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Mark Brader
Oct 17, 2017, 3:49:33 AM10/17/17
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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
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Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' 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 recent companion
posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 3 (2017-10-02), Round 1 - Current Events
1. The major-league baseball record for home runs by a rookie, owned
for two decades by slugger Mark McGwire, was smashed this week.
Name the rookie who now holds this distinction.
2. The FedEx Cup, awarded to the winner of the PGA Tour's annual
golf playoffs and worth a $10,000,000 prize, went to another
new winner this year. Who was he?
3. Donald Trump endorsed an unsuccessful Republican primary
candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by
attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed
to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states.
4. German chancellor Angela Merkel was reelected for her 4th term
this past week, but the real news was the performance of an
ultra-right party that will now sit in the Bundestag as the
third-largest party with 13% of the vote. In German or English,
what is its name?
5. One of the controversial tax changes proposed by finance minister
Bill Morneau would end the practice of allowing professionals
who form corporations to shelter income from higher tax rates by
assigning it to family members. What term is used to describe
this practice?
6. Prince Harry made his first public appearance with his girlfriend
at the Invictus Games in Toronto. What is her name?
7. One of the most surprising parts of the federal government's new
cultural policy announced last week is the participation of
Netflix in financing Canadian programming and distribution.
What is the minimum that the Internet streaming giant has agreed
to spend?
8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related
to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one
Saudi. What change was announced?
9. A pipeline which has already been approved by the federal
government is in jeopardy thanks to a Federal Court of Appeal
ruling that the government failed in its duty to protect the
interests of an indigenous band which claimed the pipeline plan
violated its rights without consultation. Name this pipeline
that is again facing difficulties.
10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96.
He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
* Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
trophy for that called?
2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World
Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest
population ever to play in the Finals tournament?
3. One of Spain's autonomous communities held a referendum
on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
region?
4. The Liberal government is in hot water due to a plan described by
the Canada Revenue Agency to add a new category to taxable
benefits for employees. The government immediately squashed
the plan. What were they going to begin taxing?
5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
war of words.
6. Also thanks to Trump and his threats, the North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister
Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then
headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he?
7. In British Columbia, a well-known former radio talk-show host and
Social Credit cabinet minister died last week at age 95.
Name him.
8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
9. Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, named the best mayor in the world
in 2014, is facing a hard-fought battle from a more conservative
challenger who has served as the president of the now-defunct
Alberta PC Party. Polls revealed last week that it will be a
close race. What is the challenger's name?
10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
--
Mark Brader | "Reality aside, we would like to deploy a methodology
m...@vex.net | for how Rooter might behave in theory."
Toronto | -- scigen.pl (Stribling, Krohn, and Aguayo)
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 Smith & Guessin' 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 recent companion
posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 3 (2017-10-02), Round 1 - Current Events
1. The major-league baseball record for home runs by a rookie, owned
for two decades by slugger Mark McGwire, was smashed this week.
Name the rookie who now holds this distinction.
2. The FedEx Cup, awarded to the winner of the PGA Tour's annual
golf playoffs and worth a $10,000,000 prize, went to another
new winner this year. Who was he?
3. Donald Trump endorsed an unsuccessful Republican primary
candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by
attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed
to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states.
4. German chancellor Angela Merkel was reelected for her 4th term
this past week, but the real news was the performance of an
ultra-right party that will now sit in the Bundestag as the
third-largest party with 13% of the vote. In German or English,
what is its name?
5. One of the controversial tax changes proposed by finance minister
Bill Morneau would end the practice of allowing professionals
who form corporations to shelter income from higher tax rates by
assigning it to family members. What term is used to describe
this practice?
6. Prince Harry made his first public appearance with his girlfriend
at the Invictus Games in Toronto. What is her name?
7. One of the most surprising parts of the federal government's new
cultural policy announced last week is the participation of
Netflix in financing Canadian programming and distribution.
What is the minimum that the Internet streaming giant has agreed
to spend?
8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related
to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one
Saudi. What change was announced?
9. A pipeline which has already been approved by the federal
government is in jeopardy thanks to a Federal Court of Appeal
ruling that the government failed in its duty to protect the
interests of an indigenous band which claimed the pipeline plan
violated its rights without consultation. Name this pipeline
that is again facing difficulties.
10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96.
He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
* Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
trophy for that called?
2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World
Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest
population ever to play in the Finals tournament?
3. One of Spain's autonomous communities held a referendum
on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
region?
4. The Liberal government is in hot water due to a plan described by
the Canada Revenue Agency to add a new category to taxable
benefits for employees. The government immediately squashed
the plan. What were they going to begin taxing?
5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
war of words.
6. Also thanks to Trump and his threats, the North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister
Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then
headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he?
7. In British Columbia, a well-known former radio talk-show host and
Social Credit cabinet minister died last week at age 95.
Name him.
8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
9. Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, named the best mayor in the world
in 2014, is facing a hard-fought battle from a more conservative
challenger who has served as the president of the now-defunct
Alberta PC Party. Polls revealed last week that it will be a
close race. What is the challenger's name?
10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
--
Mark Brader | "Reality aside, we would like to deploy a methodology
m...@vex.net | for how Rooter might behave in theory."
