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Mark Brader
Nov 12, 2019, 2:20:30 AM11/12/19
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on that date.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Red Smarties and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting of
other rounds. For further information see my 2019-10-16 companion
posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 7 (2019-11-04), Round 1 - Current Events
1. In entertainment news, on October 29, celebrity news agency
Backgrid USA filed a $150,000 (US) suit against this celebrity
for copyright infringement after she reposted without permission
their photo of her dressed as Hillary Clinton at a 2016
Halloween party. Which celebrity?
2. Elsewhere in entertainment, it was announced last week that this
singer will be receiving the People's Choice Champion Award
at the November show for her many philanthropic endeavors.
Which singer?
For questions #3-4, *either* the city (or other place) name or
the team name is sufficient, like "Saskatchewan" or "Roughriders".
3. Last week, TFC won their Eastern Conference championship over
*what opposing team* to now move on to the MLS finals?
4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by
4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
5. Late Saturday night and into Sunday, the largest-ever emergency
exercise in Toronto took place, involving over 150 actors in
addition to local first responders, in order to assess the
city's preparedness for a large-scale disaster. Where in the
city was the exercise centered?
6. Last week, public elementary teachers and education workers
voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action if contract
talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly?
Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within
1 percentage point.
7. A 1-ton black boulder striped with white quartz, known locally
as Wizard Rock, was stolen last month, only to reappear last
week, in the Prescott National Forest in what US state?
8. Saturday, people lined Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma for
a parade capping off 2 weeks of public activities and private
visits to family gravesites and home altars, to mark what
occasion? Hint: Saturday's Google doodle also honored the
occasion.
9. Friday, the US arm of *which company* announced it was banning
"party houses" following a deadly Halloween shooting?
10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase
this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple
in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying?
* Game 8 (2019-11-11), Round 1 - Current Events
1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several
European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of
what event?
2. McDonald's just fired its CEO over consensual sex with a fellow
employee. Name that now-former CEO.
3. The CEO of Second Cup announced Friday that the company is
changing its name to reflect its desire to expand into other
aspects of the Canadian food-service industry. Second Cup will
continue as one of its brands, but what is the new corporate
name?
4. This musician's newest single "Use This Gospel" debuted at #37,
meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird
Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40
hit in 4 different decades. Name him.
5. This filmmaker and Amazon agreed in US District Court to dismiss
the filmmaker's suit without prejudice. He filed the suit when
Amazon refused to release his completed film "A Rainy Day in
New York" in the US. Who is he?
For questions #6-7 in this round, we need the team name, like
"Roughriders". The city (or other place) name is not sufficient.
6. 11-year-old Kade Foster got to spend Saturday with his favorite
team, after they found out from Twitter that not one of his
invited guests had shown up for his team-themed birthday party.
Which team is it?
7. Which Toronto sports team signed All Blacks star Sonny Bill
Williams to a 2-year contract worth approximately $9,000,000?
8. Who was kicked off Toronto City Council last week over election
overspending?
9. With the receipt of their "no board" report last week, what is
the first day when elementary-school teachers in Ontario will
be in a legal strike position?
10. Queen's Park announced that the current veterans' memorial on
the south lawn of the legislature will be extended to recognize
*which new group* of veterans?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Bad news disturbs his game; so does good; so
m...@vex.net | also does the absence of news. --Stephen Leacock
My text in this article is in the public domain.
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on that date.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Red Smarties and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting of
other rounds. For further information see my 2019-10-16 companion
posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 7 (2019-11-04), Round 1 - Current Events
1. In entertainment news, on October 29, celebrity news agency
Backgrid USA filed a $150,000 (US) suit against this celebrity
for copyright infringement after she reposted without permission
their photo of her dressed as Hillary Clinton at a 2016
Halloween party. Which celebrity?
2. Elsewhere in entertainment, it was announced last week that this
singer will be receiving the People's Choice Champion Award
at the November show for her many philanthropic endeavors.
Which singer?
For questions #3-4, *either* the city (or other place) name or
the team name is sufficient, like "Saskatchewan" or "Roughriders".
3. Last week, TFC won their Eastern Conference championship over
*what opposing team* to now move on to the MLS finals?
4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by
4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
5. Late Saturday night and into Sunday, the largest-ever emergency
exercise in Toronto took place, involving over 150 actors in
addition to local first responders, in order to assess the
city's preparedness for a large-scale disaster. Where in the
city was the exercise centered?
