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Mark Brader
Nov 2, 2016, 6:41:46 PM11/2/16
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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.
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 5 (2016-10-24), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Why was Alexandra Shimo sent to the basement of the Lambton
Golf and Country Club?
2. Malcolm Rowe is the newest Supreme Court Justice, but the first
from which province?
3. Canada and Ontario have signed roughly 36,000 km² (14,000 sq.mi.)
of eastern Ontario, including Parliament Hill, over to indigenous
people as part of a modern treaty. Which First Nations group
negotiated this treaty?
4. It was announced last week that the novel "Beren and Luthien"
will finally get published -- 100 years after it was written.
Who wrote it?
5. A lawsuit on behalf of 3-year-old Juli Nonaka has been filed
against the Dairy Farmers of Canada. It alleges that her
leg was broken due to negligence during a cheese festival in
Whistler -- how?
6. Which airport came in at #4 overall among international airports
in Conde Nast Traveler readers' survey? It's the only Canadian
airport to crack the top 10.
7. Last Tuesday, who became the second player in Jays history with
triples in consecutive post-season games?
8. When translated to English, the "Divine Vessel" transported
its 2 passengers to "Heavenly Palace", where they'll stay for
a 30-day mission. What is the "Heavenly Palace"?
9. The Donald invited two guests to watch the debate and rattle
his opponent. One was Patricia Smith, who accuses Clinton of
murdering her son in Benghazi. Who is the other?
10. Jaromir Jagr hit a career milestone last Thursday. What did
he do?
* Game 6 (2016-10-31), Round 1 - Current Events
1. The off-again-on-again drama of the Comprehensive Economic and
Trade Agreement with the European Union was caused by
disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region.
2. French police dismantled a refugee camp, nicknamed "The Jungle",
that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city?
3. American pop star Justin Timberlake was fined for *doing what*
at a voting booth last week?
4. Singer-songwriter Pete Burns died last week. He was the frontman
for a 1980s pop band that rose to short-lived success in 1985
with their hit "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record". Name the
band.
5. For the first time a novel by an American has won the Man
Booker Prize. Name him or his winning book.
6. Shoppers Drug Mart announced last week that it has applied to
the federal government for a license to sell what product?
7. What was unique about Budweiser's delivery last week of 50,000
cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs?
8. A new host took to the airwaves last week at the CBC, in the
seat once occupied by Jian Gomeshi. Name the new host.
9. An agreement was reached on Wednesday to pause a hydro project
at Muskrat Falls on the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, as
well as the protests against it. Which water-borne contaminant
is the main concern of the protesters?
10. The Toronto Parking Authority introduced an innovation last
week that should make the street parking experience somewhat
more convenient. What innovation?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Domine, defende nos
m...@vex.net | Contra hos motores bos!" -- A. D. Godley
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 [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 5 (2016-10-24), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Why was Alexandra Shimo sent to the basement of the Lambton
Golf and Country Club?
2. Malcolm Rowe is the newest Supreme Court Justice, but the first
from which province?
3. Canada and Ontario have signed roughly 36,000 km² (14,000 sq.mi.)
of eastern Ontario, including Parliament Hill, over to indigenous
people as part of a modern treaty. Which First Nations group
negotiated this treaty?
4. It was announced last week that the novel "Beren and Luthien"
will finally get published -- 100 years after it was written.
Who wrote it?
5. A lawsuit on behalf of 3-year-old Juli Nonaka has been filed
against the Dairy Farmers of Canada. It alleges that her
leg was broken due to negligence during a cheese festival in
Whistler -- how?
6. Which airport came in at #4 overall among international airports
in Conde Nast Traveler readers' survey? It's the only Canadian
airport to crack the top 10.
7. Last Tuesday, who became the second player in Jays history with
triples in consecutive post-season games?
8. When translated to English, the "Divine Vessel" transported
its 2 passengers to "Heavenly Palace", where they'll stay for
a 30-day mission. What is the "Heavenly Palace"?
9. The Donald invited two guests to watch the debate and rattle
his opponent. One was Patricia Smith, who accuses Clinton of
murdering her son in Benghazi. Who is the other?
10. Jaromir Jagr hit a career milestone last Thursday. What did
he do?
* Game 6 (2016-10-31), Round 1 - Current Events
1. The off-again-on-again drama of the Comprehensive Economic and
Trade Agreement with the European Union was caused by
disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region.
2. French police dismantled a refugee camp, nicknamed "The Jungle",
that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city?
3. American pop star Justin Timberlake was fined for *doing what*
at a voting booth last week?
4. Singer-songwriter Pete Burns died last week. He was the frontman
for a 1980s pop band that rose to short-lived success in 1985
with their hit "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record". Name the
band.
5. For the first time a novel by an American has won the Man
Booker Prize. Name him or his winning book.
6. Shoppers Drug Mart announced last week that it has applied to
the federal government for a license to sell what product?
