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Mark Brader
Sep 24, 2019, 2:28:34 PM9/24/19
to
And now we're into the second week of new Canadian Inquisition
season, written by the Red Smarties, so it's time for some current
events.
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 2019-01-22 companion
posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1 (2019-09-16), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Two of the candidates in the riding of Beauce [sounds like
"boats" without the T] are Maxime Bernier of the People's
Party of Canada -- and Maxime Bernier of what party?
2. A senior intelligence official at the RCMP was arrested and
7 charges laid. He was accused of sharing or preparing to
share safeguarded or operational information with a foreign
entity or terrorist group. Name him.
3. Possibly to counteract poor publicity recently about another
special edition, "Monopoly Socialism", Hasbro announced it
was launching a new edition of Monopoly, which has now gone
on pre-sale. What is the name of this newest edition?
4. Mississauga announced last week it would hold a rally at
Celebration Square on Sunday (yesterday) to honor US Open winner
Bianca Andreescu. What is the *name* of the rally?
5. Saturday morning, the world's largest oil-processing plant
was attacked, taking out nearly 5% of the global daily output.
Name either the plant or the Yemeni rebels who said they did it.
6. On Monday evening, Donald Trump tweeted that he had fired his
National Security Advisor. Who?
7. Actress Felicity Huffman received her sentence in the college
cheating scandal last week. The sentence included a fine,
community service, and how long in prison?
8. This singer, known for "Two Tickets to Paradise" And "Take Me
Home Tonight", passed away Friday. Who?
9. This Team Canada bobsleigh (i.e. bobsled) team member announced
she is seeking her release so she can try out for the US team.
Name her.
10. Mitch Marner and the Leafs finally reached a deal. Within
$500,000, how much is the 6-year deal worth? You must answer
in US dollars, since that's what he's getting paid in.
* Game 2 (2019-09-23), Round 1 - Current Events
1. This Blue Jay hit for the cycle last week. It made him the
third player in the history of the franchise to do it, and
it made him and his father Craig the second father-son duo in
major-league baseball to both do it. Name him. (The surname
is sufficient.)
2. Arguably the best Canadian ice-dance team in history, they've
announced they are stepping away from the sport after 22 years
as on-ice partners. Name them both -- sorry, asking for just
one name would've been too easy.
3. This week the board of the London Stock Exchange comprehensively
rejected *whose* shock £32,000,000,000 takeover attempt?
4. GM workers in Oshawa and St. Catharines were temporarily laid
off late last week. Why?
5. The 2019 TIFF wrapped up last week, with the Grolsch People's
Choice Award going to what movie?
6. Also at TIFF, which movie received the $30,000 Canada Goose
award for the best Canadian feature film?
7. A man named Steven Weber drowned on Thursday at the Manta
Resort off the coast of Tanzania, where he was staying with his
girlfriend Kenesha Antoine in an underwater room. What was he
doing at the time?
8. On Friday an appeals court in California upheld the denial of
parole for which former Manson follower?
9. Also on Friday, hundreds of citizens took to the streets in Cairo
and other Egyptian cities. Name the person whose removal they
were calling for.
10. According to a study published September 19 in the journal
"Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined
since 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage
points.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Typos are a journalistic tradition of long
m...@vex.net | etaoin shrdlu. -- Truly Donovan
My text in this article is in the public domain.
season, written by the Red Smarties, so it's time for some current
events.
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 2019-01-22 companion
posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1 (2019-09-16), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Two of the candidates in the riding of Beauce [sounds like
"boats" without the T] are Maxime Bernier of the People's
Party of Canada -- and Maxime Bernier of what party?
2. A senior intelligence official at the RCMP was arrested and
7 charges laid. He was accused of sharing or preparing to
share safeguarded or operational information with a foreign
entity or terrorist group. Name him.
3. Possibly to counteract poor publicity recently about another
special edition, "Monopoly Socialism", Hasbro announced it
was launching a new edition of Monopoly, which has now gone
on pre-sale. What is the name of this newest edition?