6. Last week, public elementary teachers and education workers
voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action if contract
talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly?
Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within
1 percentage point.
7. A 1-ton black boulder striped with white quartz, known locally
as Wizard Rock, was stolen last month, only to reappear last
week, in the Prescott National Forest in what US state?
8. Saturday, people lined Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma for
a parade capping off 2 weeks of public activities and private
visits to family gravesites and home altars, to mark what
occasion? Hint: Saturday's Google doodle also honored the
occasion.
9. Friday, the US arm of *which company* announced it was banning
"party houses" following a deadly Halloween shooting?
10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase
this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple
in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying?
* Game 8 (2019-11-11), Round 1 - Current Events
1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several
European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of
what event?
2. McDonald's just fired its CEO over consensual sex with a fellow
employee. Name that now-former CEO.
3. The CEO of Second Cup announced Friday that the company is
changing its name to reflect its desire to expand into other
aspects of the Canadian food-service industry. Second Cup will
continue as one of its brands, but what is the new corporate
name?
4. This musician's newest single "Use This Gospel" debuted at #37,
meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird
Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40
hit in 4 different decades. Name him.
5. This filmmaker and Amazon agreed in US District Court to dismiss
the filmmaker's suit without prejudice. He filed the suit when
Amazon refused to release his completed film "A Rainy Day in
New York" in the US. Who is he?
For questions #6-7 in this round, we need the team name, like
"Roughriders". The city (or other place) name is not sufficient.
6. 11-year-old Kade Foster got to spend Saturday with his favorite
team, after they found out from Twitter that not one of his
invited guests had shown up for his team-themed birthday party.
Which team is it?
7. Which Toronto sports team signed All Blacks star Sonny Bill
Williams to a 2-year contract worth approximately $9,000,000?
8. Who was kicked off Toronto City Council last week over election
overspending?
9. With the receipt of their "no board" report last week, what is
the first day when elementary-school teachers in Ontario will
be in a legal strike position?
10. Queen's Park announced that the current veterans' memorial on
the south lawn of the legislature will be extended to recognize
*which new group* of veterans?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Bad news disturbs his game; so does good; so
m...@vex.net | also does the absence of news. --Stephen Leacock
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque
Nov 12, 2019, 3:14:58 AM11/12/19
to
On 11/11/19 11:20 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 7 (2019-11-04), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. In entertainment news, on October 29, celebrity news agency
> Backgrid USA filed a $150,000 (US) suit against this celebrity
> for copyright infringement after she reposted without permission
> their photo of her dressed as Hillary Clinton at a 2016
> Halloween party. Which celebrity?
>
> 2. Elsewhere in entertainment, it was announced last week that this
> singer will be receiving the People's Choice Champion Award
> at the November show for her many philanthropic endeavors.
> Which singer?
>
> For questions #3-4, *either* the city (or other place) name or
> the team name is sufficient, like "Saskatchewan" or "Roughriders".
>
> 3. Last week, TFC won their Eastern Conference championship over
> *what opposing team* to now move on to the MLS finals?
>
> 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by
> 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
Houston Astros
>
>
> * Game 7 (2019-11-04), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. In entertainment news, on October 29, celebrity news agency
> Backgrid USA filed a $150,000 (US) suit against this celebrity
> for copyright infringement after she reposted without permission
> their photo of her dressed as Hillary Clinton at a 2016
> Halloween party. Which celebrity?
>
> 2. Elsewhere in entertainment, it was announced last week that this
> singer will be receiving the People's Choice Champion Award
> at the November show for her many philanthropic endeavors.
> Which singer?
>
> For questions #3-4, *either* the city (or other place) name or
> the team name is sufficient, like "Saskatchewan" or "Roughriders".
>
> 3. Last week, TFC won their Eastern Conference championship over
> *what opposing team* to now move on to the MLS finals?
>
> 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by
> 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
>
> 5. Late Saturday night and into Sunday, the largest-ever emergency
> exercise in Toronto took place, involving over 150 actors in
> addition to local first responders, in order to assess the
> city's preparedness for a large-scale disaster. Where in the
> city was the exercise centered?
>
> 6. Last week, public elementary teachers and education workers
> voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action if contract
> talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly?
> Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within
> 1 percentage point.
>
> 7. A 1-ton black boulder striped with white quartz, known locally
> as Wizard Rock, was stolen last month, only to reappear last
> week, in the Prescott National Forest in what US state?
