The Week of February 12, 2023 by CoenM

Champion(s):

GoodmanDL
A genius is someone like Norman Einstein...


Runner(s)-Up:

ElendilPickle


Quiz Description

Full Results:

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1 GoodmanDL 345 97 15
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2 ElendilPickle 320 92 15
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3 Timm 305 87 15
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4 alamble 290 82 00
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5 KPope 285 77 15
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6 KonkelT 270 72 15
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7 KlionskyG 250 65 00
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7 HortonR 250 65 15
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9 ChrisRosenberg 245 57 00
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10 DouglasLovesVixey 235 52 15
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11 gaufqwi 230 47 00
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12 JCEurovision 225 42 00
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13 KCrest 220 37 15
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14 SokolM 210 30 00
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14 Tarn 210 30 15
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16 BoulierJ 205 20 00
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16 helene 205 20 00
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18 LynchT 200 12 00
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19 RuizJ 155 7 15
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20 DFisher 105 2 15
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Questions:

The US ended its spate of shooting down unidentified ojbects by taking out an ocagonal object over what GREAT LAKE? The White House acknowledged that this and two other objects shot down in the previous two days likely had a "benign purpose."

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Lake Huron

The US State Department issued a warning to Americans in what COUNTRY to leave immediately? They specifically warned dual citizens to leave over the potential for being conscripted into the nation's military.

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Russia

A gunman killed three and wounded five others in a mass shooting at what UNIVERSITY? The motive for the shooting is still not clear.

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Michigan State

What FORMER GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND US AMBASSADOR TO THE UN officially announced she is running for the Republican nomination for president in 2024?

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Nikki Haley

Nicola Sturgeon stepped down as first minister of what CONSTITUENT COUNTRY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM after eight years in the position? She said she will remain in its devolved parliament and continue working for independence.

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Scotland

After a three day search of its local offices, Indian tax official accused what FOREIGN BROADCASTER of tax evasion? The charges come weeks affer it aired a documentary critical of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.

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British Broadcasting Company (BBC)

US Labor Secretary Marty Walsh confirmed that he would be stepping down to take the role of executive director of what PROFESSIONAL SPORTS LEAGUE's players union?

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National Hockey League

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute released 80 minutes of previously unseen footage of the 1986 dive on what SUNKEN SHIP? The new footage includes shots of the bow and an officer's cabin.

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RMS Titanic

Documents released as part of a lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems against what CABLE CHANNEL showed that its executives and on-air hosts did not believe in Donald Trump's claims of a stolen 2020 presidential election, but acted as if they did in order to boost ratings?

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Fox News

Police in what US CITY - also the seat of the largest Catholic dioscese in the US - did not have a motive in the killing of auxillary bishop David O'Connell, who was known for his work with gangs and in quelling the city's 1992 riots?

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Los Angeles

What US SENATOR checked himself into the hospital to get treated for clinical depression? This follows a recent stint in the hospital for light-headedness that was found not to be a sign of a stroke or seizure.

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John Fetterman

Puffin Books and the estate of what AUTHOR confirmed a number of changes to his childrens' works to remove langauge that could be seen as offensive? The changes largely removed references to personal appearance, gender, and race.

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Roald Dahl