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Mark Brader
Mar 31, 2015, 12:16:27 PM3/31/15
to
Remember that the regular QFTCI questions are running concurrently
with this current-events set. Rounds 9-10 of Game 3 are active
as I post this, with Rounds 2-3 of Game 4 to follow.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
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 those dates.
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.
All questions were written by members of MI5, 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 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
* World News
1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
week?
2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father
and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
3. After a bitter ten year battle between the Guardian newspaper
and the British government, 27 "black spider memos" sent to
various British government ministries will soon be revealed to
the public. Who wrote them?
* Sports
4. Canadian Olympian Daundre Barnaby died in a swimming accident
at a team training facility on Friday. What was his track and
field specialty?
5. A Canadian rookie for the Sacramento Kings has a new nickname
after a botched closed-captioning transcription during Wednesday
night's game dubbed him "Sauce Castillo". What is his real name?
6. Which two-time MVP formally announced his retirement on Tuesday?
* Canadian News
7. Why was Justice Charles Vaillancourt of the Ontario Court of
Justice in the news last week?
8. Toronto's Dr. Janet Rossant won the Canada Gairdner Wightman
Award last week for her work as a stem-cell biologist. At which
institution is she employed?
9. In a split decision with the three Quebec judges co-authoring
a dissent, the Supreme Court has ruled that the federal
government can destroy Quebec records from what?
* Entertainment
10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave?
11. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show.
12. Fans worldwide were thrilled last week when news broke that
this TV show will return with its two original stars for six
new episodes. Name the show.
* US News
13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person
to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
15. Which organization announced that it that its new Chief
Disciplinary Officer would be the outgoing head of the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Remember that computers are very,
m...@vex.net very fast..." -- Steve Summit
My text in this article is in the public domain.
with this current-events set. Rounds 9-10 of Game 3 are active
as I post this, with Rounds 2-3 of Game 4 to follow.
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
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 those dates.
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.
All questions were written by members of MI5, 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 2015-02-23
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
* World News
1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
week?
2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father
and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
3. After a bitter ten year battle between the Guardian newspaper
and the British government, 27 "black spider memos" sent to
various British government ministries will soon be revealed to
the public. Who wrote them?
* Sports
4. Canadian Olympian Daundre Barnaby died in a swimming accident
at a team training facility on Friday. What was his track and
field specialty?
5. A Canadian rookie for the Sacramento Kings has a new nickname
after a botched closed-captioning transcription during Wednesday
night's game dubbed him "Sauce Castillo". What is his real name?
6. Which two-time MVP formally announced his retirement on Tuesday?
* Canadian News
7. Why was Justice Charles Vaillancourt of the Ontario Court of
Justice in the news last week?
8. Toronto's Dr. Janet Rossant won the Canada Gairdner Wightman
Award last week for her work as a stem-cell biologist. At which
institution is she employed?
9. In a split decision with the three Quebec judges co-authoring
a dissent, the Supreme Court has ruled that the federal
government can destroy Quebec records from what?
* Entertainment
10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave?
11. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show.
12. Fans worldwide were thrilled last week when news broke that
this TV show will return with its two original stars for six
new episodes. Name the show.
* US News
13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person
to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
15. Which organization announced that it that its new Chief
Disciplinary Officer would be the outgoing head of the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Remember that computers are very,
m...@vex.net very fast..." -- Steve Summit
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Mar 31, 2015, 1:13:04 PM3/31/15
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Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
> * World News
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
Gloucester
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
> * World News
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
> 2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father
> and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
> 3. After a bitter ten year battle between the Guardian newspaper
> and the British government, 27 "black spider memos" sent to
> various British government ministries will soon be revealed to
> the public. Who wrote them?
> * Entertainment
> 10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave?
> 11. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show.
> 12. Fans worldwide were thrilled last week when news broke that
> this TV show will return with its two original stars for six
> new episodes. Name the show.
