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Mark Brader
May 28, 2019, 1:49:00 AM5/28/19
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And now it's time for more 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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 (2019-05-13), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Two Toronto schools suffered serious damage from fires this week.
Name either one.
2. The Duchess of Sussex gave birth to a son this week, who becomes
7th in line to the throne. What's his name?
3. The two teams who will play in the UEFA Champions League final
on June 1 got there as giant-killers this week, beating Barcelona
and Ajax respectively. Name either of the finalists.
4. What word was misspelled on the new Australian $50 bill?
5. Name the Niagara Region MPP who made the news this week by
reopening the abortion debate and by having a group of librarians
arrested at his constituency office.
6. Former soccer star David Beckham has been given a 6-month
driving ban after pleading guilty to what?
7. Which actress known for portraying Julie Barnes in "The Mod
Squad" and Norma Jennings in "Twin Peaks" died on May 11?
8. Vice-Admiral Mark Norman had breach-of-trust charges against
him dropped this week. Who is his famous lawyer?
9. Name the female 400 m and 800 m runner who has been banned from
competing unless she lowers her testosterone levels.
10. Which hockey legend was buried this week? An 8-time Stanley
Cup winner, his pallbearers at Toronto's Holy Rosary Church
included Eddie Shack, Frank Mahovlich, Lanny McDonald, and
Darryl Sittler.
* Game 2 (2019-05-27), Round 1 - Current Events
1. In English soccer, which team became the first men's team to
win the domestic triple -- the EFL Trophy, Premier League title,
and FA Cup?
2. Which country won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest?
3. Name the three-time Formula One Driver's Champion who died on
May 20 at the age of 70.
4. Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as mayor of one of North America's
largest cities this week. Which one?
5. Canadian radio lost an icon and advocate this week. He worked at
CFNY "The Edge" for over a decade and was influential at
Indie 88. Who is he?
6. Which British celebrity chef's empire entered into administration
(bankruptcy protection), threatening over 1,000 jobs?
7. 2,500 attendees from 120 countries were in Toronto for
the world's self-proclaimed fastest-growing tech conference.
What's its name?
8. Which indigenous leader, wrongly convicted of treason for
inciting the North-West Rebellion, received a formal apology
from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?
9. Which Hindu nationalist was re-elected Prime Minister of India?
10. Name the Bong Joon-Ho film that won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If any form of pleasure is exhibited, report
m...@vex.net | to me and it will be prohibited." --DUCK SOUP
My text in this article is in the public domain.
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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 (2019-05-13), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Two Toronto schools suffered serious damage from fires this week.
Name either one.
2. The Duchess of Sussex gave birth to a son this week, who becomes
7th in line to the throne. What's his name?
3. The two teams who will play in the UEFA Champions League final
on June 1 got there as giant-killers this week, beating Barcelona
and Ajax respectively. Name either of the finalists.
4. What word was misspelled on the new Australian $50 bill?
5. Name the Niagara Region MPP who made the news this week by
reopening the abortion debate and by having a group of librarians
arrested at his constituency office.
6. Former soccer star David Beckham has been given a 6-month
driving ban after pleading guilty to what?
7. Which actress known for portraying Julie Barnes in "The Mod
Squad" and Norma Jennings in "Twin Peaks" died on May 11?
8. Vice-Admiral Mark Norman had breach-of-trust charges against
him dropped this week. Who is his famous lawyer?
9. Name the female 400 m and 800 m runner who has been banned from
competing unless she lowers her testosterone levels.
10. Which hockey legend was buried this week? An 8-time Stanley
Cup winner, his pallbearers at Toronto's Holy Rosary Church
included Eddie Shack, Frank Mahovlich, Lanny McDonald, and
Darryl Sittler.
* Game 2 (2019-05-27), Round 1 - Current Events
1. In English soccer, which team became the first men's team to
win the domestic triple -- the EFL Trophy, Premier League title,
and FA Cup?
2. Which country won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest?
3. Name the three-time Formula One Driver's Champion who died on
May 20 at the age of 70.
4. Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as mayor of one of North America's
largest cities this week. Which one?
5. Canadian radio lost an icon and advocate this week. He worked at
CFNY "The Edge" for over a decade and was influential at
Indie 88. Who is he?
6. Which British celebrity chef's empire entered into administration
(bankruptcy protection), threatening over 1,000 jobs?
7. 2,500 attendees from 120 countries were in Toronto for
the world's self-proclaimed fastest-growing tech conference.
What's its name?
8. Which indigenous leader, wrongly convicted of treason for
inciting the North-West Rebellion, received a formal apology
from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?
