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Mark Brader
Feb 24, 2015, 9:23:38 AM2/24/15
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This set of current-events rounds is running concurrently with
Rounds 2-3, and later Round 4 and 6 of Game 1.
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 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 recent
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 5 (2015-02-09), Round 1 - Current Events
1. "Ribbed for your transit ride pleasure"? Name the Toronto
subway station where the new map of the bus platform had to
be red-facedly taken down last week when riders began to share
its obvious phallic shape on social media.
2. At the Super Bowl, Coca-Cola launched a new interactive
twitter function asking users to submit unpleasant tweets,
which its algorithms would reword. Unfortunately, the site
was hacked by Gawker magazine, which caused Coke to retransmit
selections from "Mein Kampf". What was the Coke hashtag that
suffered this indignity?
3. Among the many stories from this year's Super Bowl, most
discussion has revolved around an unsuccessful play call at
the 1-yard line that crushed the Seattle Seahawks' attempt at
a comeback: the offensive coordinator called a pass, which was
intercepted to snuff out the Seahawks' hopes. It was the team's
coach who caught the blame, though; name him.
4. 55 years after the publication of a previous book by this
reclusive author, the author has "found" the manuscript of
another, titled "Go Set a Watchman". What author?
5. This Winnipeg Jet had a confusing week. His teammates threw
his clothes into the showers, he was a healthy scratch in the
next game, and now he is having season-ending shoulder surgery
for a longstanding injury. Who is he?
6. In a further blow to his reputation, which disgraced sports
star sideswiped two parked cars in Aspen after a night of
partying, then asked his girlfriend to take the blame?
7. A private member's bill introduced into Parliament as the
"Black April Day Act" has drawn an official protest from the
president of which country?
8. In the face of dropping fuel costs, this Canadian airline sees
a greater profit. "Our plan is not to pass any of it on", said
CEO Gregg Saretsky. Investors are thrilled, customers... less
so. Name the airline.
9. This Australian author of "The Thorn Birds" has died, aged 77,
on Norfolk Island. Who?
10. Dead at 92, this actress was a sultry blonde lead in many film
noirs, such as "I Walk Alone", "Dead Reckoning", and "Pitfall".
Name her.
* Game 6 (2015-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events
1. A late-night summit meeting intended to broker a lasting
ceasefire between the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian
separatists signally failed to apply to the entire territory
in dispute. In which European capital did world leaders meet?
2. Name the Canadian journalist who has been freed on bail from
an Egyptian prison but not, as he had hoped, been deported.
3. Though still backed by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, her
chief of staff is about to be charged with inducing a candidate
not to run for nomination. Who is this member of a powerful
Liberal dynasty in Ontario?
4. Name either member of the Toronto Maple Leafs who got
a get-out-of-jail-free card by being traded to the Nashville
Predators last week.
5. The biggest boxing purse ever will result from this headline
match announced last week. Who is going to fight Manny Pacquaio?
6. Why is Russell Kerr, 92 years old, of Mayville, Wisconsin,
suddenly all over the Internet?
7. Gemalto is a technological manufacturer whose shares dropped 10%
last week. What product that it makes was apparently compromised
by hacking by Britain's GCHQ and the United States' NSA?
8. Last week, it was reported that a discussion was to take place at
Toronto City Hall this afternoon to debate staff's recommendation
to cancel what traffic measure at a certain location? For full
points you must also name the specific location.
9. Former University of Toronto president and co-founder of the
MaRS Discovery District, this man died at the age of 85. Who?
10. It's her funeral, and she'll cry if she wants to: this adenoidal
60's singer died at 68. Who?
--
Mark Brader "Great things are not done by those
Toronto who sit down and count the cost
m...@vex.net of every thought and act." --Daniel Gooch
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Rounds 2-3, and later Round 4 and 6 of Game 1.
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 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 recent
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 5 (2015-02-09), Round 1 - Current Events
1. "Ribbed for your transit ride pleasure"? Name the Toronto
subway station where the new map of the bus platform had to
be red-facedly taken down last week when riders began to share
its obvious phallic shape on social media.
2. At the Super Bowl, Coca-Cola launched a new interactive
twitter function asking users to submit unpleasant tweets,
which its algorithms would reword. Unfortunately, the site
was hacked by Gawker magazine, which caused Coke to retransmit
selections from "Mein Kampf". What was the Coke hashtag that
suffered this indignity?
3. Among the many stories from this year's Super Bowl, most
discussion has revolved around an unsuccessful play call at
the 1-yard line that crushed the Seattle Seahawks' attempt at
a comeback: the offensive coordinator called a pass, which was
intercepted to snuff out the Seahawks' hopes. It was the team's
coach who caught the blame, though; name him.
4. 55 years after the publication of a previous book by this
reclusive author, the author has "found" the manuscript of
another, titled "Go Set a Watchman". What author?
5. This Winnipeg Jet had a confusing week. His teammates threw
his clothes into the showers, he was a healthy scratch in the
next game, and now he is having season-ending shoulder surgery
for a longstanding injury. Who is he?
6. In a further blow to his reputation, which disgraced sports
star sideswiped two parked cars in Aspen after a night of
partying, then asked his girlfriend to take the blame?
7. A private member's bill introduced into Parliament as the
"Black April Day Act" has drawn an official protest from the
president of which country?
8. In the face of dropping fuel costs, this Canadian airline sees
a greater profit. "Our plan is not to pass any of it on", said
CEO Gregg Saretsky. Investors are thrilled, customers... less
so. Name the airline.
9. This Australian author of "The Thorn Birds" has died, aged 77,
on Norfolk Island. Who?
10. Dead at 92, this actress was a sultry blonde lead in many film
noirs, such as "I Walk Alone", "Dead Reckoning", and "Pitfall".