>
> 8. Saturday, people lined Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma for
> a parade capping off 2 weeks of public activities and private
> visits to family gravesites and home altars, to mark what
> occasion? Hint: Saturday's Google doodle also honored the
> occasion.
>
> 9. Friday, the US arm of *which company* announced it was banning
> "party houses" following a deadly Halloween shooting?
>
> 10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase
> this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple
> in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying?
>
>
> * Game 8 (2019-11-11), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several
> European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of
> what event?
>
> 2. McDonald's just fired its CEO over consensual sex with a fellow
> employee. Name that now-former CEO.
>
> 3. The CEO of Second Cup announced Friday that the company is
> changing its name to reflect its desire to expand into other
> aspects of the Canadian food-service industry. Second Cup will
> continue as one of its brands, but what is the new corporate
> name?
>
> 4. This musician's newest single "Use This Gospel" debuted at #37,
> meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird
> Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40
> hit in 4 different decades. Name him.
>
> 5. This filmmaker and Amazon agreed in US District Court to dismiss
> the filmmaker's suit without prejudice. He filed the suit when
> Amazon refused to release his completed film "A Rainy Day in
> New York" in the US. Who is he?
>
> For questions #6-7 in this round, we need the team name, like
> "Roughriders". The city (or other place) name is not sufficient.
>
> 6. 11-year-old Kade Foster got to spend Saturday with his favorite
> team, after they found out from Twitter that not one of his
> invited guests had shown up for his team-themed birthday party.
> Which team is it?
>
> 7. Which Toronto sports team signed All Blacks star Sonny Bill
> Williams to a 2-year contract worth approximately $9,000,000?
>
> 8. Who was kicked off Toronto City Council last week over election
> overspending?
>
> 9. With the receipt of their "no board" report last week, what is
> the first day when elementary-school teachers in Ontario will
> be in a legal strike position?
>
> 10. Queen's Park announced that the current veterans' memorial on
> the south lawn of the legislature will be extended to recognize
> *which new group* of veterans?
>
--
Dan Blum
Nov 12, 2019, 9:58:33 AM11/12/19
to
> 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by
> 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
Astros
> 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
> 6. Last week, public elementary teachers and education workers
> voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action if contract
> talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly?
> Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within
> 1 percentage point.
> 8. Saturday, people lined Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma for
> a parade capping off 2 weeks of public activities and private
> visits to family gravesites and home altars, to mark what
> occasion? Hint: Saturday's Google doodle also honored the
> occasion.
> 9. Friday, the US arm of *which company* announced it was banning
> "party houses" following a deadly Halloween shooting?
> 10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase
> this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple
> in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying?
> * Game 8 (2019-11-11), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several
> European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of
> what event?
> 7. Which Toronto sports team signed All Blacks star Sonny Bill
> Williams to a 2-year contract worth approximately $9,000,000?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 12, 2019, 2:40:51 PM11/12/19
to
> 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by
> 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
49ers
> 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
> 6. Last week, public elementary teachers and education workers
> voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action if contract
> talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly?
> Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within
> 1 percentage point.
> 7. A 1-ton black boulder striped with white quartz, known locally
> as Wizard Rock, was stolen last month, only to reappear last
> week, in the Prescott National Forest in what US state?
> 10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase
> this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple
> in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying?
> * Game 8 (2019-11-11), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several
> European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of
> what event?
> 4. This musician's newest single "Use This Gospel" debuted at #37,
> meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird
> Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40
> hit in 4 different decades. Name him.
> 5. This filmmaker and Amazon agreed in US District Court to dismiss
> the filmmaker's suit without prejudice. He filed the suit when
> Amazon refused to release his completed film "A Rainy Day in
> New York" in the US. Who is he?
Pete Gayde
Nov 12, 2019, 7:31:58 PM11/12/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:6rWdnRXp-6qlwFfAnZ2dnUU7-
X3N...@giganews.com:
Atlanta United
>
> 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by
> 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
Houston Astros
>
> 5. Late Saturday night and into Sunday, the largest-ever emergency
> exercise in Toronto took place, involving over 150 actors in
> addition to local first responders, in order to assess the
> city's preparedness for a large-scale disaster. Where in the
> city was the exercise centered?
Casa Loma
>
> 6. Last week, public elementary teachers and education workers
> voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action if contract
> talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly?
> Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within
> 1 percentage point.
87; 90
>
> 7. A 1-ton black boulder striped with white quartz, known locally
> as Wizard Rock, was stolen last month, only to reappear last
> week, in the Prescott National Forest in what US state?
Arizona
>
> 8. Saturday, people lined Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma for
> a parade capping off 2 weeks of public activities and private
> visits to family gravesites and home altars, to mark what
> occasion? Hint: Saturday's Google doodle also honored the
> occasion.
Dia de los Muertos
>
> 9. Friday, the US arm of *which company* announced it was banning
> "party houses" following a deadly Halloween shooting?
>
> 10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase
> this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple
> in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying?
Fitbit
>
>
> * Game 8 (2019-11-11), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several
> European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of
> what event?
>
> 5. This filmmaker and Amazon agreed in US District Court to dismiss
> the filmmaker's suit without prejudice. He filed the suit when
> Amazon refused to release his completed film "A Rainy Day in
> New York" in the US. Who is he?
Polanski; Woody Allen
>
> For questions #6-7 in this round, we need the team name, like
> "Roughriders". The city (or other place) name is not sufficient.
>
> 6. 11-year-old Kade Foster got to spend Saturday with his favorite
> team, after they found out from Twitter that not one of his
> invited guests had shown up for his team-themed birthday party.
> Which team is it?
Cleveland Browns; Pittsburgh Steelers
>
> 7. Which Toronto sports team signed All Blacks star Sonny Bill
> Williams to a 2-year contract worth approximately $9,000,000?
Argonauts
>
> 8. Who was kicked off Toronto City Council last week over election
> overspending?
>
> 9. With the receipt of their "no board" report last week, what is
> the first day when elementary-school teachers in Ontario will
> be in a legal strike position?
>
> 10. Queen's Park announced that the current veterans' memorial on
> the south lawn of the legislature will be extended to recognize
> *which new group* of veterans?
>
Pete Gayde
X3N...@giganews.com:
>
> 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by
> 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
>
> 5. Late Saturday night and into Sunday, the largest-ever emergency
> exercise in Toronto took place, involving over 150 actors in
> addition to local first responders, in order to assess the
> city's preparedness for a large-scale disaster. Where in the
> city was the exercise centered?
>
> 6. Last week, public elementary teachers and education workers
> voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action if contract
> talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly?
> Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within
> 1 percentage point.
>
> 7. A 1-ton black boulder striped with white quartz, known locally
> as Wizard Rock, was stolen last month, only to reappear last
> week, in the Prescott National Forest in what US state?
>
> 8. Saturday, people lined Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma for
> a parade capping off 2 weeks of public activities and private
> visits to family gravesites and home altars, to mark what
> occasion? Hint: Saturday's Google doodle also honored the
> occasion.
>
> 9. Friday, the US arm of *which company* announced it was banning
> "party houses" following a deadly Halloween shooting?
>
> 10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase
> this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple
> in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying?
>
>
> * Game 8 (2019-11-11), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several
> European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of
> what event?
Fall of the Berlin Wall
>
>
> 2. McDonald's just fired its CEO over consensual sex with a fellow
> employee. Name that now-former CEO.
>
> 3. The CEO of Second Cup announced Friday that the company is
> changing its name to reflect its desire to expand into other
> aspects of the Canadian food-service industry. Second Cup will
> continue as one of its brands, but what is the new corporate
> name?
>
> 4. This musician's newest single "Use This Gospel" debuted at #37,
> meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird
> Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40
> hit in 4 different decades. Name him.
Al Green
> employee. Name that now-former CEO.
>
> 3. The CEO of Second Cup announced Friday that the company is
> changing its name to reflect its desire to expand into other
> aspects of the Canadian food-service industry. Second Cup will
> continue as one of its brands, but what is the new corporate
> name?
>
> 4. This musician's newest single "Use This Gospel" debuted at #37,
> meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird
> Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40
> hit in 4 different decades. Name him.
>
> 5. This filmmaker and Amazon agreed in US District Court to dismiss
> the filmmaker's suit without prejudice. He filed the suit when
> Amazon refused to release his completed film "A Rainy Day in
> New York" in the US. Who is he?
>
> For questions #6-7 in this round, we need the team name, like
> "Roughriders". The city (or other place) name is not sufficient.
>
> 6. 11-year-old Kade Foster got to spend Saturday with his favorite
> team, after they found out from Twitter that not one of his
> invited guests had shown up for his team-themed birthday party.
