Alpaca Farm (beta)

The Week of November 1, 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

Donald Trump announced that the US would cease sending roughly $4 billion in military aid to what MIDDLE EASTERN NATION starting in 2027? Possible future prime minister Gadi Eisenkot called on the current PM to address the aid cut and potential changes to the country's relations with the US.


Question 2

What CHIPMAKER lost $440 billion in market value in a post-midterm selloff of tech stocks, and ended the week with allegations that its president and CEO, Jensen Huang, had an affair with a suspected Chinese intelligence agent?


Question 3

The White House announced that what ADVISER and architect of the Trump administration's immigration policies would replace Susie Wiles as chief of staff?


Question 4

What OCEANIA COUNTRY may not know for weeks if incumbent National Party prime minister Christopher Luxon or Labour's Chris Hipkins will lead its next government? Hixon's current coalition with the ACT party and a nationalist party may end up with a one seat majority.


Question 5

What GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA commuted all existing death sentences, changing them to life in prison without parole? The 548 affected prisoners were unlikely to have been executed, as the state hasn't carried out an execution since 2006.


Question 6

Elon Musk announced that what TESLA VEHICLE would stop production so the company can boost production of its autonomous taxicabs? The vehicle sold approximately 60,000 units total in the US, well below the target of 250,000 per year.


Question 7

What SUPERMARKET FIXTURE was the focus of a hack that saw temperatures adjusted to as high as 50 degrees C (122 F)? A similar hack three weeks earlier against French stores, causing losses in the millions of dollars.


Question 8

Kellogg's announced it was no longer using what INGREDIENT in Rice Krispies? It instead changed to a flour made from this ingredient, citing consistency and availability issues due to climate change.


Question 9

Your Midi-Theme of the Week: Got Out The Vote. Two Senate races are yet to be called: Alaska, whose ranked choice system leads to a longer count time, and Mississippi, where what STATE DISTRICT ATTORNEY leads incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by about 2500 votes?


Question 10

The blue wave that engulfed Texas saw what STATE REPRESENTATIVE beat incumbent Greg Abbott? She will be the first Latina governor of Texas, and the first female governor since Anne Richards.


Question 11

What US SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, the second-oldest member, reiterated that he plans on staying on through the court's current term? Some Republicans have suggested that he or Clarence Thomas retire now so a new justice can be confirmed while the party still controls the Senate.


Question 12

What STATE looked to be the one bright spot for the GOP, with Byron Donalds winning the governor's race and Ashley Moody holding her US Senate seat in a special election?


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