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Mark Brader
Mar 14, 2017, 6:37:19 PM3/14/17
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on that date.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
(This set is running concurrently with Game 9, Rounds 7-8 -- and
later Rounds 9-10 -- from the previous season.)
All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
Who was he?
2. Travis Kalanick admitted he needs "leadership help" after a video
made public showed him arguing with and disparaging an employee.
Kalanick is the CEO of which company?
3. A Russian billionaire purchased a late-19th-century landscape
painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in
2008. Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the
artist of this painting.
4. An annual survey of Canadian restaurants named this
Spadina Av. establishment as the best in the country.
Chef Patrick Kriss presents a tasting menu that includes
everything from hedgehog mushrooms to hamachi tartare.
Name the restaurant.
5. This popular Toronto-based company announced that it's seeking
to raise $320,000,000 in an initial public offering. Its shares,
with a price range of $14 to $16, will be listed on the Toronto
and New York Stock Exchanges. Name the company.
6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on
the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation
"patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
7. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos raised eyebrows when she
said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of
"school choice". What type of educational institutions was
she referring to?
8. A new US ambassador to Canada was nominated last week. She is
the wife of a Kentucky coal company billionaire CEO and major
Republican donor. What is her name? (Married or maiden name
will be accepted.)
9. The NHL trade deadline passed last week. One of the trades
involved this 39-year-old, best known for his 15 seasons with
the Calgary Flames. This time he was traded from the Colorado
Avalanche to the Los Angeles Kings in return for a fourth-round
draft pick. Name him.
10. The Toronto Maple Leafs added some "veteran grit" in acquiring
this 6'6"-tall, 245-pound player (198 cm, 111 kg) from the
Tampa Bay Lightning. He is also a faceoff specialist. Name him.
* Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Nike announced that it has specially developed an article of
clothing that will assist the performances of some female
athletes. What article of clothing?
2. It was the greatest second-leg comeback in Champions League
history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg,
this storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the
quarter-finals. Name the team.
3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require
any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal
pay for work of equal value?
4. To mark International Women's Day, a sculpture was commissioned
and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St.
It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the
official name of this sculpture?
5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the
causes listed by the coroner.
6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
to him. What was it?
7. The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is back
in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what
comment about carbon dioxide emissions?
8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development,
Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people
shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them?
9. Bob Paulson announced that he is retiring on June 30 after
leading *which organization* for more than 5 years?
10. This Canadian senator has been found to have breached the
Senate's ethics code by having a sexual relationship with a
16-year-old girl, which started when he was 50. The senator,
appointed by Stephen Harper, met the girl in church. He says
he has been engaged in "continuous prayers of repentance".
Name him.
--
Mark Brader "Outside of nearly having two head-on collisions,
m...@vex.net we found driving in England to be fairly easy."
Toronto -- Cher Classick
My text in this article is in the public domain.
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on that date.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
(This set is running concurrently with Game 9, Rounds 7-8 -- and
later Rounds 9-10 -- from the previous season.)
All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
Who was he?
2. Travis Kalanick admitted he needs "leadership help" after a video
made public showed him arguing with and disparaging an employee.
Kalanick is the CEO of which company?
3. A Russian billionaire purchased a late-19th-century landscape
painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in
2008. Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the
artist of this painting.
4. An annual survey of Canadian restaurants named this
Spadina Av. establishment as the best in the country.
Chef Patrick Kriss presents a tasting menu that includes
everything from hedgehog mushrooms to hamachi tartare.
Name the restaurant.
5. This popular Toronto-based company announced that it's seeking
to raise $320,000,000 in an initial public offering. Its shares,
with a price range of $14 to $16, will be listed on the Toronto
and New York Stock Exchanges. Name the company.
6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on
the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation
"patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
7. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos raised eyebrows when she
said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of
"school choice". What type of educational institutions was
she referring to?
8. A new US ambassador to Canada was nominated last week. She is
the wife of a Kentucky coal company billionaire CEO and major
Republican donor. What is her name? (Married or maiden name
will be accepted.)
9. The NHL trade deadline passed last week. One of the trades
involved this 39-year-old, best known for his 15 seasons with
the Calgary Flames. This time he was traded from the Colorado
Avalanche to the Los Angeles Kings in return for a fourth-round
draft pick. Name him.
10. The Toronto Maple Leafs added some "veteran grit" in acquiring
this 6'6"-tall, 245-pound player (198 cm, 111 kg) from the
Tampa Bay Lightning. He is also a faceoff specialist. Name him.
* Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Nike announced that it has specially developed an article of
clothing that will assist the performances of some female
athletes. What article of clothing?
2. It was the greatest second-leg comeback in Champions League
history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg,
this storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the
quarter-finals. Name the team.
3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require
any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal
pay for work of equal value?
4. To mark International Women's Day, a sculpture was commissioned
and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St.
It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the
official name of this sculpture?
5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the
causes listed by the coroner.
6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
to him. What was it?
7. The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is back
in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what
comment about carbon dioxide emissions?
8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development,
Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people
shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them?
9. Bob Paulson announced that he is retiring on June 30 after
leading *which organization* for more than 5 years?
10. This Canadian senator has been found to have breached the
Senate's ethics code by having a sexual relationship with a
16-year-old girl, which started when he was 50. The senator,
appointed by Stephen Harper, met the girl in church. He says
he has been engaged in "continuous prayers of repentance".
Name him.