> * US News
> 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
> announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
> her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
> 14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person
> to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky
Mar 31, 2015, 1:50:24 PM3/31/15
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In article <PNydnYvOz4jHVYfI...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father
> and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
Singapore
> 3. After a bitter ten year battle between the Guardian newspaper
> and the British government, 27 "black spider memos" sent to
> various British government ministries will soon be revealed to
> the public. Who wrote them?
>
>
> * Sports
>
> 4. Canadian Olympian Daundre Barnaby died in a swimming accident
> at a team training facility on Friday. What was his track and
> field specialty?
>
> 5. A Canadian rookie for the Sacramento Kings has a new nickname
> after a botched closed-captioning transcription during Wednesday
> night's game dubbed him "Sauce Castillo". What is his real name?
>
> 6. Which two-time MVP formally announced his retirement on Tuesday?
Nash
> * Canadian News
>
> 7. Why was Justice Charles Vaillancourt of the Ontario Court of
> Justice in the news last week?
>
> 8. Toronto's Dr. Janet Rossant won the Canada Gairdner Wightman
> Award last week for her work as a stem-cell biologist. At which
> institution is she employed?
>
> 9. In a split decision with the three Quebec judges co-authoring
> a dissent, the Supreme Court has ruled that the federal
> government can destroy Quebec records from what?
>
>
> * Entertainment
>
> 10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave?
the building
> 11. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show.
Mad Men
> 12. Fans worldwide were thrilled last week when news broke that
> this TV show will return with its two original stars for six
> new episodes. Name the show.
X-Files
> * US News
>
> 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
> announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
> her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
ovarian cancer
> 14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person
> to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
Cruz
> 15. Which organization announced that it that its new Chief
> Disciplinary Officer would be the outgoing head of the Bureau
> of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives?
NFL
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * World News
>
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
Nottingham
>
> * World News
>
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
> 2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father
> and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
> 3. After a bitter ten year battle between the Guardian newspaper
> and the British government, 27 "black spider memos" sent to
> various British government ministries will soon be revealed to
> the public. Who wrote them?
>
>
> * Sports
>
> 4. Canadian Olympian Daundre Barnaby died in a swimming accident
> at a team training facility on Friday. What was his track and
> field specialty?
>
> 5. A Canadian rookie for the Sacramento Kings has a new nickname
> after a botched closed-captioning transcription during Wednesday
> night's game dubbed him "Sauce Castillo". What is his real name?
>
> 6. Which two-time MVP formally announced his retirement on Tuesday?
> * Canadian News
>
> 7. Why was Justice Charles Vaillancourt of the Ontario Court of
> Justice in the news last week?
>
> 8. Toronto's Dr. Janet Rossant won the Canada Gairdner Wightman
> Award last week for her work as a stem-cell biologist. At which
> institution is she employed?
>
> 9. In a split decision with the three Quebec judges co-authoring
> a dissent, the Supreme Court has ruled that the federal
> government can destroy Quebec records from what?
>
>
> * Entertainment
>
> 10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave?
> 11. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show.
> 12. Fans worldwide were thrilled last week when news broke that
> this TV show will return with its two original stars for six
> new episodes. Name the show.
> * US News
>
> 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
> announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
> her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
> 14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person
> to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
> 15. Which organization announced that it that its new Chief
> Disciplinary Officer would be the outgoing head of the Bureau
> of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Erland Sommarskog
Mar 31, 2015, 3:12:55 PM3/31/15
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
Leicster
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
> 2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father
> and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
> 4. Canadian Olympian Daundre Barnaby died in a swimming accident
> at a team training facility on Friday. What was his track and
> field specialty?
> 10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave?
> 14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person
> to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Peter Smyth
Mar 31, 2015, 7:14:56 PM3/31/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> Remember that the regular QFTCI questions are running concurrently
> with this current-events set. Rounds 9-10 of Game 3 are active
> as I post this, with Rounds 2-3 of Game 4 to follow.
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
> 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 those dates.
