QFTCICR Current Events 5-6
Mark Brader
indicated below, and refer to current events of approximately one
week preceding those dates. They should be interpreted accordingly;
if it matters, you are expected to give the answers that were
then correct.
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. For further information see
my November 25 companion posting on "Cellar Rats Questions from
the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCICR)".
All questions were written by members of the Cellar Rats team and
are used here by permission, but have been retyped and may have
been edited by me.
* Game 5 (played 2009-11-02) - Round 1 - Current Events
1. Tara-Jean Popowich won what competition/performance show
this Sunday?
2. A law in Ontario came into force Monday, changing what you
can do with your hands. Name the change.
3. The Canadian Automobile Association and Ontario Road Builders'
Association released their annual worst-roads list Thursday.
Name any of the top 3 worst Toronto roads.
4. In response to H1N1 concerns, what did the University of
Ottawa president Allan Rock tell graduates that they could
not do when they received their diploma?
5. Stocks of GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom declined
precipitously on Wednesday when what company announced a plan
to offer integrated turn-by-turn directions on GPS-enabled
cellphones?
6. The French branch of what church was convicted of fraud and
fined nearly $900,000 on Tuesday by a Paris court?
7. What did NASA launch on Wednesday, October 28?
8. Jeffry Picower was found dead in his swimming pool on Sunday.
He is accused of reaping between about 5 and 7 billion
dollars in profit on an illegal undertaking. Name the man
in charge of this undertaking, recently sentenced to a long
stay in jail.
9. In the Saturday game of the World Series, video technology
was used to reverse a call for the first time in World Series
history. The decision changed a double into a two-run homer
for what Yankee player?
10. A huge car bomb tore through Peshawar, Pakistan, on
Wednesday, killing at least 90 people. The blast came just
three hours after the arrival in Pakistan of what high-ranking
American official?
* Game 6 (played 2009-11-09) - Round 1 - Current Events
1. Which American TV show celebrated its fortieth year of
broadcast last week?
2. *Either* name both actors who will host the Academy Awards,
*or* tell how many years of awards this event will mark.
3. Who is Ontario's chief medical officer of health? (Full name
required.)
4. Who is the federal chief medical officer of health?
(Full name required.)
5. The runner-up in the Afghanistan federal election withdrew
from the planned second round of elections. Who is he?
6. A newly launched American Navy assault ship was inaugurated
in New York last week. What is unusual about this ship?
7. The New York Yankees won the World Series this week.
This marks how many World Series wins for the club?
8. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker-Bowles visited
Toronto last week. At which concert hall did Camilla attend
a concert by three young students?
9. Who is suing over the right to use the names "Bachman Turner"?
(Two full names required.)
10. Toronto will hold the 2015 Pan-American Games. In what
city was this announced?
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Toronto | just after clicking on Send."
m...@vex.net | --Peter Duncanson
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Marc Dashevsky
> * Game 5 (played 2009-11-02) - Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Tara-Jean Popowich won what competition/performance show
> this Sunday?
>
> 2. A law in Ontario came into force Monday, changing what you
> can do with your hands. Name the change.
>
> 3. The Canadian Automobile Association and Ontario Road Builders'
> Association released their annual worst-roads list Thursday.
> Name any of the top 3 worst Toronto roads.
>
> 4. In response to H1N1 concerns, what did the University of
> Ottawa president Allan Rock tell graduates that they could
> not do when they received their diploma?
> 5. Stocks of GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom declined
> precipitously on Wednesday when what company announced a plan
> to offer integrated turn-by-turn directions on GPS-enabled
> cellphones?
>
> 6. The French branch of what church was convicted of fraud and
> fined nearly $900,000 on Tuesday by a Paris court?
Scientology
> 7. What did NASA launch on Wednesday, October 28?
>
> 8. Jeffry Picower was found dead in his swimming pool on Sunday.
> He is accused of reaping between about 5 and 7 billion
> dollars in profit on an illegal undertaking. Name the man
> in charge of this undertaking, recently sentenced to a long
> stay in jail.
Bernard Madoff
> 9. In the Saturday game of the World Series, video technology
> was used to reverse a call for the first time in World Series
> history. The decision changed a double into a two-run homer
> for what Yankee player?
Arod
> 10. A huge car bomb tore through Peshawar, Pakistan, on
> Wednesday, killing at least 90 people. The blast came just
> three hours after the arrival in Pakistan of what high-ranking
> American official?