--
Mark Brader "Outside of nearly having two head-on collisions,
m...@vex.net we found driving in England to be fairly easy."
Toronto -- Cher Classick
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Mar 14, 2017, 7:21:58 PM3/14/17
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
Wapner
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
> 2. Travis Kalanick admitted he needs "leadership help" after a video
> made public showed him arguing with and disparaging an employee.
> Kalanick is the CEO of which company?
> 3. A Russian billionaire purchased a late-19th-century landscape
> painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in
> artist of this painting.
Monet; Millet
> 6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
> valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on
> the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation
> "patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
> 7. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos raised eyebrows when she
> said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of
> "school choice". What type of educational institutions was
> she referring to?
> * Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Nike announced that it has specially developed an article of
> clothing that will assist the performances of some female
> athletes. What article of clothing?
> 3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require
> any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal
> pay for work of equal value?
> 4. To mark International Women's Day, a sculpture was commissioned
> and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St.
> It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the
> official name of this sculpture?
> 6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
> a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
> combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
> to him. What was it?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Don Piven
Mar 14, 2017, 9:29:26 PM3/14/17
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On 3/14/17 17:37, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> give the answers that were correct on that date.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> (This set is running concurrently with Game 9, Rounds 7-8 -- and
> later Rounds 9-10 -- from the previous season.)
>
> All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
Joseph Wapner.
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> give the answers that were correct on that date.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> (This set is running concurrently with Game 9, Rounds 7-8 -- and
> later Rounds 9-10 -- from the previous season.)
>
> All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
> 2. Travis Kalanick admitted he needs "leadership help" after a video
> made public showed him arguing with and disparaging an employee.
> Kalanick is the CEO of which company?
> 3. A Russian billionaire purchased a late-19th-century landscape
> painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in
> 2008. Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the
> artist of this painting.
>
> 4. An annual survey of Canadian restaurants named this
> Spadina Av. establishment as the best in the country.
> Chef Patrick Kriss presents a tasting menu that includes
> everything from hedgehog mushrooms to hamachi tartare.
> Name the restaurant.
> 5. This popular Toronto-based company announced that it's seeking
> to raise $320,000,000 in an initial public offering. Its shares,
> with a price range of $14 to $16, will be listed on the Toronto
> and New York Stock Exchanges. Name the company.
>
> 6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
> valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on
> the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation
> "patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
> 7. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos raised eyebrows when she
> said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of
> "school choice". What type of educational institutions was
> she referring to?
> 8. A new US ambassador to Canada was nominated last week. She is
> the wife of a Kentucky coal company billionaire CEO and major
> Republican donor. What is her name? (Married or maiden name
> will be accepted.)
>
> 9. The NHL trade deadline passed last week. One of the trades
> involved this 39-year-old, best known for his 15 seasons with
> the Calgary Flames. This time he was traded from the Colorado
> Avalanche to the Los Angeles Kings in return for a fourth-round
> draft pick. Name him.
>
> 10. The Toronto Maple Leafs added some "veteran grit" in acquiring
> this 6'6"-tall, 245-pound player (198 cm, 111 kg) from the
> Tampa Bay Lightning. He is also a faceoff specialist. Name him.
>
>
> * Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Nike announced that it has specially developed an article of
> clothing that will assist the performances of some female
> athletes. What article of clothing?
>
> 2. It was the greatest second-leg comeback in Champions League
> history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg,
> this storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the
> quarter-finals. Name the team.
>
> 3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require
> any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal
> pay for work of equal value?
> 4. To mark International Women's Day, a sculpture was commissioned
> and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St.
> It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the
> official name of this sculpture?
>
> 5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
> A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the
> causes listed by the coroner.
>
> 6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
> a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
> combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
> to him. What was it?
>
> 7. The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is back
> in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what
> comment about carbon dioxide emissions?
> 8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development,
> Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people
> shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them?
Joshua Kreitzer
Mar 14, 2017, 9:31:03 PM3/14/17
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:D7ednQXWVJ4H7VXFnZ2dnUU7-
LnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
Joseph Wapner
> 6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
> valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on
> the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation
> "patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
Snapchat
> 7. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos raised eyebrows when she
> said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of
> "school choice". What type of educational institutions was
> she referring to?
historically black colleges
> * Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
> A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the
> causes listed by the coroner.
heart failure
> 6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
> a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
> combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
> to him. What was it?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
LnN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
> 6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
> valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on
> the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation
> "patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
> 7. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos raised eyebrows when she
> said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of
> "school choice". What type of educational institutions was
> she referring to?
> * Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require
> any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal
> pay for work of equal value?
Sweden; Finland
> any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal
> pay for work of equal value?
> 5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
> A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the
> causes listed by the coroner.
> 6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
> a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
> combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
> to him. What was it?
his pants caught on fire
> 8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development,
> Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people
> shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them?
immigrants
> Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people
> shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Marc Dashevsky
Mar 15, 2017, 1:40:37 AM3/15/17
to
In article <D7ednQXWVJ4H7VXF...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. Travis Kalanick admitted he needs "leadership help" after a video
> made public showed him arguing with and disparaging an employee.
> Kalanick is the CEO of which company?
>
> 3. A Russian billionaire purchased a late-19th-century landscape
> painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in
> 2008. Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the
> artist of this painting.
>
> 4. An annual survey of Canadian restaurants named this
> Spadina Av. establishment as the best in the country.