>
> 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.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, 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 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * World News
>
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
Leicester
> Remember that the regular QFTCI questions are running concurrently
> with this current-events set. Rounds 9-10 of Game 3 are active
> as I post this, with Rounds 2-3 of Game 4 to follow.
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
> 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 those dates.
>
> 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.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, 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 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * World News
>
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
> 2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father
> and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
Singapore
> and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
> 3. After a bitter ten year battle between the Guardian newspaper
> and the British government, 27 "black spider memos" sent to
> various British government ministries will soon be revealed to
> the public. Who wrote them?
Prince Charles
> and the British government, 27 "black spider memos" sent to
> various British government ministries will soon be revealed to
> the public. Who wrote them?
>
> * Sports
>
> 4. Canadian Olympian Daundre Barnaby died in a swimming accident
> at a team training facility on Friday. What was his track and
> field specialty?
400m
> * Sports
>
> 4. Canadian Olympian Daundre Barnaby died in a swimming accident
> at a team training facility on Friday. What was his track and
> field specialty?
> 5. A Canadian rookie for the Sacramento Kings has a new nickname
> after a botched closed-captioning transcription during Wednesday
> night's game dubbed him "Sauce Castillo". What is his real name?
Jorge Castillo
> after a botched closed-captioning transcription during Wednesday
> night's game dubbed him "Sauce Castillo". What is his real name?
> 6. Which two-time MVP formally announced his retirement on Tuesday?
Manning
>
> * Canadian News
>
> 7. Why was Justice Charles Vaillancourt of the Ontario Court of
> Justice in the news last week?
>
> 8. Toronto's Dr. Janet Rossant won the Canada Gairdner Wightman
> Award last week for her work as a stem-cell biologist. At which
> institution is she employed?
>
> 9. In a split decision with the three Quebec judges co-authoring
> a dissent, the Supreme Court has ruled that the federal
> government can destroy Quebec records from what?
Before Quebec joined Canada
> * Canadian News
>
> 7. Why was Justice Charles Vaillancourt of the Ontario Court of
> Justice in the news last week?
>
> 8. Toronto's Dr. Janet Rossant won the Canada Gairdner Wightman
> Award last week for her work as a stem-cell biologist. At which
> institution is she employed?
>
> 9. In a split decision with the three Quebec judges co-authoring
> a dissent, the Supreme Court has ruled that the federal
> government can destroy Quebec records from what?
>
> * Entertainment
>
> 10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave?
One Direction
> * Entertainment
>
> 10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave?
> 11. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show.
Glee
> this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show.
> 12. Fans worldwide were thrilled last week when news broke that
> this TV show will return with its two original stars for six
> new episodes. Name the show.
X-Files
> this TV show will return with its two original stars for six
> new episodes. Name the show.
>
> * US News
>
> 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
> announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
> her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
Ovarian cancer
> * US News
>
> 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
> announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
> her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
> 14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person
> to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
Ted Cruz
> to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
> 15. Which organization announced that it that its new Chief
> Disciplinary Officer would be the outgoing head of the Bureau
> of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives?
FBI, CIA
> Disciplinary Officer would be the outgoing head of the Bureau
> of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives?
Peter Smyth
swp
Mar 31, 2015, 8:09:30 PM3/31/15
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On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 12:16:27 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> Remember
ok
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * World News
>
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
leicester
> 2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father
> and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
singapore
> 3. After a bitter ten year battle between the Guardian newspaper
> and the British government, 27 "black spider memos" sent to
> various British government ministries will soon be revealed to
> the public. Who wrote them?
prince charles
>
> * Sports
>
> 4. Canadian Olympian Daundre Barnaby died in a swimming accident
> at a team training facility on Friday. What was his track and
> field specialty?
running
> 5. A Canadian rookie for the Sacramento Kings has a new nickname
> after a botched closed-captioning transcription during Wednesday
> night's game dubbed him "Sauce Castillo". What is his real name?
mark brader
> 6. Which two-time MVP formally announced his retirement on Tuesday?
steve nash
>
> * Canadian News
>
> 7. Why was Justice Charles Vaillancourt of the Ontario Court of
> Justice in the news last week?
