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Mark Brader
Jan 21, 2020, 1:47:45 AM1/21/20
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
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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 2019-10-16 companion posting on
"Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
1. A single ticket won the record $70,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot.
In which city was that ticket sold?
2. Canadians Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk graduated in
Houston last week and are ready to launch their careers as what?
3. Last week Iran fired missiles targeting US troops at two military
bases in Iraq. Name either base.
4. A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet bound for
Kyiv crashed minutes after takeoff near Tehran, killing all
176 passengers. What was the flight number?
5. The Golden Globe awards were handed out last Sunday night.
Who promised that this was the last time he would host the show?
6. Representations of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,
were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
Where was this display?
7. The Canadian juniors defeated Russia 4-3 to win gold at the World
Junior Hockey Championship tournament -- played in which country?
8. Coach Jason Garrett was fired after a disappointing 8-8 season
in which his team unexpectedly missed the playoffs. Which team
fired him? (Full name required, like "Toronto Maple Leafs".)
9. This former cabinet minister of both Fisheries and Finance, among
other positions, was known for his sharp wit and outspokenness.
He died at 88. Name him.
10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him.
* Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it?
2. Name the movie that received the most Oscar nominations last
week, at 11.
3. In royal news, Harry and Meghan agreed to repay £2,400,000
of taxpayer money used to refurbish their official residence
at Windsor Castle. Name that structure.
4. A sale price of £1,000,000, a new record for a coin of this
country, was set for a rare gold coin featuring *whose image*?
5. A busy week for this international soccer team. They topped
the Deloitte "Football Money League" for the first time, with
revenue of over $900,000,000 US -- and they fired their coach.
Name the team.
6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
7. What high-profile former cabinet minister entered the race for
leadership of the federal Conservatives this week?
8. What current Ontario transportation minister committed GO
Transit to free parking at its stations after it came out that
Metrolinx wanted pay parking?
9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number
of votes?
10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week
joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "This one isn't close. It's not even close to
m...@vex.net | being close." --Adam Beneschan
My text in this article is in the public domain.
indicated, 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 MI5 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on
"Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
1. A single ticket won the record $70,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot.
In which city was that ticket sold?
2. Canadians Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk graduated in
Houston last week and are ready to launch their careers as what?
3. Last week Iran fired missiles targeting US troops at two military
bases in Iraq. Name either base.
4. A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet bound for
Kyiv crashed minutes after takeoff near Tehran, killing all
176 passengers. What was the flight number?
5. The Golden Globe awards were handed out last Sunday night.
Who promised that this was the last time he would host the show?
6. Representations of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,
were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
Where was this display?
7. The Canadian juniors defeated Russia 4-3 to win gold at the World
Junior Hockey Championship tournament -- played in which country?
8. Coach Jason Garrett was fired after a disappointing 8-8 season
in which his team unexpectedly missed the playoffs. Which team
fired him? (Full name required, like "Toronto Maple Leafs".)
9. This former cabinet minister of both Fisheries and Finance, among
other positions, was known for his sharp wit and outspokenness.
He died at 88. Name him.
10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him.
* Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it?
2. Name the movie that received the most Oscar nominations last
week, at 11.
3. In royal news, Harry and Meghan agreed to repay £2,400,000
of taxpayer money used to refurbish their official residence
at Windsor Castle. Name that structure.
4. A sale price of £1,000,000, a new record for a coin of this
country, was set for a rare gold coin featuring *whose image*?
5. A busy week for this international soccer team. They topped
the Deloitte "Football Money League" for the first time, with
revenue of over $900,000,000 US -- and they fired their coach.
Name the team.
6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
7. What high-profile former cabinet minister entered the race for
leadership of the federal Conservatives this week?
8. What current Ontario transportation minister committed GO
Transit to free parking at its stations after it came out that
Metrolinx wanted pay parking?
9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number
of votes?
10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week
joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "This one isn't close. It's not even close to
m...@vex.net | being close." --Adam Beneschan
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Jan 21, 2020, 9:43:46 AM1/21/20
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> 5. The Golden Globe awards were handed out last Sunday night.
> Who promised that this was the last time he would host the show?
Ricky Gervais
> Who promised that this was the last time he would host the show?
