The Week of August 6, 2023 by CoenM

Champion(s):

HortonR
Excelsior!

KPope


Runner(s)-Up:


Quiz Description

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1 KPope 305 90 15
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1 HortonR 305 90 15
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3 SokolM 270 75 15
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4 Svoyager-11 250 65 15
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5 KonkelT 240 55 15
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6 GoodmanDL 230 45 15
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7 DouglasLovesVixey 210 35 15
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8 JCEurovision 200 25 15
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9 DFisher 160 15 15
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10 LynchT 150 5 15
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Questions:

Voters in what US STATE rejected a proposal to make it harder to amend the state's constitution? The issue was brought to a special election by those looking to prevent the addition of abortion rights to the state constitution, a ballot question for this coming November.

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Ohio

93 people are confirmed dead and up to 1000 are still missing after wildfires driven by strong winds swept through the western part of what HAWAIIAN ISLAND?

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Maui

The emergence of what SUBVARIANT OF COVID-19, nicknamed for the Greek goddess of discord, was thought to be behind a summer surge in cases?

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Eris

The US Justice Department named David Weiss, former US Attorney for Delaware, as special counsel to investigate tax, gun, and other potential charges against what PRESIDENTIAL OFFSPRING? First and last name required!

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Hunter Biden

The International Maritime Security Construct issued a warning that ships pasisng through the Strait of Hormuz should avoid the territorial waters of what COUNTRY, which seized two tankers within a week of each other in late April/early May?

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Iran

What FORMER CEO OF FTX had his bail revoked and was sent to prison for alleged witness tampering? Prosecutors cited several examples, including leaks from the diary of his former girlfriend, former Alameda Research head Caroline Ellison.

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Sam Bankman-Freid

What CALIFORNIA CITY got the go ahead to have robotaxis operated by Waymo and Cruise charge for service? Both companies have been offering free rides while testing cars in the city.

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San Francisco

President Biden declared a new national monument consisting of over a million acres adjacent to what NATIONAL PARK? The monument's name includes phrases in Havasupai and Hopi.

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Grand Canyon

What NATO MEMBER said it planned to position 10000 troops along its border with Belarus? The move is being made to address an influx of Belarussian migrants and the increased presence of Wagner Group mercenaries in Belarus.

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Poland

Your HallR mini-theme of the week (TM): Perilous Politics. Fernando Villavicencio, a presidential candidate in what SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY, was assassinated after a campaign stop in the capital? Drug gangs have increasingly threatened politicians in the country as it becomes more involved in moving cocaine out of neighboring Colombia and Peru.

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Ecuador

A woman was arrested for passing information to Russia as part of an alleged assassination plot againt what WORLD LEADER? The information was related to a June visit to Mykolaiv, which flooded after the Khakovka dam breach.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy

In what COUNTRY did property developer Country Garden announce a potential $7.5 billion loss for the first half of 2023 in the same week it missed two bond payments? The company's debt and potential failure called to mind similar issues with Evergrande, the country's leading developer.

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China