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Hyou_Fushichiou's News & Current Events QuizForum RulesRules for CompetitionsQuiz Rules and Regulations1) This quiz is run only by me, Hyou_Fushichiou. I will ask the questions and you can respond with an answer.2) Answer in complete sentences. Also, I will take action if I see an "I don't know" response or similar. You may end up warned if you repeat the offense or break other DGEmu rules.3) This quiz will cover the various aspects of news and current events. I won't focus on any particular news from any particular field of study or geographic area. However, I will use the BBC (mostly BBC because I like it more) or CNN news websites to search for things to ask for, though I will ask questions vague enough that it should be the same for most news sources. The links to the relevant articles will now be added to the sets.4) Point Distribution:

• Hard questions get 5 points when answered correctly. [In-depth questions.]
• Medium questions get 3 points when answered correctly. [If you look deeper into the topic...]
• Easy questions get 1 point when answered correctly. [Hot news that you're likely to see repeatedly.]
• The only way to lose points is if you put an "I don't know" response o similar. In this case, you will lose 5 quiz points in addition to any GPs a mod may deduct.

5) Normally my posts will include one set (only one news article per set), but may also ask a question in parts (1, 2, 3... etc.). Responders only need to answer at least one of those parts in order to win points. This also means that one person can answer one part and one person can answer another part with both of them winning points for the parts they answered. It is possible for a question to have a hard part and an easy part meaning if someone answers both, that person can get 6 quiz points.6) Questions are, for the most part, objective; meaning they are based on facts not feelings and criticisms.7) There's no big prize at the end. This is just for fun and testing your knowledge. (May be changed...)8) I should also mention that the each individual set of questions expires after I start a new set. I want to keep this topic as up to date as possible so I don't want people answering questions more than a few days after they happened. I'm trying to go for a set per day.

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Correct! @Anvil (aka Clouded Dreams)- I'll give you full credit for #2 since you added to what Skysplitter said.

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Set #99 -Wednesday, April 30, 2008, in the United Kingdom [ EU migrants 'settling across UK'] <----- Link to related article.Question #1 [Easy]Who make up the largest foreign national group in the UK?Question #2 [Medium]What eight countries joined the EU in May 2004?Question #3 [Hard]What is the IPPR and what is its purpose?

[Hyou_Fushichiou]

Hyou_Fushichiou's News & Current Events QuizForum RulesRules for CompetitionsQuiz Rules and Regulations1) This quiz is run only by me, Hyou_Fushichiou. I will ask the questions and you can respond with an answer.2) Answer in complete sentences. Also, I will take action if I see an "I don't know" response or similar. You may end up warned if you repeat the offense or break other DGEmu rules.3) This quiz will cover the various aspects of news and current events. I won't focus on any particular news from any particular field of study or geographic area. However, I will use the BBC (mostly BBC because I like it more) or CNN news websites to search for things to ask for, though I will ask questions vague enough that it should be the same for most news sources. The links to the relevant articles will now be added to the sets.4) Point Distribution:

• Hard questions get 5 points when answered correctly. [In-depth questions.]
• Medium questions get 3 points when answered correctly. [If you look deeper into the topic...]
• Easy questions get 1 point when answered correctly. [Hot news that you're likely to see repeatedly.]
• The only way to lose points is if you put an "I don't know" response o similar. In this case, you will lose 5 quiz points in addition to any GPs a mod may deduct.

5) Normally my posts will include one set (only one news article per set), but may also ask a question in parts (1, 2, 3... etc.). Responders only need to answer at least one of those parts in order to win points. This also means that one person can answer one part and one person can answer another part with both of them winning points for the parts they answered. It is possible for a question to have a hard part and an easy part meaning if someone answers both, that person can get 6 quiz points.6) Questions are, for the most part, objective; meaning they are based on facts not feelings and criticisms.7) There's no big prize at the end. This is just for fun and testing your knowledge. (May be changed...)8) I should also mention that the each individual set of questions expires after I start a new set. I want to keep this topic as up to date as possible so I don't want people answering questions more than a few days after they happened. I'm trying to go for a set per day.