> Which team is it?
>
> 7. Which Toronto sports team signed All Blacks star Sonny Bill
> Williams to a 2-year contract worth approximately $9,000,000?
>
> 8. Who was kicked off Toronto City Council last week over election
> overspending?
>
> 9. With the receipt of their "no board" report last week, what is
> the first day when elementary-school teachers in Ontario will
> be in a legal strike position?
>
> 10. Queen's Park announced that the current veterans' memorial on
> the south lawn of the legislature will be extended to recognize
> *which new group* of veterans?
>
Joshua Kreitzer
Nov 12, 2019, 11:03:48 PM11/12/19
to
> * Game 7 (2019-11-04), Round 1 - Current Events
>
>
> For questions #3-4, *either* the city (or other place) name or
> the team name is sufficient, like "Saskatchewan" or "Roughriders".
>
> the team name is sufficient, like "Saskatchewan" or "Roughriders".
>
> 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by
> 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
Houston Astros
> 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
> 6. Last week, public elementary teachers and education workers
> voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action if contract
> talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly?
> Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within
> 1 percentage point.
> 8. Saturday, people lined Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma for
> a parade capping off 2 weeks of public activities and private
> visits to family gravesites and home altars, to mark what
> occasion? Hint: Saturday's Google doodle also honored the
> occasion.
> 9. Friday, the US arm of *which company* announced it was banning
> "party houses" following a deadly Halloween shooting?
> 10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase
> this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple
> in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying?
> * Game 8 (2019-11-11), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several
> European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of
> what event?
fall of the Berlin Wall
> 4. This musician's newest single "Use This Gospel" debuted at #37,
> meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird
> Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40
> hit in 4 different decades. Name him.
Kanye West
> meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird
> Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40
> hit in 4 different decades. Name him.
(I know that answer doesn't make sense, as he was not active in the
1980s, but the song title is pointing me toward him anyway)
> 5. This filmmaker and Amazon agreed in US District Court to dismiss
> the filmmaker's suit without prejudice. He filed the suit when
> Amazon refused to release his completed film "A Rainy Day in
> New York" in the US. Who is he?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Mark Brader
Nov 15, 2019, 7:08:43 AM11/15/19
to
Mark Brader:
> > 2. Elsewhere in entertainment, it was announced last week that this
> > singer will be receiving the People's Choice Champion Award
> > at the November show for her many philanthropic endeavors.
> > Which singer?
Pink (or P!nk).
> > 3. Last week, TFC won their Eastern Conference championship over
> > *what opposing team* to now move on to the MLS finals?
Atlanta United. 4 for Pete.
> > 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by
> > 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
Houston Astros. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.
> > 5. Late Saturday night and into Sunday, the largest-ever emergency
> > exercise in Toronto took place, involving over 150 actors in
> > addition to local first responders, in order to assess the
> > city's preparedness for a large-scale disaster. Where in the
> > city was the exercise centered?
Union Station.
> > 6. Last week, public elementary teachers and education workers
> > voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action if contract
> > talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly?
> > Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within
> > 1 percentage point.
98% (accepting 97-99%).
> > 7. A 1-ton black boulder striped with white quartz, known locally
> > as Wizard Rock, was stolen last month, only to reappear last
> > week, in the Prescott National Forest in what US state?
Arizona. 4 for Pete.
> > 8. Saturday, people lined Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma for
> > a parade capping off 2 weeks of public activities and private
> > visits to family gravesites and home altars, to mark what
> > occasion? Hint: Saturday's Google doodle also honored the
> > occasion.
Day of the Dead (Dia de Muertos). 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum,
Pete, and Joshua.
> > 9. Friday, the US arm of *which company* announced it was banning
> > "party houses" following a deadly Halloween shooting?
Airbnb. 4 for Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, and Joshua.
> > 10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase
> > this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple
> > in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying?
Fitbit. 4 for everyone -- Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Erland, Pete,
and Joshua.
> * Game 8 (2019-11-11), Round 1 - Current Events
> > 1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several
> > European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of
> > what event?
End of the Berlin Wall. 4 for everyone.
> > 2. McDonald's just fired its CEO over consensual sex with a fellow
> > employee. Name that now-former CEO.
Steve Easterbrook.
> > 3. The CEO of Second Cup announced Friday that the company is
> > changing its name to reflect its desire to expand into other
> > aspects of the Canadian food-service industry. Second Cup will
> > continue as one of its brands, but what is the new corporate
> > name?