Name her.
* Game 6 (2015-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events
1. A late-night summit meeting intended to broker a lasting
ceasefire between the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian
separatists signally failed to apply to the entire territory
in dispute. In which European capital did world leaders meet?
2. Name the Canadian journalist who has been freed on bail from
an Egyptian prison but not, as he had hoped, been deported.
3. Though still backed by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, her
chief of staff is about to be charged with inducing a candidate
not to run for nomination. Who is this member of a powerful
Liberal dynasty in Ontario?
4. Name either member of the Toronto Maple Leafs who got
a get-out-of-jail-free card by being traded to the Nashville
Predators last week.
5. The biggest boxing purse ever will result from this headline
match announced last week. Who is going to fight Manny Pacquaio?
6. Why is Russell Kerr, 92 years old, of Mayville, Wisconsin,
suddenly all over the Internet?
7. Gemalto is a technological manufacturer whose shares dropped 10%
last week. What product that it makes was apparently compromised
by hacking by Britain's GCHQ and the United States' NSA?
8. Last week, it was reported that a discussion was to take place at
Toronto City Hall this afternoon to debate staff's recommendation
to cancel what traffic measure at a certain location? For full
points you must also name the specific location.
9. Former University of Toronto president and co-founder of the
MaRS Discovery District, this man died at the age of 85. Who?
10. It's her funeral, and she'll cry if she wants to: this adenoidal
60's singer died at 68. Who?
--
Mark Brader "Great things are not done by those
Toronto who sit down and count the cost
m...@vex.net of every thought and act." --Daniel Gooch
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Feb 24, 2015, 10:01:09 AM2/24/15
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> 2. At the Super Bowl, Coca-Cola launched a new interactive
> twitter function asking users to submit unpleasant tweets,
> which its algorithms would reword. Unfortunately, the site
> was hacked by Gawker magazine, which caused Coke to retransmit
> selections from "Mein Kampf". What was the Coke hashtag that
> suffered this indignity?
#betterwithcoke
> twitter function asking users to submit unpleasant tweets,
> which its algorithms would reword. Unfortunately, the site
> was hacked by Gawker magazine, which caused Coke to retransmit
> selections from "Mein Kampf". What was the Coke hashtag that
> suffered this indignity?
> 4. 55 years after the publication of a previous book by this
> reclusive author, the author has "found" the manuscript of
> another, titled "Go Set a Watchman". What author?
> 7. A private member's bill introduced into Parliament as the
> "Black April Day Act" has drawn an official protest from the
> president of which country?
> 8. In the face of dropping fuel costs, this Canadian airline sees
> a greater profit. "Our plan is not to pass any of it on", said
> CEO Gregg Saretsky. Investors are thrilled, customers... less
> so. Name the airline.
> 9. This Australian author of "The Thorn Birds" has died, aged 77,
> on Norfolk Island. Who?
> * Game 6 (2015-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. A late-night summit meeting intended to broker a lasting
> ceasefire between the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian
> separatists signally failed to apply to the entire territory
> in dispute. In which European capital did world leaders meet?
> 10. It's her funeral, and she'll cry if she wants to: this adenoidal
> 60's singer died at 68. Who?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Peter Smyth
Feb 24, 2015, 1:14:39 PM2/24/15
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> 5. This Winnipeg Jet had a confusing week. His teammates threw
> his clothes into the showers, he was a healthy scratch in the
> next game, and now he is having season-ending shoulder surgery
> for a longstanding injury. Who is he?
>
> 6. In a further blow to his reputation, which disgraced sports
> star sideswiped two parked cars in Aspen after a night of
> partying, then asked his girlfriend to take the blame?
Lance Armstrong
> his clothes into the showers, he was a healthy scratch in the
> next game, and now he is having season-ending shoulder surgery
> for a longstanding injury. Who is he?
>
> 6. In a further blow to his reputation, which disgraced sports
> star sideswiped two parked cars in Aspen after a night of
> partying, then asked his girlfriend to take the blame?
> 7. A private member's bill introduced into Parliament as the
> "Black April Day Act" has drawn an official protest from the
> president of which country?
>
> 8. In the face of dropping fuel costs, this Canadian airline sees
> a greater profit. "Our plan is not to pass any of it on", said
> CEO Gregg Saretsky. Investors are thrilled, customers... less
> so. Name the airline.
Air Canada
> "Black April Day Act" has drawn an official protest from the
> president of which country?
>
> 8. In the face of dropping fuel costs, this Canadian airline sees
> a greater profit. "Our plan is not to pass any of it on", said
> CEO Gregg Saretsky. Investors are thrilled, customers... less
> so. Name the airline.
> 9. This Australian author of "The Thorn Birds" has died, aged 77,
> on Norfolk Island. Who?
>
> 10. Dead at 92, this actress was a sultry blonde lead in many film
> noirs, such as "I Walk Alone", "Dead Reckoning", and "Pitfall".
> Name her.
>
>
> * Game 6 (2015-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A late-night summit meeting intended to broker a lasting
> ceasefire between the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian
> separatists signally failed to apply to the entire territory
> in dispute. In which European capital did world leaders meet?
Rome
> on Norfolk Island. Who?
>
> 10. Dead at 92, this actress was a sultry blonde lead in many film
> noirs, such as "I Walk Alone", "Dead Reckoning", and "Pitfall".
> Name her.
>
>
> * Game 6 (2015-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A late-night summit meeting intended to broker a lasting
> ceasefire between the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian
> separatists signally failed to apply to the entire territory
> in dispute. In which European capital did world leaders meet?
> 2. Name the Canadian journalist who has been freed on bail from
> an Egyptian prison but not, as he had hoped, been deported.