...
> 8. Toronto's Dr. Janet Rossant won the Canada Gairdner Wightman
> Award last week for her work as a stem-cell biologist. At which
> institution is she employed?
the hospital for sick children
> 9. In a split decision with the three Quebec judges co-authoring
> a dissent, the Supreme Court has ruled that the federal
> government can destroy Quebec records from what?
gun registry
>
> * Entertainment
>
> 10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave?
the band 'one direction' [my daughter, nieces, and younger female cousins were less than pleased]
> 11. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show.
downton abby [I never saw the appeal]
> 12. Fans worldwide were thrilled last week when news broke that
> this TV show will return with its two original stars for six
> new episodes. Name the show.
the x-files
>
> * US News
>
> 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
> announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
> her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
ovarian cancer
> 14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person
> to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
ted cruz
> 15. Which organization announced that it that its new Chief
> Disciplinary Officer would be the outgoing head of the Bureau
> of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives?
the national football league
swp
> Remember
ok
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * World News
>
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
> 2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father
> and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
> 3. After a bitter ten year battle between the Guardian newspaper
> and the British government, 27 "black spider memos" sent to
> various British government ministries will soon be revealed to
> the public. Who wrote them?
>
> * Sports
>
> 4. Canadian Olympian Daundre Barnaby died in a swimming accident
> at a team training facility on Friday. What was his track and
> field specialty?
> 5. A Canadian rookie for the Sacramento Kings has a new nickname
> after a botched closed-captioning transcription during Wednesday
> night's game dubbed him "Sauce Castillo". What is his real name?
> 6. Which two-time MVP formally announced his retirement on Tuesday?
>
> * Canadian News
>
> 7. Why was Justice Charles Vaillancourt of the Ontario Court of
> Justice in the news last week?
> 8. Toronto's Dr. Janet Rossant won the Canada Gairdner Wightman
> Award last week for her work as a stem-cell biologist. At which
> institution is she employed?
> 9. In a split decision with the three Quebec judges co-authoring
> a dissent, the Supreme Court has ruled that the federal
> government can destroy Quebec records from what?
>
> * Entertainment
>
> 10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave?
> 11. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show.
> 12. Fans worldwide were thrilled last week when news broke that
> this TV show will return with its two original stars for six
> new episodes. Name the show.
>
> * US News
>
> 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
> announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
> her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
> 14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person
> to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
> 15. Which organization announced that it that its new Chief
> Disciplinary Officer would be the outgoing head of the Bureau
> of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives?
swp
Joshua Kreitzer
Apr 1, 2015, 12:15:01 AM4/1/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:PNydnYvOz4jHVYfInZ2dnUU7-N-
dn...@vex.net:
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * World News
>
> * Entertainment
>
> 10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave?
One Direction
> 11. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show.
"The Walking Dead"
> 12. Fans worldwide were thrilled last week when news broke that
> this TV show will return with its two original stars for six
> new episodes. Name the show.
"The X-Files"
> * US News
>
> 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
> announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
> her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
uterine cancer; cervical cancer
> 14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person
> to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
Ted Cruz
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
dn...@vex.net:
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * World News
>
> 2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father
> and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
Singapore
> and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
> * Entertainment
>
> 10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave?
> 11. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show.
> 12. Fans worldwide were thrilled last week when news broke that
> this TV show will return with its two original stars for six
> new episodes. Name the show.
> * US News
>
> 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
> announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
> her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
> 14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person
> to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Apr 1, 2015, 6:31:02 AM4/1/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * World News
>
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
>
> 2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father
> and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
Singapore
>
>
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * World News
>
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
>
> 2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father
> and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
>
> 3. After a bitter ten year battle between the Guardian newspaper
> and the British government, 27 "black spider memos" sent to
> various British government ministries will soon be revealed to
> the public. Who wrote them?