> Chef Patrick Kriss presents a tasting menu that includes
> everything from hedgehog mushrooms to hamachi tartare.
> Name the restaurant.
>
> 5. This popular Toronto-based company announced that it's seeking
> to raise $320,000,000 in an initial public offering. Its shares,
> with a price range of $14 to $16, will be listed on the Toronto
> and New York Stock Exchanges. Name the company.
>
> 6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
> valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on
> the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation
> "patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
Snapchat
> 7. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos raised eyebrows when she
> said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of
> "school choice". What type of educational institutions was
> she referring to?
traditionally black colleges and universities
> 8. A new US ambassador to Canada was nominated last week. She is
> the wife of a Kentucky coal company billionaire CEO and major
> Republican donor. What is her name? (Married or maiden name
> will be accepted.)
>
> 9. The NHL trade deadline passed last week. One of the trades
> involved this 39-year-old, best known for his 15 seasons with
> the Calgary Flames. This time he was traded from the Colorado
> Avalanche to the Los Angeles Kings in return for a fourth-round
> draft pick. Name him.
>
> 10. The Toronto Maple Leafs added some "veteran grit" in acquiring
> this 6'6"-tall, 245-pound player (198 cm, 111 kg) from the
> Tampa Bay Lightning. He is also a faceoff specialist. Name him.
>
>
> * Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Nike announced that it has specially developed an article of
> clothing that will assist the performances of some female
> athletes. What article of clothing?
>
> 2. It was the greatest second-leg comeback in Champions League
> history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg,
> this storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the
> quarter-finals. Name the team.
>
> 3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require
> any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal
> pay for work of equal value?
Sweden
> 4. To mark International Women's Day, a sculpture was commissioned
> and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St.
> It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the
> official name of this sculpture?
>
> 5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
> A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the
> causes listed by the coroner.
>
> 6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
> a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
> combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
> to him. What was it?
his pants caught fire
> 7. The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is back
> in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what
> comment about carbon dioxide emissions?
>
> 8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development,
> Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people
> shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them?
immigrants
> 9. Bob Paulson announced that he is retiring on June 30 after
> leading *which organization* for more than 5 years?
>
> 10. This Canadian senator has been found to have breached the
> Senate's ethics code by having a sexual relationship with a
> 16-year-old girl, which started when he was 50. The senator,
> appointed by Stephen Harper, met the girl in church. He says
> he has been engaged in "continuous prayers of repentance".
> Name him.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
Wapner
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
> 2. Travis Kalanick admitted he needs "leadership help" after a video
> made public showed him arguing with and disparaging an employee.
> Kalanick is the CEO of which company?
>
> 3. A Russian billionaire purchased a late-19th-century landscape
> painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in
> 2008. Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the
> artist of this painting.
>
> 4. An annual survey of Canadian restaurants named this
> Spadina Av. establishment as the best in the country.
> Chef Patrick Kriss presents a tasting menu that includes
> everything from hedgehog mushrooms to hamachi tartare.
> Name the restaurant.
>
> 5. This popular Toronto-based company announced that it's seeking
> to raise $320,000,000 in an initial public offering. Its shares,
> with a price range of $14 to $16, will be listed on the Toronto
> and New York Stock Exchanges. Name the company.
>
> 6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
> valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on
> the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation
> "patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
> 7. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos raised eyebrows when she
> said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of
> "school choice". What type of educational institutions was
> she referring to?
> 8. A new US ambassador to Canada was nominated last week. She is
> the wife of a Kentucky coal company billionaire CEO and major
> Republican donor. What is her name? (Married or maiden name
> will be accepted.)
>
> 9. The NHL trade deadline passed last week. One of the trades
> involved this 39-year-old, best known for his 15 seasons with
> the Calgary Flames. This time he was traded from the Colorado
> Avalanche to the Los Angeles Kings in return for a fourth-round
> draft pick. Name him.
>
> 10. The Toronto Maple Leafs added some "veteran grit" in acquiring
> this 6'6"-tall, 245-pound player (198 cm, 111 kg) from the
> Tampa Bay Lightning. He is also a faceoff specialist. Name him.
>
>
> * Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Nike announced that it has specially developed an article of
> clothing that will assist the performances of some female
> athletes. What article of clothing?
>
> 2. It was the greatest second-leg comeback in Champions League
> history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg,
> this storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the
> quarter-finals. Name the team.
>
> 3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require
> any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal
> pay for work of equal value?
> 4. To mark International Women's Day, a sculpture was commissioned
> and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St.
> It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the
> official name of this sculpture?
>
> 5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
> A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the
> causes listed by the coroner.
>
> 6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
> a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
> combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
> to him. What was it?
> 7. The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is back
> in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what
> comment about carbon dioxide emissions?
>
> 8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development,
> Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people
> shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them?
> 9. Bob Paulson announced that he is retiring on June 30 after
> leading *which organization* for more than 5 years?
>
> 10. This Canadian senator has been found to have breached the
> Senate's ethics code by having a sexual relationship with a
> 16-year-old girl, which started when he was 50. The senator,
> appointed by Stephen Harper, met the girl in church. He says
> he has been engaged in "continuous prayers of repentance".
> Name him.
--
Erland Sommarskog
Mar 15, 2017, 4:11:04 AM3/15/17
to
> 3. A Russian billionaire purchased a late-19th-century landscape
> painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in
> 2008. Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the
> artist of this painting.