>
> 3. Though still backed by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, her
> chief of staff is about to be charged with inducing a candidate
> not to run for nomination. Who is this member of a powerful
> Liberal dynasty in Ontario?
>
> 4. Name either member of the Toronto Maple Leafs who got
> a get-out-of-jail-free card by being traded to the Nashville
> Predators last week.
>
> 5. The biggest boxing purse ever will result from this headline
> match announced last week. Who is going to fight Manny Pacquaio?
Floyd Mayweather
> an Egyptian prison but not, as he had hoped, been deported.
>
> 3. Though still backed by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, her
> chief of staff is about to be charged with inducing a candidate
> not to run for nomination. Who is this member of a powerful
> Liberal dynasty in Ontario?
>
> 4. Name either member of the Toronto Maple Leafs who got
> a get-out-of-jail-free card by being traded to the Nashville
> Predators last week.
>
> 5. The biggest boxing purse ever will result from this headline
> match announced last week. Who is going to fight Manny Pacquaio?
> 6. Why is Russell Kerr, 92 years old, of Mayville, Wisconsin,
> suddenly all over the Internet?
>
> 7. Gemalto is a technological manufacturer whose shares dropped 10%
> last week. What product that it makes was apparently compromised
> by hacking by Britain's GCHQ and the United States' NSA?
>
> 8. Last week, it was reported that a discussion was to take place at
> Toronto City Hall this afternoon to debate staff's recommendation
> to cancel what traffic measure at a certain location? For full
> points you must also name the specific location.
>
> 9. Former University of Toronto president and co-founder of the
> MaRS Discovery District, this man died at the age of 85. Who?
>
> 10. It's her funeral, and she'll cry if she wants to: this adenoidal
> 60's singer died at 68. Who?
Peter Smyth
> suddenly all over the Internet?
>
> 7. Gemalto is a technological manufacturer whose shares dropped 10%
> last week. What product that it makes was apparently compromised
> by hacking by Britain's GCHQ and the United States' NSA?
>
> 8. Last week, it was reported that a discussion was to take place at
> Toronto City Hall this afternoon to debate staff's recommendation
> to cancel what traffic measure at a certain location? For full
> points you must also name the specific location.
>
> 9. Former University of Toronto president and co-founder of the
> MaRS Discovery District, this man died at the age of 85. Who?
>
> 10. It's her funeral, and she'll cry if she wants to: this adenoidal
> 60's singer died at 68. Who?
Calvin
Feb 24, 2015, 2:43:47 PM2/24/15
to
On Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 12:23:38 AM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 5 (2015-02-09), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "Ribbed for your transit ride pleasure"? Name the Toronto
> subway station where the new map of the bus platform had to
> be red-facedly taken down last week when riders began to share
> its obvious phallic shape on social media.
>
> 2. At the Super Bowl, Coca-Cola launched a new interactive
> twitter function asking users to submit unpleasant tweets,
> which its algorithms would reword. Unfortunately, the site
> was hacked by Gawker magazine, which caused Coke to retransmit
> selections from "Mein Kampf". What was the Coke hashtag that
> suffered this indignity?
>
> 3. Among the many stories from this year's Super Bowl, most
> discussion has revolved around an unsuccessful play call at
> the 1-yard line that crushed the Seattle Seahawks' attempt at
> a comeback: the offensive coordinator called a pass, which was
> intercepted to snuff out the Seahawks' hopes. It was the team's
> coach who caught the blame, though; name him.
>
> 4. 55 years after the publication of a previous book by this
> reclusive author, the author has "found" the manuscript of
> another, titled "Go Set a Watchman". What author?
Lee
> * Game 5 (2015-02-09), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "Ribbed for your transit ride pleasure"? Name the Toronto
> subway station where the new map of the bus platform had to
> be red-facedly taken down last week when riders began to share
> its obvious phallic shape on social media.
>
> 2. At the Super Bowl, Coca-Cola launched a new interactive
> twitter function asking users to submit unpleasant tweets,
> which its algorithms would reword. Unfortunately, the site
> was hacked by Gawker magazine, which caused Coke to retransmit
> selections from "Mein Kampf". What was the Coke hashtag that
> suffered this indignity?
>
> 3. Among the many stories from this year's Super Bowl, most
> discussion has revolved around an unsuccessful play call at
> the 1-yard line that crushed the Seattle Seahawks' attempt at
> a comeback: the offensive coordinator called a pass, which was
> intercepted to snuff out the Seahawks' hopes. It was the team's
> coach who caught the blame, though; name him.
>
> 4. 55 years after the publication of a previous book by this
> reclusive author, the author has "found" the manuscript of
> another, titled "Go Set a Watchman". What author?
> 5. This Winnipeg Jet had a confusing week. His teammates threw
> his clothes into the showers, he was a healthy scratch in the
> next game, and now he is having season-ending shoulder surgery
> for a longstanding injury. Who is he?
>
> 6. In a further blow to his reputation, which disgraced sports
> star sideswiped two parked cars in Aspen after a night of
> partying, then asked his girlfriend to take the blame?
> 7. A private member's bill introduced into Parliament as the
> "Black April Day Act" has drawn an official protest from the
> president of which country?
>
> 8. In the face of dropping fuel costs, this Canadian airline sees
> a greater profit. "Our plan is not to pass any of it on", said
> CEO Gregg Saretsky. Investors are thrilled, customers... less
> so. Name the airline.
>
> 9. This Australian author of "The Thorn Birds" has died, aged 77,
> on Norfolk Island. Who?
> 10. Dead at 92, this actress was a sultry blonde lead in many film
> noirs, such as "I Walk Alone", "Dead Reckoning", and "Pitfall".
> Name her.