> 6. Representations of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,
> were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
> they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
> Where was this display?
> 10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him.
> * Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it?
> 5. A busy week for this international soccer team. They topped
> the Deloitte "Football Money League" for the first time, with
> revenue of over $900,000,000 US -- and they fired their coach.
> Name the team.
> 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
> by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
> 9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number
> of votes?
> 10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week
> joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Jan 21, 2020, 2:31:37 PM1/21/20
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A single ticket won the record $70,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot.
> In which city was that ticket sold?
I guess it was a city in Canada.
> * Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A single ticket won the record $70,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot.
> In which city was that ticket sold?
> 2. Canadians Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk graduated in
> Houston last week and are ready to launch their careers as what?
> 6. Representations of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,
> were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
> they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
> Where was this display?
> 7. The Canadian juniors defeated Russia 4-3 to win gold at the World
> Junior Hockey Championship tournament -- played in which country?
> 10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him.
> * Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it?
> 2. Name the movie that received the most Oscar nominations last
> week, at 11.
> 5. A busy week for this international soccer team. They topped
> the Deloitte "Football Money League" for the first time, with
> revenue of over $900,000,000 US -- and they fired their coach.
> Name the team.
> 9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number
> of votes?
> 10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week
> joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
Calvin
Jan 21, 2020, 6:35:43 PM1/21/20
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On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 12:43:46 AM UTC+10, Dan Blum wrote:
tx,
calvin
> Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> > 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
> > by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
>
> stealing signals
Can someone please explain why this is considered cheating (if that's the right word) in baseball? Is there a rule against it, is it a grey area, and/or does it offend some notion of fair play?
> > 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
> > by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
>
> stealing signals
tx,
calvin
Pete Gayde
Jan 21, 2020, 6:48:50 PM1/21/20
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:taadnQZgPaEWA7vDnZ2dnUU7-
RnN...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated, 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 MI5 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A single ticket won the record $70,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot.
> In which city was that ticket sold?
Hamilton; London
>
> 2. Canadians Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk graduated in
> Houston last week and are ready to launch their careers as what?
>
> 3. Last week Iran fired missiles targeting US troops at two military
> bases in Iraq. Name either base.
>
> 4. A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet bound for
> Kyiv crashed minutes after takeoff near Tehran, killing all
> 176 passengers. What was the flight number?
>
> 5. The Golden Globe awards were handed out last Sunday night.
> Who promised that this was the last time he would host the show?
Ricky Gervais
>
> 6. Representations of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,
> were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
> they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
> Where was this display?
Madame Tussaud's museum
>
> 7. The Canadian juniors defeated Russia 4-3 to win gold at the World
> Junior Hockey Championship tournament -- played in which country?
Switzerland; Italy
>
> 8. Coach Jason Garrett was fired after a disappointing 8-8 season
> in which his team unexpectedly missed the playoffs. Which team
> fired him? (Full name required, like "Toronto Maple Leafs".)
Dallas Cowboys
>
> 9. This former cabinet minister of both Fisheries and Finance, among
> other positions, was known for his sharp wit and outspokenness.
> He died at 88. Name him.
>
> 10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him.
Neil Peart
>
>
> * Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it?
Russian Prime Minister
>
> 2. Name the movie that received the most Oscar nominations last
> week, at 11.
Joker
>
> 3. In royal news, Harry and Meghan agreed to repay £2,400,000
> of taxpayer money used to refurbish their official residence
> at Windsor Castle. Name that structure.
Frogmore Cottage
>
> 4. A sale price of £1,000,000, a new record for a coin of this
> country, was set for a rare gold coin featuring *whose image*?
>
> 5. A busy week for this international soccer team. They topped
> the Deloitte "Football Money League" for the first time, with
> revenue of over $900,000,000 US -- and they fired their coach.
> Name the team.
Barcelona
>
> 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
> by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
Stealing signs
>
> 7. What high-profile former cabinet minister entered the race for
> leadership of the federal Conservatives this week?
>
> 8. What current Ontario transportation minister committed GO
> Transit to free parking at its stations after it came out that
> Metrolinx wanted pay parking?
>
> 9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number
> of votes?
