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Mark Brader
Feb 4, 2014, 3:23:30 AM2/4/14
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This set of current-events rounds is running concurrently with
QFTCIC Game 8, currently Rounds 4,6 and later 7-8.
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 those dates.
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 the Cellar Rats 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 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 3 (2014-01-27), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Quebec's latest tragic fire, which happened at a seniors' home
last Thursday, has left 10 people confirmed dead and 22 missing.
Hampered by freezing weather, recovery efforts are ongoing.
Name the Quebec town where the fire occurred.
2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
of what dialect/language?
3. Canada's other great gift to late-night comedic talk shows,
Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
6. This Canadian investor and TV personality, whose outspoken
economic opinions show him to be slightly less sympathetic than
Attila the Hun, responded on TV to that Oxfam report, saying:
"This is a great thing because it inspires everybody, gets them
motivation to look up to the 1% and say, 'I want to become one
of those people, I'm going to fight hard to get up to the top.
This is fantastic news and of course I'm going to applaud it.
What can be wrong with this?" Name the Canadian blowhard behind
these words.
7. This Montreal-based company was behind an environmental
initiative that first "hit the road" there in 2009. The concept
(operated either by the same company or by others) has spread
to many other cities, including Toronto, New York, Chicago,
and London. Name the company, which filed for bankruptcy this
past week owing approximately $50,000,000.
8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
"chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
9. This comet-bound space probe woke up as planned after more than
2 years in hibernation, by tweeting "Hello, world" in multiple
languages. Name the probe, which was launched by the European
Space Agency.
10. A 150-year-old building caught fire on this well-known Toronto
street on Wednesday. Fighting the 3-alarm fire proved difficult,
partly because the nearest fire hydrant had frozen shut.
Name the firetruck-filled street.
* Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
Name either one.
2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
3. Justin Bieber appeared at a Toronto police station Wednesday
to be charged with an assault that occurred in December.
What was the alleged victim's occupation?
4. A civil suit accuses Mayor Ford of orchestrating a jailhouse
beating at the West Detention Centre in March 2012. Either name
the victim or tell how he is connected to Ford.
5. Name the Toronto Raptor point guard who followed a 31-point
game against Brooklyn on Monday with 33 points against Orlando
Wednesday, his first time scoring 30+ points back-to-back.
6. Name the Maple Leafs forward who had 3 assists Thursday against
Florida, including his 100th career NHL point.
7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
9. On Wednesday, a report blamed the displacement of milkweed
by genetically modified crops for the decline of what migratory
species, once adopted as a symbol of environmental cooperation
between the USA, Mexico, and Canada? Be specific.
10. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune
responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the
noses of volunteers? Again, be specific.
--
Mark Brader | "Follow my posts and choose the opposite
m...@vex.net | of what I use. That generally works here."
Toronto | --Tony Cooper
My text in this article is in the public domain.
QFTCIC Game 8, currently Rounds 4,6 and later 7-8.
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 those dates.
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 the Cellar Rats 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 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 3 (2014-01-27), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Quebec's latest tragic fire, which happened at a seniors' home
last Thursday, has left 10 people confirmed dead and 22 missing.
Hampered by freezing weather, recovery efforts are ongoing.
Name the Quebec town where the fire occurred.
2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
of what dialect/language?
3. Canada's other great gift to late-night comedic talk shows,
Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
6. This Canadian investor and TV personality, whose outspoken
economic opinions show him to be slightly less sympathetic than
Attila the Hun, responded on TV to that Oxfam report, saying:
"This is a great thing because it inspires everybody, gets them
motivation to look up to the 1% and say, 'I want to become one
of those people, I'm going to fight hard to get up to the top.
This is fantastic news and of course I'm going to applaud it.
What can be wrong with this?" Name the Canadian blowhard behind
these words.
7. This Montreal-based company was behind an environmental
initiative that first "hit the road" there in 2009. The concept
(operated either by the same company or by others) has spread
to many other cities, including Toronto, New York, Chicago,
and London. Name the company, which filed for bankruptcy this
past week owing approximately $50,000,000.
8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
"chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
9. This comet-bound space probe woke up as planned after more than
2 years in hibernation, by tweeting "Hello, world" in multiple
languages. Name the probe, which was launched by the European
Space Agency.
10. A 150-year-old building caught fire on this well-known Toronto
street on Wednesday. Fighting the 3-alarm fire proved difficult,
partly because the nearest fire hydrant had frozen shut.
Name the firetruck-filled street.
* Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
Name either one.
2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
3. Justin Bieber appeared at a Toronto police station Wednesday
to be charged with an assault that occurred in December.
What was the alleged victim's occupation?
4. A civil suit accuses Mayor Ford of orchestrating a jailhouse
beating at the West Detention Centre in March 2012. Either name
the victim or tell how he is connected to Ford.
5. Name the Toronto Raptor point guard who followed a 31-point
game against Brooklyn on Monday with 33 points against Orlando
Wednesday, his first time scoring 30+ points back-to-back.
6. Name the Maple Leafs forward who had 3 assists Thursday against
Florida, including his 100th career NHL point.
7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
9. On Wednesday, a report blamed the displacement of milkweed
by genetically modified crops for the decline of what migratory
species, once adopted as a symbol of environmental cooperation
between the USA, Mexico, and Canada? Be specific.
10. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune
responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the
noses of volunteers? Again, be specific.
--
Mark Brader | "Follow my posts and choose the opposite
m...@vex.net | of what I use. That generally works here."
Toronto | --Tony Cooper
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Bruce Bowler
Feb 4, 2014, 9:45:54 AM2/4/14
to
> 3. Canada's other great gift to late-night comedic talk shows,
> Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
> impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
> of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
> 4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical couple
> who made it famous: they announced this week that they're getting
> divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this soon-to-be-ex
> husband-and-wife musical team.
> 5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
> revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much wealth as
> how many of the world's poorest?