>
>
> * Game 6 (2015-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A late-night summit meeting intended to broker a lasting
> ceasefire between the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian
> separatists signally failed to apply to the entire territory
> in dispute. In which European capital did world leaders meet?
>
> 2. Name the Canadian journalist who has been freed on bail from
> an Egyptian prison but not, as he had hoped, been deported.
>
> 3. Though still backed by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, her
> chief of staff is about to be charged with inducing a candidate
> not to run for nomination. Who is this member of a powerful
> Liberal dynasty in Ontario?
>
> 4. Name either member of the Toronto Maple Leafs who got
> a get-out-of-jail-free card by being traded to the Nashville
> Predators last week.
>
> 5. The biggest boxing purse ever will result from this headline
> match announced last week. Who is going to fight Manny Pacquaio?
> 6. Why is Russell Kerr, 92 years old, of Mayville, Wisconsin,
> suddenly all over the Internet?
>
> 7. Gemalto is a technological manufacturer whose shares dropped 10%
> last week. What product that it makes was apparently compromised
> by hacking by Britain's GCHQ and the United States' NSA?
>
> 8. Last week, it was reported that a discussion was to take place at
> Toronto City Hall this afternoon to debate staff's recommendation
> to cancel what traffic measure at a certain location? For full
> points you must also name the specific location.
>
> 9. Former University of Toronto president and co-founder of the
> MaRS Discovery District, this man died at the age of 85. Who?
>
> 10. It's her funeral, and she'll cry if she wants to: this adenoidal
> 60's singer died at 68. Who?
calvin
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 24, 2015, 3:09:22 PM2/24/15
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 6 (2015-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A late-night summit meeting intended to broker a lasting
> ceasefire between the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian
> separatists signally failed to apply to the entire territory
> in dispute. In which European capital did world leaders meet?
Minsk
> * Game 6 (2015-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A late-night summit meeting intended to broker a lasting
> ceasefire between the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian
> separatists signally failed to apply to the entire territory
> in dispute. In which European capital did world leaders meet?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Marc Dashevsky
Feb 24, 2015, 7:46:39 PM2/24/15
to
In article <gZmdnTuVe7_3FHHJ...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
New England Patriots, he promised to bring a Super Bowl victory to New
England. Here it is 2015 and he finally delivered.)
> 4. 55 years after the publication of a previous book by this
> reclusive author, the author has "found" the manuscript of
> another, titled "Go Set a Watchman". What author?
Harper Lee (I think it's actually an early draft of To Kill A Mockingbird.
Don't blame Lee for it -- she's incompetent according to all accounts
except that of Marja Mills, the person controlling her.)
> 5. This Winnipeg Jet had a confusing week. His teammates threw
> his clothes into the showers, he was a healthy scratch in the
> next game, and now he is having season-ending shoulder surgery
> for a longstanding injury. Who is he?
>
> 6. In a further blow to his reputation, which disgraced sports
> star sideswiped two parked cars in Aspen after a night of
> partying, then asked his girlfriend to take the blame?
>
> 7. A private member's bill introduced into Parliament as the
> "Black April Day Act" has drawn an official protest from the
> president of which country?
>
> 8. In the face of dropping fuel costs, this Canadian airline sees
> a greater profit. "Our plan is not to pass any of it on", said
> CEO Gregg Saretsky. Investors are thrilled, customers... less
> so. Name the airline.
Air Canada
> 9. This Australian author of "The Thorn Birds" has died, aged 77,
> on Norfolk Island. Who?
McCullough
> 10. Dead at 92, this actress was a sultry blonde lead in many film
> noirs, such as "I Walk Alone", "Dead Reckoning", and "Pitfall".
> Name her.
>
>
> * Game 6 (2015-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A late-night summit meeting intended to broker a lasting
> ceasefire between the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian
> separatists signally failed to apply to the entire territory
> in dispute. In which European capital did world leaders meet?
>
> 2. Name the Canadian journalist who has been freed on bail from
> an Egyptian prison but not, as he had hoped, been deported.
>
> 3. Though still backed by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, her
> chief of staff is about to be charged with inducing a candidate
> not to run for nomination. Who is this member of a powerful
> Liberal dynasty in Ontario?
>
> 4. Name either member of the Toronto Maple Leafs who got
> a get-out-of-jail-free card by being traded to the Nashville
> Predators last week.
>
> 5. The biggest boxing purse ever will result from this headline
> match announced last week. Who is going to fight Manny Pacquaio?
Mayweather
> 6. Why is Russell Kerr, 92 years old, of Mayville, Wisconsin,
> suddenly all over the Internet?
Crashed into multiple cars in a parking lot.
> 7. Gemalto is a technological manufacturer whose shares dropped 10%
> last week. What product that it makes was apparently compromised
> by hacking by Britain's GCHQ and the United States' NSA?
digital security products
> 8. Last week, it was reported that a discussion was to take place at
> Toronto City Hall this afternoon to debate staff's recommendation
> to cancel what traffic measure at a certain location? For full
> points you must also name the specific location.
>
> 9. Former University of Toronto president and co-founder of the
> MaRS Discovery District, this man died at the age of 85. Who?
>
> 10. It's her funeral, and she'll cry if she wants to: this adenoidal
> 60's singer died at 68. Who?
Lesley Gore (adenoidal?)
> * Game 5 (2015-02-09), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "Ribbed for your transit ride pleasure"? Name the Toronto
> subway station where the new map of the bus platform had to
> be red-facedly taken down last week when riders began to share
> its obvious phallic shape on social media.
>
> 2. At the Super Bowl, Coca-Cola launched a new interactive
> twitter function asking users to submit unpleasant tweets,
> which its algorithms would reword. Unfortunately, the site
> was hacked by Gawker magazine, which caused Coke to retransmit
> selections from "Mein Kampf". What was the Coke hashtag that
> suffered this indignity?