Gauguin; van Gogh
> painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in
> 2008. Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the
> artist of this painting.
> 6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
> valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on
> the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation
> "patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
> * Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 2. It was the greatest second-leg comeback in Champions League
> history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg,
> this storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the
> quarter-finals. Name the team.
Barcelona
> history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg,
> this storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the
> quarter-finals. Name the team.
> 3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require
> any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal
> pay for work of equal value?
> 7. The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is back
> in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what
> comment about carbon dioxide emissions?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Bruce
Mar 15, 2017, 11:50:04 AM3/15/17
to
On Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:37:14 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers
> have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give the
> answers that were correct on that date.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup, based only on
> your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and
> place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> (This set is running concurrently with Game 9, Rounds 7-8 -- and later
> Rounds 9-10 -- from the previous season.)
>
> All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces and are used here
> by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2016-11-26
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring as an
> actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
Wapner
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers
> have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give the
> answers that were correct on that date.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give both a
> right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty. Please post
> all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup, based only on
> your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote the questions and
> place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct answers in
> about 3 days.
>
> (This set is running concurrently with Game 9, Rounds 7-8 -- and later
> Rounds 9-10 -- from the previous season.)
>
> All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces and are used here
> by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped
> and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2016-11-26
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring as an
> actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
> 2. Travis Kalanick admitted he needs "leadership help" after a video
> made public showed him arguing with and disparaging an employee.
> Kalanick is the CEO of which company?
> 3. A Russian billionaire purchased a late-19th-century landscape
> painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in 2008.
> Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the artist of this
> painting.
>
> 4. An annual survey of Canadian restaurants named this
> Spadina Av. establishment as the best in the country.
> Chef Patrick Kriss presents a tasting menu that includes everything
> from hedgehog mushrooms to hamachi tartare.
> Name the restaurant.
>
> 5. This popular Toronto-based company announced that it's seeking
> to raise $320,000,000 in an initial public offering. Its shares,
> with a price range of $14 to $16, will be listed on the Toronto and
> New York Stock Exchanges. Name the company.
>
> 6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
> valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on the New
> York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation "patently
> crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
> 7. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos raised eyebrows when she
> said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of "school
> choice". What type of educational institutions was she referring to?
> 8. A new US ambassador to Canada was nominated last week. She is
> the wife of a Kentucky coal company billionaire CEO and major
> Republican donor. What is her name? (Married or maiden name will be
> accepted.)
>
> 9. The NHL trade deadline passed last week. One of the trades
> involved this 39-year-old, best known for his 15 seasons with the
> Calgary Flames. This time he was traded from the Colorado Avalanche
> to the Los Angeles Kings in return for a fourth-round draft pick.
> Name him.
>
> 10. The Toronto Maple Leafs added some "veteran grit" in acquiring
> this 6'6"-tall, 245-pound player (198 cm, 111 kg) from the Tampa Bay
> Lightning. He is also a faceoff specialist. Name him.
>
>
> * Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Nike announced that it has specially developed an article of
> clothing that will assist the performances of some female athletes.
> What article of clothing?
> 2. It was the greatest second-leg comeback in Champions League
> history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg, this
> storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the
> quarter-finals. Name the team.
>
> 3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require
> any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal pay for
> work of equal value?
> 4. To mark International Women's Day, a sculpture was commissioned
> and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St.
> It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the official
> name of this sculpture?
>
> 5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
> A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the causes
> listed by the coroner.
>
> 6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
> a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
> combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened to him.
> What was it?
> 7. The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is back
> in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what
> comment about carbon dioxide emissions?
precisely enough.
> 8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development,
> Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people shipped to
> the US as slaves. What did he call them?
Dan Tilque
Mar 15, 2017, 7:07:40 PM3/15/17
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
Judge Wapner
>
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
>
> 2. Travis Kalanick admitted he needs "leadership help" after a video
> made public showed him arguing with and disparaging an employee.
> Kalanick is the CEO of which company?
>
> 3. A Russian billionaire purchased a late-19th-century landscape
> painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in
> 2008. Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the
> artist of this painting.
>
> 4. An annual survey of Canadian restaurants named this
> Spadina Av. establishment as the best in the country.
> Chef Patrick Kriss presents a tasting menu that includes
> everything from hedgehog mushrooms to hamachi tartare.
> Name the restaurant.
>
> 5. This popular Toronto-based company announced that it's seeking
> to raise $320,000,000 in an initial public offering. Its shares,
> with a price range of $14 to $16, will be listed on the Toronto
> and New York Stock Exchanges. Name the company.
>
> 6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
> valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on
> the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation
> "patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
>
> 7. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos raised eyebrows when she
> said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of
> "school choice". What type of educational institutions was
> she referring to?
>
> 8. A new US ambassador to Canada was nominated last week. She is
> the wife of a Kentucky coal company billionaire CEO and major
> Republican donor. What is her name? (Married or maiden name
> will be accepted.)
>
> 9. The NHL trade deadline passed last week. One of the trades
> involved this 39-year-old, best known for his 15 seasons with
> the Calgary Flames. This time he was traded from the Colorado
> Avalanche to the Los Angeles Kings in return for a fourth-round
> draft pick. Name him.
>
> 10. The Toronto Maple Leafs added some "veteran grit" in acquiring
> this 6'6"-tall, 245-pound player (198 cm, 111 kg) from the
> Tampa Bay Lightning. He is also a faceoff specialist. Name him.