9. Which Hindu nationalist was re-elected Prime Minister of India?
10. Name the Bong Joon-Ho film that won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "If any form of pleasure is exhibited, report
m...@vex.net | to me and it will be prohibited." --DUCK SOUP
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
May 28, 2019, 10:04:14 AM5/28/19
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> 2. The Duchess of Sussex gave birth to a son this week, who becomes
> 7th in line to the throne. What's his name?
Archie
> 7th in line to the throne. What's his name?
> 6. Former soccer star David Beckham has been given a 6-month
> driving ban after pleading guilty to what?
> 9. Name the female 400 m and 800 m runner who has been banned from
> competing unless she lowers her testosterone levels.
> * Game 2 (2019-05-27), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. In English soccer, which team became the first men's team to
> win the domestic triple -- the EFL Trophy, Premier League title,
> and FA Cup?
> 2. Which country won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest?
> 3. Name the three-time Formula One Driver's Champion who died on
> May 20 at the age of 70.
> 4. Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as mayor of one of North America's
> largest cities this week. Which one?
> 6. Which British celebrity chef's empire entered into administration
> (bankruptcy protection), threatening over 1,000 jobs?
> 9. Which Hindu nationalist was re-elected Prime Minister of India?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
May 28, 2019, 3:30:03 PM5/28/19
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> 3. The two teams who will play in the UEFA Champions League final
> on June 1 got there as giant-killers this week, beating Barcelona
> and Ajax respectively. Name either of the finalists.
Liverpool and Tottenham
> on June 1 got there as giant-killers this week, beating Barcelona
> and Ajax respectively. Name either of the finalists.
> 6. Former soccer star David Beckham has been given a 6-month
> driving ban after pleading guilty to what?
> 9. Name the female 400 m and 800 m runner who has been banned from
> competing unless she lowers her testosterone levels.
> * Game 2 (2019-05-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. In English soccer, which team became the first men's team to
> win the domestic triple -- the EFL Trophy, Premier League title,
> and FA Cup?
> 2. Which country won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest?
> 3. Name the three-time Formula One Driver's Champion who died on
> May 20 at the age of 70.
> 4. Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as mayor of one of North America's
> largest cities this week. Which one?
> 6. Which British celebrity chef's empire entered into administration
> (bankruptcy protection), threatening over 1,000 jobs?
> 9. Which Hindu nationalist was re-elected Prime Minister of India?
> 10. Name the Bong Joon-Ho film that won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
>
Joshua Kreitzer
May 29, 2019, 1:24:33 AM5/29/19
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m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:9Iydncdm9O5aVnHBnZ2dnUU7-
WfN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 1 (2019-05-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 7. Which actress known for portraying Julie Barnes in "The Mod
> Squad" and Norma Jennings in "Twin Peaks" died on May 11?
Julie Lipton
> 9. Name the female 400 m and 800 m runner who has been banned from
> competing unless she lowers her testosterone levels.
Caster Semenya
> * Game 2 (2019-05-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 3. Name the three-time Formula One Driver's Champion who died on
> May 20 at the age of 70.
Niki Lauda
> 4. Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as mayor of one of North America's
> largest cities this week. Which one?
Chicago
> 8. Which indigenous leader, wrongly convicted of treason for
> inciting the North-West Rebellion, received a formal apology
> from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?
Riel
> 9. Which Hindu nationalist was re-elected Prime Minister of India?
Modi
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
WfN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 1 (2019-05-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 2. The Duchess of Sussex gave birth to a son this week, who becomes
> 7th in line to the throne. What's his name?
Archie
> 7th in line to the throne. What's his name?
> 7. Which actress known for portraying Julie Barnes in "The Mod
> Squad" and Norma Jennings in "Twin Peaks" died on May 11?
> 9. Name the female 400 m and 800 m runner who has been banned from
> competing unless she lowers her testosterone levels.
> * Game 2 (2019-05-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 2. Which country won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest?
Netherlands
> 3. Name the three-time Formula One Driver's Champion who died on
> May 20 at the age of 70.
> 4. Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as mayor of one of North America's
> largest cities this week. Which one?
> 8. Which indigenous leader, wrongly convicted of treason for
> inciting the North-West Rebellion, received a formal apology
> from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?
> 9. Which Hindu nationalist was re-elected Prime Minister of India?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque
May 29, 2019, 4:30:51 AM5/29/19
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>
> 10. Name the Bong Joon-Ho film that won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
>
--
Mark Brader
May 31, 2019, 12:32:34 AM5/31/19
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Mark Brader:
> 2. The Duchess of Sussex gave birth to a son this week, who becomes
> 7th in line to the throne. What's his name?