>
> 3. Among the many stories from this year's Super Bowl, most
> discussion has revolved around an unsuccessful play call at
> the 1-yard line that crushed the Seattle Seahawks' attempt at
> a comeback: the offensive coordinator called a pass, which was
> intercepted to snuff out the Seahawks' hopes. It was the team's
> coach who caught the blame, though; name him.
Pete Carroll. (In the late '90s when Carroll was hired as coach of the
>
> 1. "Ribbed for your transit ride pleasure"? Name the Toronto
> subway station where the new map of the bus platform had to
> be red-facedly taken down last week when riders began to share
> its obvious phallic shape on social media.
>
> 2. At the Super Bowl, Coca-Cola launched a new interactive
> twitter function asking users to submit unpleasant tweets,
> which its algorithms would reword. Unfortunately, the site
> was hacked by Gawker magazine, which caused Coke to retransmit
> selections from "Mein Kampf". What was the Coke hashtag that
> suffered this indignity?
>
> 3. Among the many stories from this year's Super Bowl, most
> discussion has revolved around an unsuccessful play call at
> the 1-yard line that crushed the Seattle Seahawks' attempt at
> a comeback: the offensive coordinator called a pass, which was
> intercepted to snuff out the Seahawks' hopes. It was the team's
> coach who caught the blame, though; name him.
New England Patriots, he promised to bring a Super Bowl victory to New
England. Here it is 2015 and he finally delivered.)
> 4. 55 years after the publication of a previous book by this
> reclusive author, the author has "found" the manuscript of
> another, titled "Go Set a Watchman". What author?
Don't blame Lee for it -- she's incompetent according to all accounts
except that of Marja Mills, the person controlling her.)
> 5. This Winnipeg Jet had a confusing week. His teammates threw
> his clothes into the showers, he was a healthy scratch in the
> next game, and now he is having season-ending shoulder surgery
> for a longstanding injury. Who is he?
>
> 6. In a further blow to his reputation, which disgraced sports
> star sideswiped two parked cars in Aspen after a night of
> partying, then asked his girlfriend to take the blame?
>
> 7. A private member's bill introduced into Parliament as the
> "Black April Day Act" has drawn an official protest from the
> president of which country?
>
> 8. In the face of dropping fuel costs, this Canadian airline sees
> a greater profit. "Our plan is not to pass any of it on", said
> CEO Gregg Saretsky. Investors are thrilled, customers... less
> so. Name the airline.
> 9. This Australian author of "The Thorn Birds" has died, aged 77,
> on Norfolk Island. Who?
> 10. Dead at 92, this actress was a sultry blonde lead in many film
> noirs, such as "I Walk Alone", "Dead Reckoning", and "Pitfall".
> Name her.
>
>
> * Game 6 (2015-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A late-night summit meeting intended to broker a lasting
> ceasefire between the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian
> separatists signally failed to apply to the entire territory
> in dispute. In which European capital did world leaders meet?
>
> 2. Name the Canadian journalist who has been freed on bail from
> an Egyptian prison but not, as he had hoped, been deported.
>
> 3. Though still backed by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, her
> chief of staff is about to be charged with inducing a candidate
> not to run for nomination. Who is this member of a powerful
> Liberal dynasty in Ontario?
>
> 4. Name either member of the Toronto Maple Leafs who got
> a get-out-of-jail-free card by being traded to the Nashville
> Predators last week.
>
> 5. The biggest boxing purse ever will result from this headline
> match announced last week. Who is going to fight Manny Pacquaio?
> 6. Why is Russell Kerr, 92 years old, of Mayville, Wisconsin,
> suddenly all over the Internet?
> 7. Gemalto is a technological manufacturer whose shares dropped 10%
> last week. What product that it makes was apparently compromised
> by hacking by Britain's GCHQ and the United States' NSA?
> 8. Last week, it was reported that a discussion was to take place at
> Toronto City Hall this afternoon to debate staff's recommendation
> to cancel what traffic measure at a certain location? For full
> points you must also name the specific location.
>
> 9. Former University of Toronto president and co-founder of the
> MaRS Discovery District, this man died at the age of 85. Who?
>
> 10. It's her funeral, and she'll cry if she wants to: this adenoidal
> 60's singer died at 68. Who?
Joshua Kreitzer
Feb 24, 2015, 8:21:57 PM2/24/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:gZmdnTuVe7_3FHHJnZ2dnUU7-
R2d...@vex.net:
> * Game 5 (2015-02-09), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 8. In the face of dropping fuel costs, this Canadian airline sees
> a greater profit. "Our plan is not to pass any of it on", said
> CEO Gregg Saretsky. Investors are thrilled, customers... less
> so. Name the airline.
WestJet; Air Canada
> 9. This Australian author of "The Thorn Birds" has died, aged 77,
> on Norfolk Island. Who?
McCullough
> * Game 6 (2015-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 10. It's her funeral, and she'll cry if she wants to: this adenoidal
> 60's singer died at 68. Who?
Lesley Gore
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
R2d...@vex.net:
> * Game 5 (2015-02-09), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 4. 55 years after the publication of a previous book by this
> reclusive author, the author has "found" the manuscript of
> another, titled "Go Set a Watchman". What author?
Harper Lee
> reclusive author, the author has "found" the manuscript of
> another, titled "Go Set a Watchman". What author?
> 8. In the face of dropping fuel costs, this Canadian airline sees
> a greater profit. "Our plan is not to pass any of it on", said
> CEO Gregg Saretsky. Investors are thrilled, customers... less
> so. Name the airline.
> 9. This Australian author of "The Thorn Birds" has died, aged 77,
> on Norfolk Island. Who?