4. Mississauga announced last week it would hold a rally at
Celebration Square on Sunday (yesterday) to honor US Open winner
Bianca Andreescu. What is the *name* of the rally?
5. Saturday morning, the world's largest oil-processing plant
was attacked, taking out nearly 5% of the global daily output.
Name either the plant or the Yemeni rebels who said they did it.
6. On Monday evening, Donald Trump tweeted that he had fired his
National Security Advisor. Who?
7. Actress Felicity Huffman received her sentence in the college
cheating scandal last week. The sentence included a fine,
community service, and how long in prison?
8. This singer, known for "Two Tickets to Paradise" And "Take Me
Home Tonight", passed away Friday. Who?
9. This Team Canada bobsleigh (i.e. bobsled) team member announced
she is seeking her release so she can try out for the US team.
Name her.
10. Mitch Marner and the Leafs finally reached a deal. Within
$500,000, how much is the 6-year deal worth? You must answer
in US dollars, since that's what he's getting paid in.
* Game 2 (2019-09-23), Round 1 - Current Events
1. This Blue Jay hit for the cycle last week. It made him the
third player in the history of the franchise to do it, and
it made him and his father Craig the second father-son duo in
major-league baseball to both do it. Name him. (The surname
is sufficient.)
2. Arguably the best Canadian ice-dance team in history, they've
announced they are stepping away from the sport after 22 years
as on-ice partners. Name them both -- sorry, asking for just
one name would've been too easy.
3. This week the board of the London Stock Exchange comprehensively
rejected *whose* shock £32,000,000,000 takeover attempt?
4. GM workers in Oshawa and St. Catharines were temporarily laid
off late last week. Why?
5. The 2019 TIFF wrapped up last week, with the Grolsch People's
Choice Award going to what movie?
6. Also at TIFF, which movie received the $30,000 Canada Goose
award for the best Canadian feature film?
7. A man named Steven Weber drowned on Thursday at the Manta
Resort off the coast of Tanzania, where he was staying with his
girlfriend Kenesha Antoine in an underwater room. What was he
doing at the time?
8. On Friday an appeals court in California upheld the denial of
parole for which former Manson follower?
9. Also on Friday, hundreds of citizens took to the streets in Cairo
and other Egyptian cities. Name the person whose removal they
were calling for.
10. According to a study published September 19 in the journal
"Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined
since 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage
points.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | Typos are a journalistic tradition of long
m...@vex.net | etaoin shrdlu. -- Truly Donovan
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Sep 24, 2019, 7:26:58 PM9/24/19
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 1 (2019-09-16), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Two of the candidates in the riding of Beauce [sounds like
> "boats" without the T] are Maxime Bernier of the People's
> Party of Canada -- and Maxime Bernier of what party?
Parti Quebecois; Progressive Conservative Party
> * Game 1 (2019-09-16), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Two of the candidates in the riding of Beauce [sounds like
> "boats" without the T] are Maxime Bernier of the People's
> Party of Canada -- and Maxime Bernier of what party?
> 3. Possibly to counteract poor publicity recently about another
> special edition, "Monopoly Socialism", Hasbro announced it
> was launching a new edition of Monopoly, which has now gone
> on pre-sale. What is the name of this newest edition?
> 5. Saturday morning, the world's largest oil-processing plant
> was attacked, taking out nearly 5% of the global daily output.
> Name either the plant or the Yemeni rebels who said they did it.
> 6. On Monday evening, Donald Trump tweeted that he had fired his
> National Security Advisor. Who?
> 7. Actress Felicity Huffman received her sentence in the college
> cheating scandal last week. The sentence included a fine,
> community service, and how long in prison?
> 8. This singer, known for "Two Tickets to Paradise" And "Take Me
> Home Tonight", passed away Friday. Who?
> * Game 2 (2019-09-23), Round 1 - Current Events
> 8. On Friday an appeals court in California upheld the denial of
> parole for which former Manson follower?
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
> parole for which former Manson follower?
> 9. Also on Friday, hundreds of citizens took to the streets in Cairo
> and other Egyptian cities. Name the person whose removal they
> were calling for.