SCOREBOARDBob Sanders 181noorby1 113Lelouch Vi Britannia 82Clouded Dreams 78°Last:Boss~ 46Genevance 45gba3000 36Pickledonna 26gchs titan 24Aman27deep 18beserkus 18Channel28 18shadowmanwkp 18TyphoonMaster 18*Coolguy* 9BV1 9Intermediate Jesus 9Laano 9lordoftheflies 9Mono- 9Nightmare !!! 9Skysplitter 9umanium 9Undine 9Will Indigo 9Yami_Loria 9Hookshotlink 1

Correct! :DALL QUESTIONS WEIGHTED AS HARD FOR THE NEXT FIVE SETS! (Regardless of difficulty.)

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Set #100 -Wednesday, April 30, 2008, in Georgia [Russia warned over Georgia move] <----- Link to related article.Question #1 [Hard]In what regions of Georgia has Russia been making moves?Question #2 [Hard]How many soldiers and police is Russia massing in Kodori Gorge?Question #3 [Hard]When did Russia lift economic sanctions against Georgia?

[Hyou_Fushichiou]

Hyou_Fushichiou's News & Current Events QuizForum RulesRules for CompetitionsQuiz Rules and Regulations1) This quiz is run only by me, Hyou_Fushichiou. I will ask the questions and you can respond with an answer.2) Answer in complete sentences. Also, I will take action if I see an "I don't know" response or similar. You may end up warned if you repeat the offense or break other DGEmu rules.3) This quiz will cover the various aspects of news and current events. I won't focus on any particular news from any particular field of study or geographic area. However, I will use the BBC (mostly BBC because I like it more) or CNN news websites to search for things to ask for, though I will ask questions vague enough that it should be the same for most news sources. The links to the relevant articles will now be added to the sets.4) Point Distribution:

• Hard questions get 5 points when answered correctly. [In-depth questions.]
• Medium questions get 3 points when answered correctly. [If you look deeper into the topic...]
• Easy questions get 1 point when answered correctly. [Hot news that you're likely to see repeatedly.]
• The only way to lose points is if you put an "I don't know" response o similar. In this case, you will lose 5 quiz points in addition to any GPs a mod may deduct.

5) Normally my posts will include one set (only one news article per set), but may also ask a question in parts (1, 2, 3... etc.). Responders only need to answer at least one of those parts in order to win points. This also means that one person can answer one part and one person can answer another part with both of them winning points for the parts they answered. It is possible for a question to have a hard part and an easy part meaning if someone answers both, that person can get 6 quiz points.6) Questions are, for the most part, objective; meaning they are based on facts not feelings and criticisms.7) There's no big prize at the end. This is just for fun and testing your knowledge. (May be changed...)8) I should also mention that the each individual set of questions expires after I start a new set. I want to keep this topic as up to date as possible so I don't want people answering questions more than a few days after they happened. I'm trying to go for a set per day.

SCOREBOARDBob Sanders 181noorby1 113Lelouch Vi Britannia 82Clouded Dreams 93°Last:Boss~ 46Genevance 45gba3000 36Pickledonna 26gchs titan 24Aman27deep 18beserkus 18Channel28 18shadowmanwkp 18TyphoonMaster 18*Coolguy* 9BV1 9Intermediate Jesus 9Laano 9lordoftheflies 9Mono- 9Nightmare !!! 9Skysplitter 9umanium 9Undine 9Will Indigo 9Yami_Loria 9Hookshotlink 1

Right! :DALL QUESTIONS WEIGHTED AS HARD FOR THE NEXT FOUR SETS! (Regardless of difficulty.)Wow, I've asked roughly 300 questions so far. :(And it's only been 6-7 months?

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Set #101 -Wednesday, April 30, 2008, in Iraq [Baghdad clashes 'leave 400 dead'] <----- Link to related article.Question #1 [Hard]What three groups make up the two sides fighting?Question #2 [Hard]About how many people have been injured since the end of March?Question #3 [Hard]What is the Iraqi civilian casualty count? (For the entire war.)