> * Game 6 (2015-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 5. The biggest boxing purse ever will result from this headline
> match announced last week. Who is going to fight Manny Pacquaio?
Mayweather
> match announced last week. Who is going to fight Manny Pacquaio?
> 10. It's her funeral, and she'll cry if she wants to: this adenoidal
> 60's singer died at 68. Who?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
Feb 26, 2015, 2:23:42 AM2/26/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 5 (2015-02-09), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "Ribbed for your transit ride pleasure"? Name the Toronto
> subway station where the new map of the bus platform had to
> be red-facedly taken down last week when riders began to share
> its obvious phallic shape on social media.
>
> 2. At the Super Bowl, Coca-Cola launched a new interactive
> twitter function asking users to submit unpleasant tweets,
> which its algorithms would reword. Unfortunately, the site
> was hacked by Gawker magazine, which caused Coke to retransmit
> selections from "Mein Kampf". What was the Coke hashtag that
> suffered this indignity?
>
> 3. Among the many stories from this year's Super Bowl, most
> discussion has revolved around an unsuccessful play call at
> the 1-yard line that crushed the Seattle Seahawks' attempt at
> a comeback: the offensive coordinator called a pass, which was
> intercepted to snuff out the Seahawks' hopes. It was the team's
> coach who caught the blame, though; name him.
Pete Caroll
>
>
> * Game 5 (2015-02-09), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "Ribbed for your transit ride pleasure"? Name the Toronto
> subway station where the new map of the bus platform had to
> be red-facedly taken down last week when riders began to share
> its obvious phallic shape on social media.
>
> 2. At the Super Bowl, Coca-Cola launched a new interactive
> twitter function asking users to submit unpleasant tweets,
> which its algorithms would reword. Unfortunately, the site
> was hacked by Gawker magazine, which caused Coke to retransmit
> selections from "Mein Kampf". What was the Coke hashtag that
> suffered this indignity?
>
> 3. Among the many stories from this year's Super Bowl, most
> discussion has revolved around an unsuccessful play call at
> the 1-yard line that crushed the Seattle Seahawks' attempt at
> a comeback: the offensive coordinator called a pass, which was
> intercepted to snuff out the Seahawks' hopes. It was the team's
> coach who caught the blame, though; name him.
>
> 4. 55 years after the publication of a previous book by this
> reclusive author, the author has "found" the manuscript of
> another, titled "Go Set a Watchman". What author?
>
> 5. This Winnipeg Jet had a confusing week. His teammates threw
> his clothes into the showers, he was a healthy scratch in the
> next game, and now he is having season-ending shoulder surgery
> for a longstanding injury. Who is he?
>
> 6. In a further blow to his reputation, which disgraced sports
> star sideswiped two parked cars in Aspen after a night of
> partying, then asked his girlfriend to take the blame?
>
> 7. A private member's bill introduced into Parliament as the
> "Black April Day Act" has drawn an official protest from the
> president of which country?
Pete
Feb 26, 2015, 10:43:08 AM2/26/15
to
>
> 4. 55 years after the publication of a previous book by this
> reclusive author, the author has "found" the manuscript of
> another, titled "Go Set a Watchman". What author?
>
> 5. This Winnipeg Jet had a confusing week. His teammates threw
> his clothes into the showers, he was a healthy scratch in the
> next game, and now he is having season-ending shoulder surgery
> for a longstanding injury. Who is he?
>
> 6. In a further blow to his reputation, which disgraced sports
> star sideswiped two parked cars in Aspen after a night of
> partying, then asked his girlfriend to take the blame?
>
> 7. A private member's bill introduced into Parliament as the
> "Black April Day Act" has drawn an official protest from the
> president of which country?
>
> 8. In the face of dropping fuel costs, this Canadian airline sees
> a greater profit. "Our plan is not to pass any of it on", said
> CEO Gregg Saretsky. Investors are thrilled, customers... less
> so. Name the airline.
>
> 9. This Australian author of "The Thorn Birds" has died, aged 77,
> on Norfolk Island. Who?
>
> 10. Dead at 92, this actress was a sultry blonde lead in many film
> noirs, such as "I Walk Alone", "Dead Reckoning", and "Pitfall".
> Name her.
>
>
> * Game 6 (2015-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A late-night summit meeting intended to broker a lasting
> ceasefire between the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian
> separatists signally failed to apply to the entire territory
> in dispute. In which European capital did world leaders meet?
>
> 2. Name the Canadian journalist who has been freed on bail from
> an Egyptian prison but not, as he had hoped, been deported.
>
> 3. Though still backed by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, her
> chief of staff is about to be charged with inducing a candidate
> not to run for nomination. Who is this member of a powerful
> Liberal dynasty in Ontario?
>
> 4. Name either member of the Toronto Maple Leafs who got
> a get-out-of-jail-free card by being traded to the Nashville
> Predators last week.
>
> 5. The biggest boxing purse ever will result from this headline
> match announced last week. Who is going to fight Manny Pacquaio?
>
> 6. Why is Russell Kerr, 92 years old, of Mayville, Wisconsin,
> suddenly all over the Internet?
>
> 7. Gemalto is a technological manufacturer whose shares dropped 10%
> last week. What product that it makes was apparently compromised
> by hacking by Britain's GCHQ and the United States' NSA?
>
> 8. Last week, it was reported that a discussion was to take place at
> Toronto City Hall this afternoon to debate staff's recommendation
> to cancel what traffic measure at a certain location? For full
> points you must also name the specific location.
>
> 9. Former University of Toronto president and co-founder of the
> MaRS Discovery District, this man died at the age of 85. Who?