7. What was unique about Budweiser's delivery last week of 50,000
cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs?
8. A new host took to the airwaves last week at the CBC, in the
seat once occupied by Jian Gomeshi. Name the new host.
9. An agreement was reached on Wednesday to pause a hydro project
at Muskrat Falls on the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, as
well as the protests against it. Which water-borne contaminant
is the main concern of the protesters?
10. The Toronto Parking Authority introduced an innovation last
week that should make the street parking experience somewhat
more convenient. What innovation?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Domine, defende nos
m...@vex.net | Contra hos motores bos!" -- A. D. Godley
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 2, 2016, 7:06:49 PM11/2/16
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 1. Why was Alexandra Shimo sent to the basement of the Lambton
> Golf and Country Club?
Donald Trump thought she was ugly.
> 1. Why was Alexandra Shimo sent to the basement of the Lambton
> Golf and Country Club?
> 2. Malcolm Rowe is the newest Supreme Court Justice, but the first
> from which province?
> 6. Which airport came in at #4 overall among international airports
> in Conde Nast Traveler readers' survey? It's the only Canadian
> airport to crack the top 10.
> 8. When translated to English, the "Divine Vessel" transported
> its 2 passengers to "Heavenly Palace", where they'll stay for
> a 30-day mission. What is the "Heavenly Palace"?
> 10. Jaromir Jagr hit a career milestone last Thursday. What did
> he do?
> * Game 6 (2016-10-31), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The off-again-on-again drama of the Comprehensive Economic and
> Trade Agreement with the European Union was caused by
> disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region.
> 2. French police dismantled a refugee camp, nicknamed "The Jungle",
> that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city?
> 3. American pop star Justin Timberlake was fined for *doing what*
> at a voting booth last week?
Dan Blum
Nov 2, 2016, 7:10:05 PM11/2/16
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> 2. Malcolm Rowe is the newest Supreme Court Justice, but the first
> from which province?
Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador
> from which province?
> 3. Canada and Ontario have signed roughly 36,000 km? (14,000 sq.mi.)
> of eastern Ontario, including Parliament Hill, over to indigenous
> people as part of a modern treaty. Which First Nations group
> negotiated this treaty?
Mohawk
> people as part of a modern treaty. Which First Nations group
> negotiated this treaty?
> 4. It was announced last week that the novel "Beren and Luthien"
> will finally get published -- 100 years after it was written.
> Who wrote it?
> 8. When translated to English, the "Divine Vessel" transported
> its 2 passengers to "Heavenly Palace", where they'll stay for
> a 30-day mission. What is the "Heavenly Palace"?
> 9. The Donald invited two guests to watch the debate and rattle
> his opponent. One was Patricia Smith, who accuses Clinton of
> murdering her son in Benghazi. Who is the other?
> * Game 6 (2016-10-31), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. The off-again-on-again drama of the Comprehensive Economic and
> Trade Agreement with the European Union was caused by
> disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region.
> 2. French police dismantled a refugee camp, nicknamed "The Jungle",
> that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city?
> 3. American pop star Justin Timberlake was fined for *doing what*
> at a voting booth last week?
> 6. Shoppers Drug Mart announced last week that it has applied to
> the federal government for a license to sell what product?
> 7. What was unique about Budweiser's delivery last week of 50,000
> cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs?
> 10. The Toronto Parking Authority introduced an innovation last
> week that should make the street parking experience somewhat
> more convenient. What innovation?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Dan Tilque
Nov 2, 2016, 10:14:05 PM11/2/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 5 (2016-10-24), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Why was Alexandra Shimo sent to the basement of the Lambton
> Golf and Country Club?
>
> 2. Malcolm Rowe is the newest Supreme Court Justice, but the first
> from which province?
Saskatchewan
>
>
> * Game 5 (2016-10-24), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Why was Alexandra Shimo sent to the basement of the Lambton
> Golf and Country Club?
>
> 2. Malcolm Rowe is the newest Supreme Court Justice, but the first
> from which province?
>
> 3. Canada and Ontario have signed roughly 36,000 km² (14,000 sq.mi.)
> of eastern Ontario, including Parliament Hill, over to indigenous
> people as part of a modern treaty. Which First Nations group
> negotiated this treaty?
>
> 4. It was announced last week that the novel "Beren and Luthien"
> will finally get published -- 100 years after it was written.
> Who wrote it?
>
> 5. A lawsuit on behalf of 3-year-old Juli Nonaka has been filed
> against the Dairy Farmers of Canada. It alleges that her
> leg was broken due to negligence during a cheese festival in
> Whistler -- how?
>
> 6. Which airport came in at #4 overall among international airports
> in Conde Nast Traveler readers' survey? It's the only Canadian
> airport to crack the top 10.
>
> 7. Last Tuesday, who became the second player in Jays history with
> triples in consecutive post-season games?