>
>
> * Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Nike announced that it has specially developed an article of
> clothing that will assist the performances of some female
> athletes. What article of clothing?
>
> 2. It was the greatest second-leg comeback in Champions League
> history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg,
> this storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the
> quarter-finals. Name the team.
>
> 3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require
> any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal
> pay for work of equal value?
>
> 4. To mark International Women's Day, a sculpture was commissioned
> and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St.
> It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the
> official name of this sculpture?
>
> 5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
> A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the
> causes listed by the coroner.
>
> 6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
> a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
> combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
> to him. What was it?
>
> 7. The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is back
> in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what
> comment about carbon dioxide emissions?
>
> 8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development,
> Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people
> shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them?
>
> 9. Bob Paulson announced that he is retiring on June 30 after
> leading *which organization* for more than 5 years?
>
> 10. This Canadian senator has been found to have breached the
> Senate's ethics code by having a sexual relationship with a
> 16-year-old girl, which started when he was 50. The senator,
> appointed by Stephen Harper, met the girl in church. He says
> he has been engaged in "continuous prayers of repentance".
> Name him.
>
--
Peter Smyth
Mar 16, 2017, 1:15:43 PM3/16/17
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
>
> 2. Travis Kalanick admitted he needs "leadership help" after a video
> made public showed him arguing with and disparaging an employee.
> Kalanick is the CEO of which company?
Snapchat
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
>
> 2. Travis Kalanick admitted he needs "leadership help" after a video
> made public showed him arguing with and disparaging an employee.
> Kalanick is the CEO of which company?
> 3. A Russian billionaire purchased a late-19th-century landscape
> painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in
> 2008. Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the
> artist of this painting.
Monet, Manet
> painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in
> 2008. Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the
> artist of this painting.
> 4. An annual survey of Canadian restaurants named this
> Spadina Av. establishment as the best in the country.
> Chef Patrick Kriss presents a tasting menu that includes
> everything from hedgehog mushrooms to hamachi tartare.
> Name the restaurant.
>
> 5. This popular Toronto-based company announced that it's seeking
> to raise $320,000,000 in an initial public offering. Its shares,
> with a price range of $14 to $16, will be listed on the Toronto
> and New York Stock Exchanges. Name the company.
>
> 6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
> valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on
> the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation
> "patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
Snapchat
> Spadina Av. establishment as the best in the country.
> Chef Patrick Kriss presents a tasting menu that includes
> everything from hedgehog mushrooms to hamachi tartare.
> Name the restaurant.
>
> 5. This popular Toronto-based company announced that it's seeking
> to raise $320,000,000 in an initial public offering. Its shares,
> with a price range of $14 to $16, will be listed on the Toronto
> and New York Stock Exchanges. Name the company.
>
> 6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
> valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on
> the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation
> "patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
> 7. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos raised eyebrows when she
> said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of
> "school choice". What type of educational institutions was
> she referring to?
Public schools
> said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of
> "school choice". What type of educational institutions was
> she referring to?
> 8. A new US ambassador to Canada was nominated last week. She is
> the wife of a Kentucky coal company billionaire CEO and major
> Republican donor. What is her name? (Married or maiden name
> will be accepted.)
>
> 9. The NHL trade deadline passed last week. One of the trades
> involved this 39-year-old, best known for his 15 seasons with
> the Calgary Flames. This time he was traded from the Colorado
> Avalanche to the Los Angeles Kings in return for a fourth-round
> draft pick. Name him.
>
> 10. The Toronto Maple Leafs added some "veteran grit" in acquiring
> this 6'6"-tall, 245-pound player (198 cm, 111 kg) from the
> Tampa Bay Lightning. He is also a faceoff specialist. Name him.
>
>
> * Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Nike announced that it has specially developed an article of
> clothing that will assist the performances of some female
> athletes. What article of clothing?
Bra
> the wife of a Kentucky coal company billionaire CEO and major
> Republican donor. What is her name? (Married or maiden name
> will be accepted.)
>
> 9. The NHL trade deadline passed last week. One of the trades
> involved this 39-year-old, best known for his 15 seasons with
> the Calgary Flames. This time he was traded from the Colorado
> Avalanche to the Los Angeles Kings in return for a fourth-round
> draft pick. Name him.
>
> 10. The Toronto Maple Leafs added some "veteran grit" in acquiring
> this 6'6"-tall, 245-pound player (198 cm, 111 kg) from the
> Tampa Bay Lightning. He is also a faceoff specialist. Name him.
>
>
> * Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Nike announced that it has specially developed an article of
> clothing that will assist the performances of some female
> athletes. What article of clothing?
> 2. It was the greatest second-leg comeback in Champions League
> history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg,
> this storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the
> quarter-finals. Name the team.
Barcelona
> history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg,
> this storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the
> quarter-finals. Name the team.
> 3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require
> any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal
> pay for work of equal value?
Norway, Sweden
> any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal
> pay for work of equal value?
> 4. To mark International Women's Day, a sculpture was commissioned
> and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St.
> It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the
> official name of this sculpture?
>
> 5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
> A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the
> causes listed by the coroner.
Heart failure
> and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St.
> It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the
> official name of this sculpture?
>
> 5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
> A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the
> causes listed by the coroner.
> 6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
> a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
> combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
> to him. What was it?
