No. 445: "We're No. … Er … 37!"
The USA came in a disappointing 37th in Tuesday's report by the World Health Organization rating the health systems of 191 nations. To determine our dismal ranking, The WHO used five factors: Name one.
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Monday's Question (No. 444)—"Lièger Time Activity":
Trouble with rampaging thugs linked to an event held Saturday in Liège, Belgium, led to 850 arrests, 56 injuries, and threats of sanctions from international organizations. What event?
"A Father's Day Sale on American nuclear secrets."—Benjamin Anderson (Jason Ross had a similar answer.)
"If I've told you once, Jean-Luc, you just can't sell those American GM-corn-containing corn dogs in the concession stands for the big game, the patrons will RIOT!!!"—Kathy Whitesel
"This wouldn't have happened if the Pacers had won."—Pete Miesel (similarly, T.G. Gibbon, Tim Olevsky, and Dilan Esper)
"Coca-Cola's Tainted Soda Give-Away."—Tim Carvell
"Mr. Kurtz, he dead."—T.G. Gibbon
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