Aegis Brands.
> > 4. This musician's newest single "Use This Gospel" debuted at #37,
> > meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird
> > Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40
> > hit in 4 different decades. Name him.
Kenny G (or Gorelick).
> > 5. This filmmaker and Amazon agreed in US District Court to dismiss
> > the filmmaker's suit without prejudice. He filed the suit when
> > Amazon refused to release his completed film "A Rainy Day in
> > New York" in the US. Who is he?
Woody Allen. 4 for Joshua. 2 for Pete.
> > 6. 11-year-old Kade Foster got to spend Saturday with his favorite
> > team, after they found out from Twitter that not one of his
> > invited guests had shown up for his team-themed birthday party.
> > Which team is it?
Toronto Maple Leafs.
> > 7. Which Toronto sports team signed All Blacks star Sonny Bill
> > Williams to a 2-year contract worth approximately $9,000,000?
Toronto Wolfpack. (It's rugby.)
> > 8. Who was kicked off Toronto City Council last week over election
> > overspending?
Jim Karygiannas.
> > 9. With the receipt of their "no board" report last week, what is
> > the first day when elementary-school teachers in Ontario will
> > be in a legal strike position?
November 25.
> > 10. Queen's Park announced that the current veterans' memorial on
> > the south lawn of the legislature will be extended to recognize
> > *which new group* of veterans?
Canadians who served in Afghanistan.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX
Pete Gayde 11 20 0 2 16 0 20 6 75
Joshua Kreitzer 20 0 -- -- 12 8 16 8 64
Erland Sommarskog 8 12 0 0 20 12 4 4 60
Dan Blum 19 6 4 0 8 0 16 4 57
Dan Tilque 4 12 -- -- 4 8 16 4 48
Bruce Bowler 15 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 23
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"I am good at fooling myself into believing that what I wrote
is what I meant. I am also good at fooling myself into believing
that what I meant is what I should have meant." --Kent Beck
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the
> dates indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly.
> If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still
> expected to give the answers that were correct on that date...
> dates indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly.
> If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still
> For further information see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7 (2019-11-04), Round 1 - Current Events
> > 1. In entertainment news, on October 29, celebrity news agency
> > Backgrid USA filed a $150,000 (US) suit against this celebrity
> > for copyright infringement after she reposted without permission
> > their photo of her dressed as Hillary Clinton at a 2016
> > Halloween party. Which celebrity?
Katy Perry.
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7 (2019-11-04), Round 1 - Current Events
> > 1. In entertainment news, on October 29, celebrity news agency
> > Backgrid USA filed a $150,000 (US) suit against this celebrity
> > for copyright infringement after she reposted without permission
> > their photo of her dressed as Hillary Clinton at a 2016
> > Halloween party. Which celebrity?
> > 2. Elsewhere in entertainment, it was announced last week that this
> > singer will be receiving the People's Choice Champion Award
> > at the November show for her many philanthropic endeavors.
> > Which singer?
> > 3. Last week, TFC won their Eastern Conference championship over
> > *what opposing team* to now move on to the MLS finals?
> > 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by
> > 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat?
> > 5. Late Saturday night and into Sunday, the largest-ever emergency
> > exercise in Toronto took place, involving over 150 actors in
> > addition to local first responders, in order to assess the
> > city's preparedness for a large-scale disaster. Where in the
> > city was the exercise centered?
> > 6. Last week, public elementary teachers and education workers
> > voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action if contract
> > talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly?
> > Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within
> > 1 percentage point.
> > 7. A 1-ton black boulder striped with white quartz, known locally
> > as Wizard Rock, was stolen last month, only to reappear last
> > week, in the Prescott National Forest in what US state?
> > 8. Saturday, people lined Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma for
> > a parade capping off 2 weeks of public activities and private
> > visits to family gravesites and home altars, to mark what
> > occasion? Hint: Saturday's Google doodle also honored the
> > occasion.
Pete, and Joshua.
> > 9. Friday, the US arm of *which company* announced it was banning
> > "party houses" following a deadly Halloween shooting?
> > 10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase
> > this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple
> > in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying?
and Joshua.
> * Game 8 (2019-11-11), Round 1 - Current Events
> > 1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several
> > European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of
> > what event?
> > 2. McDonald's just fired its CEO over consensual sex with a fellow
> > employee. Name that now-former CEO.
