Alpaca Farm (beta)

The Week of September 6, 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

What POLITICAL PARTY won its first state election, taking almost 44 percent of the votes in Saxony-Anhalt for its next state parliament? The firewall policy of other parties may make it difficult for this extreme right-wing party to form a government.


Question 2

A cargo plane belonging to what RETAIL GIANT overshot the runway at Miami International Airport, hitting two vehicles and killing five? Early reports indicate one of the pilots was concerned that the plane was coming in too fast.


Question 3

What AI COMPANY had a week, with researcher Jacob Coxon resigning while publicly warning about AI's threat to humanity, followed by CEO Dario Amodei calling for the industry to slow development and for the adoption of legal guardrails for AI?


Question 4

Houthi rebels went on the offensive, striking a Saudi oil pipeline, threatening control of the Bab el Mandeb strait, and taking what PORT CITY well known to coffee lovers?


Question 5

The 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US were marked with all four living former US Presidents attending ceremonies in New York and Donald Trump giving a speech at what BUILDING?


Question 6

What US STATE was issued what is believed to be its first tornado watch prior to the arrival of Hurricane Lowell? While Lowell didn't hit the state, high winds and rain caused widespread power outages and damage in Kauai.


Question 7

Donald Trump paid an official visit to what COUNTRY, where he offhandedly said it would a "fantastic thing" to see the country reunify? Trump was also in the country to watch a golf tournament held at his club in Doonbeg.


Question 8

The 18th summit of what ORGANIZATION, representing about half of the world's population, opened in New Delhi? The group approved a declaration calling for moderation and negotiation in the various Middle East conflicts, notable for the opposing sides represented by attending states Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.


Question 9

The price of what FUEL hit a new high in the US, with the average price of a gallon broaching $6 for the first time? The per gallon cost of the fuel has risen 60 percent since the start of the US war in Iran, causing increased costs in industries like agriculture and trucking.


Question 10

Your HallR Memorial Mini-Theme of the Week: GOT(R)V. At a midterm convention in Dallas, Donald Trump said that every adult American would get how much MONEY if Republicans hold both chambers of Congress after the November elections?


Question 11

The US Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the supreme court in what US STATE that barred the use of a new US House district map? The new map was drawn to change the district of former Kansas City mayor Emmanuel Cleaver to lean Reupublican.


Question 12

In what may be a positive effect of climate change, French officials approved the production of what BEVERAGE with up to 15 percent alcohol, rather than the usual 13 percent? This summer's heatwave led to grapes with a higher sugar content, as well as an early harvest in the beverage's protected namesake region.


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