Hillary Clinton
> * Game 6 (played 2009-11-09) - Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Which American TV show celebrated its fortieth year of
> broadcast last week?
>
> 2. *Either* name both actors who will host the Academy Awards,
> *or* tell how many years of awards this event will mark.
>
> 3. Who is Ontario's chief medical officer of health? (Full name
> required.)
>
> 4. Who is the federal chief medical officer of health?
> (Full name required.)
>
> 5. The runner-up in the Afghanistan federal election withdrew
> from the planned second round of elections. Who is he?
>
> 6. A newly launched American Navy assault ship was inaugurated
> in New York last week. What is unusual about this ship?
Built in part from steel from the destroyed World Trade Center
> 7. The New York Yankees won the World Series this week.
> This marks how many World Series wins for the club?
27
> 8. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker-Bowles visited
> Toronto last week. At which concert hall did Camilla attend
> a concert by three young students?
>
> 9. Who is suing over the right to use the names "Bachman Turner"?
> (Two full names required.)
>
> 10. Toronto will hold the 2015 Pan-American Games. In what
> city was this announced?
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swp
> * Game 5 (played 2009-11-02) - Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Tara-Jean Popowich won what competition/performance show
> this Sunday?
canadian idol?
> 2. A law in Ontario came into force Monday, changing what you
> can do with your hands. Name the change.
picking your nose in public is now legal?
> 3. The Canadian Automobile Association and Ontario Road Builders'
> Association released their annual worst-roads list Thursday.
> Name any of the top 3 worst Toronto roads.
steeles ave, toronto (ahem ... never again!!)
> 4. In response to H1N1 concerns, what did the University of
> Ottawa president Allan Rock tell graduates that they could
> not do when they received their diploma?
shake hands
> 5. Stocks of GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom declined
> precipitously on Wednesday when what company announced a plan
> to offer integrated turn-by-turn directions on GPS-enabled
> cellphones?
sprint; verizon
> 6. The French branch of what church was convicted of fraud and
> fined nearly $900,000 on Tuesday by a Paris court?
catholic; rastafarian
> 7. What did NASA launch on Wednesday, October 28?
ares i-x rocket
> 8. Jeffry Picower was found dead in his swimming pool on Sunday.
> He is accused of reaping between about 5 and 7 billion
> dollars in profit on an illegal undertaking. Name the man
> in charge of this undertaking, recently sentenced to a long
> stay in jail.
bernie madoff (guess based on watching too much of david letterman)
> 9. In the Saturday game of the World Series, video technology
> was used to reverse a call for the first time in World Series
> history. The decision changed a double into a two-run homer
> for what Yankee player?
alex rodriguez aka "arod" (it hit the tv camera)
> 10. A huge car bomb tore through Peshawar, Pakistan, on
> Wednesday, killing at least 90 people. The blast came just
> three hours after the arrival in Pakistan of what high-ranking
> American official?
mrs. clinton
> * Game 6 (played 2009-11-09) - Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Which American TV show celebrated its fortieth year of
> broadcast last week?
sesame street (I still miss mr hooper)
> 2. *Either* name both actors who will host the Academy Awards,
> *or* tell how many years of awards this event will mark.
shoulda been harlan ellison and robin williams, but they'd never get
to an award if they did
> 3. Who is Ontario's chief medical officer of health? (Full name
> required.)
mark s brader
> 4. Who is the federal chief medical officer of health?
> (Full name required.)
mark s brader
> 5. The runner-up in the Afghanistan federal election withdrew
> from the planned second round of elections. Who is he?
an afghani that I have never met
> 6. A newly launched American Navy assault ship was inaugurated
> in New York last week. What is unusual about this ship?
steel from the world trade center was used to make it
> 7. The New York Yankees won the World Series this week.
> This marks how many World Series wins for the club?
27
> 8. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker-Bowles visited
> Toronto last week. At which concert hall did Camilla attend
> a concert by three young students?
the royal conservatory's korner hall (its the only one I can think of
with royal in the name, and I am not even sure about the name)
> 9. Who is suing over the right to use the names "Bachman Turner"?
> (Two full names required.)
some canadian guys
> 10. Toronto will hold the 2015 Pan-American Games. In what
> city was this announced?
mexico city, mexico; acapulco, mexico (somewhere in mexico, right?)
swp
bootboy
> * Game 5 (played 2009-11-02) - Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Tara-Jean Popowich won what competition/performance show
> this Sunday?