[Hyou_Fushichiou]

Hyou_Fushichiou's News & Current Events QuizForum RulesRules for CompetitionsQuiz Rules and Regulations1) This quiz is run only by me, Hyou_Fushichiou. I will ask the questions and you can respond with an answer.2) Answer in complete sentences. Also, I will take action if I see an "I don't know" response or similar. You may end up warned if you repeat the offense or break other DGEmu rules.3) This quiz will cover the various aspects of news and current events. I won't focus on any particular news from any particular field of study or geographic area. However, I will use the BBC (mostly BBC because I like it more) or CNN news websites to search for things to ask for, though I will ask questions vague enough that it should be the same for most news sources. The links to the relevant articles will now be added to the sets.4) Point Distribution:

• Hard questions get 5 points when answered correctly. [In-depth questions.]
• Medium questions get 3 points when answered correctly. [If you look deeper into the topic...]
• Easy questions get 1 point when answered correctly. [Hot news that you're likely to see repeatedly.]
• The only way to lose points is if you put an "I don't know" response o similar. In this case, you will lose 5 quiz points in addition to any GPs a mod may deduct.

5) Normally my posts will include one set (only one news article per set), but may also ask a question in parts (1, 2, 3... etc.). Responders only need to answer at least one of those parts in order to win points. This also means that one person can answer one part and one person can answer another part with both of them winning points for the parts they answered. It is possible for a question to have a hard part and an easy part meaning if someone answers both, that person can get 6 quiz points.6) Questions are, for the most part, objective; meaning they are based on facts not feelings and criticisms.7) There's no big prize at the end. This is just for fun and testing your knowledge. (May be changed...)8) I should also mention that the each individual set of questions expires after I start a new set. I want to keep this topic as up to date as possible so I don't want people answering questions more than a few days after they happened. I'm trying to go for a set per day.

SCOREBOARDBob Sanders 181noorby1 113Clouded Dreams 93Lelouch Vi Britannia 82°Last:Boss~ 46Genevance 45gba3000 36Pickledonna 26gchs titan 24Skysplitter 24Aman27deep 18beserkus 18Channel28 18shadowmanwkp 18TyphoonMaster 18*Coolguy* 9BV1 9Intermediate Jesus 9Laano 9lordoftheflies 9Mono- 9Nightmare !!! 9umanium 9Undine 9Will Indigo 9Yami_Loria 9Hookshotlink 1

Right! :smile1:Also, re-ordered list correctly for you, Anvil. You were out of score order.ALL QUESTIONS WEIGHTED AS HARD FOR THE NEXT THREE SETS! (Regardless of difficulty.)

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Set #102 -Wednesday, April 30, 2008, in the United States [US growth ahead of expectations] <----- Link to related article.Question #1 [Hard]By what percentage did the US economy grow during the first three months of this year?Question #2 [Hard]How much of economic activity depends on consumer spending, according to the article?Question #3 [Hard]How many jobs were added in April by the private sector?

[Hyou_Fushichiou]

Hyou_Fushichiou's News & Current Events QuizForum RulesRules for CompetitionsQuiz Rules and Regulations1) This quiz is run only by me, Hyou_Fushichiou. I will ask the questions and you can respond with an answer.2) Answer in complete sentences. Also, I will take action if I see an "I don't know" response or similar. You may end up warned if you repeat the offense or break other DGEmu rules.3) This quiz will cover the various aspects of news and current events. I won't focus on any particular news from any particular field of study or geographic area. However, I will use the BBC (mostly BBC because I like it more) or CNN news websites to search for things to ask for, though I will ask questions vague enough that it should be the same for most news sources. The links to the relevant articles will now be added to the sets.4) Point Distribution:

• Hard questions get 5 points when answered correctly. [In-depth questions.]
• Medium questions get 3 points when answered correctly. [If you look deeper into the topic...]
• Easy questions get 1 point when answered correctly. [Hot news that you're likely to see repeatedly.]
• The only way to lose points is if you put an "I don't know" response o similar. In this case, you will lose 5 quiz points in addition to any GPs a mod may deduct.

