The Week of September 15, 2024 by CoenM

Champion(s):

SokolM


Runner(s)-Up:

KPope


Quiz Description

Full Results:

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1 SokolM 352 95 00
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2 KPope 277 87 00
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3 LynchT 262 79 00
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4 ChrisRosenberg 212 70 15
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5 groug 209 58 00
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5 plaskin 209 58 00
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7 DFisher 197 45 00
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8 HortonR 194 37 00
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9 DouglasLovesVixey 188 29 00
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10 gaufqwi 147 20 00
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11 JCEurovision 132 12 00
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12 helene 114 4 00
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Questions:

A man was arrested in what appeared to be another assassination attempt on Donald Trump, this time while he was playing golf on a course he owns in what FLORIDA CITY?

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West Palm Beach

A courtroom in Reno is the setting for a trial involving what FAMILY, whose patriarch is trying to amend a trust created decades ago that gave all four of his children equal votes in the running of his media empire, to give more power to his son Lachlan, his chosen successor?

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Murdoch

Israel widened hostilities against what COUNTRY, starting with exploding pagers and walkie talkies that killed dozens and injured thousands, followed by a strike against the capital aimed at senior figures in Hezbollah?

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Lebanon

Ohio governor Mike DeWine penned a defense of what TOWN - his birthplace - calling out both Donald Trump and JD Vance for their repetition of lies about Haitian immigrants living in the town?

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Springfield

Meta announced it was banning several state media outlets from what COUNTRY from its platforms, citing their involvement in "foreign interference activity?" The ban builds on a throttling of activity in some areas after the start of the war in Ukraine.

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Russia

This week saw what SATELLITE INTERNET SERVICE named as the partner with United Airlines to provide free wifi on its planes, while astronomers in the Netherlands stated that emissions from newer satellites are interfering with radio telescopes used for research?

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Starlink

As expected the US Federal Reserve cut its prime lending interest rate, doing so by HOW MUCH? You may express your answer as a percentage or in basis points.

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.5 (percent) or 50 (basis points)

What FOOD STORAGE COMPANY announced it would file for chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing "macroeconomic challenges?" The company moved on from its direct sales "home parties" to offer products in stores like Target, but sales did not improve.

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Tupperware

What US LABOR UNION announced it would not endorse either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump for president? Several locals have chosen to endorse Harris, as did the union's president emeritus, James P. Hoffa.

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Teamsters

A car crash into a pipeline valve sparked a fire in Deer Park, a suburb of what TEXAS CITY, that took 80 hours to extinguish? While there was damage to property, the only fatality was the driver who sparked the blaze.

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Houston

Microsoft inked a deal with Constellation Energy to obtain electricity from what NUCLEAR POWER PLANT that saw one of its reactors have a partial meltdown in 1979? Microsoft entered the deal in order to get carbon-free power for the data centers behind its AI program.

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Three Mile Island

The US Board of Geographic Names approved a request to change the name of the tallest mountain in what SUBRANGE OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS from Clingman's Dome back to its original Cherokee name, Kuwohi

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Great Smoky Mountains