 Timm 232 54 15
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11 gaufqwi 228 50 15
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12 LynchT 202 45 15
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13 alamble 199 40 15
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14 ChrisRosenberg 179 35 15
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15 DFisher 178 30 15
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16 helene 174 26 15
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17 HortonR 170 21 15
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18 JCEurovision 163 16 15
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19 NathanL 155 11 15
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20 Jonathan 130 7 15
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21 DouglasLovesVixey 125 2 15
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Questions:

What FORMER US VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE led the special primary to fill the open US House seat for Alaska? A four person run-off will decide the winner.

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Sarah Palin

Queen Elizabeth II followed up her platinum jubilee by becoming the second-longest reigning monarch in world history, though she will need to rule for a couple more years to surpass what FRENCH KING who served for over 72 years?

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Louis XIV

What US STATE was the only one to not to ask the federal government for doses of the Covid-19 vaccine for kids under the age of 5? Doctors in the state also weren't able to order the vaccine until Friday, two weeks after doctors in other states.

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Florida

The UK Home Secretary approved the extradition of what WIKILEAKS FOUNDER to the US to face espionage charges?

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Julian Assange

US Senate negotiations over new gun control legislation hung up over a loophole nicknamed for what ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP, a loophole that allows dating partners previously convicted of abuse to own guns?

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boyfriend

Microsoft announced it was retiring what WEB BROWSER after 26 years of operation? The retirement will see users of the old browser sent to Microsoft Edge, which will allow them to work in a mode emulating the retired browser.

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Internet Explorer

What MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY saw 73 legislators aligned with Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr resign, a move designed to clear an impasse over naming a new president?

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Iraq

Lithuania began enforcing EU sanctions for what RUSSIAN EXCLAVE, ending rail transit that accounted for nearly half of its imports? Russia announced it would use ferries from St. Petersburg to replace the trains.

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Kaliningrad

What CRYPTOCURRENCY saw its value dip below $20,000 for the first time since 2020? It has lost $900 billion in value since its peak last November.

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Bitcoin

Your HallR mini-theme of the week (TM): Couldn't Stand the Weather. What US NATIONAL PARK evacuated visitors and closed for the week after floods caused rockslides and road collapses? The park will partially reopen with visitor access limited by license plate.

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Yellowstone

What COMPANY announced it had to close its troubled Sturgis, Michigan baby formula plant, just weeks after reopening, due to power outages and flooding caused by a series of strong storms?

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Abbott

The European Commission, the executive body of the EU, gave its support to EU candidate status for Ukraine and what NEIGHBORING NATION? Georgia was given conditional support for candidate status based on continued progress on reforms.

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Moldova