The Week of May 24, 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:

HortonR
Excelsior!


Quiz Description

Full Results:

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1 ChrisRosenberg 335 90 15
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2 HortonR 255 70 15
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3 LynchT 245 40 15
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3 JCEurovision 245 40 00
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5 DFisher 120 10 00
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Questions:

While the US and Iran continued to work on a permanent peace deal, Donald Trump said he would "blow up" what MIDDLE EAST COUNTRY if it partnered with Iran to control traffic through the Strait of Hormuz?

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Oman

What CITY imposed a curfew in the area around the Delaney Hall ICE detention center after days of protests over conditions at the facility? The protests intensified after a reported hunger strike by detainees over spoiled food and poor living conditions.

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Newark

Russia's war against Ukraine spilled into what NATO MEMEBER STATE when a drone hit an apartment building in Galati, injuring two? The city, located near borders with Ukraine and Moldova, has reported drone damage as recently as April, but this was the first resulting in personal injury.

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Romania

What IMPEACHED ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS defeated incumbent John Cornyn to win the Republican nomination for US Senate? He will face Democrat James Talarico in the November general election.

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Ken Paxton

What FORMER US ATTORNEY GENERAL defended the Justice Department's release of files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, while noting that there were redaction errors due to the complexity of the process?

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Pam Bondi

What COUNTRY closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo in hopes of slowing the spread of Ebola cases into the country? The country has seen one confirmed death in its capital, Kampala.

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Uganda

Eleven people were killed when a tank containing a chemical used in making paper ruptured and exploded in Longview in what US STATE?

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Washington

A three judge panel ruled against what US STATE's new Congressional district map, saying the elimination of a second majority-minority district was racially motivated? The ruling may further delay primaries in affected districts, which governor Kay Ivey set for August?

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Alabama

A rocket-fire test of the New Glenn rocket ended in an explosion, causing concern that Blue Origin, owned by what TECH BILLIONAIRE, would not be able to meet its contracts with NASA?

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Jeff Bezos

Your HallR Memorial Mini-Theme of the Week: See You in Court. A federal judge ruled that Donald Trump had to take his name off of what PERFORMING ARTS VENUE, noting that only Congress could change its name? The ruling also blocked Trump's planned renovation of the building.

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Kennedy Center

Donald Trump refiled his $10 billion lawsuit against what NEWSPAPER for its story about a purported birthday letter Trump sent to Epstein?

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Wall Street Journal

What PERFORMANCE AUTOMAKER was widely lambasted for its first electric vehicle, the five passenger Luce, largely for not looking like the company's other cars? Some also complained that the display car was blue rather than red, though red is an available color.

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Ferrari