The Week of January 15, 2023 by CoenM

Champion(s):

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


Runner(s)-Up:

ecpekkle


Quiz Description

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 40 00 47 00 34 94 07 87 00 00 07 60
1 helene 453 96 15
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60
2 ecpekkle 340 90 15
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87
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3 flutist319 276 83 00
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47
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60
4 JCEurovision 229 76 15
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5 KonkelT 223 70 15
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6 LynchT 215 63 00
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7 HortonR 174 56 15
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8 DouglasLovesVixey 167 46 15
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8 KPope 167 46 15
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10 ChrisRosenberg 161 36 15
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11 Tarn 159 30 00
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12 KCrest 150 23 15
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13 alamble 131 16 00
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14 SokolM 119 10 00
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15 DFisher 75 3 00
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Questions:

72 people died in the crash of a Yeti Air flight to Pokara, marking the deadliest aircraft crash in what COUNTRY in 30 years?

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Nepal

The University of Texas and Texas A&M University became the latest public universities to ban what SOCIAL NETWORKING APP from its networks, citing concerns over Chinese spying?

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TikTok

The US Supreme Court announced that its investigation was unable to determine who leaked what DECISION to the press last May?

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Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization

What COUNTRY announced its first population decline since 1961, dropping by 850000 in 2022? The country's birth rate also continued to decline, seven years after scrapping its one child policy.

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China

The state of Florida rejected an African-American studies course offed by what EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION, stating that it would indoctrinate students in a "political agenda" and that it may violate the Stop WOKE Act.

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Advanced Placement

What ARIZONA CITY cut off the water supply to its Rio Verde Hills suburb, citing extreme drought conditions and dwindling supplies for the city itself? The city noted that it is not legally obligated to sell water to the suburb, and had warned them for over a year about an impending shutoff.

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Scottsdale

What CARIBBEAN COUNTRY lost the last of its elective government, when the terms of the last 10 senators elected to their positions expired? Elections to replace assassinated prime minster Jovenel Moïse never occurred due to gang violence.

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Haiti

What TECH GIANT announced it was laying off 10000 employees - nearly 5 percent of its workforce - citing overhiring during the pandemic to provide additional suppot for workplace software and cloud computing? Alphabet announced its own layoff of 12000 employees days later.

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Microsoft

What ACTOR was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust? The movie's armorer, who prepared the gun that killed Hutchins, was also charged.

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Alec Baldwin

Chris Hipkins became the prime minister of what COUNTRY, replacing Jacinda Ardern, who cited burnout for her surprise resignation after six years in office?

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New Zealand

Jeff Zients is expected to succeed Ron Klane in what WHITE HOUSE POSITION, which Klane is expected to leave in the coming weeks?

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Chief of Staff

What ASIAN COUNTRY announced its highest inflation rate since 1981, coming in at 4 percent? While low compared to the West, the rise has pushed companies like Uniqlo to raises wages by as much as 40 percent.

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Japan