> 6. This Canadian investor and TV personality, whose outspoken
> economic opinions show him to be slightly less sympathetic than
> Attila the Hun, responded on TV to that Oxfam report, saying: "This
> is a great thing because it inspires everybody, gets them motivation
> to look up to the 1% and say, 'I want to become one of those people,
> I'm going to fight hard to get up to the top. This is fantastic news
> and of course I'm going to applaud it. What can be wrong with this?"
> Name the Canadian blowhard behind these words.
>
> 7. This Montreal-based company was behind an environmental
> initiative that first "hit the road" there in 2009. The concept
> (operated either by the same company or by others) has spread to many
> other cities, including Toronto, New York, Chicago,
> and London. Name the company, which filed for bankruptcy this past
> week owing approximately $50,000,000.
>
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting in a state
> that one of the study's coauthors refers to as "chrono-chaos". What
> was found to have such a negative impact?
> 9. This comet-bound space probe woke up as planned after more than
> 2 years in hibernation, by tweeting "Hello, world" in multiple
> languages. Name the probe, which was launched by the European Space
> Agency.
>
> 10. A 150-year-old building caught fire on this well-known Toronto
> street on Wednesday. Fighting the 3-alarm fire proved difficult,
> partly because the nearest fire hydrant had frozen shut.
> Name the firetruck-filled street.
>
>
> * Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
> They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind? Name
> either one.
> 2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
> to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
>
> 3. Justin Bieber appeared at a Toronto police station Wednesday
> to be charged with an assault that occurred in December.
> What was the alleged victim's occupation?
> 4. A civil suit accuses Mayor Ford of orchestrating a jailhouse
> beating at the West Detention Centre in March 2012. Either name the
> victim or tell how he is connected to Ford.
>
> 5. Name the Toronto Raptor point guard who followed a 31-point
> game against Brooklyn on Monday with 33 points against Orlando
> Wednesday, his first time scoring 30+ points back-to-back.
>
> 6. Name the Maple Leafs forward who had 3 assists Thursday against
> Florida, including his 100th career NHL point.
>
> 7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
> it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
> 8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
> 9. On Wednesday, a report blamed the displacement of milkweed
> by genetically modified crops for the decline of what migratory
> species, once adopted as a symbol of environmental cooperation
> between the USA, Mexico, and Canada? Be specific.
Dan Blum
Feb 4, 2014, 10:22:48 AM2/4/14
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> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
Jamaican patois
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
> 4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
> couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
> they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
> soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
> 5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
> revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
> wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
> * Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
> They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
> Name either one.
> 2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
> to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
> 7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
> it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
> 8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
> 9. On Wednesday, a report blamed the displacement of milkweed
> by genetically modified crops for the decline of what migratory
> species, once adopted as a symbol of environmental cooperation
> between the USA, Mexico, and Canada? Be specific.
--
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Marc Dashevsky
Feb 4, 2014, 11:35:45 AM2/4/14
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In article <GaydndTmIKQfPm3P...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
> revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
> wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
40%
> 6. This Canadian investor and TV personality, whose outspoken
> economic opinions show him to be slightly less sympathetic than
> Attila the Hun, responded on TV to that Oxfam report, saying:
> "This is a great thing because it inspires everybody, gets them
> motivation to look up to the 1% and say, 'I want to become one
> of those people, I'm going to fight hard to get up to the top.
> This is fantastic news and of course I'm going to applaud it.
> What can be wrong with this?" Name the Canadian blowhard behind
> these words.
>
> 7. This Montreal-based company was behind an environmental
> initiative that first "hit the road" there in 2009. The concept
> (operated either by the same company or by others) has spread
> to many other cities, including Toronto, New York, Chicago,
> and London. Name the company, which filed for bankruptcy this
> past week owing approximately $50,000,000.
>
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
insufficient sleep
> 9. This comet-bound space probe woke up as planned after more than
> 2 years in hibernation, by tweeting "Hello, world" in multiple
> languages. Name the probe, which was launched by the European
> Space Agency.
>
> 10. A 150-year-old building caught fire on this well-known Toronto
> street on Wednesday. Fighting the 3-alarm fire proved difficult,
> partly because the nearest fire hydrant had frozen shut.
> Name the firetruck-filled street.
>
>
> * Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
> They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
> Name either one.
seagull
> 2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
> to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
Rolling Stone
> 3. Justin Bieber appeared at a Toronto police station Wednesday
> to be charged with an assault that occurred in December.
> What was the alleged victim's occupation?
meter maid
> 4. A civil suit accuses Mayor Ford of orchestrating a jailhouse
> beating at the West Detention Centre in March 2012. Either name
> the victim or tell how he is connected to Ford.
nephew
> 5. Name the Toronto Raptor point guard who followed a 31-point
> game against Brooklyn on Monday with 33 points against Orlando
> Wednesday, his first time scoring 30+ points back-to-back.
>
> 6. Name the Maple Leafs forward who had 3 assists Thursday against
> Florida, including his 100th career NHL point.
>
> 7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
> it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
>
> 8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
Pete Seeger
> 9. On Wednesday, a report blamed the displacement of milkweed
> by genetically modified crops for the decline of what migratory
> species, once adopted as a symbol of environmental cooperation
> between the USA, Mexico, and Canada? Be specific.
Monarch butterfly
> * Game 3 (2014-01-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Quebec's latest tragic fire, which happened at a seniors' home
> last Thursday, has left 10 people confirmed dead and 22 missing.
> Hampered by freezing weather, recovery efforts are ongoing.
> Name the Quebec town where the fire occurred.
>
> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
>
> 3. Canada's other great gift to late-night comedic talk shows,
> Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
> impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
> of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
>
> 4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
> couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
> they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
> soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
Captain and Tenille
>
> 1. Quebec's latest tragic fire, which happened at a seniors' home
> last Thursday, has left 10 people confirmed dead and 22 missing.
> Hampered by freezing weather, recovery efforts are ongoing.
> Name the Quebec town where the fire occurred.