Toronto | -- scigen.pl (Stribling, Krohn, and Aguayo)
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Peter Smyth
Oct 17, 2017, 4:29:35 AM10/17/17
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> 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 Smith & Guessin' 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 recent companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3 (2017-10-02), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The major-league baseball record for home runs by a rookie, owned
> for two decades by slugger Mark McGwire, was smashed this week.
> Name the rookie who now holds this distinction.
>
> 2. The FedEx Cup, awarded to the winner of the PGA Tour's annual
> golf playoffs and worth a $10,000,000 prize, went to another
> new winner this year. Who was he?
Spieth, Reed
> 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 Smith & Guessin' 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 recent companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3 (2017-10-02), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The major-league baseball record for home runs by a rookie, owned
> for two decades by slugger Mark McGwire, was smashed this week.
> Name the rookie who now holds this distinction.
>
> 2. The FedEx Cup, awarded to the winner of the PGA Tour's annual
> golf playoffs and worth a $10,000,000 prize, went to another
> new winner this year. Who was he?
> 3. Donald Trump endorsed an unsuccessful Republican primary
> candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by
> attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed
> to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states.
Luther Strange
> candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by
> attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed
> to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states.
> 4. German chancellor Angela Merkel was reelected for her 4th term
> this past week, but the real news was the performance of an
> ultra-right party that will now sit in the Bundestag as the
> third-largest party with 13% of the vote. In German or English,
> what is its name?
AFD
> this past week, but the real news was the performance of an
> ultra-right party that will now sit in the Bundestag as the
> third-largest party with 13% of the vote. In German or English,
> what is its name?
> 5. One of the controversial tax changes proposed by finance minister
> Bill Morneau would end the practice of allowing professionals
> who form corporations to shelter income from higher tax rates by
> assigning it to family members. What term is used to describe
> this practice?
>
> 6. Prince Harry made his first public appearance with his girlfriend
> at the Invictus Games in Toronto. What is her name?
Meghan Markle
> Bill Morneau would end the practice of allowing professionals
> who form corporations to shelter income from higher tax rates by
> assigning it to family members. What term is used to describe
> this practice?
>
> 6. Prince Harry made his first public appearance with his girlfriend
> at the Invictus Games in Toronto. What is her name?
> 7. One of the most surprising parts of the federal government's new
> cultural policy announced last week is the participation of
> Netflix in financing Canadian programming and distribution.
> What is the minimum that the Internet streaming giant has agreed
> to spend?
$100 million
> cultural policy announced last week is the participation of
> Netflix in financing Canadian programming and distribution.
> What is the minimum that the Internet streaming giant has agreed
> to spend?
> 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related
> to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one
> Saudi. What change was announced?
Women are allowed to drive cars
> to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one
> Saudi. What change was announced?
> 9. A pipeline which has already been approved by the federal
> government is in jeopardy thanks to a Federal Court of Appeal
> ruling that the government failed in its duty to protect the
> interests of an indigenous band which claimed the pipeline plan
> violated its rights without consultation. Name this pipeline
> that is again facing difficulties.
>
> 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96.
> He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
Monty Hall
> government is in jeopardy thanks to a Federal Court of Appeal
> ruling that the government failed in its duty to protect the
> interests of an indigenous band which claimed the pipeline plan
> violated its rights without consultation. Name this pipeline
> that is again facing difficulties.
>
> 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96.
> He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
>
> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
> championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
> the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
> has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
> trophy for that called?
>
> 2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World
> Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest
> population ever to play in the Finals tournament?
Iceland
> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
> championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
> the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
> has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
> trophy for that called?
>
> 2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World
> Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest
> population ever to play in the Finals tournament?
> 3. One of Spain's autonomous communities held a referendum
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
> turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
> In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
> region?
Catalonia
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
> turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
> In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
> region?
> 4. The Liberal government is in hot water due to a plan described by
> the Canada Revenue Agency to add a new category to taxable
> benefits for employees. The government immediately squashed
> the plan. What were they going to begin taxing?
Free tea or coffee
> the Canada Revenue Agency to add a new category to taxable
> benefits for employees. The government immediately squashed
> the plan. What were they going to begin taxing?
> 5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
> his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
> Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
> House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
> war of words.
>
> 6. Also thanks to Trump and his threats, the North American Free
> Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister
> Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then
> headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he?
Fox
> his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
> Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
> House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
> war of words.
>
> 6. Also thanks to Trump and his threats, the North American Free
> Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister
> Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then
> headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he?
> 7. In British Columbia, a well-known former radio talk-show host and
> Social Credit cabinet minister died last week at age 95.
> Name him.
>
> 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
> protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
> shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
UNESCO
> Social Credit cabinet minister died last week at age 95.
> Name him.
>
> 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
> protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
> shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
> 9. Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, named the best mayor in the world
> in 2014, is facing a hard-fought battle from a more conservative
> challenger who has served as the president of the now-defunct
> Alberta PC Party. Polls revealed last week that it will be a
> close race. What is the challenger's name?
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
> to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
> rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
> more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
> murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
Peter Smyth
> in 2014, is facing a hard-fought battle from a more conservative
> challenger who has served as the president of the now-defunct
> Alberta PC Party. Polls revealed last week that it will be a
> close race. What is the challenger's name?
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
> to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
> rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
> more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
> murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
Dan Blum
Oct 17, 2017, 8:22:14 AM10/17/17
to
> 3. Donald Trump endorsed an unsuccessful Republican primary
> candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by
> attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed
> to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states.