5) Normally my posts will include one set (only one news article per set), but may also ask a question in parts (1, 2, 3... etc.). Responders only need to answer at least one of those parts in order to win points. This also means that one person can answer one part and one person can answer another part with both of them winning points for the parts they answered. It is possible for a question to have a hard part and an easy part meaning if someone answers both, that person can get 6 quiz points.6) Questions are, for the most part, objective; meaning they are based on facts not feelings and criticisms.7) There's no big prize at the end. This is just for fun and testing your knowledge. (May be changed...)8) I should also mention that the each individual set of questions expires after I start a new set. I want to keep this topic as up to date as possible so I don't want people answering questions more than a few days after they happened. I'm trying to go for a set per day.

SCOREBOARDBob Sanders 181noorby1 113Clouded Dreams 108Lelouch Vi Britannia 82°Last:Boss~ 46Genevance 45gba3000 36Pickledonna 26gchs titan 24Skysplitter 24Aman27deep 18beserkus 18Channel28 18shadowmanwkp 18TyphoonMaster 18*Coolguy* 9BV1 9Intermediate Jesus 9Laano 9lordoftheflies 9Mono- 9Nightmare !!! 9umanium 9Undine 9Will Indigo 9Yami_Loria 9Hookshotlink 1

Right! :gay3:Number 3 to break 100 points!ALL QUESTIONS WEIGHTED AS HARD FOR THE NEXT TWO SETS! (Regardless of difficulty.)

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Set #103 -Wednesday, April 30, 2008, in Afghanistan [Afghan 'health link' to uranium] <----- Link to related article.Question #1 [Hard]How have infants been affected?Question #2 [Hard]Who is the president of the Uranium Medical Research Center?Question #3 [Hard]What is depleted uranium?

[Hyou_Fushichiou]

Hyou_Fushichiou's News & Current Events QuizForum RulesRules for CompetitionsQuiz Rules and Regulations1) This quiz is run only by me, Hyou_Fushichiou. I will ask the questions and you can respond with an answer.2) Answer in complete sentences. Also, I will take action if I see an "I don't know" response or similar. You may end up warned if you repeat the offense or break other DGEmu rules.3) This quiz will cover the various aspects of news and current events. I won't focus on any particular news from any particular field of study or geographic area. However, I will use the BBC (mostly BBC because I like it more) or CNN news websites to search for things to ask for, though I will ask questions vague enough that it should be the same for most news sources. The links to the relevant articles will now be added to the sets.4) Point Distribution:

• Hard questions get 5 points when answered correctly. [In-depth questions.]
• Medium questions get 3 points when answered correctly. [If you look deeper into the topic...]
• Easy questions get 1 point when answered correctly. [Hot news that you're likely to see repeatedly.]
• The only way to lose points is if you put an "I don't know" response o similar. In this case, you will lose 5 quiz points in addition to any GPs a mod may deduct.

5) Normally my posts will include one set (only one news article per set), but may also ask a question in parts (1, 2, 3... etc.). Responders only need to answer at least one of those parts in order to win points. This also means that one person can answer one part and one person can answer another part with both of them winning points for the parts they answered. It is possible for a question to have a hard part and an easy part meaning if someone answers both, that person can get 6 quiz points.6) Questions are, for the most part, objective; meaning they are based on facts not feelings and criticisms.7) There's no big prize at the end. This is just for fun and testing your knowledge. (May be changed...)8) I should also mention that the each individual set of questions expires after I start a new set. I want to keep this topic as up to date as possible so I don't want people answering questions more than a few days after they happened. I'm trying to go for a set per day.

SCOREBOARDBob Sanders 181ANVILZ 123noorby1 113Lelouch Vi Britannia 82°Last:Boss~ 46Genevance 45gba3000 36Pickledonna 26gchs titan 24Skysplitter 24Aman27deep 18beserkus 18Channel28 18shadowmanwkp 18TyphoonMaster 18*Coolguy* 9BV1 9Intermediate Jesus 9Laano 9lordoftheflies 9Mono- 9Nightmare !!! 9umanium 9Undine 9Will Indigo 9Yami_Loria 9Hookshotlink 1

D:ALL QUESTIONS WEIGHTED AS HARD FOR THIS LAST SET! (Regardless of difficulty.)