Taiwan
>
> 10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week
> joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
Alan Dershowitz
>
Pete Gayde
RnN...@giganews.com:
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated, 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 MI5 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A single ticket won the record $70,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot.
> In which city was that ticket sold?
>
> 2. Canadians Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk graduated in
> Houston last week and are ready to launch their careers as what?
>
> 3. Last week Iran fired missiles targeting US troops at two military
> bases in Iraq. Name either base.
>
> 4. A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet bound for
> Kyiv crashed minutes after takeoff near Tehran, killing all
> 176 passengers. What was the flight number?
>
> 5. The Golden Globe awards were handed out last Sunday night.
> Who promised that this was the last time he would host the show?
>
> 6. Representations of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,
> were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
> they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
> Where was this display?
>
> 7. The Canadian juniors defeated Russia 4-3 to win gold at the World
> Junior Hockey Championship tournament -- played in which country?
>
> 8. Coach Jason Garrett was fired after a disappointing 8-8 season
> in which his team unexpectedly missed the playoffs. Which team
> fired him? (Full name required, like "Toronto Maple Leafs".)
>
> 9. This former cabinet minister of both Fisheries and Finance, among
> other positions, was known for his sharp wit and outspokenness.
> He died at 88. Name him.
>
> 10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him.
>
>
> * Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it?
>
> 2. Name the movie that received the most Oscar nominations last
> week, at 11.
>
> 3. In royal news, Harry and Meghan agreed to repay £2,400,000
> of taxpayer money used to refurbish their official residence
> at Windsor Castle. Name that structure.
>
> 4. A sale price of £1,000,000, a new record for a coin of this
> country, was set for a rare gold coin featuring *whose image*?
>
> 5. A busy week for this international soccer team. They topped
> the Deloitte "Football Money League" for the first time, with
> revenue of over $900,000,000 US -- and they fired their coach.
> Name the team.
>
> 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
> by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
>
> 7. What high-profile former cabinet minister entered the race for
> leadership of the federal Conservatives this week?
>
> 8. What current Ontario transportation minister committed GO
> Transit to free parking at its stations after it came out that
> Metrolinx wanted pay parking?
>
> 9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number
> of votes?
>
> 10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week
> joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
>
Pete Gayde
Joshua Kreitzer
Jan 21, 2020, 9:41:24 PM1/21/20
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> * Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
>
> 2. Canadians Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk graduated in
> Houston last week and are ready to launch their careers as what?
astronauts
> Houston last week and are ready to launch their careers as what?
> 5. The Golden Globe awards were handed out last Sunday night.
> Who promised that this was the last time he would host the show?
> 6. Representations of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,
> were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
> they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
> Where was this display?
> 10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him.
> * Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it?
> 2. Name the movie that received the most Oscar nominations last
> week, at 11.
> 3. In royal news, Harry and Meghan agreed to repay £2,400,000
> of taxpayer money used to refurbish their official residence
> at Windsor Castle. Name that structure.
> 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
> by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
> 9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number
> of votes?
> 10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week
> joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Mark Brader
Jan 21, 2020, 10:02:13 PM1/21/20
to
Mark Brader:
>> stealing signals
To expand on this: the catcher routinely signals the pitcher as to
what sort of pitch he expects to be thrown. (If the pitcher indicates
rejection, the catcher makes another signal.) Now, for a number of
reasons there is always a video camera focused on the area around
home plate and therefore it is likely to show these signals. What
the Astros did was to monitor the video *in real time*, decode the
signals (based on what they'd observed in the past), and transmit
the information to the batter before the pitch was thrown.
"Calvin":
http://content.mlb.com/documents/2/2/4/305750224/2019_Official_Baseball_Rules_FINAL_.pdf
I see nothing about sign-stealing in there. In particular it's
clearly not covered in section 6.04 on unsportsmanlike conduct.
But the rules of baseball are notoriously imprecise[1], or even out of
date, particularly on matters where "everybody knows" what the common
practice is.
