The Week of January 25, 2026 by CoenM

Champion(s):

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


Runner(s)-Up:

JCEurovision
Vive la République, vive la France!

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

HortonR
Excelsior!


Quiz Description

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2 LynchT 205 50 15
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2 JCEurovision 205 50 15
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2 HortonR 205 50 15
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5 DFisher 80 10 15
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Questions:

Donald Trump recalled Customs and Border Patrol head Greg Bovino from Minneapolis and sent what BORDER CZAR to oversee ICE operations?

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Tom Homan

The US Justice Department released over 3 million documents related to the case against what FINANCIER AND PEDOPHILE?

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Jeffrey Epstein

The FBI raided election offices in Fulton County, Georgia, part of an ongoing push to prove as yet unfounded claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election, but also present was what DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE? The reason for her presence is still unknown.

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Tulsi Gabbard

Calling it the "mother of all deals," the EU struck a free trade deal with what COUNTRY which will see large reductions or elimination of tariffs? The deal will create a free trade zone of nearly 2 billion people.

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India

What US SENATOR AND FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE announced a run for governor of Minnesota? She is the fourth sitting senator to announce a gubernatorial bid.

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Amy Klobuchar

Saying that its legislature was lagging in approving a trade deal struck last year, Donald Trump announced a tariff hike on goods like lumber, automobiles, and pharmaceuticals from what ASIAN COUNTRY? The office of president President Lee Jae Myung said that they had not been officially notified of the change.

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South Korea

Donald Trump announced he would nominate what FORMER FED GOVERNOR for the role of Fed chair? He was considered for chair in 2017, but was passed over in favor of Jerome Powell

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Kevin Warsh

At least 40 people died when the ferry M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 sank while traveling between Zamboanga and Jolo island in what COUNTRY? Over 300 passengers were successfully rescued.

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Philippines

The EU named what BRANCH OF THE IRANIAN MILITARY as a terrorist organization for its role in the violent suppression of protests against the Iranian government?

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Revolutionary Guard

Your HallR Mini-Theme of the Week: Dying in the Dark... and the Light. What RETAIL AND TECH GIANT announced it would cut 16000 corporate positions in its second round of cuts since October? The cuts were announced after several staffers received an email in error regarding organizational changes and an unexplained "Project Dawn."

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Amazon

The company from the previous question also announced a move out of physical retail stores. Name EITHER the grocery or convenience chain being shut down, with many stores being converted to Whole Foods outlets.

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Fresh or Go

What ACTOR, known for her television work on SCTV and Schitt's Creek, and film work including Home Alone, Beetlejuice, and a number of Christopher Guest films, passed away at the age of 71?

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Catherine O'Hara