He spontaneously combusted
> a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
> combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
> to him. What was it?
> 7. The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is back
> in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what
> comment about carbon dioxide emissions?
They do not cause climate change
> in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what
> comment about carbon dioxide emissions?
> 8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development,
> Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people
> shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them?
>
> 9. Bob Paulson announced that he is retiring on June 30 after
> leading *which organization* for more than 5 years?
>
> 10. This Canadian senator has been found to have breached the
> Senate's ethics code by having a sexual relationship with a
> 16-year-old girl, which started when he was 50. The senator,
> appointed by Stephen Harper, met the girl in church. He says
> he has been engaged in "continuous prayers of repentance".
> Name him.
Peter Smyth
> Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people
> shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them?
>
> 9. Bob Paulson announced that he is retiring on June 30 after
> leading *which organization* for more than 5 years?
>
> 10. This Canadian senator has been found to have breached the
> Senate's ethics code by having a sexual relationship with a
> 16-year-old girl, which started when he was 50. The senator,
> appointed by Stephen Harper, met the girl in church. He says
> he has been engaged in "continuous prayers of repentance".
> Name him.
Pete Gayde
Mar 16, 2017, 5:40:08 PM3/16/17
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> give the answers that were correct on that date.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> (This set is running concurrently with Game 9, Rounds 7-8 -- and
> later Rounds 9-10 -- from the previous season.)
>
> All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
Wapner
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> give the answers that were correct on that date.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> (This set is running concurrently with Game 9, Rounds 7-8 -- and
> later Rounds 9-10 -- from the previous season.)
>
> All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
>
> 2. Travis Kalanick admitted he needs "leadership help" after a video
> made public showed him arguing with and disparaging an employee.
> Kalanick is the CEO of which company?
>
> 3. A Russian billionaire purchased a late-19th-century landscape
> painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in
> 2008. Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the
> artist of this painting.
>
> 4. An annual survey of Canadian restaurants named this
> Spadina Av. establishment as the best in the country.
> Chef Patrick Kriss presents a tasting menu that includes
> everything from hedgehog mushrooms to hamachi tartare.
> Name the restaurant.
>
> 5. This popular Toronto-based company announced that it's seeking
> to raise $320,000,000 in an initial public offering. Its shares,
> with a price range of $14 to $16, will be listed on the Toronto
> and New York Stock Exchanges. Name the company.
>
> 6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
> valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on
> the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation
> "patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
>
> 7. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos raised eyebrows when she
> said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of
> "school choice". What type of educational institutions was
> she referring to?
>
> 8. A new US ambassador to Canada was nominated last week. She is
> the wife of a Kentucky coal company billionaire CEO and major
> Republican donor. What is her name? (Married or maiden name
> will be accepted.)
>
> 9. The NHL trade deadline passed last week. One of the trades
> involved this 39-year-old, best known for his 15 seasons with
> the Calgary Flames. This time he was traded from the Colorado
> Avalanche to the Los Angeles Kings in return for a fourth-round
> draft pick. Name him.
>
> 10. The Toronto Maple Leafs added some "veteran grit" in acquiring
> this 6'6"-tall, 245-pound player (198 cm, 111 kg) from the
> Tampa Bay Lightning. He is also a faceoff specialist. Name him.
>
>
> * Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Nike announced that it has specially developed an article of
> clothing that will assist the performances of some female
> athletes. What article of clothing?
>
> 2. It was the greatest second-leg comeback in Champions League
> history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg,
> this storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the
> quarter-finals. Name the team.
>
> 3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require
> any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal
> pay for work of equal value?
>
> 4. To mark International Women's Day, a sculpture was commissioned
> and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St.
> It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the
> official name of this sculpture?
>
> 5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
> A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the
> causes listed by the coroner.
>
> 6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
> a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
> combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
> to him. What was it?
>
> 7. The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is back
> in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what
> comment about carbon dioxide emissions?
>
> 8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development,
> Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people
> shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them?
>
> 9. Bob Paulson announced that he is retiring on June 30 after
> leading *which organization* for more than 5 years?
>
> 10. This Canadian senator has been found to have breached the
> Senate's ethics code by having a sexual relationship with a
> 16-year-old girl, which started when he was 50. The senator,
> appointed by Stephen Harper, met the girl in church. He says
> he has been engaged in "continuous prayers of repentance".
> Name him.
>
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On Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 6:37:19 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> give the answers that were correct on that date.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> (This set is running concurrently with Game 9, Rounds 7-8 -- and
> later Rounds 9-10 -- from the previous season.)
>
> All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
Joseph Wapner
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> give the answers that were correct on that date.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> (This set is running concurrently with Game 9, Rounds 7-8 -- and
> later Rounds 9-10 -- from the previous season.)
>
> All questions were written by members of 5 Easy Pieces and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see
> my 2016-11-26 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
> 4. To mark International Women's Day, a sculpture was commissioned
> and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St.
> It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the
> official name of this sculpture?
>
> 5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
> A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the
> causes listed by the coroner.
>
> 6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
> a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
> combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
> to him. What was it?
His pants caught fire from an e-liter in his pocket.
> and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St.
> It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the
> official name of this sculpture?
>
> 5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
> A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the
> causes listed by the coroner.
>
> 6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
> a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
> combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
> to him. What was it?
> 7. The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is back
> in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what
> comment about carbon dioxide emissions?
>
> 8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development,
> Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people
> shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them?