> 10. According to a study published September 19 in the journal
> "Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined
> since 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage
> points.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Sep 24, 2019, 9:43:44 PM9/24/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:lrCdnQOdlIjR_RfAnZ2dnUU7-
X_N...@giganews.com:
> * Game 1 (2019-09-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Two of the candidates in the riding of Beauce [sounds like
> "boats" without the T] are Maxime Bernier of the People's
> Party of Canada -- and Maxime Bernier of what party?
Liberal Party; Bloc Quebecois
> 3. Possibly to counteract poor publicity recently about another
> special edition, "Monopoly Socialism", Hasbro announced it
> was launching a new edition of Monopoly, which has now gone
> on pre-sale. What is the name of this newest edition?
Ms. Monopoly
> 5. Saturday morning, the world's largest oil-processing plant
> was attacked, taking out nearly 5% of the global daily output.
> Name either the plant or the Yemeni rebels who said they did it.
Houthis
> 6. On Monday evening, Donald Trump tweeted that he had fired his
> National Security Advisor. Who?
John Bolton
> 7. Actress Felicity Huffman received her sentence in the college
> cheating scandal last week. The sentence included a fine,
> community service, and how long in prison?
2 weeks
> 8. This singer, known for "Two Tickets to Paradise" And "Take Me
> Home Tonight", passed away Friday. Who?
Eddie Money
> * Game 2 (2019-09-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 10. According to a study published September 19 in the journal
> "Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined
> since 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage
> points.
15%; 23%
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
X_N...@giganews.com:
> * Game 1 (2019-09-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Two of the candidates in the riding of Beauce [sounds like
> "boats" without the T] are Maxime Bernier of the People's
> Party of Canada -- and Maxime Bernier of what party?
> 3. Possibly to counteract poor publicity recently about another
> special edition, "Monopoly Socialism", Hasbro announced it
> was launching a new edition of Monopoly, which has now gone
> on pre-sale. What is the name of this newest edition?
> 5. Saturday morning, the world's largest oil-processing plant
> was attacked, taking out nearly 5% of the global daily output.
> Name either the plant or the Yemeni rebels who said they did it.
> 6. On Monday evening, Donald Trump tweeted that he had fired his
> National Security Advisor. Who?
> 7. Actress Felicity Huffman received her sentence in the college
> cheating scandal last week. The sentence included a fine,
> community service, and how long in prison?
> 8. This singer, known for "Two Tickets to Paradise" And "Take Me
> Home Tonight", passed away Friday. Who?
> * Game 2 (2019-09-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 9. Also on Friday, hundreds of citizens took to the streets in Cairo
> and other Egyptian cities. Name the person whose removal they
> were calling for.
Morsi
> and other Egyptian cities. Name the person whose removal they
> were calling for.
> 10. According to a study published September 19 in the journal
> "Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined
> since 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage
> points.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Pete Gayde
Sep 24, 2019, 11:19:07 PM9/24/19
to
>
> 4. Mississauga announced last week it would hold a rally at
> Celebration Square on Sunday (yesterday) to honor US Open winner
> Bianca Andreescu. What is the *name* of the rally?
>
> 5. Saturday morning, the world's largest oil-processing plant
> was attacked, taking out nearly 5% of the global daily output.
> Name either the plant or the Yemeni rebels who said they did it.
>
> 6. On Monday evening, Donald Trump tweeted that he had fired his
> National Security Advisor. Who?
>
> 7. Actress Felicity Huffman received her sentence in the college
> cheating scandal last week. The sentence included a fine,
> community service, and how long in prison?
>
> 8. This singer, known for "Two Tickets to Paradise" And "Take Me
> Home Tonight", passed away Friday. Who?
>
> 9. This Team Canada bobsleigh (i.e. bobsled) team member announced
> she is seeking her release so she can try out for the US team.
> Name her.
>
> 10. Mitch Marner and the Leafs finally reached a deal. Within
> $500,000, how much is the 6-year deal worth? You must answer
> in US dollars, since that's what he's getting paid in.