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. "Archie" was sufficient.
4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 3. The two teams who will play in the UEFA Champions League final
> on June 1 got there as giant-killers this week, beating Barcelona
> and Ajax respectively. Name either of the finalists.
Liverpool, Tottenham. 4 for Erland (the hard way).
> 4. What word was misspelled on the new Australian $50 bill?
Responsibility.
> 5. Name the Niagara Region MPP who made the news this week by
> reopening the abortion debate and by having a group of librarians
> arrested at his constituency office.
Sam Oosterhof.
> 6. Former soccer star David Beckham has been given a 6-month
> driving ban after pleading guilty to what?
Driving while holding a cellphone. (The penalty points for this
were added to ones he already had for speeding.)
> 7. Which actress known for portraying Julie Barnes in "The Mod
> Squad" and Norma Jennings in "Twin Peaks" died on May 11?
Peggy Lipton.
> 8. Vice-Admiral Mark Norman had breach-of-trust charges against
> him dropped this week. Who is his famous lawyer?
Marie Henein.
> 9. Name the female 400 m and 800 m runner who has been banned from
> competing unless she lowers her testosterone levels.
Caster Semenya. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Joshua.
> 10. Which hockey legend was buried this week? An 8-time Stanley
> Cup winner, his pallbearers at Toronto's Holy Rosary Church
> included Eddie Shack, Frank Mahovlich, Lanny McDonald, and
> Darryl Sittler.
Leonard "Red" Kelly.
He played 13 seasons on defense with the Detroit Red Wings, including
Stanley Cups in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1955. He chose to retire
rather than be traded to New York, but accepted a trade to Toronto,
where he switched to playing center was on Cup-winning teams in 1962,
1963, 1964 and 1967. At that point he retired again, and the Leafs
stopped winning Stanley Cups.
You will remember that last year I posted this link to his reminiscence
about the *other* career he had simultaneously with playing for Toronto:
http://www.revparl.ca/12/3/12n3_89e_zinterview.pdf
> * Game 2 (2019-05-27), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. In English soccer, which team became the first men's team to
> win the domestic triple -- the EFL Trophy, Premier League title,
> and FA Cup?
Manchester City. 4 for Dan Blum and Erland.
> 2. Which country won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest?
Netherlands. 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 3. Name the three-time Formula One Driver's Champion who died on
> May 20 at the age of 70.
Niki Lauda. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Joshua.
> 4. Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as mayor of one of North America's
> largest cities this week. Which one?
Chicago. 4 for Erland and Joshua.
> 5. Canadian radio lost an icon and advocate this week. He worked at
> CFNY "The Edge" for over a decade and was influential at
> Indie 88. Who is he?
David "Bookie" Bookman.
> 6. Which British celebrity chef's empire entered into administration
> (bankruptcy protection), threatening over 1,000 jobs?
Jamie Oliver. 4 for Dan Blum and Erland.
> 7. 2,500 attendees from 120 countries were in Toronto for
> the world's self-proclaimed fastest-growing tech conference.
> What's its name?
Collision.
> 8. Which indigenous leader, wrongly convicted of treason for
> inciting the North-West Rebellion, received a formal apology
> from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?
Pitikwahanapiwiyin, better known to most of us as Chief Poundmaker
(1842-86).
Louis Riel (1844-85) was a reasonable guess. He was a Métis, who
are constitutionally recognized as one of the aboriginal peoples of
Canada; he was involved in inciting the rebeillion and was convicted
and executed for treason in that connection; he is no longer widely
seen as a criminal, and in 2017 Trudeau praised him as "a courageous
and impassioned defender of minority rights". On the other hand,
Poundmaker apparently was not involved in inciting the rebellion at
all; his role was to negotiate for his people (the Cree) and try
*not* to get them involved in battle. Despite this he was found
guilty as described and served a short prison sentence, which may
have impaired his health, as he died shortly afterwards.
Anyway, the recent apology was about Poundmaker, not Riel.
> 9. Which Hindu nationalist was re-elected Prime Minister of India?
Narenda Modi. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
> 10. Name the Bong Joon-Ho film that won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
"Parasite". I accepted "Parasites". 4 for Erland.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS
Erland Sommarskog 8 24 32
Dan Blum 8 20 28
Joshua Kreitzer 8 16 24
Dan Tilque 0 4 4
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
In the absence of the ability to redirect output and input, a still
clumsier method would have been to require the "ls" command to accept user
requests to paginate its output, to print in multi-column format, and
to arrange that its output be delivered off-line. Actually it would be
surprising, and in fact unwise for efficiency reasons, to expect authors
of commands such as "ls" to provide such a wide variety of output options.