Immigrants.
> in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what
> comment about carbon dioxide emissions?
>
> 8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development,
> Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people
> shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them?
Mark Brader
Mar 17, 2017, 12:21:36 AM3/17/17
to
Jason Kreitzer:
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> His pants caught fire from an e-liter in his pocket.
Is that equal to 1,000 cubic e-centimeters? :-)
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Mark Brader
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Mark Brader:
Pete, and Jason.
> 2. Travis Kalanick admitted he needs "leadership help" after a video
> made public showed him arguing with and disparaging an employee.
> Kalanick is the CEO of which company?
Uber. 4 for Dan Blum, Don, Bruce, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 3. A Russian billionaire purchased a late-19th-century landscape
> painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in
> 2008. Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the
> artist of this painting.
Paul Gauguin. 3 for Erland.
Calculated in US dollars, the loss was 74%. But the seller, Dmitry
Rybolovlev, can probably afford that. His estimated net worth -- more
or less, depending on which source you accept -- is $9,000,000,000 US.
> 4. An annual survey of Canadian restaurants named this
> Spadina Av. establishment as the best in the country.
> Chef Patrick Kriss presents a tasting menu that includes
> everything from hedgehog mushrooms to hamachi tartare.
> Name the restaurant.
Alo.
> 5. This popular Toronto-based company announced that it's seeking
> to raise $320,000,000 in an initial public offering. Its shares,
> with a price range of $14 to $16, will be listed on the Toronto
> and New York Stock Exchanges. Name the company.
Canada Goose.
> 6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
> valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on
> the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation
> "patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
Snapchat. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Don, Marc, Erland, Bruce, Peter,
and Pete.
> 7. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos raised eyebrows when she
> said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of
> "school choice". What type of educational institutions was
> she referring to?
Historically black colleges and universities. (Anything along
these lines was acceptable.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, Bruce,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 8. A new US ambassador to Canada was nominated last week. She is
> the wife of a Kentucky coal company billionaire CEO and major
> Republican donor. What is her name? (Married or maiden name
> will be accepted.)
Kelly Knight Craft.
> 9. The NHL trade deadline passed last week. One of the trades
> involved this 39-year-old, best known for his 15 seasons with
> the Calgary Flames. This time he was traded from the Colorado
> Avalanche to the Los Angeles Kings in return for a fourth-round
> draft pick. Name him.
Jarome Iginla. 4 for Pete.
> 10. The Toronto Maple Leafs added some "veteran grit" in acquiring
> this 6'6"-tall, 245-pound player (198 cm, 111 kg) from the
> Tampa Bay Lightning. He is also a faceoff specialist. Name him.
Brian Boyle.
> * Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Nike announced that it has specially developed an article of
> clothing that will assist the performances of some female
> athletes. What article of clothing?
A hijab. 4 for Dan Tilque.
Called the "pro hijab", it has a single-layer, pull-on design and
is made of polyester in dark colors.
> 2. It was the greatest second-leg comeback in Champions League
> history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg,
> this storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the
> quarter-finals. Name the team.
Barcelona. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Pete.
> 3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require
> any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal
> pay for work of equal value?
Iceland. 4 for Erland and Pete. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 4. To mark International Women's Day, a sculpture was commissioned
> and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St.
> It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the
> official name of this sculpture?
"Fearless Girl". (By Kristen Visbal.) I scored "Brave Girl" as
almost correct. 2 for Pete.
> 5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
> A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the
> causes listed by the coroner.
Heart disease, fatty liver. 4 for Joshua and Peter.
> 6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
> a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
> combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
> to him. What was it?
His pants caught on fire. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, Bruce,
Dan Tilque, and Jason.
The ignition source was an e-cigarette battery overheating in his pocket.
Afterwards, his client was convicted.
> 7. The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is back
> in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what
> comment about carbon dioxide emissions?
They are not the primary cause of climate change / global warming.
4 for Don, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Pete.
> 8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development,
> Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people
> shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them?
Immigrants with dreams of prosperity. "Immigrants" was sufficient.
4 for Joshua, Don, Marc, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason.
> 9. Bob Paulson announced that he is retiring on June 30 after
> leading *which organization* for more than 5 years?
Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
> 10. This Canadian senator has been found to have breached the
> Senate's ethics code by having a sexual relationship with a
> 16-year-old girl, which started when he was 50. The senator,
> appointed by Stephen Harper, met the girl in church. He says
> he has been engaged in "continuous prayers of repentance".
> Name him.
Don Meredith. (No, not the American athlete and sports commentator.
*He* died in 2010.)
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX
Pete Gayde 16 16 24 23 16 16 20 18 117
Joshua Kreitzer 8 24 16 24 8 12 12 12 100
Don Piven -- -- 12 12 16 12 12 8 72
Dan Blum 4 4 10 12 4 22 16 6 70
Marc Dashevsky 4 12 12 12 4 8 12 8 64
Dan Tilque 0 4 8 16 4 0 12 20 64
Erland Sommarskog 0 8 4 8 8 12 7 8 51
Peter Smyth -- -- 16 16 -- -- 4 12 48
"ArenEss" 20 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- 44
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- -- 16 12 28
Jason Kreitzer -- -- -- -- 0 8 4 8 20
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Mark Brader, Toronto | It's never too late to learn what "opsimath" means.
m...@vex.net | --James Hogg
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the
> dates indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly.