>
> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
>
> 3. Canada's other great gift to late-night comedic talk shows,
> Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
> impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
> of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
>
> 4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
> couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
> they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
> soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
> 5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
> revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
> wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
> 6. This Canadian investor and TV personality, whose outspoken
> economic opinions show him to be slightly less sympathetic than
> Attila the Hun, responded on TV to that Oxfam report, saying:
> "This is a great thing because it inspires everybody, gets them
> motivation to look up to the 1% and say, 'I want to become one
> of those people, I'm going to fight hard to get up to the top.
> This is fantastic news and of course I'm going to applaud it.
> What can be wrong with this?" Name the Canadian blowhard behind
> these words.
>
> 7. This Montreal-based company was behind an environmental
> initiative that first "hit the road" there in 2009. The concept
> (operated either by the same company or by others) has spread
> to many other cities, including Toronto, New York, Chicago,
> and London. Name the company, which filed for bankruptcy this
> past week owing approximately $50,000,000.
>
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
> 9. This comet-bound space probe woke up as planned after more than
> 2 years in hibernation, by tweeting "Hello, world" in multiple
> languages. Name the probe, which was launched by the European
> Space Agency.
>
> 10. A 150-year-old building caught fire on this well-known Toronto
> street on Wednesday. Fighting the 3-alarm fire proved difficult,
> partly because the nearest fire hydrant had frozen shut.
> Name the firetruck-filled street.
>
>
> * Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
> They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
> Name either one.
> 2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
> to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
> 3. Justin Bieber appeared at a Toronto police station Wednesday
> to be charged with an assault that occurred in December.
> What was the alleged victim's occupation?
> 4. A civil suit accuses Mayor Ford of orchestrating a jailhouse
> beating at the West Detention Centre in March 2012. Either name
> the victim or tell how he is connected to Ford.
> 5. Name the Toronto Raptor point guard who followed a 31-point
> game against Brooklyn on Monday with 33 points against Orlando
> Wednesday, his first time scoring 30+ points back-to-back.
>
> 6. Name the Maple Leafs forward who had 3 assists Thursday against
> Florida, including his 100th career NHL point.
>
> 7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
> it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
>
> 8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
> 9. On Wednesday, a report blamed the displacement of milkweed
> by genetically modified crops for the decline of what migratory
> species, once adopted as a symbol of environmental cooperation
> between the USA, Mexico, and Canada? Be specific.
Dan Tilque
Feb 4, 2014, 1:46:57 PM2/4/14
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 3 (2014-01-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Quebec's latest tragic fire, which happened at a seniors' home
> last Thursday, has left 10 people confirmed dead and 22 missing.
> Hampered by freezing weather, recovery efforts are ongoing.
> Name the Quebec town where the fire occurred.
>
> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
Quebec French
>
>
> * Game 3 (2014-01-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Quebec's latest tragic fire, which happened at a seniors' home
> last Thursday, has left 10 people confirmed dead and 22 missing.
> Hampered by freezing weather, recovery efforts are ongoing.
> Name the Quebec town where the fire occurred.
>
> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
>
> 3. Canada's other great gift to late-night comedic talk shows,
> Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
> impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
> of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
>
> 4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
> couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
> they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
> soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
>
> 5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
> revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
> wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
>
> 6. This Canadian investor and TV personality, whose outspoken
> economic opinions show him to be slightly less sympathetic than
> Attila the Hun, responded on TV to that Oxfam report, saying:
> "This is a great thing because it inspires everybody, gets them
> motivation to look up to the 1% and say, 'I want to become one
> of those people, I'm going to fight hard to get up to the top.
> This is fantastic news and of course I'm going to applaud it.
> What can be wrong with this?" Name the Canadian blowhard behind
> these words.
>
> 7. This Montreal-based company was behind an environmental
> initiative that first "hit the road" there in 2009. The concept
> (operated either by the same company or by others) has spread
> to many other cities, including Toronto, New York, Chicago,
> and London. Name the company, which filed for bankruptcy this
> past week owing approximately $50,000,000.
>
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
>
> 9. This comet-bound space probe woke up as planned after more than
> 2 years in hibernation, by tweeting "Hello, world" in multiple
> languages. Name the probe, which was launched by the European
> Space Agency.
>
> 10. A 150-year-old building caught fire on this well-known Toronto
> street on Wednesday. Fighting the 3-alarm fire proved difficult,
> partly because the nearest fire hydrant had frozen shut.
> Name the firetruck-filled street.
>
>
> * Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
> They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
> Name either one.
>
> 2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
> to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
>
> 3. Justin Bieber appeared at a Toronto police station Wednesday
> to be charged with an assault that occurred in December.
> What was the alleged victim's occupation?
>
> 4. A civil suit accuses Mayor Ford of orchestrating a jailhouse
> beating at the West Detention Centre in March 2012. Either name
> the victim or tell how he is connected to Ford.
>
> 5. Name the Toronto Raptor point guard who followed a 31-point
> game against Brooklyn on Monday with 33 points against Orlando
> Wednesday, his first time scoring 30+ points back-to-back.
>
> 6. Name the Maple Leafs forward who had 3 assists Thursday against
> Florida, including his 100th career NHL point.
>
> 7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
> it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
>
> 8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
>
> 9. On Wednesday, a report blamed the displacement of milkweed
> by genetically modified crops for the decline of what migratory
> species, once adopted as a symbol of environmental cooperation
> between the USA, Mexico, and Canada? Be specific.
>
> 10. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune
> responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the
> noses of volunteers? Again, be specific.
>
--
Helix, if everything goes according to plan, the plan has been
compromised. -- Sam Starfall in "Freefall"
swp
Feb 4, 2014, 1:48:17 PM2/4/14
to
On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 3:23:30 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 3 (2014-01-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Quebec's latest tragic fire, which happened at a seniors' home
> last Thursday, has left 10 people confirmed dead and 22 missing.
> Hampered by freezing weather, recovery efforts are ongoing.
> Name the Quebec town where the fire occurred.
l'isle verita?
