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Mark Brader
Oct 18, 2016, 2:35:40 PM10/18/16
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Due to a bit of careless laziness, I first posted this round with
the wrong form of QFTCI tag in the subject line. Please respond
to either posting. Repeating...
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 [from the original posting,
that is].
All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers
and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 3 (2010-10-03), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Florida Marlins all-star pitcher José Fernández died Sunday...
in what sort of accident?
2. In what American city did a rush-hour commuter train crash
through a barrier last Thursday morning, killing one person
and injuring over 100?
3. "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" by Madeleine Thien, "The Wonder"
by Emma Donoghue, and "Yiddish for Pirates" by Gary Barwin are
among the nominees announced last week for which literary prize?
4. For the first time in his presidency, a Barack Obama veto
was overridden by Congress, by votes of 348-77 in the House
of Representatives and 97-1 in the Senate. What will the bill
allow families of 9/11 victims to do?
5. What relatively rare lunar event occurred could be seen
-- or rather, *not* seen -- in Toronto skies last Friday?
Some fundamentalist Christian websites heralded it as a sign
of the coming end times.
6. Name the couple who were in Vancouver's poverty-stricken
Downtown Eastside last Sunday meeting mothers who are battling
drug and alcohol addiction.
7. Launched less than 2 years ago by Rogers and Shaw Communications
as a homegrown competitor to Netflix, this streaming video
service announced that it will be pulling the plug on
November 30. Name it.
8. He died last week at the age of 87. Though best-known by far
as a sportsman, he was also an accomplished pilot, holding the
world record for circumnavigating the globe in a jet of the
17,600-24,600 lb. category. Name this sportsman and amateur
pilot.
9. Following hard on this summer's non-air-conditioned subway-car
fiasco, the TTC revealed last week that 5% of these machines
on the streetcar fleet are currently not functioning.
Which machines?
10. Monday was Debate Night, USA. In response to Hillary Clinton's
accusation that he doesn't pay federal income taxes, the Donald
replied, "That makes me..." what? Give the single word that
completes his retort.
* Game 4 (2010-10-17), Round 1 - Current Events
1. On Thursday the Swedish Academy announced that Bob Dylan would
be the recipient of a Nobel Prize. In what?
2. In the words of "Late Night" host Seth Meyers: "There is
currently a higher standard for host of the third hour of
the 'Today Show' than there is for the Republican nominee
for President." Name the host that NBC suspended last week
after he was caught on tape in 2005 laughing along with Donald
Trump's lewd comments.
3. Last week, an international group of scientists and legal experts
revealed their plans for creating a new nation-state to be named
"Asgardia", open to citizens of all nations, beginning some
time next year. Where will this potential new nation be located?
4. After 34 years, this country, an island group in the Indian
Ocean, left the Commonwealth of Nations, claiming that it has
been "unfairly and unjustly" treated by the intergovernmental
organization. Name the country.
5. The world's longest-reigning monarch died on Thursday. Bhumibol
Adulyadej ["POO-mee-PON a-DOON-ya-DAY"], also known as Rama IX,
was king of which country?
6. A former federal cabinet minister and former premier of Alberta,
who held the latter office for 8 months in 2014-15, was killed
in a plane crash in BC last week. Name this former premier.
7. Displayed during the last Blue Jays / Texas Rangers game,
a fan's banner reading "WOULD RATHER GET PUNCHED IN MAY THAN
KNOCKED OUT IN OCTOBER" became a sensation and is now displayed
at the fan's Danforth pharmacy. Name the Texas player who
punched José Bautista in May *and* who caused the error that
lost last Sunday's game for Texas.
8. Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Auston Matthews entered the history
books in his NHL debut on Wednesday. What did he do?
9. On October 10, after 99 years, North America's oldest private
zoo closed its doors, following steeply declining attendance
in the wake of animal-cruelty charges. Name the zoo.
10. After looking at economy, health, security, education, and
leadership (among other factors), the Canadian Centre for Policy
Alternatives presented its list of the best cities in Canada
for women. Toronto was 11th. Which city topped the list?
--
Mark Brader "I already checked, and there are 2147483647
Toronto natural numbers (I made a simple Java program
m...@vex.net to count them)." -- Risto Lankinen
My text in this article is in the public domain.
the wrong form of QFTCI tag in the subject line. Please respond
to either posting. Repeating...
