Alpaca Farm (beta)

The Week of July 12, 2026 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

Nearly 900 wildfires sent smoke across that country and into the US, with nearly 200 of the fires burning in what PROVINCE? Most are in the northern part of the province, with many evacuees seeking shelter in Thunder Bay.


Question 2

A federal judge rejected the deal between Donald Trump and what FEDERAL AGENCY, which blocked any audits of Trump or his children? The judge noted that there was no genuine controversy requiring a deal based on Trump's control of the Treasury department.


Question 3

What NEWSPAPER filed suit to have three subpoenas against its reporters quashed? The federal subpoenas were in response to an article regarding the Qatari-donated Air Force One and its lack of security features.


Question 4

What MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRY dissolved its parliament prior to scheduled October elections? Early polling suggests growing support for the opposition coalition led by former prime minister Naftali Bennett.


Question 5

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that all members of the military 30 years of age or older, including women, will be tested for low levels of what HORMONE? Individuals with low levels will have the option to start replacement therapy.


Question 6

South Carolina governor Henry McMaster appointed Darlene Graham, who is what RELATION to Lindsey Graham, to complete his Senate term?


Question 7

Donald Trump gave a prime time address rehashing allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 elections, citing declassified documents regarding what COUNTRY's alleged interference? He did not mention interference by either Russia or Iran, both of whom were named in a US intelligence report as attempting to influence elections in 2020.


Question 8

The Federal Aviation Administration said what COMPANY could resume self-certifying two of its commercial jets, after years of federal or shared oversight? Two crashes and concerns over build quality saw the feds take over certification of one jet in 2019 and the other in 2022.


Question 9

A part of the Brexit deal between the UK and the EU, the border between what BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORY and Spain was dissolved? The territory will now align with EU trade and travel rules.


Question 10

Your HallR Memorial Mini-Theme of the Week: Playing the Percentages. As the war with Iran heated up again, Donald Trump suggested that the US would secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz, but would charge a toll of what PERCENTAGE of the value of the passing cargo? Trump later dropped the idea, saying that regional trade deals would fund potential US control of the strait.


Question 11

Trump also announced new 25 percent tariffs against some goods from what SOUTH AMERICAN COUNTRY, citing unfair trade practices? The country claims the tariffs are an attempt to harm the re-election bid of president Lula da Silva.


Question 12

What FAST FOOD CHAIN removed lettuce from its menu items, as the lettuce they buy from Taylor Farms appeared to be the cause of an outbreak of cyclospora infections?


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