Further, apparently there are regulations that are not part of the rules,
and the Astros were in violation of these. See:
http://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/82491/any [an earlier case]
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2020/01/13/game-changer-punishments-show-baseball-sign-stealing-days-are-over/kM8Bu9MWrAfG3VohmRWniN/story.html
[1] Here'as n example that came to my attention a while back:
# Rule 5.10(d) Comment: A pitcher may change to another position
# only once during the same inning; e.g. the pitcher will not be
# allowed to assume a position other than a pitcher more than once
# in the same inning.
First, this is supposed to be a rule, even though it's labeled as a
comment. Second, it reads as though it applies to what one player
can do, but it actually refers to what one team can do. Third,
"inning" here is being used here more like cricket terminology than
baseball -- it means one team's half of the inning, when they are
at bat. And incidentally, "e.g." should be "i.e.".
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "...what kind of mind has a steel trap got anyway?"
m...@vex.net | --Lawrence Block, "The Burglar in the Library"
>>> 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
>>> by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
Dan Blum:
>>> by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
>> stealing signals
To expand on this: the catcher routinely signals the pitcher as to
what sort of pitch he expects to be thrown. (If the pitcher indicates
rejection, the catcher makes another signal.) Now, for a number of
reasons there is always a video camera focused on the area around
home plate and therefore it is likely to show these signals. What
the Astros did was to monitor the video *in real time*, decode the
signals (based on what they'd observed in the past), and transmit
the information to the batter before the pitch was thrown.
"Calvin":
> Can someone please explain why this is considered cheating (if that's
> the right word) in baseball? Is there a rule against it, is it a grey
> area, and/or does it offend some notion of fair play?
The rules of baseball are here:
> the right word) in baseball? Is there a rule against it, is it a grey
> area, and/or does it offend some notion of fair play?
http://content.mlb.com/documents/2/2/4/305750224/2019_Official_Baseball_Rules_FINAL_.pdf
I see nothing about sign-stealing in there. In particular it's
clearly not covered in section 6.04 on unsportsmanlike conduct.
But the rules of baseball are notoriously imprecise[1], or even out of
date, particularly on matters where "everybody knows" what the common
practice is.
Further, apparently there are regulations that are not part of the rules,
and the Astros were in violation of these. See:
http://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/82491/any [an earlier case]
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2020/01/13/game-changer-punishments-show-baseball-sign-stealing-days-are-over/kM8Bu9MWrAfG3VohmRWniN/story.html
[1] Here'as n example that came to my attention a while back:
# Rule 5.10(d) Comment: A pitcher may change to another position
# only once during the same inning; e.g. the pitcher will not be
# allowed to assume a position other than a pitcher more than once
# in the same inning.
First, this is supposed to be a rule, even though it's labeled as a
comment. Second, it reads as though it applies to what one player
can do, but it actually refers to what one team can do. Third,
"inning" here is being used here more like cricket terminology than
baseball -- it means one team's half of the inning, when they are
at bat. And incidentally, "e.g." should be "i.e.".
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "...what kind of mind has a steel trap got anyway?"
m...@vex.net | --Lawrence Block, "The Burglar in the Library"
Dan Tilque
Jan 21, 2020, 11:26:15 PM1/21/20
to
On 1/20/20 10:47 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A single ticket won the record $70,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot.
> In which city was that ticket sold?
>
> 2. Canadians Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk graduated in
> Houston last week and are ready to launch their careers as what?
>
> 3. Last week Iran fired missiles targeting US troops at two military
> bases in Iraq. Name either base.
>
> 4. A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet bound for
> Kyiv crashed minutes after takeoff near Tehran, killing all
> 176 passengers. What was the flight number?
>
> 5. The Golden Globe awards were handed out last Sunday night.
> Who promised that this was the last time he would host the show?
>
> 6. Representations of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,
> were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
> they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
> Where was this display?
Madame Tussauds
>
>
> * Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. A single ticket won the record $70,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot.
> In which city was that ticket sold?
>
> 2. Canadians Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk graduated in
> Houston last week and are ready to launch their careers as what?
>
> 3. Last week Iran fired missiles targeting US troops at two military
> bases in Iraq. Name either base.
>
> 4. A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet bound for
> Kyiv crashed minutes after takeoff near Tehran, killing all
> 176 passengers. What was the flight number?
>
> 5. The Golden Globe awards were handed out last Sunday night.
> Who promised that this was the last time he would host the show?
>
> 6. Representations of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,
> were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
> they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
> Where was this display?
