The Week of February 19, 2023 by CoenM

Champion(s):

ecpekkle


Runner(s)-Up:

Timm


Quiz Description

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 45 45 39 23 23 00 00 06 00 28 78 56
1 ecpekkle 426 97 15
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39
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28
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78
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2 Timm 345 91 15
00
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23
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78
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56
3 GoodmanDL 343 86 15
45
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39
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23
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15
00
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15
15
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56
4 HortonR 332 80 15
45
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23
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00
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28
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56
5 KPope 289 75 15
45
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23
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56
6 KonkelT 287 69 15
45
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23
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28
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56
7 BoulierJ 271 63 15
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23
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23
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15
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15
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8 jveditz 258 58 15
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23
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23
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06
15
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56
9 LynchT 238 52 15
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39
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06
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28
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10 JamesDenny 220 47 00
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23
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56
11 Tarn 211 38 00
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11 gaufqwi 211 38 15
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13 DouglasLovesVixey 164 30 00
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28
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14 JCEurovision 151 25 00
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15 SokolM 141 19 00
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16 DFisher 126 13 00
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17 KCrest 119 5 00
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17 ChrisRosenberg 119 5 00
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Questions:

Vladimir Putin announced in a speech that Russia would withdraw from the "New" version of what TREATY, which limits strategic nuclear weapons?

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START

What RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION was fined $5 million by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for hiding a $32 billion investment fund?

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

The US nominated former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to lead what INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, where he would replace David Malpass, who resigned as its leader nearly a year before his five year term would expire.

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World Bank

Voters in what MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY IN AFRICA went to the polls to select a successor to preseident Mumhammedu Buhari? Technical delays caused voting to stretch into a second day.

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Nigeria

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy announced that he gave exclusive access to over 40000 hours of January 6-related video to what FOX NEWS HOST?

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Tucker Carlson

Ilyasah Shabazz, the daughter of what ASSASSINATED CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER, announced a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the New York Police Department, FBI, and other government agencies?

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Malcolm X

In a reversal of its more usual problem, what ITALIAN CITY saw some of its smaller canals run dry due to a combination of unusually low tides and a lack of rain?

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Venice

What FORMER FILM PRODUCER and previously convicted sex criminal was sentenced to an additional 16 years in prison after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault in a Los Angeles court?

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Harvey Weinstein

What STREAMING SERVICE announced cuts in subscription prices in over 100 countries in an attempt to gain new customers? The cuts do not include the US, where the service has been cracking down on password sharing.

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Netflix

Scientists using seismic data from large earthquakes announced that the Earth's inner core has its own inner core, an 800 mile wide ball of nickel and what other METAL?

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Iron

What CANADIAN CITY announced it would not open the nearly 5 mile long skateway on the Rideau Canal due to a warmer than average winter? It was the first time in the 52 years of the skateway that it failed to open.

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Ottawa

Ukraine welcomed the first shipment of what FELINE NAMED TANKS made in Germany? These particular tanks were sent by Poland, four of the 14 they plan on sending.

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Leopard