>
> 8. When translated to English, the "Divine Vessel" transported
> its 2 passengers to "Heavenly Palace", where they'll stay for
> a 30-day mission. What is the "Heavenly Palace"?
>
> 9. The Donald invited two guests to watch the debate and rattle
> his opponent. One was Patricia Smith, who accuses Clinton of
> murdering her son in Benghazi. Who is the other?
>
> 10. Jaromir Jagr hit a career milestone last Thursday. What did
> he do?
>
>
> * Game 6 (2016-10-31), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The off-again-on-again drama of the Comprehensive Economic and
> Trade Agreement with the European Union was caused by
> disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region.
>
> 2. French police dismantled a refugee camp, nicknamed "The Jungle",
> that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city?
>
> 3. American pop star Justin Timberlake was fined for *doing what*
> at a voting booth last week?
>
> 4. Singer-songwriter Pete Burns died last week. He was the frontman
> for a 1980s pop band that rose to short-lived success in 1985
> with their hit "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record". Name the
> band.
>
> 5. For the first time a novel by an American has won the Man
> Booker Prize. Name him or his winning book.
>
> 6. Shoppers Drug Mart announced last week that it has applied to
> the federal government for a license to sell what product?
>
> 7. What was unique about Budweiser's delivery last week of 50,000
> cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs?
>
> 8. A new host took to the airwaves last week at the CBC, in the
> seat once occupied by Jian Gomeshi. Name the new host.
>
> 9. An agreement was reached on Wednesday to pause a hydro project
> at Muskrat Falls on the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, as
> well as the protests against it. Which water-borne contaminant
> is the main concern of the protesters?
>
> 10. The Toronto Parking Authority introduced an innovation last
> week that should make the street parking experience somewhat
> more convenient. What innovation?
--
Dan Tilque
Joshua Kreitzer
Nov 3, 2016, 12:15:23 AM11/3/16
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:H_ydnQCA7bU59ofFnZ2dnUU7-
THN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 5 (2016-10-24), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 4. It was announced last week that the novel "Beren and Luthien"
> will finally get published -- 100 years after it was written.
> Who wrote it?
J.R.R. Tolkien
> 6. Which airport came in at #4 overall among international airports
> in Conde Nast Traveler readers' survey? It's the only Canadian
> airport to crack the top 10.
Vancouver International Airport
> 9. The Donald invited two guests to watch the debate and rattle
> his opponent. One was Patricia Smith, who accuses Clinton of
> murdering her son in Benghazi. Who is the other?
Barack Obama's half-brother
> * Game 6 (2016-10-31), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The off-again-on-again drama of the Comprehensive Economic and
> Trade Agreement with the European Union was caused by
> disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region.
Flanders
> 2. French police dismantled a refugee camp, nicknamed "The Jungle",
> that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city?
Calais
> 3. American pop star Justin Timberlake was fined for *doing what*
> at a voting booth last week?
taking a ballot selfie
> 4. Singer-songwriter Pete Burns died last week. He was the frontman
> for a 1980s pop band that rose to short-lived success in 1985
> with their hit "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record". Name the
> band.
Dead or Alive
> 6. Shoppers Drug Mart announced last week that it has applied to
> the federal government for a license to sell what product?
marijuana
> 7. What was unique about Budweiser's delivery last week of 50,000
> cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs?
it was done by a self-driving truck
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
THN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 5 (2016-10-24), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 2. Malcolm Rowe is the newest Supreme Court Justice, but the first
> from which province?
Newfoundland and Labrador
> from which province?
> 4. It was announced last week that the novel "Beren and Luthien"
> will finally get published -- 100 years after it was written.
> Who wrote it?
> 6. Which airport came in at #4 overall among international airports
> in Conde Nast Traveler readers' survey? It's the only Canadian
> airport to crack the top 10.
> 9. The Donald invited two guests to watch the debate and rattle
> his opponent. One was Patricia Smith, who accuses Clinton of
> murdering her son in Benghazi. Who is the other?
> * Game 6 (2016-10-31), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The off-again-on-again drama of the Comprehensive Economic and
> Trade Agreement with the European Union was caused by
> disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region.
> 2. French police dismantled a refugee camp, nicknamed "The Jungle",
> that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city?
> 3. American pop star Justin Timberlake was fined for *doing what*
> at a voting booth last week?
> 4. Singer-songwriter Pete Burns died last week. He was the frontman
> for a 1980s pop band that rose to short-lived success in 1985
> with their hit "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record". Name the
> band.
> 6. Shoppers Drug Mart announced last week that it has applied to
> the federal government for a license to sell what product?
> 7. What was unique about Budweiser's delivery last week of 50,000
> cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Mark Brader
Nov 3, 2016, 2:19:49 AM11/3/16
to
Mark Brader:
revealed, this guess was either the next thing to the correct answer
or else the opposite of it, depending on how you look at it.