>
> 7. The Canadian juniors defeated Russia 4-3 to win gold at the World
> Junior Hockey Championship tournament -- played in which country?
>
> 8. Coach Jason Garrett was fired after a disappointing 8-8 season
> in which his team unexpectedly missed the playoffs. Which team
> fired him? (Full name required, like "Toronto Maple Leafs".)
>
> 9. This former cabinet minister of both Fisheries and Finance, among
> other positions, was known for his sharp wit and outspokenness.
> He died at 88. Name him.
>
> 10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him.
>
>
> * Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it?
>
> 2. Name the movie that received the most Oscar nominations last
> week, at 11.
>
> 3. In royal news, Harry and Meghan agreed to repay £2,400,000
> of taxpayer money used to refurbish their official residence
> at Windsor Castle. Name that structure.
>
> 4. A sale price of £1,000,000, a new record for a coin of this
> country, was set for a rare gold coin featuring *whose image*?
>
> 5. A busy week for this international soccer team. They topped
> the Deloitte "Football Money League" for the first time, with
> revenue of over $900,000,000 US -- and they fired their coach.
> Name the team.
>
> 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
> by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
>
> 7. What high-profile former cabinet minister entered the race for
> leadership of the federal Conservatives this week?
>
> 8. What current Ontario transportation minister committed GO
> Transit to free parking at its stations after it came out that
> Metrolinx wanted pay parking?
>
> 9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number
> of votes?
>
> 10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week
> joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
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> 2. Canadians Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk graduated in
> Houston last week and are ready to launch their careers as what?
Astronauts. 4 for Erland and Joshua.
> 3. Last week Iran fired missiles targeting US troops at two military
> bases in Iraq. Name either base.
Al-Asad, Erbil.
> 4. A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet bound for
> Kyiv crashed minutes after takeoff near Tehran, killing all
> 176 passengers. What was the flight number?
752.
Now in the original game, when this went to the Usual Suspects, three
of us on the team knew it -- unfortunately we "knew" three different
answers, and ended up settling on the wrong one. So there!
> 5. The Golden Globe awards were handed out last Sunday night.
> Who promised that this was the last time he would host the show?
Ricky Gervais. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Joshua.
> 6. Representations of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,
> were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
> they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
> Where was this display?
Madame Tussaud's wax museum. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua,
and Dan Tilque.
> 7. The Canadian juniors defeated Russia 4-3 to win gold at the World
> Junior Hockey Championship tournament -- played in which country?
Czechia. 4 for Erland.
> 8. Coach Jason Garrett was fired after a disappointing 8-8 season
> in which his team unexpectedly missed the playoffs. Which team
> fired him? (Full name required, like "Toronto Maple Leafs".)
Dallas Cowboys. 4 for Pete.
> 9. This former cabinet minister of both Fisheries and Finance, among
> other positions, was known for his sharp wit and outspokenness.
> He died at 88. Name him.
John Crosbie.
> 10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him.
Neal Peart. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, and Joshua.
> * Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it?
Prime minister of Russia. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Erland, Pete,
Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. Name the movie that received the most Oscar nominations last
> week, at 11.
"Joker". 4 for Erland, Pete, and Joshua.
> 3. In royal news, Harry and Meghan agreed to repay £2,400,000
> of taxpayer money used to refurbish their official residence
> at Windsor Castle. Name that structure.
Frogmore Cottage. 4 for Pete. 3 for Joshua.
> 4. A sale price of £1,000,000, a new record for a coin of this
> country, was set for a rare gold coin featuring *whose image*?
King Edward VIII.
See: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-51134884
> 5. A busy week for this international soccer team. They topped
> the Deloitte "Football Money League" for the first time, with
> revenue of over $900,000,000 US -- and they fired their coach.
> Name the team.
Barcelona. 4 for Pete.
> 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
> by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
Sign-stealing. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
They used a mixture of high- and low-tech methods to obtain
information about upcoming pitches and communicate it in real time.
(Sign-stealing itself is, they say, not illegal.)
> 7. What high-profile former cabinet minister entered the race for
> leadership of the federal Conservatives this week?
Peter Mackay.
Under Stephen Harper, he was most recently Minister of Justice and
Attorney-General.