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 [from the original posting,
that is].
All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers
and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 3 (2010-10-03), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Florida Marlins all-star pitcher José Fernández died Sunday...
in what sort of accident?
2. In what American city did a rush-hour commuter train crash
through a barrier last Thursday morning, killing one person
and injuring over 100?
3. "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" by Madeleine Thien, "The Wonder"
by Emma Donoghue, and "Yiddish for Pirates" by Gary Barwin are
among the nominees announced last week for which literary prize?
4. For the first time in his presidency, a Barack Obama veto
was overridden by Congress, by votes of 348-77 in the House
of Representatives and 97-1 in the Senate. What will the bill
allow families of 9/11 victims to do?
5. What relatively rare lunar event occurred could be seen
-- or rather, *not* seen -- in Toronto skies last Friday?
Some fundamentalist Christian websites heralded it as a sign
of the coming end times.
6. Name the couple who were in Vancouver's poverty-stricken
Downtown Eastside last Sunday meeting mothers who are battling
drug and alcohol addiction.
7. Launched less than 2 years ago by Rogers and Shaw Communications
as a homegrown competitor to Netflix, this streaming video
service announced that it will be pulling the plug on
November 30. Name it.
8. He died last week at the age of 87. Though best-known by far
as a sportsman, he was also an accomplished pilot, holding the
world record for circumnavigating the globe in a jet of the
17,600-24,600 lb. category. Name this sportsman and amateur
pilot.
9. Following hard on this summer's non-air-conditioned subway-car
fiasco, the TTC revealed last week that 5% of these machines
on the streetcar fleet are currently not functioning.
Which machines?
10. Monday was Debate Night, USA. In response to Hillary Clinton's
accusation that he doesn't pay federal income taxes, the Donald
replied, "That makes me..." what? Give the single word that
completes his retort.
* Game 4 (2010-10-17), Round 1 - Current Events
1. On Thursday the Swedish Academy announced that Bob Dylan would
be the recipient of a Nobel Prize. In what?
2. In the words of "Late Night" host Seth Meyers: "There is
currently a higher standard for host of the third hour of
the 'Today Show' than there is for the Republican nominee
for President." Name the host that NBC suspended last week
after he was caught on tape in 2005 laughing along with Donald
Trump's lewd comments.
3. Last week, an international group of scientists and legal experts
revealed their plans for creating a new nation-state to be named
"Asgardia", open to citizens of all nations, beginning some
time next year. Where will this potential new nation be located?
4. After 34 years, this country, an island group in the Indian
Ocean, left the Commonwealth of Nations, claiming that it has
been "unfairly and unjustly" treated by the intergovernmental
organization. Name the country.
5. The world's longest-reigning monarch died on Thursday. Bhumibol
Adulyadej ["POO-mee-PON a-DOON-ya-DAY"], also known as Rama IX,
was king of which country?
6. A former federal cabinet minister and former premier of Alberta,
who held the latter office for 8 months in 2014-15, was killed
in a plane crash in BC last week. Name this former premier.
7. Displayed during the last Blue Jays / Texas Rangers game,
a fan's banner reading "WOULD RATHER GET PUNCHED IN MAY THAN
KNOCKED OUT IN OCTOBER" became a sensation and is now displayed
at the fan's Danforth pharmacy. Name the Texas player who
punched José Bautista in May *and* who caused the error that
lost last Sunday's game for Texas.
8. Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Auston Matthews entered the history
books in his NHL debut on Wednesday. What did he do?
9. On October 10, after 99 years, North America's oldest private
zoo closed its doors, following steeply declining attendance
in the wake of animal-cruelty charges. Name the zoo.
10. After looking at economy, health, security, education, and
leadership (among other factors), the Canadian Centre for Policy
Alternatives presented its list of the best cities in Canada
for women. Toronto was 11th. Which city topped the list?
--
Mark Brader "I already checked, and there are 2147483647
Toronto natural numbers (I made a simple Java program
m...@vex.net to count them)." -- Risto Lankinen
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Tilque
Oct 19, 2016, 3:49:39 AM10/19/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 3 (2010-10-03), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Florida Marlins all-star pitcher José Fernández died Sunday...
> in what sort of accident?