>
>
> * Game 2 (2019-09-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. This Blue Jay hit for the cycle last week. It made him the
> third player in the history of the franchise to do it, and
> it made him and his father Craig the second father-son duo in
> major-league baseball to both do it. Name him. (The surname
> is sufficient.)
>
> 2. Arguably the best Canadian ice-dance team in history, they've
> announced they are stepping away from the sport after 22 years
> as on-ice partners. Name them both -- sorry, asking for just
> one name would've been too easy.
>
> 3. This week the board of the London Stock Exchange comprehensively
> rejected *whose* shock £32,000,000,000 takeover attempt?
>
> 4. GM workers in Oshawa and St. Catharines were temporarily laid
> off late last week. Why?
>
> 5. The 2019 TIFF wrapped up last week, with the Grolsch People's
> Choice Award going to what movie?
>
> 6. Also at TIFF, which movie received the $30,000 Canada Goose
> award for the best Canadian feature film?
>
> 7. A man named Steven Weber drowned on Thursday at the Manta
> Resort off the coast of Tanzania, where he was staying with his
> girlfriend Kenesha Antoine in an underwater room. What was he
> doing at the time?
>
> 8. On Friday an appeals court in California upheld the denial of
> parole for which former Manson follower?
>
> 9. Also on Friday, hundreds of citizens took to the streets in Cairo
> and other Egyptian cities. Name the person whose removal they
> were calling for.
>
> 10. According to a study published September 19 in the journal
> "Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined
> since 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage
> points.
>
Pete Gayde
Erland Sommarskog
Sep 25, 2019, 2:27:39 PM9/25/19
to
> 5. Saturday morning, the world's largest oil-processing plant
> was attacked, taking out nearly 5% of the global daily output.
> Name either the plant or the Yemeni rebels who said they did it.
Huthi rebeles
> was attacked, taking out nearly 5% of the global daily output.
> Name either the plant or the Yemeni rebels who said they did it.
> 6. On Monday evening, Donald Trump tweeted that he had fired his
> National Security Advisor. Who?
> * Game 2 (2019-09-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 3. This week the board of the London Stock Exchange comprehensively
> rejected *whose* shock £32,000,000,000 takeover attempt?
Hongkong exchange
> rejected *whose* shock £32,000,000,000 takeover attempt?
> 7. A man named Steven Weber drowned on Thursday at the Manta
> Resort off the coast of Tanzania, where he was staying with his
> girlfriend Kenesha Antoine in an underwater room. What was he
> doing at the time?
> 9. Also on Friday, hundreds of citizens took to the streets in Cairo
> and other Egyptian cities. Name the person whose removal they
> were calling for.
> 10. According to a study published September 19 in the journal
> "Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined
> since 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage
> points.
Dan Tilque
Sep 26, 2019, 3:16:29 AM9/26/19
to
On 9/24/19 11:28 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 1 (2019-09-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Two of the candidates in the riding of Beauce [sounds like
> "boats" without the T] are Maxime Bernier of the People's
> Party of Canada -- and Maxime Bernier of what party?
>
> 2. A senior intelligence official at the RCMP was arrested and
> 7 charges laid. He was accused of sharing or preparing to
> share safeguarded or operational information with a foreign
> entity or terrorist group. Name him.
>
> 3. Possibly to counteract poor publicity recently about another
> special edition, "Monopoly Socialism", Hasbro announced it
> was launching a new edition of Monopoly, which has now gone
> on pre-sale. What is the name of this newest edition?
>
> 4. Mississauga announced last week it would hold a rally at
> Celebration Square on Sunday (yesterday) to honor US Open winner
> Bianca Andreescu. What is the *name* of the rally?
>
> 5. Saturday morning, the world's largest oil-processing plant
> was attacked, taking out nearly 5% of the global daily output.
> Name either the plant or the Yemeni rebels who said they did it.
Houthi
>
>
> * Game 1 (2019-09-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Two of the candidates in the riding of Beauce [sounds like
> "boats" without the T] are Maxime Bernier of the People's
> Party of Canada -- and Maxime Bernier of what party?