> * Game 3 (2014-01-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Quebec's latest tragic fire, which happened at a seniors' home
> last Thursday, has left 10 people confirmed dead and 22 missing.
> Hampered by freezing weather, recovery efforts are ongoing.
> Name the Quebec town where the fire occurred.
> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
> 3. Canada's other great gift to late-night comedic talk shows,
> Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
> impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
> of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
> 4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
> couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
> they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
> soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
> 5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
> revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
> wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
> 6. This Canadian investor and TV personality, whose outspoken
> economic opinions show him to be slightly less sympathetic than
> Attila the Hun, responded on TV to that Oxfam report, saying:
> "This is a great thing because it inspires everybody, gets them
> motivation to look up to the 1% and say, 'I want to become one
> of those people, I'm going to fight hard to get up to the top.
> This is fantastic news and of course I'm going to applaud it.
> What can be wrong with this?" Name the Canadian blowhard behind
> these words.
> 7. This Montreal-based company was behind an environmental
> initiative that first "hit the road" there in 2009. The concept
> (operated either by the same company or by others) has spread
> to many other cities, including Toronto, New York, Chicago,
> and London. Name the company, which filed for bankruptcy this
> past week owing approximately $50,000,000.
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
> 9. This comet-bound space probe woke up as planned after more than
> 2 years in hibernation, by tweeting "Hello, world" in multiple
> languages. Name the probe, which was launched by the European
> Space Agency.
> 10. A 150-year-old building caught fire on this well-known Toronto
> street on Wednesday. Fighting the 3-alarm fire proved difficult,
> partly because the nearest fire hydrant had frozen shut.
> Name the firetruck-filled street.
> * Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
> They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
> Name either one.
> 2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
> to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
> 3. Justin Bieber appeared at a Toronto police station Wednesday
> to be charged with an assault that occurred in December.
> What was the alleged victim's occupation?
> 4. A civil suit accuses Mayor Ford of orchestrating a jailhouse
> beating at the West Detention Centre in March 2012. Either name
> the victim or tell how he is connected to Ford.
> 5. Name the Toronto Raptor point guard who followed a 31-point
> game against Brooklyn on Monday with 33 points against Orlando
> Wednesday, his first time scoring 30+ points back-to-back.
> 6. Name the Maple Leafs forward who had 3 assists Thursday against
> Florida, including his 100th career NHL point.
> 7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
> it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
> 8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
> 9. On Wednesday, a report blamed the displacement of milkweed
> by genetically modified crops for the decline of what migratory
> species, once adopted as a symbol of environmental cooperation
> between the USA, Mexico, and Canada? Be specific.
> 10. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune
> responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the
> noses of volunteers? Again, be specific.
swp
Peter Smyth
Feb 4, 2014, 3:59:44 PM2/4/14
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 3 (2014-01-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Quebec's latest tragic fire, which happened at a seniors' home
> last Thursday, has left 10 people confirmed dead and 22 missing.
> Hampered by freezing weather, recovery efforts are ongoing.
> Name the Quebec town where the fire occurred.
>
> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
French
> * Game 3 (2014-01-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Quebec's latest tragic fire, which happened at a seniors' home
> last Thursday, has left 10 people confirmed dead and 22 missing.
> Hampered by freezing weather, recovery efforts are ongoing.
> Name the Quebec town where the fire occurred.
>
> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
> 3. Canada's other great gift to late-night comedic talk shows,
> Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
> impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
> of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
Yellow Lamborghini
> Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
> impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
> of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
> 4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
> couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
> they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
> soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
>
> 5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
> revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
> wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
5 billion
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
> couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
> they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
> soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
>
> 5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
> revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
> wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
> 6. This Canadian investor and TV personality, whose outspoken
> economic opinions show him to be slightly less sympathetic than
> Attila the Hun, responded on TV to that Oxfam report, saying:
> "This is a great thing because it inspires everybody, gets them
> motivation to look up to the 1% and say, 'I want to become one
> of those people, I'm going to fight hard to get up to the top.
> This is fantastic news and of course I'm going to applaud it.
> What can be wrong with this?" Name the Canadian blowhard behind
> these words.
>
> 7. This Montreal-based company was behind an environmental
> initiative that first "hit the road" there in 2009. The concept
> (operated either by the same company or by others) has spread
> to many other cities, including Toronto, New York, Chicago,
> and London. Name the company, which filed for bankruptcy this
> past week owing approximately $50,000,000.
>
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
Working night shifts
> economic opinions show him to be slightly less sympathetic than
> Attila the Hun, responded on TV to that Oxfam report, saying:
> "This is a great thing because it inspires everybody, gets them
> motivation to look up to the 1% and say, 'I want to become one
> of those people, I'm going to fight hard to get up to the top.
> This is fantastic news and of course I'm going to applaud it.
> What can be wrong with this?" Name the Canadian blowhard behind
> these words.
>
> 7. This Montreal-based company was behind an environmental
> initiative that first "hit the road" there in 2009. The concept
> (operated either by the same company or by others) has spread
> to many other cities, including Toronto, New York, Chicago,
> and London. Name the company, which filed for bankruptcy this
> past week owing approximately $50,000,000.
>
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
> 9. This comet-bound space probe woke up as planned after more than
> 2 years in hibernation, by tweeting "Hello, world" in multiple
> languages. Name the probe, which was launched by the European
> Space Agency.
>
> 10. A 150-year-old building caught fire on this well-known Toronto
> street on Wednesday. Fighting the 3-alarm fire proved difficult,
> partly because the nearest fire hydrant had frozen shut.
> Name the firetruck-filled street.
>
>
> * Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
> They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
> Name either one.
Crow
> 2 years in hibernation, by tweeting "Hello, world" in multiple
> languages. Name the probe, which was launched by the European
> Space Agency.
>
> 10. A 150-year-old building caught fire on this well-known Toronto
> street on Wednesday. Fighting the 3-alarm fire proved difficult,
> partly because the nearest fire hydrant had frozen shut.
