I'm sorry; I should have posted this set last week, but simply
forgot.
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 the Bloor St. Irregulars,
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 3 (2016-06-05), Round 1 -- Current Events
1. A 7-year-old Japanese boy turned up safely last Friday after
being lost for several days. What caused him to go missing in
the first place?
2. Which flag flew on Parliament Hill for the first time last
Wednesday?
3. The first time after the NHL expansion of 1967 that the
Stanley Cup was won by a team that wasn't one of the so-called
Original Six, this man scored the series-winning goal. Who was
this Broad St. Bully, and high-scoring center and left-winger,
who died last Monday at age 66?
4. What unusual and disturbing find was made in a freezer at a
Buddhist monastery in Thailand last week?
5. Which country's legislature last week passed a resolution
describing the deaths of Armenians in 1915-16 as "genocide",
causing Turkey to withdraw its ambassador in protest?
6. Why was the Louvre closed late last week?
7. Last month Jeff Hutcheson announced his retirement after 40 years
in broadcasting. His last appearance on his long-time show was
going to be on Friday, June 17, but in the end it was this past
Friday, June 3. Why the change?
8. An iconic Yonge St. restaurant closed its doors on Monday, having
been in the same location for 45 years, to make way for... yet
more condos. Fortunately for its aficionados, it may soon be
reopening nearby. Name it.
9. The PGA announced that it was moving one of its stops from the
Trump Doral resort in Florida, which had been the host since
1962, to which *city*?
10. An autopsy report released last Thursday revealed that pop
star Prince died of an accidental overdose of what drug?
* Game 4 (2016-06-13), Round 1 -- Canadiana Current Events
Before we started the game, we were going to give a little shout-out
at this point to Gordie Howe, because his passing seemed like a
significant event but too obvious to include in the game. But then,
after the game was printed, something horrible happened in Florida.
So now this tribute goes out both to Mr. Hockey and to everyone
affected by the Orlando shootings. We're thinking of you.
Now for the Current Events round, and what a week it was.
Bombastic bloviating billionaires; doping tennis goddesses;
even NHL playoffs -- just not in this country.
But this is also the Canadiana round. So lest you think "nothing
ever happens on my street", feast your ears on these beauties,
all of which (as the CBC is fond of telling us) have a Canadian
connection.
1. This 1960s teen idol and pop star, the first Canadian to get
a long-term Vegas contract, passed away last week at age 73.
Name him.
2. Liberal MP Mauril Belanger, who suffers from ALS, has been trying
to usher a private member's bill through Parliament. This has
been over the objections of some Conservatives, who last week
blocked a motion to have another MP stand in for Belanger
if his health deteriorated too much for him to be present in
the Commons. What is the subject of this legislation, known
as Bill C-210?
3. A ministerial-level order was given to Canada Post last week
to stop distributing this freebie Toronto Beaches-area newspaper,
condemned for its alleged anti-Semitic, pro-Nazi, and homophobic
content. What's its name?
4. *Which popular Toronto deli* was shut down by its landlord
last week for murkily expressed reasons, reopened a couple of
days later as a food truck, and now is back in regular business
again after winning a court injunction?
5. Which Canadian university was forced to pay hackers $20,000
in Bitcoins in order to regain control of its email and other
applications?
6. A man shot to death in his car in the now-badass neighborhood
of Yonge and Eglinton last week was in the media spotlight a
few weeks ago for *what reason*, which we assume was unrelated
to his sorry demise? Be sufficiently specific.
7. Guy Lafleur sure is steamed. What did he refer to last week as
"a disgrace for hockey", even suggesting that it was affecting
the outcome of a playoff series? (Okay, so we did sneak in
something about the playoffs -- but like we said, there is a
Canadian connection, namely Lafleur.)
8. Which province's government was pilloried last week for spending
public money to tear down posters demanding that the premier
resign, only to then have to admit that the posters had broken
no rules. We doubt that this will improve that premier's
current approval rating of 18%. Anyway, name the province.
9. Research published in the Lancet last week, and conducted by two
Ottawa doctors, has suggested a revolutionary but risky treatment
for what disease?
10. The way has been cleared for Canada to create its third
national marine protected area after *this company* donated 30
legally-questionable Arctic permits to the Nature Conservancy of
Canada. The permits cover an area of 8,600 km² (3,300 sq.mi.),
north of Baffin Island at the eastern gate of the Northwest
Passage, and encompassing Lancaster Sound. Name the company.
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