Canadian Idol
> 2. A law in Ontario came into force Monday, changing what you
> can do with your hands. Name the change.
Not use a mobile phone whilst driving
>
> 3. The Canadian Automobile Association and Ontario Road Builders'
> Association released their annual worst-roads list Thursday.
> Name any of the top 3 worst Toronto roads.
>
> 4. In response to H1N1 concerns, what did the University of
> Ottawa president Allan Rock tell graduates that they could
> not do when they received their diploma?
Shake hands
>
> 5. Stocks of GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom declined
> precipitously on Wednesday when what company announced a plan
> to offer integrated turn-by-turn directions on GPS-enabled
> cellphones?
Nokia
> 6. The French branch of what church was convicted of fraud and
> fined nearly $900,000 on Tuesday by a Paris court?
The Church of Scientology
> 7. What did NASA launch on Wednesday, October 28?
Ares Test Launch
> 8. Jeffry Picower was found dead in his swimming pool on Sunday.
> He is accused of reaping between about 5 and 7 billion
> dollars in profit on an illegal undertaking. Name the man
> in charge of this undertaking, recently sentenced to a long
> stay in jail.
>
> 9. In the Saturday game of the World Series, video technology
> was used to reverse a call for the first time in World Series
> history. The decision changed a double into a two-run homer
> for what Yankee player?
>
> 10. A huge car bomb tore through Peshawar, Pakistan, on
> Wednesday, killing at least 90 people. The blast came just
> three hours after the arrival in Pakistan of what high-ranking
> American official?
Hillary Clinton
> * Game 6 (played 2009-11-09) - Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Which American TV show celebrated its fortieth year of
> broadcast last week?
>
> 2. *Either* name both actors who will host the Academy Awards,
> *or* tell how many years of awards this event will mark.
85 years
> 3. Who is Ontario's chief medical officer of health? (Full name
> required.)
>
> 4. Who is the federal chief medical officer of health?
> (Full name required.)
>
> 5. The runner-up in the Afghanistan federal election withdrew
> from the planned second round of elections. Who is he?
>
> 6. A newly launched American Navy assault ship was inaugurated
> in New York last week. What is unusual about this ship?
It uses metal recycled from the World Trade Centre
>
> 7. The New York Yankees won the World Series this week.
> This marks how many World Series wins for the club?
18
>
> 8. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker-Bowles visited
> Toronto last week. At which concert hall did Camilla attend
> a concert by three young students?
>
> 9. Who is suing over the right to use the names "Bachman Turner"?
> (Two full names required.)
>
> 10. Toronto will hold the 2015 Pan-American Games. In what
> city was this announced?
Mexico City
Peter Smyth
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> * Game 5 (played 2009-11-02) - Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Tara-Jean Popowich won what competition/performance show
> this Sunday?
Canadian Idol
> 2. A law in Ontario came into force Monday, changing what you
> can do with your hands. Name the change.
Banning use of mobile phone while driving
> 3. The Canadian Automobile Association and Ontario Road Builders'
> Association released their annual worst-roads list Thursday.
> Name any of the top 3 worst Toronto roads.
>
> 4. In response to H1N1 concerns, what did the University of
> Ottawa president Allan Rock tell graduates that they could
> not do when they received their diploma?
shake hands
> 5. Stocks of GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom declined
> precipitously on Wednesday when what company announced a plan
> to offer integrated turn-by-turn directions on GPS-enabled
> cellphones?
> 6. The French branch of what church was convicted of fraud and
> fined nearly $900,000 on Tuesday by a Paris court?
Scientology
> 7. What did NASA launch on Wednesday, October 28?
>
> 8. Jeffry Picower was found dead in his swimming pool on Sunday.
> He is accused of reaping between about 5 and 7 billion
> dollars in profit on an illegal undertaking. Name the man
> in charge of this undertaking, recently sentenced to a long
> stay in jail.
Bernie Madoff
> 9. In the Saturday game of the World Series, video technology
> was used to reverse a call for the first time in World Series
> history. The decision changed a double into a two-run homer
> for what Yankee player?
Rodriguez
> 10. A huge car bomb tore through Peshawar, Pakistan, on
> Wednesday, killing at least 90 people. The blast came just
> three hours after the arrival in Pakistan of what high-ranking
> American official?
Joe Biden
>
> * Game 6 (played 2009-11-09) - Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Which American TV show celebrated its fortieth year of
> broadcast last week?
