The Week of July 28, 2024 by CoenM

Champion(s):

HortonR
Excelsior!


Runner(s)-Up:

loganstarr
Showered and blue-blazered.


Quiz Description

Full Results:

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1 HortonR 419 93 15
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2 loganstarr 274 81 15
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3 ChrisRosenberg 263 68 15
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4 DouglasLovesVixey 223 56 15
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5 DFisher 219 43 15
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6 LynchT 211 31 15
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7 SokolM 181 18 15
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8 JCEurovision 113 6 15
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Questions:

The US recognized opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner in Venezuela's presidential election, rejecting official claims that what INCUMBENT PRESIDENT had won re-election?

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Nicolas Maduro

President Biden announced a set of reforms for the US Supreme Court, including an enforceable code of ethics and limiting justices to a single term of how many YEARS?

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18

Israel neither confirmed nor denied that they were involved in the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of what ISLAMIST MOVEMENT behind the October 7 attack and kidnappings in Israel?

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Hamas

A prisoner exchange between Russia and several Western countries saw over 20 people swapped, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerskovich and what FORMER US MARINE who was arrested in 2018 on espionage charges largely seen as fradulent?

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Paul Whelan

What COMPANY recalled over 7 million pounds of deli meat, as a number of their products - sold under their own name and under the Old Country brand - were identified as causing a nationwide listeria outbreak?

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Boar's Head

What US SECRETARY OF DEFENSE rejected plea deals for three 9/11 suspects - including attack mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - due to their lack of a death penalty option?

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Lloyd Austin

Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett surprised investors by selling off nearly a half of its holdings of what TECH COMPANY? It is one of the five companies - along with Coca Cola, American Express, Chevron, and Bank of America - that make up the majority of Berkshire Hathaway's holdings.

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Apple

What FORMER NEWS ANCHOR and losing 2022 gubernatorial candidate won the Republican nomination for a US Senate seat in Arizona? She will face Democrat Ruben Gallego in the general election.

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Kari Lake

NASA announced that it has no return date scheduled for two astronauts who have been on the International Space Station since June due to helium leaks and thruster issues with what BOEING-BUILT SPACECRAFT?

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Starliner

Donald Trump's rally in what US STATE featured him calling its governor, Brian Kemp, a "bad man" and "disloyal" for not helping Trump "find" votes to win the state in 2020? The state's former lieutenant governor, Geoff Duncan, also announced that he was supporting Kamala Harris.

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Georgia

Plaintiffs in over 600 lawsuits agreed to a $4 billion settlement of claims stemming from last year's fires on what HAWAIIAN ISLAND? The fires displaced over 12,000 people and killed 102.

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Maul

Law enforcement officials in San Diego announced that 14 people were arrested for sex trafficking during what EVENT held in the city last week? Ten victims, including a 16 year old girl, were rescued during the sting.

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Comic-Con