Luther Strange
> candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by
> attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed
> to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states.
> 7. One of the most surprising parts of the federal government's new
> cultural policy announced last week is the participation of
> Netflix in financing Canadian programming and distribution.
> What is the minimum that the Internet streaming giant has agreed
> to spend?
> 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related
> to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one
> Saudi. What change was announced?
> 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96.
> He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
> 3. One of Spain's autonomous communities held a referendum
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
> turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
> In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
> region?
Catalonia
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
> turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
> In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
> region?
> 4. The Liberal government is in hot water due to a plan described by
> the Canada Revenue Agency to add a new category to taxable
> benefits for employees. The government immediately squashed
> the plan. What were they going to begin taxing?
> 5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
> his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
> Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
> House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
> war of words.
> 6. Also thanks to Trump and his threats, the North American Free
> Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister
> Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then
> headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he?
> 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
> protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
> shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
> 10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
> to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
> rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
> more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
> murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Bruce Bowler
Oct 17, 2017, 9:32:58 AM10/17/17
to
> 9. A pipeline which has already been approved by the federal
> government is in jeopardy thanks to a Federal Court of Appeal ruling
> that the government failed in its duty to protect the interests of an
> indigenous band which claimed the pipeline plan violated its rights
> without consultation. Name this pipeline that is again facing
> difficulties.
> 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96.
> He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
>
> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
> championship trophies lately. But one professional team in the city,
> the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
> has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the trophy
> for that called?
>
> 2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World
> Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest
> population ever to play in the Finals tournament?
>
> 3. One of Spain's autonomous communities held a referendum
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low turnout
> because the Spanish government had declared it illegal. In English,
> what is the name of this would-be secessionist region?
> 4. The Liberal government is in hot water due to a plan described by
> the Canada Revenue Agency to add a new category to taxable benefits
> for employees. The government immediately squashed the plan. What
> were they going to begin taxing?
>
> 5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
> his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
> Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White House as
> an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this war of words.
> 6. Also thanks to Trump and his threats, the North American Free
> Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister
> Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then headed
> to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he?
>
> 7. In British Columbia, a well-known former radio talk-show host and
> Social Credit cabinet minister died last week at age 95.
> Name him.
>
> 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
> protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has shown
> an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
> 9. Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, named the best mayor in the world
> in 2014, is facing a hard-fought battle from a more conservative
> challenger who has served as the president of the now-defunct Alberta
> PC Party. Polls revealed last week that it will be a close race.
> What is the challenger's name?
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
> to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the rate of
> fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them more lethal.
> These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas murderer's weapons.
> What is the common term for these devices?
Marc Dashevsky
Oct 17, 2017, 9:38:11 AM10/17/17
to
In article <xZidnUinSKOVK3jE...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. The FedEx Cup, awarded to the winner of the PGA Tour's annual
> golf playoffs and worth a $10,000,000 prize, went to another
> new winner this year. Who was he?
>
> 3. Donald Trump endorsed an unsuccessful Republican primary
> candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by
> attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed
> to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states.
Strange
> 4. German chancellor Angela Merkel was reelected for her 4th term
> this past week, but the real news was the performance of an
> ultra-right party that will now sit in the Bundestag as the
> third-largest party with 13% of the vote. In German or English,
> what is its name?
>
> 5. One of the controversial tax changes proposed by finance minister
> Bill Morneau would end the practice of allowing professionals
> who form corporations to shelter income from higher tax rates by
> assigning it to family members. What term is used to describe
> this practice?
>
> 6. Prince Harry made his first public appearance with his girlfriend
> at the Invictus Games in Toronto. What is her name?
Meghan Markel
> 7. One of the most surprising parts of the federal government's new
> cultural policy announced last week is the participation of
> Netflix in financing Canadian programming and distribution.
> What is the minimum that the Internet streaming giant has agreed
> to spend?
>
> 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related
> to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one
> Saudi. What change was announced?
Women are allowed to drive automobiles
> 9. A pipeline which has already been approved by the federal
> government is in jeopardy thanks to a Federal Court of Appeal
> ruling that the government failed in its duty to protect the
> interests of an indigenous band which claimed the pipeline plan
> violated its rights without consultation. Name this pipeline
> that is again facing difficulties.
>
> 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96.
> He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
Monty Hall
> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
> championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
> the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
> has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
> trophy for that called?
>
> 2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World
> Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest
> population ever to play in the Finals tournament?
>
> 3. One of Spain's autonomous communities held a referendum
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
> turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
> In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
> region?
Catalonia
> 4. The Liberal government is in hot water due to a plan described by
> the Canada Revenue Agency to add a new category to taxable
> benefits for employees. The government immediately squashed
> the plan. What were they going to begin taxing?
>
> 5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
> his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
> Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
> House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
> war of words.
Corker
> 6. Also thanks to Trump and his threats, the North American Free
> Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister
> Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then
> headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he?
>
> 7. In British Columbia, a well-known former radio talk-show host and
> Social Credit cabinet minister died last week at age 95.
> Name him.
>
> 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
> protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
> shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
UNESCO
> 9. Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, named the best mayor in the world
> in 2014, is facing a hard-fought battle from a more conservative
> challenger who has served as the president of the now-defunct
> Alberta PC Party. Polls revealed last week that it will be a
> close race. What is the challenger's name?