The Tonight Show
> 2. *Either* name both actors who will host the Academy Awards,
> *or* tell how many years of awards this event will mark.
70
> 3. Who is Ontario's chief medical officer of health? (Full name
> required.)
>
> 4. Who is the federal chief medical officer of health?
> (Full name required.)
>
> 5. The runner-up in the Afghanistan federal election withdrew
> from the planned second round of elections. Who is he?
>
> 6. A newly launched American Navy assault ship was inaugurated
> in New York last week. What is unusual about this ship?
>
> 7. The New York Yankees won the World Series this week.
> This marks how many World Series wins for the club?
7, 8
> 8. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker-Bowles visited
> Toronto last week. At which concert hall did Camilla attend
> a concert by three young students?
>
> 9. Who is suing over the right to use the names "Bachman Turner"?
> (Two full names required.)
>
> 10. Toronto will hold the 2015 Pan-American Games. In what
> city was this announced?
New York
Peter Smyth
Ruth and Pete
Shake hands with him
>
> 5. Stocks of GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom declined
> precipitously on Wednesday when what company announced a plan
> to offer integrated turn-by-turn directions on GPS-enabled
> cellphones?
>
> 6. The French branch of what church was convicted of fraud and
> fined nearly $900,000 on Tuesday by a Paris court?
Scientology
>
> 7. What did NASA launch on Wednesday, October 28?
>
> 8. Jeffry Picower was found dead in his swimming pool on Sunday.
> He is accused of reaping between about 5 and 7 billion
> dollars in profit on an illegal undertaking. Name the man
> in charge of this undertaking, recently sentenced to a long
> stay in jail.
>
> 9. In the Saturday game of the World Series, video technology
> was used to reverse a call for the first time in World Series
> history. The decision changed a double into a two-run homer
> for what Yankee player?
Alex Rodriguez
>
> 10. A huge car bomb tore through Peshawar, Pakistan, on
> Wednesday, killing at least 90 people. The blast came just
> three hours after the arrival in Pakistan of what high-ranking
> American official?
Sec. of State Clinton
>
>
> * Game 6 (played 2009-11-09) - Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Which American TV show celebrated its fortieth year of
> broadcast last week?
60 Minutes
>
> 2. *Either* name both actors who will host the Academy Awards,
> *or* tell how many years of awards this event will mark.
>
> 3. Who is Ontario's chief medical officer of health? (Full name
> required.)
>
> 4. Who is the federal chief medical officer of health?
> (Full name required.)
>
> 5. The runner-up in the Afghanistan federal election withdrew
> from the planned second round of elections. Who is he?
Abdullah Abdullah
>
> 6. A newly launched American Navy assault ship was inaugurated
> in New York last week. What is unusual about this ship?
No rudder (steers by changing position of engines, I believe)
>
> 7. The New York Yankees won the World Series this week.
> This marks how many World Series wins for the club?
27
>
> 8. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker-Bowles visited
> Toronto last week. At which concert hall did Camilla attend
> a concert by three young students?
Thomson
>
> 9. Who is suing over the right to use the names "Bachman Turner"?
> (Two full names required.)
Randy Bachman and CB Turner
>
> 10. Toronto will hold the 2015 Pan-American Games. In what
> city was this announced?
Miami
>
> --
> Mark Brader | "I realised... at the traditional time --
> Toronto | just after clicking on Send."
> m...@vex.net | --Peter Duncanson
>
> My text in this article is in the public domain.
Pete
Erland Sommarskog
> 4. In response to H1N1 concerns, what did the University of
> Ottawa president Allan Rock tell graduates that they could
> not do when they received their diploma?
Shake hands with him.
> 5. The runner-up in the Afghanistan federal election withdrew
> from the planned second round of elections. Who is he?
Abdhullah Abdullah
> 9. Who is suing over the right to use the names "Bachman Turner"?
> (Two full names required.)
Randy Bachman and Rob Bachman?
(Whoever, it is sad to hear.)
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Joshua Kreitzer
>
> * Game 5 (played 2009-11-02) - Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Tara-Jean Popowich won what competition/performance show
> this Sunday?
"Canadian Idol"
> 4. In response to H1N1 concerns, what did the University of
> Ottawa president Allan Rock tell graduates that they could
> not do when they received their diploma?
shake his hand
> 5. Stocks of GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom declined
> precipitously on Wednesday when what company announced a plan
> to offer integrated turn-by-turn directions on GPS-enabled
> cellphones?
