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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Donald Trump signed a bill that provides funding for what CABINET DEPARTMENT, which had been without regular funds since Valentine's Day?
What DISCOUNT US AIRLINE ceased operations, citing the high cost of aviation fuel as one of the reasons for its closure? A proposed federal bailout did not materialize for the airline, which has twice gone through bankruptcy reorganization.
What MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY announced it was leaving OPEC and OPEC+, saying they needed "to focus our efforts on what our national interest dictates." The current unrest in the Gulf and lingering tensions with Saudi Arabia were seen as motivating factors for the move.
Former FBI head James Comey was indicted for allegedly threatening the life of Donald Trump by posting to social media a picture of what FOUR DIGIT NUMBER spelled out in seashells?
Elon Musk's lawsuit against what COMPANY started in an Oakland courtroom? The lawsuit alleges that the company went back on its pledge to remain non-profit when it created a for-profit subsidiary after Musk left its board in 2018.
What KING became the first monarch of his country to address Congress, doing so during a state visit?
What WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY saw a marked increase in attacks by Islamic militants, many coming close to the capital of Bamako? Among those killed in the attacks was defense minister Sadio Camara.
Radiologist and Fox News contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier replaced doctor and influencer Casey Means as the Trump administration's nominee for what POSITION, the government's top public health official?
The Trump administration announced it was pulling roughly 5000 troops out of what EUROPEAN COUNTRY? Perhaps coincidentally, the country's chancellor had earlier said Iran was "humiliating" the US and criticized the US's lack of strategy in its war.
Your HallR Memorial Mini-Theme of the Week: Courting Controversy. The US Supreme Court further diminished the Voting Rights Act, ruling that what US STATE's second Black-majority House district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander? Its governor, Jeff Landry, issued an executive order suspending House primary elections shortly after the ruling.
The 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals ruled that the abortion drug mifepristone could not be provided by mail, as previously allowed by a rule set by what FEDERAL AGENCY?
The US State Department announced that Donald Trump's face and signature will feature in a new version of what DOCUMENT, to celebrate America's 250th birthday? They will only be available to people getting this document in Washington, DC, and will be a limited run.