The Week of March 9, 2025 by CoenM

Champion(s):

LynchT
Teacher's Motto: I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.


Runner(s)-Up:

ChrisRosenberg
The odds of me winning a quiz are sufficiently low to not compel me to have something witty here.


Quiz Description

Full Results:

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1 LynchT 265 95 00
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2 ChrisRosenberg 250 85 15
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3 BoulierJ 245 75 15
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4 JCEurovision 235 65 15
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5 gaufqwi 220 50 15
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5 helene 220 50 15
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7 DouglasLovesVixey 205 35 15
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8 DFisher 195 25 15
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9 HortonR 160 15 15
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10 SokolM 150 5 00
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Questions:

What FORMER CENTRAL BANK HEAD won the leadership race for Canada's Liberal party, and became Prime Minister after Justin Trudeau's resignation?

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Mark Carney

Donald Trump's ongoing chaos over tariffs led both the NASDAQ and S&P 500 into what CONDITION, which is defined as an index losing at least 10 percent of its value from its last high?

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correction

The US National Transportation Safety Board recommended significant changes to flight operations around what US AIRPORT, specifically regarding helicopter operations?

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Reagan National (DCA)

While the Trump administration continues to negotiate for a cease fire in Ukraine, it launched new strikes against the Houthis in what MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY? The administration also warned Iran that it would be held "fully accountable" for its support of the Houthis.

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Yemen

The White House withdrew Dr. David Weldon as their nominee to head what AGENCY, less than an hour before his confirmation hearing was to start? Weldon, a noted vaccine sceptic, was not thought to have the votes in the Senate to assure nomination.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

What FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES was arrested on an International Criminal Court warrant and extradited to The Hague? He is being held on murder charges related to his administrations crackdown on illegal drugs.

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Rodrigo Duterte

The US federal government averted a shutdown after what SENATE MINORITY LEADER announced he would support the Republican spending bill rather than risk greater harm from a shutdown?

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Chuck Shumer

The parent company of what SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY successfully blocked former global pubic policy director Sarah Wynn-Williams from promoting her book about her time at the company? They alleged that claims made in the book and during its publicity tour violate her severance agreement.

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Facebook

Donald Trump sought to ramp up deportations of Venezuelan gang members by invoking the Alien Enemies Act, passed in what YEAR in expectation of a war against France? Answers within 20 years will be accepted as correct.

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1798

The price of what PRECIOUS METAL cracked the $3000 an ounce mark for the first time? Its price has risen 14 percent this year, fueled by investor uncertainty in the market.

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gold

The pro-business Demokraatit party won the most seats in the election for what ISLAND's parliament? While they favor a slow transition to independence, they are staunchly against becoming part of the United States.

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Greenland

Officials in Washington, DC removed what PHRASE that had been painted on 16th Street in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder? Intended as a permanent memorial, it was removed after Repbublicans in Congress forwarded a bill that threatened the city's federal funding if it wasn't removed.

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Black Lives Matter