> Name the firetruck-filled street.
>
>
> * Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
> They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
> Name either one.
> 2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
> to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
Time
> to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
> 3. Justin Bieber appeared at a Toronto police station Wednesday
> to be charged with an assault that occurred in December.
> What was the alleged victim's occupation?
Photographer
> to be charged with an assault that occurred in December.
> What was the alleged victim's occupation?
> 4. A civil suit accuses Mayor Ford of orchestrating a jailhouse
> beating at the West Detention Centre in March 2012. Either name
> the victim or tell how he is connected to Ford.
>
> 5. Name the Toronto Raptor point guard who followed a 31-point
> game against Brooklyn on Monday with 33 points against Orlando
> Wednesday, his first time scoring 30+ points back-to-back.
>
> 6. Name the Maple Leafs forward who had 3 assists Thursday against
> Florida, including his 100th career NHL point.
>
> 7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
> it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
Kiss
> beating at the West Detention Centre in March 2012. Either name
> the victim or tell how he is connected to Ford.
>
> 5. Name the Toronto Raptor point guard who followed a 31-point
> game against Brooklyn on Monday with 33 points against Orlando
> Wednesday, his first time scoring 30+ points back-to-back.
>
> 6. Name the Maple Leafs forward who had 3 assists Thursday against
> Florida, including his 100th career NHL point.
>
> 7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
> it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
> 8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
Pete Seeger
> 9. On Wednesday, a report blamed the displacement of milkweed
> by genetically modified crops for the decline of what migratory
> species, once adopted as a symbol of environmental cooperation
> between the USA, Mexico, and Canada? Be specific.
>
> 10. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune
> responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the
> noses of volunteers? Again, be specific.
Grass Pollen
> by genetically modified crops for the decline of what migratory
> species, once adopted as a symbol of environmental cooperation
> between the USA, Mexico, and Canada? Be specific.
>
> 10. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune
> responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the
> noses of volunteers? Again, be specific.
Peter Smyth
Jeffrey Turner
Feb 4, 2014, 4:20:13 PM2/4/14
to
On 2/4/2014 3:23 AM, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 3 (2014-01-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Quebec's latest tragic fire, which happened at a seniors' home
> last Thursday, has left 10 people confirmed dead and 22 missing.
> Hampered by freezing weather, recovery efforts are ongoing.
> Name the Quebec town where the fire occurred.
>
> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
>
> 3. Canada's other great gift to late-night comedic talk shows,
> Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
> impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
> of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
>
> 4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
> couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
> they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
> soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
Captain and Tenille
>
>
> * Game 3 (2014-01-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Quebec's latest tragic fire, which happened at a seniors' home
> last Thursday, has left 10 people confirmed dead and 22 missing.
> Hampered by freezing weather, recovery efforts are ongoing.
> Name the Quebec town where the fire occurred.
>
> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
>
> 3. Canada's other great gift to late-night comedic talk shows,
> Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
> impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
> of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
>
> 4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
> couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
> they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
> soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
> 5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
> revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
> wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
> 6. This Canadian investor and TV personality, whose outspoken
> economic opinions show him to be slightly less sympathetic than
> Attila the Hun, responded on TV to that Oxfam report, saying:
> "This is a great thing because it inspires everybody, gets them
> motivation to look up to the 1% and say, 'I want to become one
> of those people, I'm going to fight hard to get up to the top.
> This is fantastic news and of course I'm going to applaud it.
> What can be wrong with this?" Name the Canadian blowhard behind
> these words.
>
> 7. This Montreal-based company was behind an environmental
> initiative that first "hit the road" there in 2009. The concept
> (operated either by the same company or by others) has spread
> to many other cities, including Toronto, New York, Chicago,
> and London. Name the company, which filed for bankruptcy this
> past week owing approximately $50,000,000.
>
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
> 8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
> 9. On Wednesday, a report blamed the displacement of milkweed
> by genetically modified crops for the decline of what migratory
> species, once adopted as a symbol of environmental cooperation
> between the USA, Mexico, and Canada? Be specific.
> 10. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune
> responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the
> noses of volunteers? Again, be specific.
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 4, 2014, 4:27:01 PM2/4/14
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
French
> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
> 3. Canada's other great gift to late-night comedic talk shows,
> Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
> impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
> of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
> 9. This comet-bound space probe woke up as planned after more than
> 2 years in hibernation, by tweeting "Hello, world" in multiple
> languages. Name the probe, which was launched by the European
> Space Agency.
> * Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
> They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
> Name either one.
> 2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
> to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
> 7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
> it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
> 8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Rob Parker
Feb 4, 2014, 7:30:22 PM2/4/14
to
> * Game 3 (2014-01-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
>
> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
Russian; German
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
> 4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
> couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
> they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
> soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
> 5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
> revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
> wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
> * Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
> They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
> Name either one.
> 2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
> to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
> 7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
> it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
> 8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
Rob
Pete
Feb 4, 2014, 7:35:07 PM2/4/14
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in
news:GaydndTmIKQfPm3P...@vex.net:
French
>
> 3. Canada's other great gift to late-night comedic talk shows,
> Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
> impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
> of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
>
> 4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
> couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
> they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
> soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
Captain and Tennille
>
> 5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
> revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
> wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
3.5 billion
>
> 6. This Canadian investor and TV personality, whose outspoken
> economic opinions show him to be slightly less sympathetic than
> Attila the Hun, responded on TV to that Oxfam report, saying:
> "This is a great thing because it inspires everybody, gets them
> motivation to look up to the 1% and say, 'I want to become one
> of those people, I'm going to fight hard to get up to the top.
> This is fantastic news and of course I'm going to applaud it.
> What can be wrong with this?" Name the Canadian blowhard behind
> these words.
Black
>
> 7. This Montreal-based company was behind an environmental
> initiative that first "hit the road" there in 2009. The concept
> (operated either by the same company or by others) has spread
> to many other cities, including Toronto, New York, Chicago,
> and London. Name the company, which filed for bankruptcy this
> past week owing approximately $50,000,000.