Apple Computer
> 6. The French branch of what church was convicted of fraud and
> fined nearly $900,000 on Tuesday by a Paris court?
Church of Scientology
> 8. Jeffry Picower was found dead in his swimming pool on Sunday.
> He is accused of reaping between about 5 and 7 billion
> dollars in profit on an illegal undertaking. Name the man
> in charge of this undertaking, recently sentenced to a long
> stay in jail.
Bernie Madoff
> 10. A huge car bomb tore through Peshawar, Pakistan, on
> Wednesday, killing at least 90 people. The blast came just
> three hours after the arrival in Pakistan of what high-ranking
> American official?
Hillary Clinton
> * Game 6 (played 2009-11-09) - Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Which American TV show celebrated its fortieth year of
> broadcast last week?
"Sesame Street"
> 2. *Either* name both actors who will host the Academy Awards,
> *or* tell how many years of awards this event will mark.
Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin; 81
> 5. The runner-up in the Afghanistan federal election withdrew
> from the planned second round of elections. Who is he?
Abdullah Abdullah
> 6. A newly launched American Navy assault ship was inaugurated
> in New York last week. What is unusual about this ship?
it contains steel from the ruins of the World Trade Center
> 7. The New York Yankees won the World Series this week.
> This marks how many World Series wins for the club?
26; 27
> 9. Who is suing over the right to use the names "Bachman Turner"?
> (Two full names required.)
Randy Bachman and Jim Turner
--
Joshua Kreitzer
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Dan Blum
> * Game 5 (played 2009-11-02) - Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Tara-Jean Popowich won what competition/performance show
> this Sunday?
American Idol; Dancing With the Stars
> 2. A law in Ontario came into force Monday, changing what you
> can do with your hands. Name the change.
You can no longer hold anything in your hands while driving (except
the steering wheel).
> 3. The Canadian Automobile Association and Ontario Road Builders'
> Association released their annual worst-roads list Thursday.
> Name any of the top 3 worst Toronto roads.
Yonge Street
(I doubt this is correct, but it's the only Toronto road I can name.)
> 4. In response to H1N1 concerns, what did the University of
> Ottawa president Allan Rock tell graduates that they could
> not do when they received their diploma?
shake his hand
> 5. Stocks of GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom declined
> precipitously on Wednesday when what company announced a plan
> to offer integrated turn-by-turn directions on GPS-enabled
> cellphones?
Apple; Google
> 6. The French branch of what church was convicted of fraud and
> fined nearly $900,000 on Tuesday by a Paris court?
Scientology
> 7. What did NASA launch on Wednesday, October 28?
rockets aimed at the Moon's south polar region
> 8. Jeffry Picower was found dead in his swimming pool on Sunday.
> He is accused of reaping between about 5 and 7 billion
> dollars in profit on an illegal undertaking. Name the man
> in charge of this undertaking, recently sentenced to a long
> stay in jail.
Bernie Madoff
> 9. In the Saturday game of the World Series, video technology
> was used to reverse a call for the first time in World Series
> history. The decision changed a double into a two-run homer
> for what Yankee player?
Alex Rodriguez
> 10. A huge car bomb tore through Peshawar, Pakistan, on
> Wednesday, killing at least 90 people. The blast came just
> three hours after the arrival in Pakistan of what high-ranking
> American official?
Hillary Clinton
> * Game 6 (played 2009-11-09) - Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Which American TV show celebrated its fortieth year of
> broadcast last week?
General Hospital; Days of Our Lives
> 2. *Either* name both actors who will host the Academy Awards,
> *or* tell how many years of awards this event will mark.
Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin
> 5. The runner-up in the Afghanistan federal election withdrew
> from the planned second round of elections. Who is he?
Abdullah Abdullah
> 7. The New York Yankees won the World Series this week.
> This marks how many World Series wins for the club?
27
> 10. Toronto will hold the 2015 Pan-American Games. In what
> city was this announced?
Washington, DC; Ottawa
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Mark Brader
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and refer to current events of approximately one
> my November 25 companion posting on "Cellar Rats Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCICR)".
> * Game 5 (played 2009-11-02) - Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Tara-Jean Popowich won what competition/performance show
> this Sunday?
So You Think You Can Dance Canada. (Full title required.)
> 2. A law in Ontario came into force Monday, changing what you
> can do with your hands. Name the change.