> If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still
> expected to give the answers that were correct on that date...
> dates indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly.
> If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still
> For further information see my 2016-11-26 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
Joseph Wapner. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Don, Marc, Bruce, Dan Tilque,
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7 (2017-03-06), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. He was the first television judge and presided over "The People's
> Court" from 1981 to 1993. He hosted the show after retiring
> as an actual judge. Last week he died at the age of 97.
> Who was he?
Pete, and Jason.
> 2. Travis Kalanick admitted he needs "leadership help" after a video
> made public showed him arguing with and disparaging an employee.
> Kalanick is the CEO of which company?
> 3. A Russian billionaire purchased a late-19th-century landscape
> painting called "Te Fare (La Maison") for 54,000,000 euros in
> 2008. Last week he sold it for a mere £20,500,000. Name the
> artist of this painting.
Calculated in US dollars, the loss was 74%. But the seller, Dmitry
Rybolovlev, can probably afford that. His estimated net worth -- more
or less, depending on which source you accept -- is $9,000,000,000 US.
> 4. An annual survey of Canadian restaurants named this
> Spadina Av. establishment as the best in the country.
> Chef Patrick Kriss presents a tasting menu that includes
> everything from hedgehog mushrooms to hamachi tartare.
> Name the restaurant.
> 5. This popular Toronto-based company announced that it's seeking
> to raise $320,000,000 in an initial public offering. Its shares,
> with a price range of $14 to $16, will be listed on the Toronto
> and New York Stock Exchanges. Name the company.
> 6. The parent company of this message- and photo-based app is now
> valued at about $33,000,000,000 US after it began trading on
> the New York Stock Exchange. One analyst called the valuation
> "patently crazy". What is the name of the company's popular app?
and Pete.
> 7. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos raised eyebrows when she
> said these types of educational institutions were pioneers of
> "school choice". What type of educational institutions was
> she referring to?
these lines was acceptable.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Marc, Bruce,
Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 8. A new US ambassador to Canada was nominated last week. She is
> the wife of a Kentucky coal company billionaire CEO and major
> Republican donor. What is her name? (Married or maiden name
> will be accepted.)
> 9. The NHL trade deadline passed last week. One of the trades
> involved this 39-year-old, best known for his 15 seasons with
> the Calgary Flames. This time he was traded from the Colorado
> Avalanche to the Los Angeles Kings in return for a fourth-round
> draft pick. Name him.
> 10. The Toronto Maple Leafs added some "veteran grit" in acquiring
> this 6'6"-tall, 245-pound player (198 cm, 111 kg) from the
> Tampa Bay Lightning. He is also a faceoff specialist. Name him.
> * Game 8 (2017-03-13), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Nike announced that it has specially developed an article of
> clothing that will assist the performances of some female
> athletes. What article of clothing?
Called the "pro hijab", it has a single-layer, pull-on design and
is made of polyester in dark colors.
> 2. It was the greatest second-leg comeback in Champions League
> history. Down 4-0 to Paris St. Germain after the first leg,
> this storied team won the second game 6-1 to move on to the
> quarter-finals. Name the team.
> 3. *Which Nordic country* has announced a law that will require
> any company with 25 or more employees to prove it gives equal
> pay for work of equal value?
> 4. To mark International Women's Day, a sculpture was commissioned
> and placed in front of the Charging Bull statue on Wall St.
> It shows an individual staring the bull down. What is the
> official name of this sculpture?
almost correct. 2 for Pete.
> 5. Pop music star George Michael didn't die of a drug overdose.
> A coroner concluded it was natural causes. Give either of the
> causes listed by the coroner.
> 6. In an arson case, Miami lawyer Stephen Gutierrez was telling
> a jury in closing arguments that his client's car spontaneously
> combusted. As he was speaking, something unexpected happened
> to him. What was it?
Dan Tilque, and Jason.
The ignition source was an e-cigarette battery overheating in his pocket.
Afterwards, his client was convicted.
> 7. The new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is back
> in the news. In an interview with CNBC, Scott Pruitt made what
> comment about carbon dioxide emissions?
4 for Don, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Pete.
> 8. In his first speech as head of Housing and Urban Development,
> Dr. Ben Carson raised eyebrows when he spoke about people
> shipped to the US as slaves. What did he call them?
4 for Joshua, Don, Marc, Bruce, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Jason.
> 9. Bob Paulson announced that he is retiring on June 30 after
> leading *which organization* for more than 5 years?
> 10. This Canadian senator has been found to have breached the
> Senate's ethics code by having a sexual relationship with a
> 16-year-old girl, which started when he was 50. The senator,
> appointed by Stephen Harper, met the girl in church. He says
> he has been engaged in "continuous prayers of repentance".
> Name him.
*He* died in 2010.)
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX
Pete Gayde 16 16 24 23 16 16 20 18 117
Joshua Kreitzer 8 24 16 24 8 12 12 12 100
Don Piven -- -- 12 12 16 12 12 8 72
Dan Blum 4 4 10 12 4 22 16 6 70
Marc Dashevsky 4 12 12 12 4 8 12 8 64
Dan Tilque 0 4 8 16 4 0 12 20 64
Erland Sommarskog 0 8 4 8 8 12 7 8 51
Peter Smyth -- -- 16 16 -- -- 4 12 48
"ArenEss" 20 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- 44
Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- -- 16 12 28
Jason Kreitzer -- -- -- -- 0 8 4 8 20
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