The Week of June 2, 2024 by CoenM

Champion(s):

SokolM


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): 99 99 38 25 75 50 63 63 63 13 13 38
1 SokolM 334 93 00
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2 Timm 269 81 00
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3 gaufqwi 240 68 00
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4 LynchT 217 56 00
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5 DFisher 189 43 00
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6 JCEurovision 176 25 00
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6 DouglasLovesVixey 176 25 00
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8 ChrisRosenberg 174 6 00
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38

Questions:

Israel rescued four hostages from Nuseirat, one of eight of what TYPE OF LOCATION of which there are 58 official ones in the Middle East for Palestinians? The Hamas-run health ministry said 274 Palestinians were killed during Israel's daylight raid.

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refugee camp

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft finally launched, bringing two astronauts to the ISS, while what SIMILARLY NAMED craft developed by SpaceX had its first successful launch and landing?

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Starship

Measurements taken in Hawaii showed a new record for the level of what GREENHOUSE GAS in the atmosphere, at 427 parts per million? Levels of this gas tend to peak in May due largely to the drop in plant photosynthesis during the winter months.

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carbon dioxide

Alex Jones agreed to liquidate his assets to help pay the $1.5 billion he owes to families of victims in the Sandy Hook school shooting, including his ownership of what ALT-RIGHT WEBSITE, where he originally spread the conspiracy theories about Sandy Hook?

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Infowars

President Biden used executive action to implement restrictions on asylum seekers, with entry for migrants denied when there are HOW MANY INTERACTIONS at the border in a seven day average? Answers within 200 will be accepted.

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2500

Mette Frederiksen, the prime minister of what EUROPEAN COUNTRY. suffered whiplash but was otherwise unhurt after being attacked in Kultorvet Square? The attack does not appear to be politically motivated.

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Denmark

Over 150 people across 25 states were sickened by salmonella contracted by eating what VEGETABLE? A recall targeted specimens that are 1.5 to 2 inches in diameter and 5 to 9 inches long, and did not include mini or English varieties.

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cucumbers

A landslide caused the collapse of a highway through what MOUNTAIN RANGE, closing the main route between Victor, Idaho and Jackson, Wyoming? The pass is a critical route for workers and tourists to ski areas and national parks in Wyoming.

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Tetons

Officials from Japan's transport ministry raided the headquarters of what CAR COMPANY, due to its admitting to submitting falsified or incorrect safety data to the ministry? This came after Daihatsu, which is owned by the company, closed all of its plants last December after admitting to similar issues.

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Toyota

In what WESTERN HEMISPHERE COUNTRY did Claudia Sheinbaum become the country's first female president, besting another female candidate, Xóchitl Gálvez?

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Mexico

What INDIAN PRIME MINISTER saw his BJP party underperform polls, winning less than half the seats available during parliamentary elections? He is expected to serve a third term, but in a coalition government.

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Narendra Modi

The US Food and Drug Administration reversed its marketing ban on what VAPING DEVICE, though it said it had not reached a final decision on its approval. The product faced scrutiny both for health impacts and its popularity with teenagers.

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Juul