-- Ritchie & Thompson
> 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1 (2019-05-13), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Two Toronto schools suffered serious damage from fires this week.
> Name either one.
Jones Av. Adult Education Centre, York Memorial Collegiate Institute.
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1 (2019-05-13), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Two Toronto schools suffered serious damage from fires this week.
> Name either one.
> 2. The Duchess of Sussex gave birth to a son this week, who becomes
> 7th in line to the throne. What's his name?
4 for Dan Blum and Joshua.
> 3. The two teams who will play in the UEFA Champions League final
> on June 1 got there as giant-killers this week, beating Barcelona
> and Ajax respectively. Name either of the finalists.
> 4. What word was misspelled on the new Australian $50 bill?
> 5. Name the Niagara Region MPP who made the news this week by
> reopening the abortion debate and by having a group of librarians
> arrested at his constituency office.
> 6. Former soccer star David Beckham has been given a 6-month
> driving ban after pleading guilty to what?
were added to ones he already had for speeding.)
> 7. Which actress known for portraying Julie Barnes in "The Mod
> Squad" and Norma Jennings in "Twin Peaks" died on May 11?
> 8. Vice-Admiral Mark Norman had breach-of-trust charges against
> him dropped this week. Who is his famous lawyer?
> 9. Name the female 400 m and 800 m runner who has been banned from
> competing unless she lowers her testosterone levels.
> 10. Which hockey legend was buried this week? An 8-time Stanley
> Cup winner, his pallbearers at Toronto's Holy Rosary Church
> included Eddie Shack, Frank Mahovlich, Lanny McDonald, and
> Darryl Sittler.
He played 13 seasons on defense with the Detroit Red Wings, including
Stanley Cups in 1950, 1952, 1954 and 1955. He chose to retire
rather than be traded to New York, but accepted a trade to Toronto,
where he switched to playing center was on Cup-winning teams in 1962,
1963, 1964 and 1967. At that point he retired again, and the Leafs
stopped winning Stanley Cups.
You will remember that last year I posted this link to his reminiscence
about the *other* career he had simultaneously with playing for Toronto:
http://www.revparl.ca/12/3/12n3_89e_zinterview.pdf
> * Game 2 (2019-05-27), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. In English soccer, which team became the first men's team to
> win the domestic triple -- the EFL Trophy, Premier League title,
> and FA Cup?
> 2. Which country won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest?
> 3. Name the three-time Formula One Driver's Champion who died on
> May 20 at the age of 70.
> 4. Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as mayor of one of North America's
> largest cities this week. Which one?
> 5. Canadian radio lost an icon and advocate this week. He worked at
> CFNY "The Edge" for over a decade and was influential at
> Indie 88. Who is he?
> 6. Which British celebrity chef's empire entered into administration
> (bankruptcy protection), threatening over 1,000 jobs?
> 7. 2,500 attendees from 120 countries were in Toronto for
> the world's self-proclaimed fastest-growing tech conference.
> What's its name?
> 8. Which indigenous leader, wrongly convicted of treason for
> inciting the North-West Rebellion, received a formal apology
> from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?
(1842-86).
Louis Riel (1844-85) was a reasonable guess. He was a Métis, who
are constitutionally recognized as one of the aboriginal peoples of
Canada; he was involved in inciting the rebeillion and was convicted
and executed for treason in that connection; he is no longer widely
seen as a criminal, and in 2017 Trudeau praised him as "a courageous
and impassioned defender of minority rights". On the other hand,
Poundmaker apparently was not involved in inciting the rebellion at
all; his role was to negotiate for his people (the Cree) and try
*not* to get them involved in battle. Despite this he was found
guilty as described and served a short prison sentence, which may
have impaired his health, as he died shortly afterwards.
Anyway, the recent apology was about Poundmaker, not Riel.
> 9. Which Hindu nationalist was re-elected Prime Minister of India?
and Dan Tilque.
> 10. Name the Bong Joon-Ho film that won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS
Erland Sommarskog 8 24 32
Dan Blum 8 20 28
Joshua Kreitzer 8 16 24
Dan Tilque 0 4 4
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, m...@vex.net
In the absence of the ability to redirect output and input, a still
clumsier method would have been to require the "ls" command to accept user
requests to paginate its output, to print in multi-column format, and
to arrange that its output be delivered off-line. Actually it would be
surprising, and in fact unwise for efficiency reasons, to expect authors
of commands such as "ls" to provide such a wide variety of output options.
-- Ritchie & Thompson
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