Using a handheld cellphone or similar device while driving is
now banned. Handsfree cellphones are not affected, but I accepted
"cellphone" as sufficient since "with your hands" was in the question.
I accepted other references to driving as almost correct. 4 for Boot
and Peter. 3 for Dan.
> 3. The Canadian Automobile Association and Ontario Road Builders'
> Association released their annual worst-roads list Thursday.
> Name any of the top 3 worst Toronto roads.
Steeles Av., Finch Av., Dufferin St. 4 for Stephen.
> 4. In response to H1N1 concerns, what did the University of
> Ottawa president Allan Rock tell graduates that they could
> not do when they received their diploma?
Shake hands. 4 for everyone -- Marc, Stephen, Boot, Peter, Pete,
Erland, Joshua, and Dan.
> 5. Stocks of GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom declined
> precipitously on Wednesday when what company announced a plan
> to offer integrated turn-by-turn directions on GPS-enabled
> cellphones?
Google. 4 for Peter and Pete. 2 for Dan.
> 6. The French branch of what church was convicted of fraud and
> fined nearly $900,000 on Tuesday by a Paris court?
Scientology. 4 for Marc, Boot, Peter, Pete, Joshua, and Dan.
> 7. What did NASA launch on Wednesday, October 28?
Ares I-X rocket. ("Ares" was sufficient.) 4 for Stephen and Boot.
> 8. Jeffry Picower was found dead in his swimming pool on Sunday.
> He is accused of reaping between about 5 and 7 billion
> dollars in profit on an illegal undertaking. Name the man
> in charge of this undertaking, recently sentenced to a long
> stay in jail.
Bernie Madoff. 4 for Marc, Stephen (based on watching too much David
Letterman), Peter, Joshua, and Dan.
> 9. In the Saturday game of the World Series, video technology
> was used to reverse a call for the first time in World Series
> history. The decision changed a double into a two-run homer
> for what Yankee player?
Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez. 4 for Marc, Stephen, Peter, Pete, and Dan.
> 10. A huge car bomb tore through Peshawar, Pakistan, on
> Wednesday, killing at least 90 people. The blast came just
> three hours after the arrival in Pakistan of what high-ranking
> American official?
Hillary Clinton. 4 for Marc, Stephen, Boot, Pete, Joshua, and Dan.
> * Game 6 (played 2009-11-09) - Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Which American TV show celebrated its fortieth year of
> broadcast last week?
"Sesame Street". 4 for Stephen and Joshua.
> 2. *Either* name both actors who will host the Academy Awards,
> *or* tell how many years of awards this event will mark.
Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin; 82. 4 for Dan. 3 for Joshua.
> 3. Who is Ontario's chief medical officer of health? (Full name
> required.)
Arlene King.
> 4. Who is the federal chief medical officer of health?
> (Full name required.)
David Butler-Jones.
> 5. The runner-up in the Afghanistan federal election withdrew
> from the planned second round of elections. Who is he?
Abdullah Abdullah. 4 for Pete, Erland, Joshua, and Dan.
> 6. A newly launched American Navy assault ship was inaugurated
> in New York last week. What is unusual about this ship?
It contains steel salvaged from the World Trade Center. 4 for Marc,
Stephen, Boot, and Joshua.
> 7. The New York Yankees won the World Series this week.
> This marks how many World Series wins for the club?
27. 4 for Marc, Stephen, Pete, and Dan. 2 for Joshua.
> 8. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker-Bowles visited
> Toronto last week. At which concert hall did Camilla attend
> a concert by three young students?
Koerner Hall. ("Royal Conservatory of Music" was sufficient.)
4 for Stephen.
> 9. Who is suing over the right to use the names "Bachman Turner"?
> (Two full names required.)
Robin Bachman and Blair Thornton.
> 10. Toronto will hold the 2015 Pan-American Games. In what
> city was this announced?
Guadalajara. (Somewhere in Mexico, right.)
Scores, if there are no errors:
1 2 3 4 5 6 BEST FOUR
Stephen Perry -- -- 16 30 24 16 86
Dan Blum -- -- 12 16 25 12 65
Peter Smyth 12 10 15 4 24 0 61
Joshua Kreitzer 12 15 8 12 16 17 60
Marc Dashevsky 12 8 4 16 20 8 56
"bootboy" -- -- 12 16 20 4 52
Pete Gayde -- -- 8 8 20 8 44
Rob Parker 4 0 4 8 -- -- 16
Erland Sommarskog 4 4 0 4 4 4 16
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