--
Mark Brader "Look, sir, we can't just do nothing."
Toronto "Why not? It's usually best."
m...@vex.net -- Lawrence of Arabia
>> 7. What was unique about Budweiser's delivery last week of 50,000
>> cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs?
Dan Blum:
>> cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs?
> it was done via horse-drawn wagon
The same guess was made in our game. As I said after the answer was
revealed, this guess was either the next thing to the correct answer
or else the opposite of it, depending on how you look at it.
--
Mark Brader "Look, sir, we can't just do nothing."
Toronto "Why not? It's usually best."
m...@vex.net -- Lawrence of Arabia
Peter Smyth
Nov 3, 2016, 6:07:40 AM11/3/16
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 5 (2016-10-24), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Why was Alexandra Shimo sent to the basement of the Lambton
> Golf and Country Club?
>
> 2. Malcolm Rowe is the newest Supreme Court Justice, but the first
> from which province?
Newfoundland
> * Game 5 (2016-10-24), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Why was Alexandra Shimo sent to the basement of the Lambton
> Golf and Country Club?
>
> 2. Malcolm Rowe is the newest Supreme Court Justice, but the first
> from which province?
> 3. Canada and Ontario have signed roughly 36,000 km² (14,000 sq.mi.)
> of eastern Ontario, including Parliament Hill, over to indigenous
> people as part of a modern treaty. Which First Nations group
> negotiated this treaty?
>
> 4. It was announced last week that the novel "Beren and Luthien"
> will finally get published -- 100 years after it was written.
> Who wrote it?
Tolkien
> of eastern Ontario, including Parliament Hill, over to indigenous
> people as part of a modern treaty. Which First Nations group
> negotiated this treaty?
>
> 4. It was announced last week that the novel "Beren and Luthien"
> will finally get published -- 100 years after it was written.
> Who wrote it?
> 5. A lawsuit on behalf of 3-year-old Juli Nonaka has been filed
> against the Dairy Farmers of Canada. It alleges that her
> leg was broken due to negligence during a cheese festival in
> Whistler -- how?
>
> 6. Which airport came in at #4 overall among international airports
> in Conde Nast Traveler readers' survey? It's the only Canadian
> airport to crack the top 10.
>
> 7. Last Tuesday, who became the second player in Jays history with
> triples in consecutive post-season games?
>
> 8. When translated to English, the "Divine Vessel" transported
> its 2 passengers to "Heavenly Palace", where they'll stay for
> a 30-day mission. What is the "Heavenly Palace"?
International Space Station
> against the Dairy Farmers of Canada. It alleges that her
> leg was broken due to negligence during a cheese festival in
> Whistler -- how?
>
> 6. Which airport came in at #4 overall among international airports
> in Conde Nast Traveler readers' survey? It's the only Canadian
> airport to crack the top 10.
>
> 7. Last Tuesday, who became the second player in Jays history with
> triples in consecutive post-season games?
>
> 8. When translated to English, the "Divine Vessel" transported
> its 2 passengers to "Heavenly Palace", where they'll stay for
> a 30-day mission. What is the "Heavenly Palace"?
> 9. The Donald invited two guests to watch the debate and rattle
> his opponent. One was Patricia Smith, who accuses Clinton of
> murdering her son in Benghazi. Who is the other?
Paula Jones, Gennifer Flowers
> his opponent. One was Patricia Smith, who accuses Clinton of
> murdering her son in Benghazi. Who is the other?
> 10. Jaromir Jagr hit a career milestone last Thursday. What did
> he do?
1000th game
> he do?
>
> * Game 6 (2016-10-31), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The off-again-on-again drama of the Comprehensive Economic and
> Trade Agreement with the European Union was caused by
> disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region.
Wallonia
> * Game 6 (2016-10-31), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The off-again-on-again drama of the Comprehensive Economic and
> Trade Agreement with the European Union was caused by
> disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region.
> 2. French police dismantled a refugee camp, nicknamed "The Jungle",
> that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city?
Calais
> that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city?
> 3. American pop star Justin Timberlake was fined for *doing what*
> at a voting booth last week?
Taking a picture of his ballot paper
> at a voting booth last week?
> 4. Singer-songwriter Pete Burns died last week. He was the frontman
> for a 1980s pop band that rose to short-lived success in 1985
> with their hit "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record". Name the
> band.
Dead or Alive
> for a 1980s pop band that rose to short-lived success in 1985
> with their hit "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record". Name the
> band.
> 5. For the first time a novel by an American has won the Man
> Booker Prize. Name him or his winning book.
>
> 6. Shoppers Drug Mart announced last week that it has applied to
> the federal government for a license to sell what product?
Cannabis
> Booker Prize. Name him or his winning book.
>
> 6. Shoppers Drug Mart announced last week that it has applied to
> the federal government for a license to sell what product?
> 7. What was unique about Budweiser's delivery last week of 50,000
> cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs?