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
> to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
> rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
> more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
> murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
bump stock
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> * Game 3 (2017-10-02), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The major-league baseball record for home runs by a rookie, owned
> for two decades by slugger Mark McGwire, was smashed this week.
> Name the rookie who now holds this distinction.
Aaron Judge
>
> 1. The major-league baseball record for home runs by a rookie, owned
> for two decades by slugger Mark McGwire, was smashed this week.
> Name the rookie who now holds this distinction.
> 2. The FedEx Cup, awarded to the winner of the PGA Tour's annual
> golf playoffs and worth a $10,000,000 prize, went to another
> new winner this year. Who was he?
>
> 3. Donald Trump endorsed an unsuccessful Republican primary
> candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by
> attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed
> to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states.
> 4. German chancellor Angela Merkel was reelected for her 4th term
> this past week, but the real news was the performance of an
> ultra-right party that will now sit in the Bundestag as the
> third-largest party with 13% of the vote. In German or English,
> what is its name?
>
> 5. One of the controversial tax changes proposed by finance minister
> Bill Morneau would end the practice of allowing professionals
> who form corporations to shelter income from higher tax rates by
> assigning it to family members. What term is used to describe
> this practice?
>
> 6. Prince Harry made his first public appearance with his girlfriend
> at the Invictus Games in Toronto. What is her name?
> 7. One of the most surprising parts of the federal government's new
> cultural policy announced last week is the participation of
> Netflix in financing Canadian programming and distribution.
> What is the minimum that the Internet streaming giant has agreed
> to spend?
>
> 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related
> to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one
> Saudi. What change was announced?
> 9. A pipeline which has already been approved by the federal
> government is in jeopardy thanks to a Federal Court of Appeal
> ruling that the government failed in its duty to protect the
> interests of an indigenous band which claimed the pipeline plan
> violated its rights without consultation. Name this pipeline
> that is again facing difficulties.
>
> 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96.
> He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
> championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
> the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
> has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
> trophy for that called?
>
> 2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World
> Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest
> population ever to play in the Finals tournament?
>
> 3. One of Spain's autonomous communities held a referendum
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
> turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
> In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
> region?
> 4. The Liberal government is in hot water due to a plan described by
> the Canada Revenue Agency to add a new category to taxable
> benefits for employees. The government immediately squashed
> the plan. What were they going to begin taxing?
>
> 5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
> his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
> Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
> House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
> war of words.
> 6. Also thanks to Trump and his threats, the North American Free
> Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister
> Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then
> headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he?
>
> 7. In British Columbia, a well-known former radio talk-show host and
> Social Credit cabinet minister died last week at age 95.
> Name him.
>
> 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
> protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
> shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
> 9. Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, named the best mayor in the world
> in 2014, is facing a hard-fought battle from a more conservative
> challenger who has served as the president of the now-defunct
> Alberta PC Party. Polls revealed last week that it will be a
> close race. What is the challenger's name?
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
> to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
> rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
> more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
> murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
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Oct 17, 2017, 10:17:01 AM10/17/17
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>
> 9. A pipeline which has already been approved by the federal
> government is in jeopardy thanks to a Federal Court of Appeal
> ruling that the government failed in its duty to protect the
> interests of an indigenous band which claimed the pipeline plan
> violated its rights without consultation. Name this pipeline
> that is again facing difficulties.
>
> 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96.
> He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
(Did they bury him behind door #1, door #2, door #3, or in this coffin
the ushers are bringing in?)
>
>
> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
> championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
> the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
> has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
> trophy for that called?
(Probably the wrong answer, but that's all that's coming to mind from 2
years ago when the Timbers won it. They'll win it again this year, just
you watch.)
>
> 2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World
> Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest
> population ever to play in the Finals tournament?
>
> 3. One of Spain's autonomous communities held a referendum
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
> turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
> In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
> region?
>
> 4. The Liberal government is in hot water due to a plan described by
> the Canada Revenue Agency to add a new category to taxable
> benefits for employees. The government immediately squashed
> the plan. What were they going to begin taxing?
>
> 5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
> his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
> Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
> House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
> war of words.
>
> 6. Also thanks to Trump and his threats, the North American Free
> Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister
> Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then
> headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he?
>
> 7. In British Columbia, a well-known former radio talk-show host and
> Social Credit cabinet minister died last week at age 95.
> Name him.
>
> 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
> protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
> shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
>
> 9. Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, named the best mayor in the world
> in 2014, is facing a hard-fought battle from a more conservative
> challenger who has served as the president of the now-defunct
> Alberta PC Party. Polls revealed last week that it will be a
> close race. What is the challenger's name?
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
> to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
> rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
> more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
> murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
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Erland Sommarskog
Oct 17, 2017, 3:11:20 PM10/17/17
to
> 4. German chancellor Angela Merkel was reelected for her 4th term
> this past week, but the real news was the performance of an
> ultra-right party that will now sit in the Bundestag as the
> third-largest party with 13% of the vote. In German or English,
> what is its name?
Allianz für Deutschland
> this past week, but the real news was the performance of an
> ultra-right party that will now sit in the Bundestag as the
> third-largest party with 13% of the vote. In German or English,
> what is its name?
> 6. Prince Harry made his first public appearance with his girlfriend
> at the Invictus Games in Toronto. What is her name?