>
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
>
> 9. This comet-bound space probe woke up as planned after more than
> 2 years in hibernation, by tweeting "Hello, world" in multiple
> languages. Name the probe, which was launched by the European
> Space Agency.
>
> 10. A 150-year-old building caught fire on this well-known Toronto
> street on Wednesday. Fighting the 3-alarm fire proved difficult,
> partly because the nearest fire hydrant had frozen shut.
> Name the firetruck-filled street.
Yonge; Bloor
>
>
> * Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
> They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
> Name either one.
Crow
>
> 2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
> to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
Rolling Stone
>
> 3. Justin Bieber appeared at a Toronto police station Wednesday
> to be charged with an assault that occurred in December.
> What was the alleged victim's occupation?
>
> 4. A civil suit accuses Mayor Ford of orchestrating a jailhouse
> beating at the West Detention Centre in March 2012. Either name
> the victim or tell how he is connected to Ford.
>
> 5. Name the Toronto Raptor point guard who followed a 31-point
> game against Brooklyn on Monday with 33 points against Orlando
> Wednesday, his first time scoring 30+ points back-to-back.
>
> 6. Name the Maple Leafs forward who had 3 assists Thursday against
> Florida, including his 100th career NHL point.
>
> 7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
> it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
Motley Crue
>
> 8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
Pete Seeger
>
> 9. On Wednesday, a report blamed the displacement of milkweed
> by genetically modified crops for the decline of what migratory
> species, once adopted as a symbol of environmental cooperation
> between the USA, Mexico, and Canada? Be specific.
Monarch butterfly
>
> 10. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune
> responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the
> noses of volunteers? Again, be specific.
>
Pete
news:GaydndTmIKQfPm3P...@vex.net:
>
> 3. Canada's other great gift to late-night comedic talk shows,
> Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
> impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
> of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
>
> 4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
> couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
> they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
> soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
>
> 5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
> revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
> wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
>
> 6. This Canadian investor and TV personality, whose outspoken
> economic opinions show him to be slightly less sympathetic than
> Attila the Hun, responded on TV to that Oxfam report, saying:
> "This is a great thing because it inspires everybody, gets them
> motivation to look up to the 1% and say, 'I want to become one
> of those people, I'm going to fight hard to get up to the top.
> This is fantastic news and of course I'm going to applaud it.
> What can be wrong with this?" Name the Canadian blowhard behind
> these words.
>
> 7. This Montreal-based company was behind an environmental
> initiative that first "hit the road" there in 2009. The concept
> (operated either by the same company or by others) has spread
> to many other cities, including Toronto, New York, Chicago,
> and London. Name the company, which filed for bankruptcy this
> past week owing approximately $50,000,000.
>
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
>
> 9. This comet-bound space probe woke up as planned after more than
> 2 years in hibernation, by tweeting "Hello, world" in multiple
> languages. Name the probe, which was launched by the European
> Space Agency.
>
> 10. A 150-year-old building caught fire on this well-known Toronto
> street on Wednesday. Fighting the 3-alarm fire proved difficult,
> partly because the nearest fire hydrant had frozen shut.
> Name the firetruck-filled street.
>
>
> * Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
> They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
> Name either one.
>
> 2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
> to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
>
> 3. Justin Bieber appeared at a Toronto police station Wednesday
> to be charged with an assault that occurred in December.
> What was the alleged victim's occupation?
>
> 4. A civil suit accuses Mayor Ford of orchestrating a jailhouse
> beating at the West Detention Centre in March 2012. Either name
> the victim or tell how he is connected to Ford.
>
> 5. Name the Toronto Raptor point guard who followed a 31-point
> game against Brooklyn on Monday with 33 points against Orlando
> Wednesday, his first time scoring 30+ points back-to-back.
>
> 6. Name the Maple Leafs forward who had 3 assists Thursday against
> Florida, including his 100th career NHL point.
>
> 7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
> it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
>
> 8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
>
> 9. On Wednesday, a report blamed the displacement of milkweed
> by genetically modified crops for the decline of what migratory
> species, once adopted as a symbol of environmental cooperation
> between the USA, Mexico, and Canada? Be specific.
>
> 10. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune
> responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the
> noses of volunteers? Again, be specific.
>
Joshua Kreitzer
Feb 4, 2014, 10:38:24 PM2/4/14
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> * Game 3 (2014-01-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
>
> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
Jamaican patois
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
> 4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
> couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
> they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
> soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
> 5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
> revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
> wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
> * Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
> They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
> Name either one.
> 2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
> to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
> 7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
> it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
> 8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
--
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grom...@hotmail.com
Mark Brader
Feb 7, 2014, 5:05:31 PM2/7/14
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Mark Brader:
The count is now 27 confirmed dead and 5 missing.
> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
Jamaican patois. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Joshua.
> 3. Canada's other great gift to late-night comedic talk shows,
> Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
> impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
> of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
Yellow Lamborghini. 4 for Bruce and Peter.
> 4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
> couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
> they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
> soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
The Captain (Daryl Dragon) and (Toni) Tennille. ("Muskrat Love".)
4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, Jeff, Pete, and Joshua.
Another of their hits was "Love Will Keep Us Together", and yes,
the lyrics do say that that means "forever". Oh well.
> 5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
> revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
> wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
Half of the world's population -- roundly 3,500,000,000. Either form
of answer was acceptable. 4 for Rob and Pete.
Some entrants guessed things like 45% or "just under half".
They might instead have guessed it would be an easier number,
considering the not-so-round number 85 in the question. Checking
the report itself:
http://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/bp-working-for-few-political-capture-economic-inequality-200114-en.pdf
I find that it does say "almost half", and later specifically 46%,
but in a different context: this refers to the fraction of the
world's wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Sorry,
nice try, but nobody gets an "almost correct" on this.