>
> 8. A new host took to the airwaves last week at the CBC, in the
> seat once occupied by Jian Gomeshi. Name the new host.
>
> 9. An agreement was reached on Wednesday to pause a hydro project
> at Muskrat Falls on the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, as
> well as the protests against it. Which water-borne contaminant
> is the main concern of the protesters?
>
> 10. The Toronto Parking Authority introduced an innovation last
> week that should make the street parking experience somewhat
> more convenient. What innovation?
Pay by phone
> cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs?
>
> 8. A new host took to the airwaves last week at the CBC, in the
> seat once occupied by Jian Gomeshi. Name the new host.
>
> 9. An agreement was reached on Wednesday to pause a hydro project
> at Muskrat Falls on the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, as
> well as the protests against it. Which water-borne contaminant
> is the main concern of the protesters?
>
> 10. The Toronto Parking Authority introduced an innovation last
> week that should make the street parking experience somewhat
> more convenient. What innovation?
Peter Smyth
Marc Dashevsky
Nov 3, 2016, 12:58:22 PM11/3/16
to
In article <H_ydnQCA7bU59ofF...@giganews.com>, m...@vex.net says...
> 5. A lawsuit on behalf of 3-year-old Juli Nonaka has been filed
> against the Dairy Farmers of Canada. It alleges that her
> leg was broken due to negligence during a cheese festival in
> Whistler -- how?
rolling cheese wheels
> 6. Which airport came in at #4 overall among international airports
> in Conde Nast Traveler readers' survey? It's the only Canadian
> airport to crack the top 10.
>
> 7. Last Tuesday, who became the second player in Jays history with
> triples in consecutive post-season games?
>
> 8. When translated to English, the "Divine Vessel" transported
> its 2 passengers to "Heavenly Palace", where they'll stay for
> a 30-day mission. What is the "Heavenly Palace"?
Chinese-made satellite orbiting the earth
> 9. The Donald invited two guests to watch the debate and rattle
> his opponent. One was Patricia Smith, who accuses Clinton of
> murdering her son in Benghazi. Who is the other?
Paula Jones
> 10. Jaromir Jagr hit a career milestone last Thursday. What did
> he do?
>
>
> * Game 6 (2016-10-31), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The off-again-on-again drama of the Comprehensive Economic and
> Trade Agreement with the European Union was caused by
> disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region.
>
> 2. French police dismantled a refugee camp, nicknamed "The Jungle",
> that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city?
Marseille
> 3. American pop star Justin Timberlake was fined for *doing what*
> at a voting booth last week?
>
> 4. Singer-songwriter Pete Burns died last week. He was the frontman
> for a 1980s pop band that rose to short-lived success in 1985
> with their hit "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record". Name the
> band.
>
> 5. For the first time a novel by an American has won the Man
> Booker Prize. Name him or his winning book.
>
> 6. Shoppers Drug Mart announced last week that it has applied to
> the federal government for a license to sell what product?
>
> 7. What was unique about Budweiser's delivery last week of 50,000
> cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs?
>
> 8. A new host took to the airwaves last week at the CBC, in the
> seat once occupied by Jian Gomeshi. Name the new host.
>
> 9. An agreement was reached on Wednesday to pause a hydro project
> at Muskrat Falls on the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, as
> well as the protests against it. Which water-borne contaminant
> is the main concern of the protesters?
>
> 10. The Toronto Parking Authority introduced an innovation last
> week that should make the street parking experience somewhat
> more convenient. What innovation?
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> * Game 5 (2016-10-24), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Why was Alexandra Shimo sent to the basement of the Lambton
> Golf and Country Club?
>
> 2. Malcolm Rowe is the newest Supreme Court Justice, but the first
> from which province?
>
> 3. Canada and Ontario have signed roughly 36,000 km² (14,000 sq.mi.)
> of eastern Ontario, including Parliament Hill, over to indigenous
> people as part of a modern treaty. Which First Nations group
> negotiated this treaty?
>
> 4. It was announced last week that the novel "Beren and Luthien"
> will finally get published -- 100 years after it was written.
> Who wrote it?
J.R.R. Tolkien
>
> 1. Why was Alexandra Shimo sent to the basement of the Lambton
> Golf and Country Club?
>
> 2. Malcolm Rowe is the newest Supreme Court Justice, but the first
> from which province?
>
> 3. Canada and Ontario have signed roughly 36,000 km² (14,000 sq.mi.)
> of eastern Ontario, including Parliament Hill, over to indigenous
> people as part of a modern treaty. Which First Nations group
> negotiated this treaty?
>
> 4. It was announced last week that the novel "Beren and Luthien"
> will finally get published -- 100 years after it was written.
> Who wrote it?
> 5. A lawsuit on behalf of 3-year-old Juli Nonaka has been filed
> against the Dairy Farmers of Canada. It alleges that her
> leg was broken due to negligence during a cheese festival in
> Whistler -- how?