> > 3. The CEO of Second Cup announced Friday that the company is
> > changing its name to reflect its desire to expand into other
> > aspects of the Canadian food-service industry. Second Cup will
> > continue as one of its brands, but what is the new corporate
> > name?
> > 4. This musician's newest single "Use This Gospel" debuted at #37,
> > meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird
> > Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40
> > hit in 4 different decades. Name him.
> > 5. This filmmaker and Amazon agreed in US District Court to dismiss
> > the filmmaker's suit without prejudice. He filed the suit when
> > Amazon refused to release his completed film "A Rainy Day in
> > New York" in the US. Who is he?
> > 6. 11-year-old Kade Foster got to spend Saturday with his favorite
> > team, after they found out from Twitter that not one of his
> > invited guests had shown up for his team-themed birthday party.
> > Which team is it?
> > 7. Which Toronto sports team signed All Blacks star Sonny Bill
> > Williams to a 2-year contract worth approximately $9,000,000?
> > 8. Who was kicked off Toronto City Council last week over election
> > overspending?
> > 9. With the receipt of their "no board" report last week, what is
> > the first day when elementary-school teachers in Ontario will
> > be in a legal strike position?
> > 10. Queen's Park announced that the current veterans' memorial on
> > the south lawn of the legislature will be extended to recognize
> > *which new group* of veterans?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX
Pete Gayde 11 20 0 2 16 0 20 6 75
Joshua Kreitzer 20 0 -- -- 12 8 16 8 64
Erland Sommarskog 8 12 0 0 20 12 4 4 60
Dan Blum 19 6 4 0 8 0 16 4 57
Dan Tilque 4 12 -- -- 4 8 16 4 48
Bruce Bowler 15 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 23
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
"I am good at fooling myself into believing that what I wrote
is what I meant. I am also good at fooling myself into believing
that what I meant is what I should have meant." --Kent Beck
Joshua Kreitzer
Nov 15, 2019, 8:10:42 AM11/15/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:5sKdnSTBuYnbCFPAnZ2dnUU7-
L_N...@giganews.com:
>> > 4. This musician's newest single "Use This Gospel" debuted at #37,
>> > meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird
>> > Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40
>> > hit in 4 different decades. Name him.
>
> Kenny G (or Gorelick).
To explain my own answer as well as Erland's, "Use This Gospel" was
recorded by Kanye West featuring Clipse and Kenny G.
(Appearances as a featured artist do count for purposes of this record; for
example, U2's only U.S. Top 40 hit in the 2010s has been "XXX" by Kendrick
Lamar featuring U2.)
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
L_N...@giganews.com:
>> > 4. This musician's newest single "Use This Gospel" debuted at #37,
>> > meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird
>> > Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40
>> > hit in 4 different decades. Name him.
>
> Kenny G (or Gorelick).
recorded by Kanye West featuring Clipse and Kenny G.
(Appearances as a featured artist do count for purposes of this record; for
example, U2's only U.S. Top 40 hit in the 2010s has been "XXX" by Kendrick
Lamar featuring U2.)
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 15, 2019, 2:23:53 PM11/15/19
to
musician's newest single", but apparently it was in fact Kayne West
most recent single.
Not that this remark is meant as a protest. I answered Kayne West
as I happened to recall that I had seen a review of his most recent
album which has some religious theme. At the same time, it seemed a
little unlikely that he has been around long enough to have had a
hit in four different decades. But since West is an artist that I
don't know much about, I figured that I might be wrong and gave him
as answer just in case.
Mark Brader
Nov 15, 2019, 5:03:26 PM11/15/19
to
Erland Sommarskog:
reworded the question, but I have no interest whatever in the topic
of most popular recordings or in those particular performaers.
Sorry.
--
Mark Brader "I always hoped that when someone quoted me
Toronto it would be because I said something profound."
m...@vex.net -- Chris Volpe
> Nevertheless, the question is a little misleading as it says "This
> musician's newest single", but apparently it was in fact Kayne West
> most recent single.
If that's so, then I agree it's misleading. If I'd known, I would've
> musician's newest single", but apparently it was in fact Kayne West
> most recent single.
reworded the question, but I have no interest whatever in the topic
of most popular recordings or in those particular performaers.
Sorry.
--
Mark Brader "I always hoped that when someone quoted me
Toronto it would be because I said something profound."
m...@vex.net -- Chris Volpe
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