Alpaca Farm (beta)

The Week of July 27, 2025 by CoenM

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Instructions

Answer the questions below to the best of your ability without using outside resources. Outside references include (but certainly are not limited to) searching for an answer on the internet, looking at maps, using a calculator, or asking a friend (or foe) if they know the answer. Basically, you are relying on your brain (and maybe a pencil and paper).

For each correct answer, you will receive 15 points. You must also mark 5 questions as "money" questions. For each money question that you answer correctly, you will receive bonus points equal to the percent of players who answered incorrectly. (That is, if 25% of players got a question right, its money bonus would be worth 75 points.) You still don't get any points for a wrong answer, though, so try to select the hardest questions you think you have answered correctly. (Note: You can't use outside resources to help pick your money questions either.)

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Questions

Question 1

What EUROPEAN COUNTRY announced it would also recognize an independent Palestine at September's UN General Assembly meeting, "unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, agree to a ceasefire and commit to a long-term, sustainable peace, reviving the prospect of a two-state solution?"


Question 2

A gunman in New York City killed four in an attack he had planned against the headquarters of what PROFESSIONAL SPORTS LEAGUE, which went awry when he boarded the wrong elevator?


Question 3

What POLITICIAN announced they would not run for governor of California, potentially setting up another presidential bid in 2028?


Question 4

Tariffs and the war in Ukraine came together when the US announced a planned 25 percent tariff against what ASIAN COUNTRY, along with an additional penalty for their purchase of Russian arms and oil? The country later announced it would continue to purchase oil from Russia.


Question 5

The Office of Special Counsel announced it was going to launch an investigation of what FORMER SPECIAL COUNSEL, who brought two criminal cases against Donald Trump prior to his re-election?


Question 6

Four people died and hundreds were arrested during protests in Luanda, the capital of what AFRICAN COUNTRY, sparked by the removal of government subsidies on diesel fuel? It is the continent's largest non-OPEC oil producer, pumping just over 1.2 million barrels a day.


Question 7

The legislature of what CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRY voted to remove term limits for the presidency, which could allow current president Nayib Bukele to serve for the rest of his life?


Question 8

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of what RUSSIAN PENINSULA (well-known to players of Risk), which despite tsunami warnings as far away as California caused light damage? The quake did appear to cause the first eruption of the peninsula's Krasheninnikov volcano in 600 years.


Question 9

What PRIVATE NON-PROFIT that funnels money to a variety of PBS and NPR stations announced it was closing, due to the end of federal funding?


Question 10

Your HallR Memorial Mini-Theme of the Week: Can't Hack It. While Russia continued its drone and missile strikes against the country, a pro-Ukrainian hacker group attacked what RUSSIAN AIRLINE, forcing it to ground dozens of flights? The group also threatened to release personal data on the airline's customers.


Question 11

What APP, used by women to share dating advice and information, spilled more than it intended due to a data breach that made public user data, photos, and direct messages?


Question 12

High Noon, maker of vodka seltzer drinks, recalled two lots of what ENERGY DRINK's Astro Vibe variety, as they mistakenly included alcohol? The company cited a mix-up by the company that packages both brands.


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