> 7. One of the most surprising parts of the federal government's new
> cultural policy announced last week is the participation of
> Netflix in financing Canadian programming and distribution.
> What is the minimum that the Internet streaming giant has agreed
> to spend?
> 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related
> to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one
> Saudi. What change was announced?
> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World
> Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest
> population ever to play in the Finals tournament?
Iceland
> Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest
> population ever to play in the Finals tournament?
> 3. One of Spain's autonomous communities held a referendum
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
> turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
> In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
> region?
> 5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
> his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
> Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
> House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
> war of words.
> 6. Also thanks to Trump and his threats, the North American Free
> Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister
> Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then
> headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he?
> 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
> protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
> shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
> 10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
> to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
> rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
> more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
> murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
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Jason Kreitzer
Oct 17, 2017, 8:56:56 PM10/17/17
to
> 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96.
> He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
Monty Hall
> He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
>
> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
> championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
> the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
> has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
> trophy for that called?
>
> 2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World
> Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest
> population ever to play in the Finals tournament?
>
> 3. One of Spain's autonomous communities held a referendum
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
> turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
> In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
> region?
Barcelona
> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
> championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
> the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
> has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
> trophy for that called?
>
> 2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World
> Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest
> population ever to play in the Finals tournament?
>
> 3. One of Spain's autonomous communities held a referendum
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
> turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
> In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
> region?
> 4. The Liberal government is in hot water due to a plan described by
> the Canada Revenue Agency to add a new category to taxable
> benefits for employees. The government immediately squashed
> the plan. What were they going to begin taxing?
>
> 5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
> his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
> Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
> House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
> war of words.
Bob Corker
> the Canada Revenue Agency to add a new category to taxable
> benefits for employees. The government immediately squashed
> the plan. What were they going to begin taxing?
>
> 5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
> his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
> Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
> House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
> war of words.
> 6. Also thanks to Trump and his threats, the North American Free
> Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister
> Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then
> headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he?
>
> 7. In British Columbia, a well-known former radio talk-show host and
> Social Credit cabinet minister died last week at age 95.
> Name him.
>
> 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
> protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
> shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
UNESCO
> Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister
> Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then
> headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he?
>
> 7. In British Columbia, a well-known former radio talk-show host and
> Social Credit cabinet minister died last week at age 95.
> Name him.
>
> 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
> protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
> shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
> 9. Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, named the best mayor in the world
> in 2014, is facing a hard-fought battle from a more conservative
> challenger who has served as the president of the now-defunct
> Alberta PC Party. Polls revealed last week that it will be a
> close race. What is the challenger's name?
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
> to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
> rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
> more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
> murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
Bump Stocks
> in 2014, is facing a hard-fought battle from a more conservative
> challenger who has served as the president of the now-defunct
> Alberta PC Party. Polls revealed last week that it will be a
> close race. What is the challenger's name?
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
> to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
> rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
> more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
> murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
Joshua Kreitzer
Oct 18, 2017, 1:09:15 AM10/18/17
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:xZidnUinSKOVK3jEnZ2dnUU7-
SXN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 3 (2017-10-02), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 4. German chancellor Angela Merkel was reelected for her 4th term
> this past week, but the real news was the performance of an
> ultra-right party that will now sit in the Bundestag as the
> third-largest party with 13% of the vote. In German or English,
> what is its name?
Alternative for Germany
> 6. Prince Harry made his first public appearance with his girlfriend
> at the Invictus Games in Toronto. What is her name?
Meghan Markle
> 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related
> to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one
> Saudi. What change was announced?
allowing women to drive cars
> 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96.
> He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
Monty Hall
> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
> his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
> Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
> House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
> war of words.
Corker
> 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
> protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
> shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
UNESCO
> 10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
> to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
> rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
> more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
> murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
bump stock
--
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grom...@hotmail.com
SXN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 3 (2017-10-02), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 3. Donald Trump endorsed an unsuccessful Republican primary
> candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by
> attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed
> to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states.
Strange
> candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by
> attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed
> to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states.
> 4. German chancellor Angela Merkel was reelected for her 4th term
> this past week, but the real news was the performance of an
> ultra-right party that will now sit in the Bundestag as the
> third-largest party with 13% of the vote. In German or English,
> what is its name?
> 6. Prince Harry made his first public appearance with his girlfriend
> at the Invictus Games in Toronto. What is her name?
> 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related
> to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one
> Saudi. What change was announced?
> 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96.
> He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 3. One of Spain's autonomous communities held a referendum
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
> turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
> In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
> region?
Catalonia
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
> turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
> In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
> region?
> 5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
> his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
> Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
> House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
> war of words.
> 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
> protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
> shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
> 10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
> to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
> rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
> more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
> murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
--
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Pete Gayde
Oct 19, 2017, 5:21:54 PM10/19/17
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
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> 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
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> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
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> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of Smith & Guessin' and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
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>
>
> * Game 3 (2017-10-02), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The major-league baseball record for home runs by a rookie, owned
> for two decades by slugger Mark McGwire, was smashed this week.
> Name the rookie who now holds this distinction.
Aaron Judge
> 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 Smith & Guessin' 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 recent companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3 (2017-10-02), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The major-league baseball record for home runs by a rookie, owned
> for two decades by slugger Mark McGwire, was smashed this week.