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Set #104 -Wednesday, May 1, 2008, in Cuba [Huge rally in Cuba marks May Day] <----- Link to related article.Question #1 [Hard]Who is the current president of Cuba?Question #2 [Hard]How many people are taking part in the Havana Parade?Question #3 [Hard]Whose portraits decorate Revolution Square?

[Hyou_Fushichiou]

Hyou_Fushichiou's News & Current Events QuizForum RulesRules for CompetitionsQuiz Rules and Regulations1) This quiz is run only by me, Hyou_Fushichiou. I will ask the questions and you can respond with an answer.2) Answer in complete sentences. Also, I will take action if I see an "I don't know" response or similar. You may end up warned if you repeat the offense or break other DGEmu rules.3) This quiz will cover the various aspects of news and current events. I won't focus on any particular news from any particular field of study or geographic area. However, I will use the BBC (mostly BBC because I like it more) or CNN news websites to search for things to ask for, though I will ask questions vague enough that it should be the same for most news sources. The links to the relevant articles will now be added to the sets.4) Point Distribution:

• Hard questions get 5 points when answered correctly. [In-depth questions.]
• Medium questions get 3 points when answered correctly. [If you look deeper into the topic...]
• Easy questions get 1 point when answered correctly. [Hot news that you're likely to see repeatedly.]
• The only way to lose points is if you put an "I don't know" response o similar. In this case, you will lose 5 quiz points in addition to any GPs a mod may deduct.

5) Normally my posts will include one set (only one news article per set), but may also ask a question in parts (1, 2, 3... etc.). Responders only need to answer at least one of those parts in order to win points. This also means that one person can answer one part and one person can answer another part with both of them winning points for the parts they answered. It is possible for a question to have a hard part and an easy part meaning if someone answers both, that person can get 6 quiz points.6) Questions are, for the most part, objective; meaning they are based on facts not feelings and criticisms.7) There's no big prize at the end. This is just for fun and testing your knowledge. (May be changed...)8) I should also mention that the each individual set of questions expires after I start a new set. I want to keep this topic as up to date as possible so I don't want people answering questions more than a few days after they happened. I'm trying to go for a set per day.

SCOREBOARDBob Sanders 181ANVILZ 138noorby1 113Lelouch Vi Britannia 82°Last:Boss~ 46Genevance 45gba3000 36Pickledonna 26gchs titan 24Skysplitter 24Aman27deep 18beserkus 18Channel28 18shadowmanwkp 18TyphoonMaster 18*Coolguy* 9BV1 9Intermediate Jesus 9Laano 9lordoftheflies 9Mono- 9Nightmare !!! 9umanium 9Undine 9Will Indigo 9Yami_Loria 9Hookshotlink 1

Back to normal scoring.

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Set #105 -Wednesday, May 1, 2008, in Health [Tree-lined streets 'cut asthma'] <----- Link to related article.Question #1 [Easy]From what U.S. state is the study based?Question #2 [Medium]How many extra trees are needed to reduce the asthma rates by 25%?Question #3 [Hard]None. Meh. Not enough data.

[Hyou_Fushichiou]

Hyou_Fushichiou's News & Current Events QuizForum RulesRules for CompetitionsQuiz Rules and Regulations1) This quiz is run only by me, Hyou_Fushichiou. I will ask the questions and you can respond with an answer.2) Answer in complete sentences. Also, I will take action if I see an "I don't know" response or similar. You may end up warned if you repeat the offense or break other DGEmu rules.3) This quiz will cover the various aspects of news and current events. I won't focus on any particular news from any particular field of study or geographic area. However, I will use the BBC (mostly BBC because I like it more) or CNN news websites to search for things to ask for, though I will ask questions vague enough that it should be the same for most news sources. The links to the relevant articles will now be added to the sets.4) Point Distribution:

• Hard questions get 5 points when answered correctly. [In-depth questions.]
• Medium questions get 3 points when answered correctly. [If you look deeper into the topic...]
• Easy questions get 1 point when answered correctly. [Hot news that you're likely to see repeatedly.]
• The only way to lose points is if you put an "I don't know" response o similar. In this case, you will lose 5 quiz points in addition to any GPs a mod may deduct.