>
> 14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person
> to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
>
> 15. Which organization announced that it that its new Chief
> Disciplinary Officer would be the outgoing head of the Bureau
> of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives?
>
--
Mark Brader
Apr 1, 2015, 12:22:47 PM4/1/15
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Mark Brader:
> ovarian cancel
You were asked to name the disease, not the surgery. :-)
(Or perhaps you were confused about Left and Right after trying
http://com.google today?)
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> > 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
> > announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
> > her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
Dan Tilque:
> > announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
> > her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
> ovarian cancel
You were asked to name the disease, not the surgery. :-)
(Or perhaps you were confused about Left and Right after trying
http://com.google today?)
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "So *you* say." --Toddy Beamish
m...@vex.net | (H.G. Wells, "The Man Who Could Work Miracles")
Pete
Apr 1, 2015, 7:44:27 PM4/1/15
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> Remember that the regular QFTCI questions are running concurrently
> with this current-events set. Rounds 9-10 of Game 3 are active
> as I post this, with Rounds 2-3 of Game 4 to follow.
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
> 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 those dates.
>
> 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.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, 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 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * World News
>
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
York
> with this current-events set. Rounds 9-10 of Game 3 are active
> as I post this, with Rounds 2-3 of Game 4 to follow.
>
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
> 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 those dates.
>
> 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.
>
> All questions were written by members of MI5, 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 2015-02-23
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
> (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * World News
>
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
>
> 2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father
> and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
>
> 3. After a bitter ten year battle between the Guardian newspaper
> and the British government, 27 "black spider memos" sent to
> various British government ministries will soon be revealed to
> the public. Who wrote them?
>
>
> * Sports
>
> 4. Canadian Olympian Daundre Barnaby died in a swimming accident
> at a team training facility on Friday. What was his track and
> field specialty?
>
> 5. A Canadian rookie for the Sacramento Kings has a new nickname
> after a botched closed-captioning transcription during Wednesday
> night's game dubbed him "Sauce Castillo". What is his real name?
>
> 6. Which two-time MVP formally announced his retirement on Tuesday?
>
>
> * Canadian News
>
> 7. Why was Justice Charles Vaillancourt of the Ontario Court of
> Justice in the news last week?
>
> 8. Toronto's Dr. Janet Rossant won the Canada Gairdner Wightman
> Award last week for her work as a stem-cell biologist. At which
> institution is she employed?
>
> 9. In a split decision with the three Quebec judges co-authoring
> a dissent, the Supreme Court has ruled that the federal
> government can destroy Quebec records from what?
>
>
> * Entertainment
>
> 10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave?
>
> 11. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show.
>
> 12. Fans worldwide were thrilled last week when news broke that
> this TV show will return with its two original stars for six
> new episodes. Name the show.
>
>
> * US News
>
> 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
> announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
> her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
>
> 14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person
> to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
>
> 15. Which organization announced that it that its new Chief
> Disciplinary Officer would be the outgoing head of the Bureau
> of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives?
>
Pete
Dan Tilque
Apr 2, 2015, 2:21:53 AM4/2/15
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Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
>>> 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
>>> announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
>>> her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
>
> Dan Tilque:
>> ovarian cancel
>
> You were asked to name the disease, not the surgery. :-)
>
> (Or perhaps you were confused about Left and Right after trying
> http://com.google today?)
You just made me realize that L is typed with the right hand and R with
> Mark Brader:
>>> 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
>>> announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
>>> her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
>
> Dan Tilque:
>> ovarian cancel
>
> You were asked to name the disease, not the surgery. :-)
>
> (Or perhaps you were confused about Left and Right after trying
> http://com.google today?)
the left. Who invented this stupid keyboard, anyway? Can't get anything
right (or even left) on it...
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Apr 3, 2015, 1:03:55 PM4/3/15
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Mark Brader:
establish domination in the Current Events game despite a delayed
standing start. HEARTY congratulations, sir! Well done indeed!
