The Week of March 12, 2023 by CoenM

Champion(s):

ecpekkle


Runner(s)-Up:

Tarn
I know my months


Quiz Description

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 25 50 25 88 13 99 63 13 13 00 07 57
1 ecpekkle 327 96 15
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2 Tarn 290 90 15
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57
3 GoodmanDL 268 84 15
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57
4 DouglasLovesVixey 265 78 15
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5 HortonR 249 71 15
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6 TWright17 243 65 15
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7 ChrisRosenberg 241 59 15
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8 helene 222 53 15
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9 gaufqwi 203 46 15
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10 jveditz 194 40 00
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11 KonkelT 190 34 15
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12 Timm 181 28 15
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13 JCEurovision 153 21 00
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14 DFisher 120 15 00
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15 LynchT 101 9 00
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16 SokolM 88 3 15
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Questions:

A Russian fighter jet collided with a US Reaper drone over what BODY OF WATER, leading the US to intentionally crash the drone?

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Black Sea

What SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY saw inflation top 100 percent, spurred by a rise in the price of meat due to a perdod of prolonged heat and drought? The country underwent simiilar hyperfinflation int the early 1990s.

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Argentina

The state of Texas took control of what CITY's independent school district? The move, affecting over 180,000 students, comes after five years of legal wrangling over the state's ability to take over districts that don't meet state standards.

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Houston

A group of large banks, including Wells Fargo, Chase, and Bank of America, put together a $30 billion line of credit for what CALIFORNIA-BASED BANK, which was in danger of collapsing in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank failure?

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First Republic

What NATO MEMBER COUNTRY became the first in the bloc to pledge fighter jets to Ukraine, saying they would send the country four MiG-29 jets? Slovakia would later offer all of its MiGs, which are no longer operational.

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Poland

What KRAFT HEINZ PRODUCT, will be available directly to students in the US during the 2023-24 school year, as the company reformulated two varieties to meet federal nutritional requirements? Health professionals voiced concerns over the product's levels of sodium, fat, and sugar.

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Lunchables

Vladimir Putin visited what OCCUPIED UKRANIAN CITY, which Russia has held since Februrary, after a trip to Crimea to mark the 9th anniversary of its illegal annexation?

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Mariupol

Protests continued to roil what EUROPEAN COUNTRY over plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64? Protests include public demonstrations and ongoing garbage collection strikes.

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France

The US and the UK gave details of their plans to provide what COUNTRY with nuclear submarines as part of the AUKUS security pact?

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Australia

Your HallR mini-theme of the week (TM): FIshy. California cancelled the recreational and commercial fishing seasons for the Chinook species of what FISH? Ongoing drought have resulted in lower numbers returning to rivers to spawn.

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salmon

A group of Maine fishing trade organizations sued the Monterey Bay Aquarium over their "red listing" of what CRUSTACEAN, saying that the listing misportrayed the fishery's impact on the right whale?

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lobster

The American Kennel Club announced that what BREED OF DOG is now the most popular in the US, ending the 31 run of the Labrador retriever as America's top dog? While owners tout its small size and quiet nature, veterenarians warn that it's flat facial features can lead to breathing problems.

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French bulldog