>
> 10. It's her funeral, and she'll cry if she wants to: this adenoidal
> 60's singer died at 68. Who?
>
Pete
Mark Brader
Feb 27, 2015, 8:10:38 AM2/27/15
to
Mark Brader:
Here it is:
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2015-02/3/21/enhanced/webdr09/edit-10106-1423016528-20.jpg
The light gray area at the top (south) end of the diagram represents
staff-only rooms at that end of the building. The replacement map,
as well as being rotated, omits that bit altogether:
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9Gtg-eCQAArsWA.jpg
And now it looks like a cannon. Much better! :-)
> 2. At the Super Bowl, Coca-Cola launched a new interactive
> twitter function asking users to submit unpleasant tweets,
> which its algorithms would reword. Unfortunately, the site
> was hacked by Gawker magazine, which caused Coke to retransmit
> selections from "Mein Kampf". What was the Coke hashtag that
> suffered this indignity?
#MakeItHappy.
> 3. Among the many stories from this year's Super Bowl, most
> discussion has revolved around an unsuccessful play call at
> the 1-yard line that crushed the Seattle Seahawks' attempt at
> a comeback: the offensive coordinator called a pass, which was
> intercepted to snuff out the Seahawks' hopes. It was the team's
> coach who caught the blame, though; name him.
Pete Carroll. (The offensive coordinator was Darell Bevell.)
4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
Marc commented that Carroll was previously the coach of the *other*
team, the New England Patriots, and at that time "promised to bring
Marc, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 5. This Winnipeg Jet had a confusing week. His teammates threw
> his clothes into the showers, he was a healthy scratch in the
> next game, and now he is having season-ending shoulder surgery
> for a longstanding injury. Who is he?
Evander Kane.
> 6. In a further blow to his reputation, which disgraced sports
> star sideswiped two parked cars in Aspen after a night of
> partying, then asked his girlfriend to take the blame?
Lance Armstrong. 4 for Peter, Calvin, and Pete.
> 7. A private member's bill introduced into Parliament as the
> "Black April Day Act" has drawn an official protest from the
> president of which country?
Vietnam. (It refers to the fall of South Vietnam on April 30.)
> 8. In the face of dropping fuel costs, this Canadian airline sees
> a greater profit. "Our plan is not to pass any of it on", said
> CEO Gregg Saretsky. Investors are thrilled, customers... less
> so. Name the airline.
Westjet. 3 for Joshua.
> 9. This Australian author of "The Thorn Birds" has died, aged 77,
> on Norfolk Island. Who?
Colleen McCullough. 4 for Dan Blum, Calvin, Marc, Joshua, and Pete.
> 10. Dead at 92, this actress was a sultry blonde lead in many film
> noirs, such as "I Walk Alone", "Dead Reckoning", and "Pitfall".
> Name her.
Lizabeth Scott.
> * Game 6 (2015-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. A late-night summit meeting intended to broker a lasting
> ceasefire between the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian
> separatists signally failed to apply to the entire territory
> in dispute. In which European capital did world leaders meet?
Minsk. 4 for Erland.
> 2. Name the Canadian journalist who has been freed on bail from
> an Egyptian prison but not, as he had hoped, been deported.
Mohamed Fahmy.
> 3. Though still backed by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, her
> chief of staff is about to be charged with inducing a candidate
> not to run for nomination. Who is this member of a powerful
> Liberal dynasty in Ontario?
Patricia Sorbara.
> 4. Name either member of the Toronto Maple Leafs who got
> a get-out-of-jail-free card by being traded to the Nashville
> Predators last week.
Cody Franson, Mike Santorelli.
It seems the "jail" in question is having to play for a losing team.
The Predators are currently leading their division while the Leafs
are second-last in theirs.
> 5. The biggest boxing purse ever will result from this headline
> match announced last week. Who is going to fight Manny Pacquaio?
Floyd Mayweather. 4 for Peter, Calvin, Marc, and Joshua.
> 6. Why is Russell Kerr, 92 years old, of Mayville, Wisconsin,
> suddenly all over the Internet?
He panicked when his foot got stuck against his car's accelerator
and video shows him smashing into nine cars (two of them occupied)
in the parking lot of his local Piggly Wiggly before one of the
other drivers, an off-duty firefigther, managed to reach into
Kerr's vehicle and stop it with the gearshift. Any reference to
this accident was sufficient. 4 for Marc.
> 7. Gemalto is a technological manufacturer whose shares dropped 10%
> last week. What product that it makes was apparently compromised
> by hacking by Britain's GCHQ and the United States' NSA?
SIM cards. "Digital security products" was not specific enough.
> 8. Last week, it was reported that a discussion was to take place at
> Toronto City Hall this afternoon to debate staff's recommendation
> to cancel what traffic measure at a certain location? For full
> points you must also name the specific location.
Diagonal pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Bloor and Bay Sts.
> 9. Former University of Toronto president and co-founder of the
> MaRS Discovery District, this man died at the age of 85. Who?
John Evans.
> 10. It's her funeral, and she'll cry if she wants to: this adenoidal
> 60's singer died at 68. Who?
Lesley Gore. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Joshua, and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 BEST FOUR
Pete Gayde 8 24 20 12 16 4 72
Marc Dashevsky 4 20 20 0 12 12 64
Joshua Kreitzer 8 20 16 4 11 8 55
Dan Blum 4 10 16 4 8 4 38
Erland Sommarskog 16 8 4 8 0 4 36
Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 4 -- -- 28
Peter Smyth 4 4 4 8 8 4 24
Dan Tilque -- -- 15 0 8 0 23
"Calvin" -- -- -- -- 12 4 16
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 8 0 -- -- 8
--
Mark Brader What is it about
Toronto Haiku that people find so
m...@vex.net Infatuating? --Pete Mitchell
> 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 those dates... For further
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> information see my recent companion posting on "Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 5 (2015-02-09), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. "Ribbed for your transit ride pleasure"? Name the Toronto
> subway station where the new map of the bus platform had to
> be red-facedly taken down last week when riders began to share
> its obvious phallic shape on social media.