>
> 2. A senior intelligence official at the RCMP was arrested and
> 7 charges laid. He was accused of sharing or preparing to
> share safeguarded or operational information with a foreign
> entity or terrorist group. Name him.
>
> 3. Possibly to counteract poor publicity recently about another
> special edition, "Monopoly Socialism", Hasbro announced it
> was launching a new edition of Monopoly, which has now gone
> on pre-sale. What is the name of this newest edition?
>
> 4. Mississauga announced last week it would hold a rally at
> Celebration Square on Sunday (yesterday) to honor US Open winner
> Bianca Andreescu. What is the *name* of the rally?
>
> 5. Saturday morning, the world's largest oil-processing plant
> was attacked, taking out nearly 5% of the global daily output.
> Name either the plant or the Yemeni rebels who said they did it.
>
> 6. On Monday evening, Donald Trump tweeted that he had fired his
> National Security Advisor. Who?
>
> 7. Actress Felicity Huffman received her sentence in the college
> cheating scandal last week. The sentence included a fine,
> community service, and how long in prison?
>
> 8. This singer, known for "Two Tickets to Paradise" And "Take Me
> Home Tonight", passed away Friday. Who?
>
> 9. This Team Canada bobsleigh (i.e. bobsled) team member announced
> she is seeking her release so she can try out for the US team.
> Name her.
>
> 10. Mitch Marner and the Leafs finally reached a deal. Within
> $500,000, how much is the 6-year deal worth? You must answer
> in US dollars, since that's what he's getting paid in.
>
>
> * Game 2 (2019-09-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. This Blue Jay hit for the cycle last week. It made him the
> third player in the history of the franchise to do it, and
> it made him and his father Craig the second father-son duo in
> major-league baseball to both do it. Name him. (The surname
> is sufficient.)
>
> 2. Arguably the best Canadian ice-dance team in history, they've
> announced they are stepping away from the sport after 22 years
> as on-ice partners. Name them both -- sorry, asking for just
> one name would've been too easy.
>
> 3. This week the board of the London Stock Exchange comprehensively
> rejected *whose* shock £32,000,000,000 takeover attempt?
>
> 4. GM workers in Oshawa and St. Catharines were temporarily laid
> off late last week. Why?
>
> 5. The 2019 TIFF wrapped up last week, with the Grolsch People's
> Choice Award going to what movie?
>
> 6. Also at TIFF, which movie received the $30,000 Canada Goose
> award for the best Canadian feature film?
>
> 7. A man named Steven Weber drowned on Thursday at the Manta
> Resort off the coast of Tanzania, where he was staying with his
> girlfriend Kenesha Antoine in an underwater room. What was he
> doing at the time?
>
> 8. On Friday an appeals court in California upheld the denial of
> parole for which former Manson follower?
>
> 9. Also on Friday, hundreds of citizens took to the streets in Cairo
> and other Egyptian cities. Name the person whose removal they
> were calling for.
>
> 10. According to a study published September 19 in the journal
> "Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined
> since 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage
> points.
--
Dan Tilque
Bruce Bowler
Sep 26, 2019, 1:08:09 PM9/26/19
to
On Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:28:28 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 1 (2019-09-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> * Game 1 (2019-09-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 3. Possibly to counteract poor publicity recently about another
> special edition, "Monopoly Socialism", Hasbro announced it was
> launching a new edition of Monopoly, which has now gone on pre-sale.
> What is the name of this newest edition?
Miss Monopoly
> special edition, "Monopoly Socialism", Hasbro announced it was
> launching a new edition of Monopoly, which has now gone on pre-sale.
> What is the name of this newest edition?
> 6. On Monday evening, Donald Trump tweeted that he had fired his
> National Security Advisor. Who?
> 7. Actress Felicity Huffman received her sentence in the college
> cheating scandal last week. The sentence included a fine, community
> service, and how long in prison?
> 8. This singer, known for "Two Tickets to Paradise" And "Take Me
> Home Tonight", passed away Friday. Who?
>
>
> * Game 2 (2019-09-23), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 4. GM workers in Oshawa and St. Catharines were temporarily laid
> off late last week. Why?