5) Normally my posts will include one set (only one news article per set), but may also ask a question in parts (1, 2, 3... etc.). Responders only need to answer at least one of those parts in order to win points. This also means that one person can answer one part and one person can answer another part with both of them winning points for the parts they answered. It is possible for a question to have a hard part and an easy part meaning if someone answers both, that person can get 6 quiz points.6) Questions are, for the most part, objective; meaning they are based on facts not feelings and criticisms.7) There's no big prize at the end. This is just for fun and testing your knowledge. (May be changed...)8) I should also mention that the each individual set of questions expires after I start a new set. I want to keep this topic as up to date as possible so I don't want people answering questions more than a few days after they happened. I'm trying to go for a set per day.

SCOREBOARDBob Sanders 181ANVILZ 142noorby1 113Lelouch Vi Britannia 82°Last:Boss~ 46Genevance 45gba3000 36Pickledonna 26gchs titan 24Skysplitter 24Aman27deep 18beserkus 18Channel28 18shadowmanwkp 18TyphoonMaster 18*Coolguy* 9BV1 9Intermediate Jesus 9Laano 9lordoftheflies 9Mono- 9Nightmare !!! 9umanium 9Undine 9Will Indigo 9Yami_Loria 9Hookshotlink 1

D: CRAZY ANVILZ

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Set #106 -Saturday, May 3, 2008, in Asia [Asian bank in food crisis warning] <----- Link to related article.Question #1 [Easy]Who is the president of the Asian Development Bank?Question #2 [Medium]What is the cost benchmark of a certain Thai rice?Question #3 [Hard]Where do two-thirds of the world's poor live?

[Hyou_Fushichiou]

Hyou_Fushichiou's News & Current Events QuizForum RulesRules for CompetitionsQuiz Rules and Regulations1) This quiz is run only by me, Hyou_Fushichiou. I will ask the questions and you can respond with an answer.2) Answer in complete sentences. Also, I will take action if I see an "I don't know" response or similar. You may end up warned if you repeat the offense or break other DGEmu rules.3) This quiz will cover the various aspects of news and current events. I won't focus on any particular news from any particular field of study or geographic area. However, I will use the BBC (mostly BBC because I like it more) or CNN news websites to search for things to ask for, though I will ask questions vague enough that it should be the same for most news sources. The links to the relevant articles will now be added to the sets.4) Point Distribution:

• Hard questions get 5 points when answered correctly. [In-depth questions.]
• Medium questions get 3 points when answered correctly. [If you look deeper into the topic...]
• Easy questions get 1 point when answered correctly. [Hot news that you're likely to see repeatedly.]
• The only way to lose points is if you put an "I don't know" response o similar. In this case, you will lose 5 quiz points in addition to any GPs a mod may deduct.

5) Normally my posts will include one set (only one news article per set), but may also ask a question in parts (1, 2, 3... etc.). Responders only need to answer at least one of those parts in order to win points. This also means that one person can answer one part and one person can answer another part with both of them winning points for the parts they answered. It is possible for a question to have a hard part and an easy part meaning if someone answers both, that person can get 6 quiz points.6) Questions are, for the most part, objective; meaning they are based on facts not feelings and criticisms.7) There's no big prize at the end. This is just for fun and testing your knowledge. (May be changed...)8) I should also mention that the each individual set of questions expires after I start a new set. I want to keep this topic as up to date as possible so I don't want people answering questions more than a few days after they happened. I'm trying to go for a set per day.

SCOREBOARDBob Sanders 190ANVILZ 142noorby1 113Lelouch Vi Britannia 82°Last:Boss~ 46Genevance 45gba3000 36Pickledonna 26gchs titan 24Skysplitter 24Aman27deep 18beserkus 18Channel28 18shadowmanwkp 18TyphoonMaster 18*Coolguy* 9BV1 9Intermediate Jesus 9Laano 9lordoftheflies 9Mono- 9Nightmare !!! 9umanium 9Undine 9Will Indigo 9Yami_Loria 9Hookshotlink 1

Yay!

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Set #107 -Monday, May 5, 2008, in Burma [Burma's storm toll 'nears 4,000'] <----- Link to related article.Question #1 [Easy]What two regions of Burma were declared disaster zones?Question #2 [Medium]What was the name of the storm?Question #3 [Hard]India is dispatching two ships to the area. What are they carrying?

