The Week of November 5, 2023 by CoenM

Champion(s):

FrostL


Runner(s)-Up:

gaufqwi


Quiz Description

Full Results:

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1 FrostL 292 96 15
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2 gaufqwi 283 88 15
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3 Timm 277 80 15
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4 LynchT 261 69 15
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4 griffism 261 69 15
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6 KCrest 246 57 15
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7 KonkelT 237 50 15
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8 DouglasLovesVixey 230 42 15
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9 SokolM 222 34 00
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10 helene 208 23 15
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10 JCEurovision 208 23 15
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12 HortonR 207 11 15
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13 DFisher 92 3 00
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Questions:

What OFFICE SHARING COMPANY, once valued at $50 billion, filed for bankruptcy? Factors contributing to its collapse include a failed IPO and the persistence of working from home.

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WeWork

Israel announced it would observe daily humanitarian pauses in Gaza of HOW MANY HOURS in order to allow civilians to move freely?

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4

What PRESIDENT OF SAG-AFTRA announced a deal that tentatively ended the union's strike against the Hollywood studios? The deal included protections from AI technology and increased streaming payments.

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Fran Drescher

Aaron James became the world's first transplant recipient of what entire ORGAN, including blood supply and a critical nerve? The organ was included as part of a face transplant.

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eye

Government forces reported increased losses to rebel forces in what ASIAN COUNTRY's Shan State? The rebels captured most of the border crossings and roads leading to China, threatening trade routes between the countries.

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Myanmar

The Vatican announced that transgendered persons could receive what SACRAMENT, and could serve as godparents? The statement said that the sacrament could be given where it did not cause "public scandal or confusion among the faithful."

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baptism

What INDIAN CITY entered its now-annual period of heavy smog, with an average air quality index of 450 (with localized highs of 800)? The city is also dealing with a toxic foam, made of industrial and agricultural pollutants, coating its stretch of the Yamuna River.

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New Delhi

Nearly 800 people were killed in what REGION OF SUDAN when the rebel Rapid Support Forces attacked the town of Ardamata, part of an ongoing surge in its months-long insurgency.

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Darfur

What EUROPEAN COUNTRY announced a state of emergency due to a series of earthquakes and volcanic activity that threatened towns and tourist attractions, such as the Blue Lagoon?

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Iceland

Your HallR mini-theme of the week (TM): Vote Early and Often. Voters in what US STATE approved a constitutional amendment protecting the right to an abortion? The state also passed a measure legalizing personal marijuana use.

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Ohio

What US SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA announced he would not seek re-election? The move will not only likely lead to Democrats losing his seat, but may also see him enter the 2024 presidential election as a third party or independent candidate.

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Joe Manchin

A study in Nature Astronomy announced what would be the oldest one of what ASTRONOMICAL OBJECT, estimated at over 13 billion years old? Located in the UZH1 galaxy, it may weigh as much as all of the stars in that galaxy.

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Black hole