The UAW strike against GM in the US
> off late last week. Why?
> 10. According to a study published September 19 in the journal
> "Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined since
> 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage points.
Mark Brader
Sep 27, 2019, 2:28:31 PM9/27/19
to
Mark Brader:
It's the guy on the right here:
http://i.cbc.ca/1.5278907.1568205938!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/maxime-bernier-rhino-beauce.jpg
Here's the other Bernier:
http://i.cbc.ca/1.5033508.1563474763!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_780/bernier-outremont-candidate-20190127.jpg
> 2. A senior intelligence official at the RCMP was arrested and
> 7 charges laid. He was accused of sharing or preparing to
> share safeguarded or operational information with a foreign
> entity or terrorist group. Name him.
Cameron Ortis.
> 3. Possibly to counteract poor publicity recently about another
> special edition, "Monopoly Socialism", Hasbro announced it
> was launching a new edition of Monopoly, which has now gone
> on pre-sale. What is the name of this newest edition?
"Ms. Monopoly". 4 for Joshua. 3 for Dan Blum and Bruce.
> 4. Mississauga announced last week it would hold a rally at
> Celebration Square on Sunday (yesterday) to honor US Open winner
> Bianca Andreescu. What is the *name* of the rally?
She the North.
> 5. Saturday morning, the world's largest oil-processing plant
> was attacked, taking out nearly 5% of the global daily output.
> Name either the plant or the Yemeni rebels who said they did it.
Abigaig, Houthi. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Erland,
and Dan Tilque.
> 6. On Monday evening, Donald Trump tweeted that he had fired his
> National Security Advisor. Who?
John Bolton. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Pete, Erland, and Bruce.
> 7. Actress Felicity Huffman received her sentence in the college
> cheating scandal last week. The sentence included a fine,
> community service, and how long in prison?
14 days. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce. 3 for Pete.
> 8. This singer, known for "Two Tickets to Paradise" And "Take Me
> Home Tonight", passed away Friday. Who?
Eddie Money. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce.
> 9. This Team Canada bobsleigh (i.e. bobsled) team member announced
> she is seeking her release so she can try out for the US team.
> Name her.
Kaillie Humphries.
> 10. Mitch Marner and the Leafs finally reached a deal. Within
> $500,000, how much is the 6-year deal worth? You must answer
> in US dollars, since that's what he's getting paid in.
$65,358,000 (accepting $64,858,000-$65,858,000).
> * Game 2 (2019-09-23), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. This Blue Jay hit for the cycle last week. It made him the
> third player in the history of the franchise to do it, and
> it made him and his father Craig the second father-son duo in
> major-league baseball to both do it. Name him. (The surname
> is sufficient.)
Cavan Biggio. 4 for Pete.
> 2. Arguably the best Canadian ice-dance team in history, they've
> announced they are stepping away from the sport after 22 years
> as on-ice partners. Name them both -- sorry, asking for just
> one name would've been too easy.
Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir.
> 3. This week the board of the London Stock Exchange comprehensively
> rejected *whose* shock Ł32,000,000,000 takeover attempt?
The Hong Kong stock exchange. (Or to be precise, Hong Kong Exchanges
and Clearing Ltd.) 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
> 4. GM workers in Oshawa and St. Catharines were temporarily laid
> off late last week. Why?
(Shortage of parts due to) a UAW strike in the US. 4 for Pete,
Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
> 5. The 2019 TIFF wrapped up last week, with the Grolsch People's
> Choice Award going to what movie?
"Jojo Rabbit".
> 6. Also at TIFF, which movie received the $30,000 Canada Goose
> award for the best Canadian feature film?
"Antigone".
> 7. A man named Steven Weber drowned on Thursday at the Manta
> Resort off the coast of Tanzania, where he was staying with his
> girlfriend Kenesha Antoine in an underwater room. What was he
> doing at the time?
Proposing marriage. 4 for Pete and Erland.