> 6. Which airport came in at #4 overall among international airports
> in Conde Nast Traveler readers' survey? It's the only Canadian
> airport to crack the top 10.
>
> 7. Last Tuesday, who became the second player in Jays history with
> triples in consecutive post-season games?
>
> 8. When translated to English, the "Divine Vessel" transported
> its 2 passengers to "Heavenly Palace", where they'll stay for
> a 30-day mission. What is the "Heavenly Palace"?
> 9. The Donald invited two guests to watch the debate and rattle
> his opponent. One was Patricia Smith, who accuses Clinton of
> murdering her son in Benghazi. Who is the other?
> 10. Jaromir Jagr hit a career milestone last Thursday. What did
> he do?
>
>
> * Game 6 (2016-10-31), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The off-again-on-again drama of the Comprehensive Economic and
> Trade Agreement with the European Union was caused by
> disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region.
>
> 2. French police dismantled a refugee camp, nicknamed "The Jungle",
> that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city?
> 3. American pop star Justin Timberlake was fined for *doing what*
> at a voting booth last week?
>
> 4. Singer-songwriter Pete Burns died last week. He was the frontman
> for a 1980s pop band that rose to short-lived success in 1985
> with their hit "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record". Name the
> band.
>
> 5. For the first time a novel by an American has won the Man
> Booker Prize. Name him or his winning book.
>
> 6. Shoppers Drug Mart announced last week that it has applied to
> the federal government for a license to sell what product?
>
> 7. What was unique about Budweiser's delivery last week of 50,000
> cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs?
>
> 8. A new host took to the airwaves last week at the CBC, in the
> seat once occupied by Jian Gomeshi. Name the new host.
>
> 9. An agreement was reached on Wednesday to pause a hydro project
> at Muskrat Falls on the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, as
> well as the protests against it. Which water-borne contaminant
> is the main concern of the protesters?
>
> 10. The Toronto Parking Authority introduced an innovation last
> week that should make the street parking experience somewhat
> more convenient. What innovation?
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Pete
Nov 4, 2016, 6:18:32 PM11/4/16
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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.
>
> 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 5 (2016-10-24), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Why was Alexandra Shimo sent to the basement of the Lambton
> Golf and Country Club?
To put more clothes on
> 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 5 (2016-10-24), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Why was Alexandra Shimo sent to the basement of the Lambton
> Golf and Country Club?
>
> 2. Malcolm Rowe is the newest Supreme Court Justice, but the first
> from which province?
>
> 3. Canada and Ontario have signed roughly 36,000 km² (14,000 sq.mi.)
> of eastern Ontario, including Parliament Hill, over to indigenous
> people as part of a modern treaty. Which First Nations group
> negotiated this treaty?
>
> 4. It was announced last week that the novel "Beren and Luthien"
> will finally get published -- 100 years after it was written.
> Who wrote it?
>
> 5. A lawsuit on behalf of 3-year-old Juli Nonaka has been filed
> against the Dairy Farmers of Canada. It alleges that her
> leg was broken due to negligence during a cheese festival in
> Whistler -- how?
>
> 6. Which airport came in at #4 overall among international airports
> in Conde Nast Traveler readers' survey? It's the only Canadian
> airport to crack the top 10.
>
> 7. Last Tuesday, who became the second player in Jays history with
> triples in consecutive post-season games?
>
> 8. When translated to English, the "Divine Vessel" transported
> its 2 passengers to "Heavenly Palace", where they'll stay for
> a 30-day mission. What is the "Heavenly Palace"?
>
> 9. The Donald invited two guests to watch the debate and rattle
> his opponent. One was Patricia Smith, who accuses Clinton of
> murdering her son in Benghazi. Who is the other?
>
> 10. Jaromir Jagr hit a career milestone last Thursday. What did
> he do?
>
>
> * Game 6 (2016-10-31), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. The off-again-on-again drama of the Comprehensive Economic and
> Trade Agreement with the European Union was caused by
> disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region.
>
> 2. French police dismantled a refugee camp, nicknamed "The Jungle",
> that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city?
>
> 3. American pop star Justin Timberlake was fined for *doing what*
> at a voting booth last week?
>
> 4. Singer-songwriter Pete Burns died last week. He was the frontman
> for a 1980s pop band that rose to short-lived success in 1985
> with their hit "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record". Name the
> band.
>
> 5. For the first time a novel by an American has won the Man
> Booker Prize. Name him or his winning book.
>
> 6. Shoppers Drug Mart announced last week that it has applied to
> the federal government for a license to sell what product?
>
> 7. What was unique about Budweiser's delivery last week of 50,000
> cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs?
>
> 8. A new host took to the airwaves last week at the CBC, in the
> seat once occupied by Jian Gomeshi. Name the new host.
