The Week of December 25, 2022 by CoenM

Champion(s):

ecpekkle


Runner(s)-Up:

flutist319
Veni, vidi, vissi d’arte


Quiz Description

Same as last week, ignore the deadline, quiz will stay open all week.

Full Results:

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1 ecpekkle 321 96 15
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2 flutist319 308 90 15
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3 ChrisRosenberg 300 84 15
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4 LynchT 287 78 15
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5 JCEurovision 276 71 00
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6 KonkelT 268 65 15
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7 HortonR 259 59 15
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8 PipkeR 213 53 15
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9 KCrest 211 46 15
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10 alamble 209 40 15
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11 Tarn 200 34 15
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12 DouglasLovesVixey 199 28 15
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13 KPope 193 21 15
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14 Timm 164 15 15
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15 SokolM 154 9 15
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16 DFisher 75 3 00
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Questions:

At least 39 people died in what NEW YORK CITY from a winter storm that saw over four feet of snow, winds of up to 80 miles an hour, and a wind chill of -30 F?

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Buffalo

Countries including the US, France, South Korea, and India announced rules requiring Covid-19 tests for people flying into their country from what OTHER COUNTRY?

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China

The US Supreme Court extended the rule found under what TITLE OF THE US CODE that allows the denial of asylum claims on public health grounds?

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Title 42

What US AIRLINE canceled thousands of flights after a winter storm caused disruptions, most notably in Denver and at Chicago Midway? Its pilots association placed blame on antiquated systems not upgraded since the 1990s.

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Southwest

Federal investigators said they would start looking into the finances of what NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN-ELECT, whose education and employment histories were shown to be largely fraudulent?

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George Santos

What ASIAN COUNTRY found former president Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption, adding seven years to her current prison sentence? The series of trials put on by the ruling military junta resulted in 33 total years in prison.

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Myanmar

The opposition in what SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY voted to dissolve its parallel government and remove Juan Guaidó as leader?

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Venezuela

Flooding in San Francisco, water rescues in Southern California, and deep snows in the Sierras were all attributed to what TWO WORD WEATHER PHENOMENON, where bands on enhanced water vapor transport leads to heavy precipitation? The extreme wet weather ran counter to a predicted La Niña that usually brings dry weather.

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atmospheric river

What COMMITTEE OF THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES released six years’ worth of Donald Trump’s tax returns, shedding light on his personal and business finances?

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Ways and Means

Your HallR mini-theme for the week: Passages. What POPE EMERITUS passed away at the age of 95, having been the first pope to abdicate in nearly 600 years? Name and number, please.

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Benedict XVI

What JOURNALIST, known for co-hosting Today, ABC Evening News, 20/20, and creating The View, passed away at 93?

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Barbara Walters

Police in Pennsylvania arrested a suspect in the murder of four students at what UNIVERSITY in their off-campus residence in November?

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University of Idaho