> Name the rookie who now holds this distinction.
>
> 2. The FedEx Cup, awarded to the winner of the PGA Tour's annual
> golf playoffs and worth a $10,000,000 prize, went to another
> new winner this year. Who was he?
>
> 3. Donald Trump endorsed an unsuccessful Republican primary
> candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by
> attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed
> to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states.
>
> 4. German chancellor Angela Merkel was reelected for her 4th term
> this past week, but the real news was the performance of an
> ultra-right party that will now sit in the Bundestag as the
> third-largest party with 13% of the vote. In German or English,
> what is its name?
>
> 5. One of the controversial tax changes proposed by finance minister
> Bill Morneau would end the practice of allowing professionals
> who form corporations to shelter income from higher tax rates by
> assigning it to family members. What term is used to describe
> this practice?
>
> 6. Prince Harry made his first public appearance with his girlfriend
> at the Invictus Games in Toronto. What is her name?
>
> 7. One of the most surprising parts of the federal government's new
> cultural policy announced last week is the participation of
> Netflix in financing Canadian programming and distribution.
> What is the minimum that the Internet streaming giant has agreed
> to spend?
>
> 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related
> to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one
> Saudi. What change was announced?
>
> 9. A pipeline which has already been approved by the federal
> government is in jeopardy thanks to a Federal Court of Appeal
> ruling that the government failed in its duty to protect the
> interests of an indigenous band which claimed the pipeline plan
> violated its rights without consultation. Name this pipeline
> that is again facing difficulties.
>
> 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96.
> He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
>
>
> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
> championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
> the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
> has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
> trophy for that called?
>
> 2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World
> Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest
> population ever to play in the Finals tournament?
>
> 3. One of Spain's autonomous communities held a referendum
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
> turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
> In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
> region?
>
> 4. The Liberal government is in hot water due to a plan described by
> the Canada Revenue Agency to add a new category to taxable
> benefits for employees. The government immediately squashed
> the plan. What were they going to begin taxing?
>
> 5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
> his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
> Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
> House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
> war of words.
>
> 6. Also thanks to Trump and his threats, the North American Free
> Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister
> Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then
> headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he?
>
> 7. In British Columbia, a well-known former radio talk-show host and
> Social Credit cabinet minister died last week at age 95.
> Name him.
>
> 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
> protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
> shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
>
> 9. Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, named the best mayor in the world
> in 2014, is facing a hard-fought battle from a more conservative
> challenger who has served as the president of the now-defunct
> Alberta PC Party. Polls revealed last week that it will be a
> close race. What is the challenger's name?
>
> 10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
> to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
> rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
> more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
> murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
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He hit 52 home runs; McGwire hit 49 in 1987 with the Oakland A's.
> 2. The FedEx Cup, awarded to the winner of the PGA Tour's annual
> golf playoffs and worth a $10,000,000 prize, went to another
> new winner this year. Who was he?
Justin Thomas. 4 for Pete.
> 3. Donald Trump endorsed an unsuccessful Republican primary
> candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by
> attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed
> to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states.
Luther Strange. No points for just "Luther"! 4 for Peter, Dan Blum,
Marc, and Joshua.
> 4. German chancellor Angela Merkel was reelected for her 4th term
> this past week, but the real news was the performance of an
> ultra-right party that will now sit in the Bundestag as the
> third-largest party with 13% of the vote. In German or English,
> what is its name?
Alternative für Deutschland (Alternative for Germany). No points
for just the initials! 4 for Joshua and Pete.
> 5. One of the controversial tax changes proposed by finance minister
> Bill Morneau would end the practice of allowing professionals
> who form corporations to shelter income from higher tax rates by
> assigning it to family members. What term is used to describe
> this practice?
Income sprinkling.
> 6. Prince Harry made his first public appearance with his girlfriend
> at the Invictus Games in Toronto. What is her name?
Meghan Markle. 4 for Peter, Marc, and Joshua.
Considering that they've been known to be a couple for about a
year (and actually had been together for months before that),
I was rather surprised to hear it was their first time together
in public. You may remember that as long ago as November there
was a QFTCI current-events question which also asked for her name,
saying he was visiting Toronto and apparently this was to see her.
(She's American, but acts on a cable TV series that's shot here.)
> 7. One of the most surprising parts of the federal government's new
> cultural policy announced last week is the participation of
> Netflix in financing Canadian programming and distribution.
> What is the minimum that the Internet streaming giant has agreed
> to spend?
$500,000,000.
> 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related
> to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one
> Saudi. What change was announced?
Women will be permitted to drive. (Not immediately; people such
as cops have to be trained to deal with this novelty. But I did
not insist on that detail.) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, and Pete.
> 9. A pipeline which has already been approved by the federal
> government is in jeopardy thanks to a Federal Court of Appeal
> ruling that the government failed in its duty to protect the
> interests of an indigenous band which claimed the pipeline plan
> violated its rights without consultation. Name this pipeline
> that is again facing difficulties.
Kinder Morgan Trans-Mountain. (Either part was sufficient.)
> 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96.
> He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
Monty Hall. 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Jason,
Joshua, and Pete.
> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
> championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
> the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
> has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
> trophy for that called?
Supporters' Shield. 4 for Pete.
> 2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World
> Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest
> population ever to play in the Finals tournament?