Downsview. (Giggles if you said Coxwell, but no points.)
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 5 (2015-02-09), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. "Ribbed for your transit ride pleasure"? Name the Toronto
> subway station where the new map of the bus platform had to
> be red-facedly taken down last week when riders began to share
> its obvious phallic shape on social media.
Here it is:
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/2015-02/3/21/enhanced/webdr09/edit-10106-1423016528-20.jpg
The light gray area at the top (south) end of the diagram represents
staff-only rooms at that end of the building. The replacement map,
as well as being rotated, omits that bit altogether:
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B9Gtg-eCQAArsWA.jpg
And now it looks like a cannon. Much better! :-)
> 2. At the Super Bowl, Coca-Cola launched a new interactive
> twitter function asking users to submit unpleasant tweets,
> which its algorithms would reword. Unfortunately, the site
> was hacked by Gawker magazine, which caused Coke to retransmit
> selections from "Mein Kampf". What was the Coke hashtag that
> suffered this indignity?
> 3. Among the many stories from this year's Super Bowl, most
> discussion has revolved around an unsuccessful play call at
> the 1-yard line that crushed the Seattle Seahawks' attempt at
> a comeback: the offensive coordinator called a pass, which was
> intercepted to snuff out the Seahawks' hopes. It was the team's
> coach who caught the blame, though; name him.
4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
Marc commented that Carroll was previously the coach of the *other*
team, the New England Patriots, and at that time "promised to bring
a Super Bowl victory to New England. Here it is 2015 and he finally
delivered."
delivered."
> 4. 55 years after the publication of a previous book by this
> reclusive author, the author has "found" the manuscript of
> another, titled "Go Set a Watchman". What author?
Harper Lee ("To Kill a Mockingbird"). 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, Calvin,
> reclusive author, the author has "found" the manuscript of
> another, titled "Go Set a Watchman". What author?
Marc, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 5. This Winnipeg Jet had a confusing week. His teammates threw
> his clothes into the showers, he was a healthy scratch in the
> next game, and now he is having season-ending shoulder surgery
> for a longstanding injury. Who is he?
> 6. In a further blow to his reputation, which disgraced sports
> star sideswiped two parked cars in Aspen after a night of
> partying, then asked his girlfriend to take the blame?
> 7. A private member's bill introduced into Parliament as the
> "Black April Day Act" has drawn an official protest from the
> president of which country?
> 8. In the face of dropping fuel costs, this Canadian airline sees
> a greater profit. "Our plan is not to pass any of it on", said
> CEO Gregg Saretsky. Investors are thrilled, customers... less
> so. Name the airline.
> 9. This Australian author of "The Thorn Birds" has died, aged 77,
> on Norfolk Island. Who?
> 10. Dead at 92, this actress was a sultry blonde lead in many film
> noirs, such as "I Walk Alone", "Dead Reckoning", and "Pitfall".
> Name her.
> * Game 6 (2015-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. A late-night summit meeting intended to broker a lasting
> ceasefire between the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian
> separatists signally failed to apply to the entire territory
> in dispute. In which European capital did world leaders meet?
> 2. Name the Canadian journalist who has been freed on bail from
> an Egyptian prison but not, as he had hoped, been deported.
> 3. Though still backed by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, her
> chief of staff is about to be charged with inducing a candidate
> not to run for nomination. Who is this member of a powerful
> Liberal dynasty in Ontario?
> 4. Name either member of the Toronto Maple Leafs who got
> a get-out-of-jail-free card by being traded to the Nashville
> Predators last week.
It seems the "jail" in question is having to play for a losing team.
The Predators are currently leading their division while the Leafs
are second-last in theirs.
> 5. The biggest boxing purse ever will result from this headline
> match announced last week. Who is going to fight Manny Pacquaio?
> 6. Why is Russell Kerr, 92 years old, of Mayville, Wisconsin,
> suddenly all over the Internet?
and video shows him smashing into nine cars (two of them occupied)
in the parking lot of his local Piggly Wiggly before one of the
other drivers, an off-duty firefigther, managed to reach into
Kerr's vehicle and stop it with the gearshift. Any reference to
this accident was sufficient. 4 for Marc.
> 7. Gemalto is a technological manufacturer whose shares dropped 10%
> last week. What product that it makes was apparently compromised
> by hacking by Britain's GCHQ and the United States' NSA?
> 8. Last week, it was reported that a discussion was to take place at
> Toronto City Hall this afternoon to debate staff's recommendation
> to cancel what traffic measure at a certain location? For full
> points you must also name the specific location.
> 9. Former University of Toronto president and co-founder of the
> MaRS Discovery District, this man died at the age of 85. Who?
> 10. It's her funeral, and she'll cry if she wants to: this adenoidal
> 60's singer died at 68. Who?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 BEST FOUR
Pete Gayde 8 24 20 12 16 4 72
Marc Dashevsky 4 20 20 0 12 12 64
Joshua Kreitzer 8 20 16 4 11 8 55
Dan Blum 4 10 16 4 8 4 38
Erland Sommarskog 16 8 4 8 0 4 36
Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 4 -- -- 28
Peter Smyth 4 4 4 8 8 4 24
Dan Tilque -- -- 15 0 8 0 23
"Calvin" -- -- -- -- 12 4 16
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 8 0 -- -- 8
--
Mark Brader What is it about
Toronto Haiku that people find so
m...@vex.net Infatuating? --Pete Mitchell
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