>
> 9. An agreement was reached on Wednesday to pause a hydro project
> at Muskrat Falls on the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, as
> well as the protests against it. Which water-borne contaminant
> is the main concern of the protesters?
>
> 10. The Toronto Parking Authority introduced an innovation last
> week that should make the street parking experience somewhat
> more convenient. What innovation?
>
Pete Gayde
Mark Brader
Nov 5, 2016, 7:16:10 PM11/5/16
to
Mark Brader:
clothes on".
> 2. Malcolm Rowe is the newest Supreme Court Justice, but the first
> from which province?
Newfoundland and Labrador. 4 for Joshua and Peter. 2 for Dan Blum.
> 3. Canada and Ontario have signed roughly 36,000 km² (14,000 sq.mi.)
> of eastern Ontario, including Parliament Hill, over to indigenous
> people as part of a modern treaty. Which First Nations group
> negotiated this treaty?
The Algonquins. 4 for Dan Tilque.
> 4. It was announced last week that the novel "Beren and Luthien"
> will finally get published -- 100 years after it was written.
> Who wrote it?
J.R.R. Tolkien. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Peter, and Marc.
> 5. A lawsuit on behalf of 3-year-old Juli Nonaka has been filed
> against the Dairy Farmers of Canada. It alleges that her
> leg was broken due to negligence during a cheese festival in
> Whistler -- how?
By a runaway wheel of cheese. 4 for Marc.
Allegedly it weighed 5 kg and the safety fence she was behind was
not sufficient to stop it soon enough.
> 6. Which airport came in at #4 overall among international airports
> in Conde Nast Traveler readers' survey? It's the only Canadian
> airport to crack the top 10.
Toronto Billy Bishop City Airport. (Any reference to the island
airport was sufficient.) Porter also ranked #9 among international
airlines.
> 7. Last Tuesday, who became the second player in Jays history with
> triples in consecutive post-season games?
Ezekiel Carrera.
> 8. When translated to English, the "Divine Vessel" transported
> its 2 passengers to "Heavenly Palace", where they'll stay for
> a 30-day mission. What is the "Heavenly Palace"?
The Chinese space station Tiangong. (The name or description was
sufficient. I decided not to accept "space station" alone, though
I should perhaps have anticipated that answer and provided guidance
in rot13.) 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Marc.
> 9. The Donald invited two guests to watch the debate and rattle
> his opponent. One was Patricia Smith, who accuses Clinton of
> murdering her son in Benghazi. Who is the other?
President Obama's half-brother Malik. (Again, the name or description
was sufficient.) He's a Trump supporter. 4 for Joshua.
> 10. Jaromir Jagr hit a career milestone last Thursday. What did
> he do?
Scored his 750th goal.
> * Game 6 (2016-10-31), Round 1 - Current Events
This was tied for the easiest round in its original game.
> 1. The off-again-on-again drama of the Comprehensive Economic and
> Trade Agreement with the European Union was caused by
> disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region.
Wallonia. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Pete.
> 2. French police dismantled a refugee camp, nicknamed "The Jungle",
> that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city?
Calais. 4 for Erland, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Peter, and Pete.
3 for Dan Blum.
> 3. American pop star Justin Timberlake was fined for *doing what*
> at a voting booth last week?
Taking a photo. 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, and Pete.
> 4. Singer-songwriter Pete Burns died last week. He was the frontman
> for a 1980s pop band that rose to short-lived success in 1985
> with their hit "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record". Name the
> band.
Dead or Alive. 4 for Joshua and Peter.
> 5. For the first time a novel by an American has won the Man
> Booker Prize. Name him or his winning book.
Paul Beatty, "The Sellout".
> 6. Shoppers Drug Mart announced last week that it has applied to
> the federal government for a license to sell what product?
(Medical) marijuana. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, Peter,
and Pete.
> 7. What was unique about Budweiser's delivery last week of 50,000
> cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs?
The truck was self-driving. 4 for Dan Tilque and Joshua.
> 8. A new host took to the airwaves last week at the CBC, in the
> seat once occupied by Jian Gomeshi. Name the new host.
Tom Power.
> 9. An agreement was reached on Wednesday to pause a hydro project
> at Muskrat Falls on the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, as
> well as the protests against it. Which water-borne contaminant
> is the main concern of the protesters?
(Methyl) mercury.
> 10. The Toronto Parking Authority introduced an innovation last
> week that should make the street parking experience somewhat
> more convenient. What innovation?
Payment by smartphone app. I decided to accept "payment by phone",
even though that could also mean making a phone call and giving
your credit card number. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, and Pete.