> 6. This Canadian investor and TV personality, whose outspoken
> economic opinions show him to be slightly less sympathetic than
> Attila the Hun, responded on TV to that Oxfam report, saying:
> "This is a great thing because it inspires everybody, gets them
> motivation to look up to the 1% and say, 'I want to become one
> of those people, I'm going to fight hard to get up to the top.[']
> This is fantastic news and of course I'm going to applaud it.
> What can be wrong with this?" Name the Canadian blowhard behind
> these words.
Kevin O'Leary. 4 for Stephen.
> 7. This Montreal-based company was behind an environmental
> initiative that first "hit the road" there in 2009. The concept
> (operated either by the same company or by others) has spread
> to many other cities, including Toronto, New York, Chicago,
> and London. Name the company, which filed for bankruptcy this
> past week owing approximately $50,000,000.
Bixi. (Short-term bicycle rentals.)
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
Night shift work. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Peter, Rob, and Joshua.
> 9. This comet-bound space probe woke up as planned after more than
> 2 years in hibernation, by tweeting "Hello, world" in multiple
> languages. Name the probe, which was launched by the European
> Space Agency.
Rosetta. 4 for Stephen and Erland.
> 10. A 150-year-old building caught fire on this well-known Toronto
> street on Wednesday. Fighting the 3-alarm fire proved difficult,
> partly because the nearest fire hydrant had frozen shut.
> Name the firetruck-filled street.
Yorkville Av.
> * Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
> They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
> Name either one.
Crow/raven, seagull. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, Peter,
and Pete. 3 for Joshua.
> 2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
> to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
"Rolling Stone". 4 for Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Pete, and Joshua.
> 3. Justin Bieber appeared at a Toronto police station Wednesday
> to be charged with an assault that occurred in December.
> What was the alleged victim's occupation?
Limousine driver. 4 for Stephen.
> 4. A civil suit accuses Mayor Ford of orchestrating a jailhouse
> beating at the West Detention Centre in March 2012. Either name
> the victim or tell how he is connected to Ford.
Scott MacIntyre; he used to live with Ford's sister. "Sister's
husband" was close enough. 4 for Stephen.
> 5. Name the Toronto Raptor point guard who followed a 31-point
> game against Brooklyn on Monday with 33 points against Orlando
> Wednesday, his first time scoring 30+ points back-to-back.
Kyle Lowry.
> 6. Name the Maple Leafs forward who had 3 assists Thursday against
> Florida, including his 100th career NHL point.
Nazem Kadri. 4 for Stephen.
> 7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
> it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
Mötley Crüe. 4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Stephen, Jeff, Erland, Pete,
and Joshua.
> 8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
Pete Seeger. 4 for everyone -- Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque,
Stephen, Peter, Jeff, Erland, Rob, Pete, and Joshua.
> 9. On Wednesday, a report blamed the displacement of milkweed
> by genetically modified crops for the decline of what migratory
> species, once adopted as a symbol of environmental cooperation
> between the USA, Mexico, and Canada? Be specific.
Monarch butterflies. 4 for Bruce, Marc, Dan Tilque, Stephen, Jeff,
and Pete.
> 10. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune
> responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the
> noses of volunteers? Again, be specific.
(Live) flu virus. 4 for Stephen.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 TOTALS
Stephen Perry 32 20 23 36 111
Pete Gayde 22 15 8 20 65
Joshua Kreitzer 10 16 12 15 53
Bruce Bowler 16 8 12 16 52
Dan Blum 11 16 12 12 51
Erland Sommarskog 16 12 4 8 40
Marc Dashevsky 12 8 4 16 40
Peter Smyth 8 8 8 8 32
Dan Tilque 16 4 0 12 32
Jeff Turner 11 4 4 12 31
Rob Parker 12 3 8 4 27
Jason Kreitzer 0 8 -- -- 8
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Toronto | but if you ask for an example, I can't remember any."
m...@vex.net | --Michael Wares
> 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 those dates... For further
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> information see my 2013-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 3 (2014-01-27), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Quebec's latest tragic fire, which happened at a seniors' home
> last Thursday, has left 10 people confirmed dead and 22 missing.
> Hampered by freezing weather, recovery efforts are ongoing.
> Name the Quebec town where the fire occurred.
L'Isle Verte. ("Isle" is an old spelling of "Île".) 3 for Stephen.
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 3 (2014-01-27), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Quebec's latest tragic fire, which happened at a seniors' home
> last Thursday, has left 10 people confirmed dead and 22 missing.
> Hampered by freezing weather, recovery efforts are ongoing.
> Name the Quebec town where the fire occurred.
The count is now 27 confirmed dead and 5 missing.
> 2. Just in case you thought a week might pass without Rob Ford
> qualifying to be in the current events round, you'd be wrong.
> Ford created controversy yet again when he was recorded in a
> restaurant earlier this week drunkenly doing a bad imitation
> of what dialect/language?
> 3. Canada's other great gift to late-night comedic talk shows,
> Justin Bieber, landed in a Miami jail after being arrested for
> impaired driving and resisting arrest. Give the *color and make*
> of the rented car he was allegedly caught drag-racing in.
> 4. While the rodents in the title of their 1970s hit song generally
> mate for life, sadly the same can't be said of this musical
> couple who made it famous: they announced this week that
> they're getting divorced after 39 years of marriage. Name this
> soon-to-be-ex husband-and-wife musical team.
4 for Bruce, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, Jeff, Pete, and Joshua.
Another of their hits was "Love Will Keep Us Together", and yes,
the lyrics do say that that means "forever". Oh well.
> 5. In a widely trumpeted report issued by Oxfam last week, it was
> revealed that the world's 85 richest people control as much
> wealth as how many of the world's poorest?
of answer was acceptable. 4 for Rob and Pete.
Some entrants guessed things like 45% or "just under half".
They might instead have guessed it would be an easier number,
considering the not-so-round number 85 in the question. Checking
the report itself:
http://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/bp-working-for-few-political-capture-economic-inequality-200114-en.pdf
I find that it does say "almost half", and later specifically 46%,
but in a different context: this refers to the fraction of the
world's wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Sorry,
nice try, but nobody gets an "almost correct" on this.