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
> * World News
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
Leicester. 4 for Erland, Peter, and Stephen.
You have probably heard at least some of the backstory here.
He died in battle in 1485, so his enemies got to write the history.
His grave on the grounds of an abbey in Leicester was unmarked,
and the abbey itself later demolished. In 2012 scholars figured
out where it might have been and there was only a parking lot on
the site, so they got permission for an archeological excavation.
The body was found and its identity confirmed, and this year it was
reburied, still in Leicester (after the defeat of a court challenge
calling for the remains to be moved to York).
> 2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father
> and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
Singapore. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Peter, Stephen,
Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 3. After a bitter ten year battle between the Guardian newspaper
> and the British government, 27 "black spider memos" sent to
> various British government ministries will soon be revealed to
> the public. Who wrote them?
Prince Charles. 4 for Peter and Stephen.
> * Sports
> 4. Canadian Olympian Daundre Barnaby died in a swimming accident
> at a team training facility on Friday. What was his track and
> field specialty?
400 m (also 4x400 m relay; accepting either). "Running" was
insufficiently specific to be a specialty. 4 for Peter.
> 5. A Canadian rookie for the Sacramento Kings has a new nickname
> after a botched closed-captioning transcription during Wednesday
> night's game dubbed him "Sauce Castillo". What is his real name?
Nik Stauskas.
> 6. Which two-time MVP formally announced his retirement on Tuesday?
Steve Nash. 4 for Marc and Stephen.
> * Canadian News
> 7. Why was Justice Charles Vaillancourt of the Ontario Court of
> Justice in the news last week?
He was assigned to preside over the trial of Senator Mike Duffy on
31 charges including fraud, bribery, and breach of trust.
> 8. Toronto's Dr. Janet Rossant won the Canada Gairdner Wightman
> Award last week for her work as a stem-cell biologist. At which
> institution is she employed?
Hospital for Sick Children, and she's also a professor at the
University of Toronto; accepting either. 4 for Stephen.
> 9. In a split decision with the three Quebec judges co-authoring
> a dissent, the Supreme Court has ruled that the federal
> government can destroy Quebec records from what?
The discontinued federal long-gun registry. 4 for Stephen.
> * Entertainment
> 10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave?
One Direction. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
Giggles for "he left something behind" and "he left the building".
> 11. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show.
"Downton Abbey". 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen (who never saw how to
spell it), and Pete.
> 12. Fans worldwide were thrilled last week when news broke that
> this TV show will return with its two original stars for six
> new episodes. Name the show.
"The X Files", later spelled "The X-Files". 4 for Dan Blum, Marc,
Peter, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
> * US News
> 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
> announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
> her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
Ovarian cancer. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Peter, Stephen, Dan Tirque,
and Pete.
> 14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person
> to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
Ted Cruz. 4 for everyone.
> 15. Which organization announced that it that its new Chief
> Disciplinary Officer would be the outgoing head of the Bureau
> of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives?
The NFL. (Todd Jones.) 4 for Marc and Stephen. 3 for Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F BEST NINE
Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 32 24 24 48 156
Pete Gayde 8 24 20 12 16 4 -- -- 4 4 27 119
Marc Dashevsky 4 20 20 0 12 12 0 8 4 8 24 112
Joshua Kreitzer 8 20 16 4 11 8 0 8 8 11 16 106
Peter Smyth 4 4 4 8 8 4 4 12 12 8 32 92
Dan Blum 4 10 16 4 8 4 4 4 8 3 24 82
Erland Sommarskog 16 8 4 8 0 4 0 8 0 4 12 64
Dan Tilque -- -- 15 0 8 0 0 8 4 0 12 47
Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 4 -- -- -- -- 12 4 -- 44
"Calvin" -- -- -- -- 12 4 -- -- -- -- -- 16
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 8 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "My ambition is to see a saying of mine attributed
m...@vex.net | to Dorothy Parker or Mark Twain." -- Joe Fineman
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-03-30,
> 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 those dates... For further information see my
> and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers have changed
> due to newer news, you are still expected to give the answers that
> 2015-02-23 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
The first seasson of 2015 is oven and STEPHEN PERRY has managed to
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
establish domination in the Current Events game despite a delayed
standing start. HEARTY congratulations, sir! Well done indeed!
> ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events
> * World News
> 1. In what East Midlands city was Richard III laid to rest last
> week?
You have probably heard at least some of the backstory here.
He died in battle in 1485, so his enemies got to write the history.
His grave on the grounds of an abbey in Leicester was unmarked,
and the abbey itself later demolished. In 2012 scholars figured
out where it might have been and there was only a parking lot on
the site, so they got permission for an archeological excavation.
The body was found and its identity confirmed, and this year it was
reburied, still in Leicester (after the defeat of a court challenge
calling for the remains to be moved to York).
> 2. Lee Kuan Yew died last week at 91. He was the founding father
> and Prime Minister of what Asian country?
Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 3. After a bitter ten year battle between the Guardian newspaper
> and the British government, 27 "black spider memos" sent to
> various British government ministries will soon be revealed to
> the public. Who wrote them?
> * Sports
> 4. Canadian Olympian Daundre Barnaby died in a swimming accident
> at a team training facility on Friday. What was his track and
> field specialty?
insufficiently specific to be a specialty. 4 for Peter.
> 5. A Canadian rookie for the Sacramento Kings has a new nickname
> after a botched closed-captioning transcription during Wednesday
> night's game dubbed him "Sauce Castillo". What is his real name?
> 6. Which two-time MVP formally announced his retirement on Tuesday?
> * Canadian News
> 7. Why was Justice Charles Vaillancourt of the Ontario Court of
> Justice in the news last week?
31 charges including fraud, bribery, and breach of trust.
> 8. Toronto's Dr. Janet Rossant won the Canada Gairdner Wightman
> Award last week for her work as a stem-cell biologist. At which
> institution is she employed?
University of Toronto; accepting either. 4 for Stephen.
> 9. In a split decision with the three Quebec judges co-authoring
> a dissent, the Supreme Court has ruled that the federal
> government can destroy Quebec records from what?
> * Entertainment
> 10. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> Zayn Malik left something. What did he leave?
Giggles for "he left something behind" and "he left the building".
> 11. Fans worldwide were devastated last week when news broke that
> this TV show would end after its sixth season. Name the show.
spell it), and Pete.
> 12. Fans worldwide were thrilled last week when news broke that
> this TV show will return with its two original stars for six
> new episodes. Name the show.
Peter, Stephen, Joshua, and Pete.
> * US News
> 13. In an op-ed column in Tuesday's New York Times, Angelina Jolie
> announced that she had surgery the prior week in order to reduce
> her risk of developing what disease? Be specific.
and Pete.
> 14. Which Republican senator from Texas became the first person
> to officially enter the 2016 US Presidential race?
> 15. Which organization announced that it that its new Chief
> Disciplinary Officer would be the outgoing head of the Bureau
> of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F BEST NINE
Stephen Perry -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 32 24 24 48 156
Pete Gayde 8 24 20 12 16 4 -- -- 4 4 27 119
Marc Dashevsky 4 20 20 0 12 12 0 8 4 8 24 112
Joshua Kreitzer 8 20 16 4 11 8 0 8 8 11 16 106
Peter Smyth 4 4 4 8 8 4 4 12 12 8 32 92
Dan Blum 4 10 16 4 8 4 4 4 8 3 24 82
Erland Sommarskog 16 8 4 8 0 4 0 8 0 4 12 64
Dan Tilque -- -- 15 0 8 0 0 8 4 0 12 47
Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 4 -- -- -- -- 12 4 -- 44
"Calvin" -- -- -- -- 12 4 -- -- -- -- -- 16
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 8 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8
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