Iceland (330,000). 4 for Peter, Erland, and Pete.
> 3. One of Spain's autonomous communities held a referendum
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
> turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
> In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
> region?
Catalonia. "Catalan" is the adjective (or the language they speak),
but it was accepted on protest in the original game, so full points
for that also. Barcelona, however, is only its capital city. 4 for
Peter, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, and Pete.
> 4. The Liberal government is in hot water due to a plan described by
> the Canada Revenue Agency to add a new category to taxable
> benefits for employees. The government immediately squashed
> the plan. What were they going to begin taxing?
Employee discounts (on retail sales, fast food, etc.). "Free tea
or coffee" was not close enough, as it might apply to jobs other
than food service.
> 5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
> his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
> Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
> House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
> war of words.
Bob Corker (Tennessee). 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Jason, Joshua, and Pete.
> 6. Also thanks to Trump and his threats, the North American Free
> Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister
> Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then
> headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he?
Enrique Peña Nieto. Either surname was acceptable, and I scored
"Neta" as almost correct. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete. 3 for Erland.
> 7. In British Columbia, a well-known former radio talk-show host and
> Social Credit cabinet minister died last week at age 95.
> Name him.
Rafe Mair.
> 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
> protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
> shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
UNESCO. 4 for everyone -- Peter, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Erland, Jason, Joshua, and Pete.
> 9. Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, named the best mayor in the world
> in 2014, is facing a hard-fought battle from a more conservative
> challenger who has served as the president of the now-defunct
> Alberta PC Party. Polls revealed last week that it will be a
> close race. What is the challenger's name?
Bill Smith. (How could Smith & Guessin' resist this one?)
Some polls before the election showed Smith leading by anywhere from
9 to 17 percentage points -- but Nenshi actually beat him by 7 points,
51% to 44%. Shades of "The Literary Digest" in 1936.
> 10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
> to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
> rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
> more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
> murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
Bump stocks. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Erland, Jason,
Joshua, and Pete.
They guide the gun's motion as it returns from its recoil so that
the trigger bumps against the shooter's finger, initiating another
shot faster than the finger could move on its own. True ingenuity
in design -- and in realizing that it would effectively circumvent
existing US law -- all in the name of facilitating mass killing.
But to get back to trivia -- the scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 TOTALS
Pete Gayde 14 15 20 28 77
Joshua Kreitzer 20 20 20 16 76
Dan Blum 15 19 12 20 66
Peter Smyth 20 15 16 12 63
Marc Dashevsky 12 12 20 16 60
Bruce Bowler 7 20 8 16 51
Dan Tilque 11 12 8 16 47
Erland Sommarskog 12 12 4 19 47
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 4 12 16
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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... 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 3 (2017-10-02), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. The major-league baseball record for home runs by a rookie, owned
> for two decades by slugger Mark McGwire, was smashed this week.
> Name the rookie who now holds this distinction.
Aaron Judge (New York Yankees). 4 for Marc and Pete.
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 3 (2017-10-02), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. The major-league baseball record for home runs by a rookie, owned
> for two decades by slugger Mark McGwire, was smashed this week.
> Name the rookie who now holds this distinction.
He hit 52 home runs; McGwire hit 49 in 1987 with the Oakland A's.
> 2. The FedEx Cup, awarded to the winner of the PGA Tour's annual
> golf playoffs and worth a $10,000,000 prize, went to another
> new winner this year. Who was he?
> 3. Donald Trump endorsed an unsuccessful Republican primary
> candidate for the Alabama senate seat formerly occupied by
> attorney-general Jeff Sessions. Name that politician who failed
> to win on Trump's coattails in that reddest of red states.
Marc, and Joshua.
> 4. German chancellor Angela Merkel was reelected for her 4th term
> this past week, but the real news was the performance of an
> ultra-right party that will now sit in the Bundestag as the
> third-largest party with 13% of the vote. In German or English,
> what is its name?
for just the initials! 4 for Joshua and Pete.
> 5. One of the controversial tax changes proposed by finance minister
> Bill Morneau would end the practice of allowing professionals
> who form corporations to shelter income from higher tax rates by
> assigning it to family members. What term is used to describe
> this practice?
> 6. Prince Harry made his first public appearance with his girlfriend
> at the Invictus Games in Toronto. What is her name?
Considering that they've been known to be a couple for about a
year (and actually had been together for months before that),
I was rather surprised to hear it was their first time together
in public. You may remember that as long ago as November there
was a QFTCI current-events question which also asked for her name,
saying he was visiting Toronto and apparently this was to see her.
(She's American, but acts on a cable TV series that's shot here.)
> 7. One of the most surprising parts of the federal government's new
> cultural policy announced last week is the participation of
> Netflix in financing Canadian programming and distribution.
> What is the minimum that the Internet streaming giant has agreed
> to spend?
> 8. Saudi Arabia was in the news last week for something not related
> to oil. The country will never be the same again, said one
> Saudi. What change was announced?
as cops have to be trained to deal with this novelty. But I did
not insist on that detail.) 4 for Peter, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc,
Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, and Pete.
> 9. A pipeline which has already been approved by the federal
> government is in jeopardy thanks to a Federal Court of Appeal
> ruling that the government failed in its duty to protect the
> interests of an indigenous band which claimed the pipeline plan
> violated its rights without consultation. Name this pipeline
> that is again facing difficulties.
