> 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
> information see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 3 (2019-06-03), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Mark Wit, a Canadian, won what bizarre English race or contest
> that takes place in Gloucester? The event dates back to at
> least 1826.
Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling. The place name was not required.
4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 2. Peter O'Neill resigned this week as prime minister of which
> country?
Papua New Guinea.
> 3. The two remaining Dionne quintuplets turned 85 on May 28th.
> Give the first name of either one.
Annette, Cecile.
> 4. What legendary quarterback for the Green Bay Packers died this
> past week at the age of 85?
Bart Starr. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
> 5. Which European country's chancellor resigned due to the
> "Ibiza Scandal" the day after his party had great results in
> the EU elections? Name the country.
Austria. 4 for Dan Blum and Erland.
> 6. Which Royal visited Ryerson University this week?
Prince Andrew, Duke of York (accepting either part).
> 7. Louis Levi Oakes died on May 29 at age 94. A WWII veteran,
> he was the last surviving Mohawk *what*?
Code talker. 4 for Bruce and Pete.
> 8. Also on May 29, Velma Demerson died at age 98. The Toronto
> woman famously spent 10 months in jail in 1939 for what?
Living with a Chinese man.
> 9. This legendary Red Sox first baseman died at age 69. He will
> always be remembered for botching an out in the 10th inning of
> Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, denying the Red Sox their first
> win since 1918. In his last years, he said he "got over it."
> Who was he?
Bill Buckner. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Joshua, and Pete.
> 10. In a report leaked early to the media last week, what was
> described as a "Canadian Genocide"?
Missing and murdered indigenous women.
An inflammatory abuse of the word, I say. But let's not go into
the topic here, please.
> * Game 4 (2019-06-11 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Canadian teen Leylah Annie Fernandez won the junior girls'
> singles title in what tournament on Saturday?
The French Open. 4 for Erland and Pete.
> 2. What was the name of the Golden State Warriors investor who was
> fined $500,000 and banned for a year for pushing and swearing
> at Raptor Kyle Lowry?
Mark Stevens.
> 3. James Holzhauer's "Jeopardy!" streak came to an end this week.
> He won nearly $2,500,000 US. How many games did he win?
32. 3 for Bruce.
In the original game the expected answer was 32 but the question
was how many games he *played*. Oops.
> 4. Who did Forbes names as the world's richest female musical star?
Rihanna.
> 5. Why was there only a 19-gun salute at the Canadian remembrance
> service of D-Day on Juno Beach on June 6th?
No members of the royal family were in attendance.
> 6. Andrew Scheer booted which Conservative politician from their
> justice committee after racist remarks citing the New Zealand
> mosque shooter?
Michael Cooper.
> 7. "Sick Kids" Hospital in Toronto received $100,000,000, the
> biggest donation in their history, from the Peter Gilgan
> Foundation. Gilgan already has his company name on a downtown
> arena. Name that *company*.
Mattamy Homes.
In the original game, in my game the player this went to had no
idea and neither did her team. But after the answer was revealed,
she said something like "Oh my God, I used to work in that arena!
I was a ticket-taker."
> 8. Name the mayor of London, England, who was described by Donald
> Trump as a "stone cold loser" and "shorter than Bill de Blasio"?
Sadiq Khan. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Joshua, and Pete.
> 9. China refused to mark the 30th anniversary of what on June 4
> this year?
The Tiananmen Square massacre. 4 for everyone -- Bruce, Dan Blum,
Erland, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.
In the original game the question said "June 6". Oops.
> 10. More than 2,000 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in which
> African country?
DR Congo. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 TOTALS
Dan Blum 8 20 16 12 56
Erland Sommarskog 8 24 4 16 52
Joshua Kreitzer 8 16 8 8 40
Pete Gayde -- -- 16 12 28
Dan Tilque 0 4 8 8 20
Bruce Bowler -- -- 12 7 19
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