2 for Dan Blum.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 BEST FOUR
Pete Gayde 4 12 19 27 0 20 78
Joshua Kreitzer 4 8 20 18 12 20 70
Stephen Perry 32 34 -- -- -- -- 66
Peter Smyth 8 4 16 14 8 24 62
Dan Tilque 4 8 12 16 12 20 60
Dan Blum 7 8 12 19 10 13 54
Marc Dashevsky 4 8 12 15 12 0 47
Bruce Bowler -- -- 20 20 -- -- 40
Erland Sommarskog 4 4 4 12 4 12 32
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Mark Brader | "'Settlor', (i) in relation to a testamentary trust,
Toronto | means the individual referred to in paragraph (i)."
m...@vex.net | -- Income Tax Act of Canada (1972-94), 108(1)(h)
> 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...
> dates indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly.
> If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still
> For further information see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 5 (2016-10-24), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Why was Alexandra Shimo sent to the basement of the Lambton
> Golf and Country Club?
She was breastfeeding in public. I did not accept "To put more
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 5 (2016-10-24), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Why was Alexandra Shimo sent to the basement of the Lambton
> Golf and Country Club?
clothes on".
> 2. Malcolm Rowe is the newest Supreme Court Justice, but the first
> from which province?
> 3. Canada and Ontario have signed roughly 36,000 km² (14,000 sq.mi.)
> of eastern Ontario, including Parliament Hill, over to indigenous
> people as part of a modern treaty. Which First Nations group
> negotiated this treaty?
> 4. It was announced last week that the novel "Beren and Luthien"
> will finally get published -- 100 years after it was written.
> Who wrote it?
> 5. A lawsuit on behalf of 3-year-old Juli Nonaka has been filed
> against the Dairy Farmers of Canada. It alleges that her
> leg was broken due to negligence during a cheese festival in
> Whistler -- how?
Allegedly it weighed 5 kg and the safety fence she was behind was
not sufficient to stop it soon enough.
> 6. Which airport came in at #4 overall among international airports
> in Conde Nast Traveler readers' survey? It's the only Canadian
> airport to crack the top 10.
airport was sufficient.) Porter also ranked #9 among international
airlines.
> 7. Last Tuesday, who became the second player in Jays history with
> triples in consecutive post-season games?
> 8. When translated to English, the "Divine Vessel" transported
> its 2 passengers to "Heavenly Palace", where they'll stay for
> a 30-day mission. What is the "Heavenly Palace"?
sufficient. I decided not to accept "space station" alone, though
I should perhaps have anticipated that answer and provided guidance
in rot13.) 4 for Erland, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Marc.
> 9. The Donald invited two guests to watch the debate and rattle
> his opponent. One was Patricia Smith, who accuses Clinton of
> murdering her son in Benghazi. Who is the other?
was sufficient.) He's a Trump supporter. 4 for Joshua.
> 10. Jaromir Jagr hit a career milestone last Thursday. What did
> he do?
> * Game 6 (2016-10-31), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. The off-again-on-again drama of the Comprehensive Economic and
> Trade Agreement with the European Union was caused by
> disagreement from one region of Belgium. Name the region.
> 2. French police dismantled a refugee camp, nicknamed "The Jungle",
> that had repeatedly sprung up in which port city?
3 for Dan Blum.
> 3. American pop star Justin Timberlake was fined for *doing what*
> at a voting booth last week?
> 4. Singer-songwriter Pete Burns died last week. He was the frontman
> for a 1980s pop band that rose to short-lived success in 1985
> with their hit "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record". Name the
> band.
> 5. For the first time a novel by an American has won the Man
> Booker Prize. Name him or his winning book.
> 6. Shoppers Drug Mart announced last week that it has applied to
> the federal government for a license to sell what product?
and Pete.
> 7. What was unique about Budweiser's delivery last week of 50,000
> cans of beer from Ft. Collins, Colorado, to Colorado Springs?
> 8. A new host took to the airwaves last week at the CBC, in the
> seat once occupied by Jian Gomeshi. Name the new host.
> 9. An agreement was reached on Wednesday to pause a hydro project
> at Muskrat Falls on the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, as
> well as the protests against it. Which water-borne contaminant
> is the main concern of the protesters?
> 10. The Toronto Parking Authority introduced an innovation last
> week that should make the street parking experience somewhat
> more convenient. What innovation?
even though that could also mean making a phone call and giving
your credit card number. 4 for Dan Tilque, Peter, and Pete.
2 for Dan Blum.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 BEST FOUR
Pete Gayde 4 12 19 27 0 20 78
Joshua Kreitzer 4 8 20 18 12 20 70
Stephen Perry 32 34 -- -- -- -- 66
Peter Smyth 8 4 16 14 8 24 62
Dan Tilque 4 8 12 16 12 20 60
Dan Blum 7 8 12 19 10 13 54
Marc Dashevsky 4 8 12 15 12 0 47
Bruce Bowler -- -- 20 20 -- -- 40
Erland Sommarskog 4 4 4 12 4 12 32
--
Mark Brader | "'Settlor', (i) in relation to a testamentary trust,
Toronto | means the individual referred to in paragraph (i)."
m...@vex.net | -- Income Tax Act of Canada (1972-94), 108(1)(h)
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