Here's the underwater room:
http://www.themantaresort.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Sleeping-under-water-at-night-at-your-honeymoon-705x520.jpg
It costs $1,700 per night -- I assume that's US dollars -- with a
minimum 3-night stay. It's located about 250-300 m (800-1,000 feet)
offshore and 10 m (30-35 feet) below the surface. Weber wrote a note,
enclosed it in a plastic bag, swam down to the outside of the room,
and held the note up to the window. Antoine accepted the proposal.
But the note began with the words "I can't hold my breath long enough
to tell you everything I love about you" -- and, sadly, it seems he
was right.
After that awful story, here's a picture of a couple who had a more
pleasant surprise immediately after they became engaged:
http://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/deer-bomb-2.jpg
And while I'm on the theme, some similar wedding-day surprises
that I came across while searching:
http://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAHy0j7.img
http://cdn.extra.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/15125045/deer.jpg
http://amp.insider.com/images/5d76844e6f24eb17ad27f785-750-563.jpg
(Nf gb gur ynfg bar: lrf, gurl qvq yrg vg rng gur sybjref.)
> 8. On Friday an appeals court in California upheld the denial of
> parole for which former Manson follower?
Lesley Van Houten.
> 9. Also on Friday, hundreds of citizens took to the streets in Cairo
> and other Egyptian cities. Name the person whose removal they
> were calling for.
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. I accepted "Sirsi". 4 for Dan Blum,
Pete, and Erland.
> 10. According to a study published September 19 in the journal
> "Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined
> since 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage
> points.
29% (accepting 25-33%). 4 for Pete, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
2 for Dan Blum.
Three people tried the answser 23%. Was that a coincidence or did
that come from a similar news story elsewhere?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS
Pete Gayde 11 20 31
Dan Blum 19 6 25
Bruce Bowler 15 8 23
Joshua Kreitzer 20 0 20
Erland Sommarskog 8 12 20
Dan Tilque 4 12 16
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
"Have you ever heard [my honesty] questioned?"
"I never even heard it mentioned." -- Every Day's a Holiday
> 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1 (2019-09-16), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Two of the candidates in the riding of Beauce [sounds like
> "boats" without the T] are Maxime Bernier of the People's
> Party of Canada -- and Maxime Bernier of what party?
Rhinoceros Party.
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1 (2019-09-16), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Two of the candidates in the riding of Beauce [sounds like
> "boats" without the T] are Maxime Bernier of the People's
> Party of Canada -- and Maxime Bernier of what party?
It's the guy on the right here:
http://i.cbc.ca/1.5278907.1568205938!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/maxime-bernier-rhino-beauce.jpg
Here's the other Bernier:
http://i.cbc.ca/1.5033508.1563474763!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_780/bernier-outremont-candidate-20190127.jpg
> 2. A senior intelligence official at the RCMP was arrested and
> 7 charges laid. He was accused of sharing or preparing to
> share safeguarded or operational information with a foreign
> entity or terrorist group. Name him.
> 3. Possibly to counteract poor publicity recently about another
> special edition, "Monopoly Socialism", Hasbro announced it
> was launching a new edition of Monopoly, which has now gone
> on pre-sale. What is the name of this newest edition?
> 4. Mississauga announced last week it would hold a rally at
> Celebration Square on Sunday (yesterday) to honor US Open winner
> Bianca Andreescu. What is the *name* of the rally?
> 5. Saturday morning, the world's largest oil-processing plant
> was attacked, taking out nearly 5% of the global daily output.
> Name either the plant or the Yemeni rebels who said they did it.
and Dan Tilque.
> 6. On Monday evening, Donald Trump tweeted that he had fired his
> National Security Advisor. Who?
> 7. Actress Felicity Huffman received her sentence in the college
> cheating scandal last week. The sentence included a fine,
> community service, and how long in prison?
> 8. This singer, known for "Two Tickets to Paradise" And "Take Me
> Home Tonight", passed away Friday. Who?
> 9. This Team Canada bobsleigh (i.e. bobsled) team member announced
> she is seeking her release so she can try out for the US team.
> Name her.
> 10. Mitch Marner and the Leafs finally reached a deal. Within
> $500,000, how much is the 6-year deal worth? You must answer
> in US dollars, since that's what he's getting paid in.