[Hyou_Fushichiou]

Hyou_Fushichiou's News & Current Events QuizForum RulesRules for CompetitionsQuiz Rules and Regulations1) This quiz is run only by me, Hyou_Fushichiou. I will ask the questions and you can respond with an answer.2) Answer in complete sentences. Also, I will take action if I see an "I don't know" response or similar. You may end up warned if you repeat the offense or break other DGEmu rules.3) This quiz will cover the various aspects of news and current events. I won't focus on any particular news from any particular field of study or geographic area. However, I will use the BBC (mostly BBC because I like it more) or CNN news websites to search for things to ask for, though I will ask questions vague enough that it should be the same for most news sources. The links to the relevant articles will now be added to the sets.4) Point Distribution:

• Hard questions get 5 points when answered correctly. [In-depth questions.]
• Medium questions get 3 points when answered correctly. [If you look deeper into the topic...]
• Easy questions get 1 point when answered correctly. [Hot news that you're likely to see repeatedly.]
• The only way to lose points is if you put an "I don't know" response o similar. In this case, you will lose 5 quiz points in addition to any GPs a mod may deduct.

5) Normally my posts will include one set (only one news article per set), but may also ask a question in parts (1, 2, 3... etc.). Responders only need to answer at least one of those parts in order to win points. This also means that one person can answer one part and one person can answer another part with both of them winning points for the parts they answered. It is possible for a question to have a hard part and an easy part meaning if someone answers both, that person can get 6 quiz points.6) Questions are, for the most part, objective; meaning they are based on facts not feelings and criticisms.7) There's no big prize at the end. This is just for fun and testing your knowledge. (May be changed...)8) I should also mention that the each individual set of questions expires after I start a new set. I want to keep this topic as up to date as possible so I don't want people answering questions more than a few days after they happened. I'm trying to go for a set per day.

SCOREBOARDBob Sanders 199ANVILZ 142noorby1 113Lelouch Vi Britannia 82°Last:Boss~ 46Genevance 45gba3000 36Pickledonna 26gchs titan 24Skysplitter 24Aman27deep 18beserkus 18Channel28 18shadowmanwkp 18TyphoonMaster 18*Coolguy* 9BV1 9Intermediate Jesus 9Laano 9lordoftheflies 9Mono- 9Nightmare !!! 9umanium 9Undine 9Will Indigo 9Yami_Loria 9Hookshotlink 1

There were only two when I read it. It's a correct answer now.Almost 200.

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Set #108 -Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Russia [Medvedev becomes Russia's leader] <----- Link to related article.Question #1 [Easy]Who did Medvedev nominate as prime minister?Question #2 [Medium]Where was the inauguration held?Question #3 [Hard]What is Gazprom?

[Genevance]

1. He nominated Mr. Putin as Prime Minister.2. The inauguration was held in the Kremlin's magnificent St Andrew's Hall.3. Gazprom is Russia's enormous state-run gas monopoly.

[Hyou_Fushichiou]

Hyou_Fushichiou's News & Current Events QuizForum RulesRules for CompetitionsQuiz Rules and Regulations1) This quiz is run only by me, Hyou_Fushichiou. I will ask the questions and you can respond with an answer.2) Answer in complete sentences. Also, I will take action if I see an "I don't know" response or similar. You may end up warned if you repeat the offense or break other DGEmu rules.3) This quiz will cover the various aspects of news and current events. I won't focus on any particular news from any particular field of study or geographic area. However, I will use the BBC (mostly BBC because I like it more) or CNN news websites to search for things to ask for, though I will ask questions vague enough that it should be the same for most news sources. The links to the relevant articles will now be added to the sets.4) Point Distribution:

• Hard questions get 5 points when answered correctly. [In-depth questions.]
• Medium questions get 3 points when answered correctly. [If you look deeper into the topic...]
• Easy questions get 1 point when answered correctly. [Hot news that you're likely to see repeatedly.]
• The only way to lose points is if you put an "I don't know" response o similar. In this case, you will lose 5 quiz points in addition to any GPs a mod may deduct.

