The Week of November 6, 2022 by CoenM

Champion(s):

helene
I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.


Runner(s)-Up:

GoodmanDL
A genius is someone like Norman Einstein...


Quiz Description

Full Results:

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1 helene 337 96 15
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2 GoodmanDL 300 90 15
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3 Squidpickles 285 83 15
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4 KonkelT 283 76 15
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5 JCEurovision 278 66 00
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5 gaufqwi 278 66 15
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7 HortonR 265 56 15
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8 KPope 256 50 15
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9 SokolM 244 43 15
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10 Tarn 237 36 15
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11 alamble 230 30 15
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12 LynchT 215 23 15
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13 KCrest 202 16 15
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14 DouglasLovesVixey 192 10 00
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15 DFisher 159 3 15
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Questions:

The District of Columbia Attorney General filed suit against what PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM, accusing it of colluding with the NFL to deceive fans and season ticket holders regarding an investigation into workplace misconduct?

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Washington Commanders

World leaders convened for the COP27 climate summit, held this year in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh near what AFRICAN CAPITAL CITY?

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Cairo

A single ticket in California matched all six numbers in what US LOTTERY, whose $2 billion prize was a world record? The drawing was delayed due to an issue with security protocols.

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Powerball

A fake tweet by Eli Lilly saying this DRUG was now free was attributed to big stock losses by Lilly, Novo Nordisk,and Sanofi?

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Insulin

Russian troops evacuated what UKRANIAN CITY, the only regional capital it's captured during the war? Russia still claims its same-named region, and announced Henichesk as its new administrative capital.

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Kherson

What TECH GIANT announced the layoff of 11,000 of its 87,000 worldwide employees? When announcing the layoffs, the company's CEO noted it would renew focus on artificial intelligence, advertising, and the continued development of its namesake virtual environment.

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Meta

Climate activists once again tried to glue themselves to art as a protest, this time targeting what EDVARD MUNCH PAINTING? As with other events, the activists were arrested while the painting, protected by glass, was not damaged.

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The Scream

Fortune may favor the brave, but it did not favor what CRYPTO EXCHANGE founded by Sam Bankman-Freid, which went bankrupt after investors pulled out of the exchange due to concerns over its financial health?

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FTX

Divers looking for a downed World War II plane instead found a large piece of wreckage of what SPACE SHUTTLE off of the Florida coast?

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Challenger

Your midi-theme of the week (TM): Mulling the Midterms. What US SENATOR FROM NEVADA won re-election in a tight race against Adam Laxalt, securing the 50th seat in the US Senate for Democrats?

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Catherine Cortez Masto

Becca Balint became the first woman to represent what STATE in Congress, winning its at-large seat in the House? This also made the state the last to elect a woman to Congress.

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Vermont

One of the few bright spots for Republicans was in governors races, where Greg Abbott won re-election in Texas, Ron DeSantis won re-election in Florida, and what GEORGIA INCUMBENT defeated Stacey Abrams for the second time?

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Brian Kemp