> * Game 2 (2019-09-23), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. This Blue Jay hit for the cycle last week. It made him the
> third player in the history of the franchise to do it, and
> it made him and his father Craig the second father-son duo in
> major-league baseball to both do it. Name him. (The surname
> is sufficient.)
> 2. Arguably the best Canadian ice-dance team in history, they've
> announced they are stepping away from the sport after 22 years
> as on-ice partners. Name them both -- sorry, asking for just
> one name would've been too easy.
> 3. This week the board of the London Stock Exchange comprehensively
The Hong Kong stock exchange. (Or to be precise, Hong Kong Exchanges
and Clearing Ltd.) 4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.
> 4. GM workers in Oshawa and St. Catharines were temporarily laid
> off late last week. Why?
Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
> 5. The 2019 TIFF wrapped up last week, with the Grolsch People's
> Choice Award going to what movie?
> 6. Also at TIFF, which movie received the $30,000 Canada Goose
> award for the best Canadian feature film?
> 7. A man named Steven Weber drowned on Thursday at the Manta
> Resort off the coast of Tanzania, where he was staying with his
> girlfriend Kenesha Antoine in an underwater room. What was he
> doing at the time?
Here's the underwater room:
http://www.themantaresort.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Sleeping-under-water-at-night-at-your-honeymoon-705x520.jpg
It costs $1,700 per night -- I assume that's US dollars -- with a
minimum 3-night stay. It's located about 250-300 m (800-1,000 feet)
offshore and 10 m (30-35 feet) below the surface. Weber wrote a note,
enclosed it in a plastic bag, swam down to the outside of the room,
and held the note up to the window. Antoine accepted the proposal.
But the note began with the words "I can't hold my breath long enough
to tell you everything I love about you" -- and, sadly, it seems he
was right.
After that awful story, here's a picture of a couple who had a more
pleasant surprise immediately after they became engaged:
http://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/deer-bomb-2.jpg
And while I'm on the theme, some similar wedding-day surprises
that I came across while searching:
http://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAHy0j7.img
http://cdn.extra.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/15125045/deer.jpg
http://amp.insider.com/images/5d76844e6f24eb17ad27f785-750-563.jpg
(Nf gb gur ynfg bar: lrf, gurl qvq yrg vg rng gur sybjref.)
> 8. On Friday an appeals court in California upheld the denial of
> parole for which former Manson follower?
> 9. Also on Friday, hundreds of citizens took to the streets in Cairo
> and other Egyptian cities. Name the person whose removal they
> were calling for.
Pete, and Erland.
> 10. According to a study published September 19 in the journal
> "Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined
> since 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage
> points.
2 for Dan Blum.
Three people tried the answser 23%. Was that a coincidence or did
that come from a similar news story elsewhere?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS
Pete Gayde 11 20 31
Dan Blum 19 6 25
Bruce Bowler 15 8 23
Joshua Kreitzer 20 0 20
Erland Sommarskog 8 12 20
Dan Tilque 4 12 16
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
"Have you ever heard [my honesty] questioned?"
"I never even heard it mentioned." -- Every Day's a Holiday
Erland Sommarskog
Sep 27, 2019, 5:36:03 PM9/27/19
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 10. According to a study published September 19 in the journal
>> "Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined
>> since 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage
>> points.
>
> 29% (accepting 25-33%). 4 for Pete, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
> 2 for Dan Blum.
>
> Three people tried the answser 23%. Was that a coincidence or did
> that come from a similar news story elsewhere?
>
In my case at least it was a coincidence. I just picked a number that
>> 10. According to a study published September 19 in the journal
>> "Science", bird populations in Canada and the US have declined
>> since 1970 by what percentage? Answer within 4 percentage
>> points.
>
> 29% (accepting 25-33%). 4 for Pete, Dan Tilque, and Bruce.
> 2 for Dan Blum.
>
> Three people tried the answser 23%. Was that a coincidence or did
> that come from a similar news story elsewhere?
>
seemed decently likely.
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