The Week of April 13, 2025 by CoenM

Champion(s):

DouglasLovesVixey
Time Person of the Year


Runner(s)-Up:

SokolM


Quiz Description

Full Results:

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1 DouglasLovesVixey 301 94 00
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2 SokolM 290 83 15
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3 ChrisRosenberg 261 72 15
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4 HortonR 257 61 15
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5 DFisher 212 44 15
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5 DeeKay 212 44 15
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7 LynchT 190 27 15
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8 Jonathan 147 16 15
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9 JCEurovision 141 5 00
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Questions:

Melanie Krause, Gary Shapley, and Michael Faulkender all served as the acting commissioner of what US FEDERAL AGENCY, changes reflecting a power struggle between Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent? The changes came during what is typically the agency's busiest week of the year.

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Internal Revenue Service

What GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA was forced to evacuate the governor's mansion, along with family and guests, due to an arson attack on the building? The suspect in the fire allegedly told authorities he also planned to attack the governor with a hammer.

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Josh Shapiro

Chris van Hollen, a US Senator from what STATE, traveled to El Salvador to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose questionable deportation from the US has been a focal point of the Trump administration's deportation program?

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Maryland

The ongoing dispute between the Trump administration and what IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITY took an odd turn when the General Services Administration said a letter sent to the school with a list of demands was not authorized to be sent?

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Harvard

With the approval of a $35 billion merger with Discover Financial Services, what CREDIT CARD COMPANY will now be in your wallet as the 8th largest bank in the US?

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Capital One

A study in JAMA Internal Medicine stated that the radiation from what COMMON DIAGNOSTIC TOOL could ultimately be responsible for up to 5 percent of all new cancers annually? The study suggests the 35 percent growth in use of the scanner since 2007 is a major contributor to potential cancer rates.

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computed tomography (CT)

WHAT US AUTOMAKER halted exports of vehicles to China due to high tariffs? The company will continue to send engines and transmissions to China, and will still import the Chinese-made Lincoln Nautilus to the US.

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Ford

What EU NATION continued its legislation against its LBGTQ+ citizens by passing an amendment banning public gatherings such as Pride events? The law also further codified gender definitions.

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Hungary

What CARIBBEAN ISLAND suffered another island-wide blackout when generating plants run by Genera PR unexpectedly shut down? Despite US plans to fund a modernization of the island's grid, both General and grid operator Luma Energy have been unable to maintain a consistent electricity supply.

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Puerto Rico

You HallR Memorial Mini-Theme of the Week: Not So Minimis. What SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION of China said it would no longer ship small value packages to the US? Tariff changes have removed the tax-free status for packages with a value under $800.

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Hong Kong

What SHIPPING COMPANY, a division of Deutsche Post, said it would no longer handle US-bound packages with a value over $2500, as new tariffs and regulations significantly increased paperwork.

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DHL

A labor action by garbage collectors in what SECOND LARGEST UK CITY has caused six weeks worth of garbage to collect on city streets? The action has resulted in only about 10 percent of bins being cleared daily.

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Birmingham