> 6. This Canadian investor and TV personality, whose outspoken
> economic opinions show him to be slightly less sympathetic than
> Attila the Hun, responded on TV to that Oxfam report, saying:
> "This is a great thing because it inspires everybody, gets them
> motivation to look up to the 1% and say, 'I want to become one
> of those people, I'm going to fight hard to get up to the top.[']
> This is fantastic news and of course I'm going to applaud it.
> What can be wrong with this?" Name the Canadian blowhard behind
> these words.
> 7. This Montreal-based company was behind an environmental
> initiative that first "hit the road" there in 2009. The concept
> (operated either by the same company or by others) has spread
> to many other cities, including Toronto, New York, Chicago,
> and London. Name the company, which filed for bankruptcy this
> past week owing approximately $50,000,000.
> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
> 9. This comet-bound space probe woke up as planned after more than
> 2 years in hibernation, by tweeting "Hello, world" in multiple
> languages. Name the probe, which was launched by the European
> Space Agency.
> 10. A 150-year-old building caught fire on this well-known Toronto
> street on Wednesday. Fighting the 3-alarm fire proved difficult,
> partly because the nearest fire hydrant had frozen shut.
> Name the firetruck-filled street.
> * Game 3 (2014-02-03), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Sunday, Pope Francis released two doves as a symbol of peace.
> They were immediately attacked by two other birds. What kind?
> Name either one.
and Pete. 3 for Joshua.
> 2. Later in the week, Pope Francis became the first pontiff ever
> to appear on the cover of what American magazine?
> 3. Justin Bieber appeared at a Toronto police station Wednesday
> to be charged with an assault that occurred in December.
> What was the alleged victim's occupation?
> 4. A civil suit accuses Mayor Ford of orchestrating a jailhouse
> beating at the West Detention Centre in March 2012. Either name
> the victim or tell how he is connected to Ford.
husband" was close enough. 4 for Stephen.
> 5. Name the Toronto Raptor point guard who followed a 31-point
> game against Brooklyn on Monday with 33 points against Orlando
> Wednesday, his first time scoring 30+ points back-to-back.
> 6. Name the Maple Leafs forward who had 3 assists Thursday against
> Florida, including his 100th career NHL point.
> 7. Which American metal band said on Tuesday that they will call
> it quits after their scheduled tour concludes next year?
and Joshua.
> 8. Which folk music pioneer died Monday at the age of 94?
Stephen, Peter, Jeff, Erland, Rob, Pete, and Joshua.
> 9. On Wednesday, a report blamed the displacement of milkweed
> by genetically modified crops for the decline of what migratory
> species, once adopted as a symbol of environmental cooperation
> between the USA, Mexico, and Canada? Be specific.
and Pete.
> 10. It was reported Monday that in order to study their immune
> responses, US government scientists were squirting what up the
> noses of volunteers? Again, be specific.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 TOTALS
Stephen Perry 32 20 23 36 111
Pete Gayde 22 15 8 20 65
Joshua Kreitzer 10 16 12 15 53
Bruce Bowler 16 8 12 16 52
Dan Blum 11 16 12 12 51
Erland Sommarskog 16 12 4 8 40
Marc Dashevsky 12 8 4 16 40
Peter Smyth 8 8 8 8 32
Dan Tilque 16 4 0 12 32
Jeff Turner 11 4 4 12 31
Rob Parker 12 3 8 4 27
Jason Kreitzer 0 8 -- -- 8
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Toronto | but if you ask for an example, I can't remember any."
m...@vex.net | --Michael Wares
Erland Sommarskog
Feb 7, 2014, 5:14:34 PM2/7/14
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Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
>> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
>> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
>> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
>> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
>> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
>
> Night shift work. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Peter, Rob, and Joshua.
Not a big deal, but I said "shift-working". Yes, I did not add "night",
>> 8. In a study reported on last week, this was revealed to be
>> even more detrimental to the human body than previously thought,
>> affecting 97% of the body's rhythmic genes and resulting
>> in a state that one of the study's coauthors refers to as
>> "chrono-chaos". What was found to have such a negative impact?
>
> Night shift work. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Peter, Rob, and Joshua.
so that could mean people who work 6-14 one week and 12-20 another.
Then again, several entrants say "working night shifts" which could
imply you only work the night shifts. As I recall the report, what
was really horrible was when you had different shifts different weeks.
Then again, I guess no one works only night shifts.
Anyway, the reason I did not include "night" is that for me "shift"
implies that there is night work going.
Mark Brader
Feb 7, 2014, 8:39:59 PM2/7/14
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Mark Brader:
> Yes, I did not add "night", so that could mean people who work 6-14
> one week and 12-20 another.
Yes. (If I hadn't been to Scandinavia I'd be completely puzzled by
your usage there. In English, times in the normal notation may be
given as just the hour, but with the 24-hour clock, 4 or 6 digits
are used -- 0600 or 06:00, not 6.)
> Anyway, the reason I did not include "night" is that for me "shift"
> implies that there is night work going.
Not necessarily. Ruling stands.
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Toronto | influences, others define their identity by resisting.
m...@vex.net | In either case, they take the consequences."
--Donna Richoux
> > Night shift work. 4 for Dan Blum, Stephen, Peter, Rob, and Joshua.
Erland Sommarskog:
> Not a big deal, but I said "shift-working".
Yes, I know. The news reports talked about night shifts specifically.
> Yes, I did not add "night", so that could mean people who work 6-14
> one week and 12-20 another.
your usage there. In English, times in the normal notation may be
given as just the hour, but with the 24-hour clock, 4 or 6 digits
are used -- 0600 or 06:00, not 6.)
> Anyway, the reason I did not include "night" is that for me "shift"
> implies that there is night work going.
--
Mark Brader | "Some societies define themselves by being open to new
Toronto | influences, others define their identity by resisting.
m...@vex.net | In either case, they take the consequences."
--Donna Richoux
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