5) Normally my posts will include one set (only one news article per set), but may also ask a question in parts (1, 2, 3... etc.). Responders only need to answer at least one of those parts in order to win points. This also means that one person can answer one part and one person can answer another part with both of them winning points for the parts they answered. It is possible for a question to have a hard part and an easy part meaning if someone answers both, that person can get 6 quiz points.6) Questions are, for the most part, objective; meaning they are based on facts not feelings and criticisms.7) There's no big prize at the end. This is just for fun and testing your knowledge. (May be changed...)8) I should also mention that the each individual set of questions expires after I start a new set. I want to keep this topic as up to date as possible so I don't want people answering questions more than a few days after they happened. I'm trying to go for a set per day.

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I can't believe you put 'magnificent' in there.

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Set #109 -Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Japan [Landmark China-Japan deal agreed] <----- Link to related article.Question #1 [Easy]Who quoted the Dalai Lama?Question #2 [Medium]What is the dispute concerning the Yasukuni Shrine?Question #3 [Hard]During what years did China suspend contact with Japan? (Give the range.)

[Genevance]

1. Mr. uda quoted Dalai Lima2. Yasukuni Shrine Memorial to Japan's war dead which its neighbours see as glorifying war criminals3. China suspended high-level contact with Japan from 2001 to 2006.

[Hyou_Fushichiou]

Hyou_Fushichiou's News & Current Events QuizForum RulesRules for CompetitionsQuiz Rules and Regulations1) This quiz is run only by me, Hyou_Fushichiou. I will ask the questions and you can respond with an answer.2) Answer in complete sentences. Also, I will take action if I see an "I don't know" response or similar. You may end up warned if you repeat the offense or break other DGEmu rules.3) This quiz will cover the various aspects of news and current events. I won't focus on any particular news from any particular field of study or geographic area. However, I will use the BBC (mostly BBC because I like it more) or CNN news websites to search for things to ask for, though I will ask questions vague enough that it should be the same for most news sources. The links to the relevant articles will now be added to the sets.4) Point Distribution:

• Hard questions get 5 points when answered correctly. [In-depth questions.]
• Medium questions get 3 points when answered correctly. [If you look deeper into the topic...]
• Easy questions get 1 point when answered correctly. [Hot news that you're likely to see repeatedly.]
• The only way to lose points is if you put an "I don't know" response o similar. In this case, you will lose 5 quiz points in addition to any GPs a mod may deduct.

5) Normally my posts will include one set (only one news article per set), but may also ask a question in parts (1, 2, 3... etc.). Responders only need to answer at least one of those parts in order to win points. This also means that one person can answer one part and one person can answer another part with both of them winning points for the parts they answered. It is possible for a question to have a hard part and an easy part meaning if someone answers both, that person can get 6 quiz points.6) Questions are, for the most part, objective; meaning they are based on facts not feelings and criticisms.7) There's no big prize at the end. This is just for fun and testing your knowledge. (May be changed...)8) I should also mention that the each individual set of questions expires after I start a new set. I want to keep this topic as up to date as possible so I don't want people answering questions more than a few days after they happened. I'm trying to go for a set per day.

SCOREBOARDBob Sanders 199ANVILZ 142noorby1 113Lelouch Vi Britannia 82Genevance 63°Last:Boss~ 46gba3000 36Pickledonna 26gchs titan 24Skysplitter 24Aman27deep 18beserkus 18Channel28 18shadowmanwkp 18TyphoonMaster 18*Coolguy* 9BV1 9Intermediate Jesus 9Laano 9lordoftheflies 9Mono- 9Nightmare !!! 9umanium 9Undine 9Will Indigo 9Yami_Loria 9Hookshotlink 1

Crazy censors. :DQuestion #1 was dumb. I read it again and there is no correct answer. =/Gave you the points though.

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Set #110 -Thursday, May 8, 2008, in Spain [Spain claims shipwreck treasure] <----- Link to related article.Question #1 [Easy]What was the weight of the gold and silver coins that were salvaged?Question #2 [Medium]What is the name of the ship?Question #3 [Hard]What was the nickname of the ship's location, given to it by Odyssey Marine Exploration?