> 8. What current Ontario transportation minister committed GO
> Transit to free parking at its stations after it came out that
> Metrolinx wanted pay parking?
Caroline Mulroney.
> 9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number
> of votes?
Taiwan. 4 for everyone.
> 10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week
> joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
Alan Dershowitz, Ken Starr. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Pete, Joshua
(the hard way), and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS
Pete Gayde 16 28 44
Joshua Kreitzer 16 23 39
Erland Sommarskog 12 16 28
Dan Blum 12 16 28
Dan Tilque 4 16 20
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Mark Brader, Toronto | "I'm not going to post a revision: even USENET
m...@vex.net | readers can divide by 100." -- Brian Reid
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated, 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 information
> indicated, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers
> have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give the
> see my 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. A single ticket won the record $70,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot.
> In which city was that ticket sold?
Brampton. (Sorry, "a city in Canada" was insufficiently specific.)
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1 (2020-01-13), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. A single ticket won the record $70,000,000 Lotto Max jackpot.
> In which city was that ticket sold?
> 2. Canadians Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Joshua Kutryk graduated in
> Houston last week and are ready to launch their careers as what?
> 3. Last week Iran fired missiles targeting US troops at two military
> bases in Iraq. Name either base.
> 4. A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet bound for
> Kyiv crashed minutes after takeoff near Tehran, killing all
> 176 passengers. What was the flight number?
Now in the original game, when this went to the Usual Suspects, three
of us on the team knew it -- unfortunately we "knew" three different
answers, and ended up settling on the wrong one. So there!
> 5. The Golden Globe awards were handed out last Sunday night.
> Who promised that this was the last time he would host the show?
> 6. Representations of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,
> were removed from a London display of the Royal Family after
> they unveiled their plan to "step back" from royal duties.
> Where was this display?
and Dan Tilque.
> 7. The Canadian juniors defeated Russia 4-3 to win gold at the World
> Junior Hockey Championship tournament -- played in which country?
> 8. Coach Jason Garrett was fired after a disappointing 8-8 season
> in which his team unexpectedly missed the playoffs. Which team
> fired him? (Full name required, like "Toronto Maple Leafs".)
> 9. This former cabinet minister of both Fisheries and Finance, among
> other positions, was known for his sharp wit and outspokenness.
> He died at 88. Name him.
> 10. The drummer and lyricist for Rush died at 67. Name him.
> * Game 2 (2020-01-20), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Mikhail Mishustin got a new job last week. What is it?
Joshua, and Dan Tilque.
> 2. Name the movie that received the most Oscar nominations last
> week, at 11.
> 3. In royal news, Harry and Meghan agreed to repay £2,400,000
> of taxpayer money used to refurbish their official residence
> at Windsor Castle. Name that structure.
> 4. A sale price of £1,000,000, a new record for a coin of this
> country, was set for a rare gold coin featuring *whose image*?
See: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-51134884
> 5. A busy week for this international soccer team. They topped
> the Deloitte "Football Money League" for the first time, with
> revenue of over $900,000,000 US -- and they fired their coach.
> Name the team.
> 6. Major League Baseball issued strong sanctions for wrongdoing
> by the Houston Astros in 2017. What sort of wrongdoing?
They used a mixture of high- and low-tech methods to obtain
information about upcoming pitches and communicate it in real time.
(Sign-stealing itself is, they say, not illegal.)
> 7. What high-profile former cabinet minister entered the race for
> leadership of the federal Conservatives this week?
Under Stephen Harper, he was most recently Minister of Justice and
Attorney-General.
> 8. What current Ontario transportation minister committed GO
> Transit to free parking at its stations after it came out that
> Metrolinx wanted pay parking?
> 9. Where was Tsai Ing-Wen reelected president with a record number
> of votes?
> 10. Name *either* of the two high-profile laywers who last week
> joined Donald Trump's impeachment defense team.
(the hard way), and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS
Pete Gayde 16 28 44
Joshua Kreitzer 16 23 39
Erland Sommarskog 12 16 28
Dan Blum 12 16 28
Dan Tilque 4 16 20
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "I'm not going to post a revision: even USENET
m...@vex.net | readers can divide by 100." -- Brian Reid
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