>
> 2. In what American city did a rush-hour commuter train crash
> through a barrier last Thursday morning, killing one person
> and injuring over 100?
Elizabeth NJ
>
>
> * Game 3 (2010-10-03), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Florida Marlins all-star pitcher José Fernández died Sunday...
> in what sort of accident?
>
> 2. In what American city did a rush-hour commuter train crash
> through a barrier last Thursday morning, killing one person
> and injuring over 100?
>
> 3. "Do Not Say We Have Nothing" by Madeleine Thien, "The Wonder"
> by Emma Donoghue, and "Yiddish for Pirates" by Gary Barwin are
> among the nominees announced last week for which literary prize?
>
> 4. For the first time in his presidency, a Barack Obama veto
> was overridden by Congress, by votes of 348-77 in the House
> of Representatives and 97-1 in the Senate. What will the bill
> allow families of 9/11 victims to do?
>
> 5. What relatively rare lunar event occurred could be seen
> -- or rather, *not* seen -- in Toronto skies last Friday?
> Some fundamentalist Christian websites heralded it as a sign
> of the coming end times.
>
> 6. Name the couple who were in Vancouver's poverty-stricken
> Downtown Eastside last Sunday meeting mothers who are battling
> drug and alcohol addiction.
>
> 7. Launched less than 2 years ago by Rogers and Shaw Communications
> as a homegrown competitor to Netflix, this streaming video
> service announced that it will be pulling the plug on
> November 30. Name it.
>
> 8. He died last week at the age of 87. Though best-known by far
> as a sportsman, he was also an accomplished pilot, holding the
> world record for circumnavigating the globe in a jet of the
> 17,600-24,600 lb. category. Name this sportsman and amateur
> pilot.
>
> 9. Following hard on this summer's non-air-conditioned subway-car
> fiasco, the TTC revealed last week that 5% of these machines
> on the streetcar fleet are currently not functioning.
> Which machines?
>
> 10. Monday was Debate Night, USA. In response to Hillary Clinton's
> accusation that he doesn't pay federal income taxes, the Donald
> replied, "That makes me..." what? Give the single word that
> completes his retort.
>
>
> * Game 4 (2010-10-17), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. On Thursday the Swedish Academy announced that Bob Dylan would
> be the recipient of a Nobel Prize. In what?
>
> 2. In the words of "Late Night" host Seth Meyers: "There is
> currently a higher standard for host of the third hour of
> the 'Today Show' than there is for the Republican nominee
> for President." Name the host that NBC suspended last week
> after he was caught on tape in 2005 laughing along with Donald
> Trump's lewd comments.
>
> 3. Last week, an international group of scientists and legal experts
> revealed their plans for creating a new nation-state to be named
> "Asgardia", open to citizens of all nations, beginning some
> time next year. Where will this potential new nation be located?
>
> 4. After 34 years, this country, an island group in the Indian
> Ocean, left the Commonwealth of Nations, claiming that it has
> been "unfairly and unjustly" treated by the intergovernmental
> organization. Name the country.
>
> 5. The world's longest-reigning monarch died on Thursday. Bhumibol
> Adulyadej ["POO-mee-PON a-DOON-ya-DAY"], also known as Rama IX,
> was king of which country?
>
> 6. A former federal cabinet minister and former premier of Alberta,
> who held the latter office for 8 months in 2014-15, was killed
> in a plane crash in BC last week. Name this former premier.
>
> 7. Displayed during the last Blue Jays / Texas Rangers game,
> a fan's banner reading "WOULD RATHER GET PUNCHED IN MAY THAN
> KNOCKED OUT IN OCTOBER" became a sensation and is now displayed
> at the fan's Danforth pharmacy. Name the Texas player who
> punched José Bautista in May *and* who caused the error that
> lost last Sunday's game for Texas.
>
> 8. Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Auston Matthews entered the history
> books in his NHL debut on Wednesday. What did he do?
>
> 9. On October 10, after 99 years, North America's oldest private
> zoo closed its doors, following steeply declining attendance
> in the wake of animal-cruelty charges. Name the zoo.
>
> 10. After looking at economy, health, security, education, and
> leadership (among other factors), the Canadian Centre for Policy
> Alternatives presented its list of the best cities in Canada
> for women. Toronto was 11th. Which city topped the list?
>
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