> 10. A famous Winnipeg-born TV host died last week at age 96.
> He was best known for hosting "Let's Make a Deal". Name him.
Joshua, and Pete.
> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
> championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
> the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
> has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
> trophy for that called?
> 2. Which country's qualification last week for the 2018 FIFA World
> Cup was notable, as it made them the country with the smallest
> population ever to play in the Finals tournament?
> 3. One of Spain's autonomous communities held a referendum
> on sovereignty, which passed by a huge margin, but with a low
> turnout because the Spanish government had declared it illegal.
> In English, what is the name of this would-be secessionist
> region?
but it was accepted on protest in the original game, so full points
for that also. Barcelona, however, is only its capital city. 4 for
Peter, Dan Blum, Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Erland, Joshua, and Pete.
> 4. The Liberal government is in hot water due to a plan described by
> the Canada Revenue Agency to add a new category to taxable
> benefits for employees. The government immediately squashed
> the plan. What were they going to begin taxing?
or coffee" was not close enough, as it might apply to jobs other
than food service.
> 5. President Trump seems to be waging war with senior members of
> his own party. This past week he tweeted insults at a leading
> Republican senator, who tweeted back, describing the White
> House as an "adult day care center". Name the senator in this
> war of words.
Jason, Joshua, and Pete.
> 6. Also thanks to Trump and his threats, the North American Free
> Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is very much in danger. Prime Minister
> Trudeau was in Washington last week to meet with Trump, then
> headed to Mexico to meet with its president. Who's he?
"Neta" as almost correct. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete. 3 for Erland.
> 7. In British Columbia, a well-known former radio talk-show host and
> Social Credit cabinet minister died last week at age 95.
> Name him.
> 8. The US and Israel have withdrawn from a UN agency set up to
> protect cultural and natural heritage, claiming the agency has
> shown an anti-Israeli bias. Which agency?
Erland, Jason, Joshua, and Pete.
> 9. Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, named the best mayor in the world
> in 2014, is facing a hard-fought battle from a more conservative
> challenger who has served as the president of the now-defunct
> Alberta PC Party. Polls revealed last week that it will be a
> close race. What is the challenger's name?
Some polls before the election showed Smith leading by anywhere from
9 to 17 percentage points -- but Nenshi actually beat him by 7 points,
51% to 44%. Shades of "The Literary Digest" in 1936.
> 10. In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, there were calls
> to ban a device which enables the shooter to increase the
> rate of fire of semi-automatic guns and rifles, making them
> more lethal. These devices were used on some of the Las Vegas
> murderer's weapons. What is the common term for these devices?
Joshua, and Pete.
They guide the gun's motion as it returns from its recoil so that
the trigger bumps against the shooter's finger, initiating another
shot faster than the finger could move on its own. True ingenuity
in design -- and in realizing that it would effectively circumvent
existing US law -- all in the name of facilitating mass killing.
But to get back to trivia -- the scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 TOTALS
Pete Gayde 14 15 20 28 77
Joshua Kreitzer 20 20 20 16 76
Dan Blum 15 19 12 20 66
Peter Smyth 20 15 16 12 63
Marc Dashevsky 12 12 20 16 60
Bruce Bowler 7 20 8 16 51
Dan Tilque 11 12 8 16 47
Erland Sommarskog 12 12 4 19 47
Jason Kreitzer -- -- 4 12 16
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Don't be silly -- send it to Canada"
m...@vex.net -- British postal worker
Dan Tilque
Oct 22, 2017, 2:44:39 AM10/22/17
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Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
>> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
>> 1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
>> championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
>> the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
>> has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
>> trophy for that called?
>
> Supporters' Shield. 4 for Pete.
This is a somewhat misleading question. There's two winners of the
regular season, one for each division. But only one of those wins the
Supporters' Shield.
--
Dan Tilque
> Mark Brader:
>> * Game 4 (2017-10-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
>> 1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
>> championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
>> the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
>> has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
>> trophy for that called?
>
> Supporters' Shield. 4 for Pete.
regular season, one for each division. But only one of those wins the
Supporters' Shield.
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Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
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Mark Brader:
in this league).
> But only one of those wins the Supporters' Shield.
Yes, the one finishing first in the combined standings of both
conferences. In other words, the regular-season champions.
http://www.mlssoccer.com/standings
http://www.mlssoccer.com/standings/supporters-shield
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>>> 1. Toronto sports teams haven't won many regular-season or
>>> championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
>>> the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
>>> has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
>>> trophy for that called?
>> Supporters' Shield. 4 for Pete.
Dan Tilque:
>>> championship trophies lately. But one professional team in
>>> the city, the Toronto Football Club of Major League Soccer,
>>> has clinched the MLS regular-season championship. What's the
>>> trophy for that called?
>> Supporters' Shield. 4 for Pete.
> This is a somewhat misleading question. There's two winners of the
> regular season, one for each division.
No, there are two winners of divisions (actually called conferences
> regular season, one for each division.
in this league).
> But only one of those wins the Supporters' Shield.
conferences. In other words, the regular-season champions.
http://www.mlssoccer.com/standings
http://www.mlssoccer.com/standings/supporters-shield
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Mark Brader | "This man must be very ignorant, for he answers
Toronto | every question he is asked." -- Voltaire
m...@vex.net | "'I resemble that remark!'" -- Steve Summit
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