The Week of December 24, 2023 by CoenM

Champion(s):

KonkelT
Kai gwa!


Runner(s)-Up:

DouglasLovesVixey
Time Person of the Year


Quiz Description

Full Results:

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1 KonkelT 382 96 15
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2 DouglasLovesVixey 324 89 15
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3 Timm 282 82 15
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4 flutist319 268 75 15
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5 LynchT 266 67 00
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6 Svoyager-11 265 60 15
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7 SokolM 259 53 15
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8 ChrisRosenberg 245 46 00
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9 JCEurovision 216 39 15
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10 BoulierJ 200 32 15
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11 helene 179 25 15
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12 KCrest 177 17 15
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13 jveditz 172 10 15
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14 DFisher 149 3 00
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Questions:

Ukraine claimed to destroy the Russian landing ship Novocherkassk while in port in what ANNEXED TERRITORY? Western analysts believe this strike, and others, have reduced Russia's Black Sea fleet by 20 percent.

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Crimea

The US struck Iranian-backed militiary groups located in what COUNTRY after they wounded three Americans in a drone attack on Erbil Air Base? US Central Command said they expected the response killed several members of Kataib Hezbollah.

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Iraq

What US NEWSPAPER announced a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming that both companies use the paper's content to train chatbots?

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New YorkTImes

What RUSSIAN OPPOSITION FIGURE was discovered to have been transferred to a prison above the Arctic Circle, weeks after his last communication with his lawyer?

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Alexander Navalny

Shenna Bellows, the secretary of state in what US STATE, announced that Donald Trump would not appear on its ballots due to violating the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution?

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Maine

What US REPRESENTATIVE FROM COLORADO announced she would seek re-election from the 4th district rather than the 3rd, which she currently represents? She blames out of state fundraising for her previous Democratic opponent for the move.

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Lauren Boebert

Workers at what PARISIAN TOURIST ATTRACTION went on a one day strike on the 100th anniversary of its designer's death? They were protesting the current management's "unsustainable" business model, which they say underestimates the costs of maintenance and repairs.

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Eiffel Tower

The US Navy sank three small boats belonging to what REBEL GROUP, which they say were trying to hijack a container ship? The group has focused on attacking shipping in the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

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Houthi

The US Census Bureau estimated that by January 1, 2024, the world population will have passed how many BILLION people? They also estimated that the world population grew by 75 million people in 2023.

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8 billion

What EUROPEAN CITY will ban public loudspeakers and limit tour groups to below 25 people starting next summer? These steps come after the 2021 ban on large cruise ships from entering they city's lagoon.

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Venice

What US PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE went into damage control after botching an answer to a question at a New Hampshire town hall about the causes of what CONFLICT?

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US Civil War

Google settled a $5 billion lawsuit that alleged it was spying on people using the Chrome browser in what MODE? The suit also claimed that Google was also spying on people using similar privacy mode settings in other browsers.

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Incognito