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Mark Brader
Sep 28, 2015, 11:49:58 PM9/28/15
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And now it's time to start another QFTCI Current Events game.
As usual, these rounds will be posted concurrently with other,
non-current-events games, and all current events rounds through
the season will be scored as a separate game.
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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
This was a quote from which recently released resident of
Kentucky this week?
2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
3. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Irving, Texas,
was arrested this week for creating a clock for his science
class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
sent via Twitter.
4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
"Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
"Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
8. A trial in St. John, New Brunswick, commenced this week with
a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of
the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest
independent brewery. What is their family name?
9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
$10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
do what?
* Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
other city?
3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
over 700 sick?
4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
CEO of *which company*?
5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
that this week?
6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
position last week.
7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
man who died on Tuesday?
8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
berth since what year?
And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
awarded the Emmy Award for...
9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
--
Mark Brader | "How, you may ask, did the mind of man ever excogitate
Toronto | anything so false and foolish? The answer is that the
m...@vex.net | mind of man had nothing to do with it..." --A.E. Housman
My text in this article is in the public domain.
As usual, these rounds will be posted concurrently with other,
non-current-events games, and all current events rounds through
the season will be scored as a separate game.
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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
This was a quote from which recently released resident of
Kentucky this week?
2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
3. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Irving, Texas,
was arrested this week for creating a clock for his science
class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
sent via Twitter.
4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
"Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
"Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
8. A trial in St. John, New Brunswick, commenced this week with
a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of
the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest
independent brewery. What is their family name?
9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
$10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
do what?
* Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
other city?
3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
over 700 sick?
4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
CEO of *which company*?
5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
that this week?
6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
position last week.
7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
man who died on Tuesday?
8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
berth since what year?
And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
awarded the Emmy Award for...
9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
--
Mark Brader | "How, you may ask, did the mind of man ever excogitate
Toronto | anything so false and foolish? The answer is that the
m...@vex.net | mind of man had nothing to do with it..." --A.E. Housman
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Sep 29, 2015, 12:22:46 AM9/29/15
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
Kim Davis
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
> 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
> name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
> 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Sep 29, 2015, 3:15:39 AM9/29/15
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:VuednV84LcD7l5fLnZ2dnUU7-
X2d...@vex.net:
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
Kim Davis
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
Los Angeles
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
Vanessa Williams
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
Carly Fiorina
> 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
> name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
Turd Ferguson
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
David Cameron
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
Philadelphia
> 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
peanut butter
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
Scott Walker
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
John Boehner
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
Yogi Berra
> And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
>
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
"Game of Thrones"
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
"Transparent"
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
X2d...@vex.net:
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
> 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
> name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
> 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
> And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
>
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
bbowler
Sep 29, 2015, 8:43:08 AM9/29/15
to
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 22:49:58 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
> And now it's time to start another QFTCI Current Events game.
> As usual, these rounds will be posted concurrently with other,
> non-current-events games, and all current events rounds through the
> season will be scored as a separate game.
>
>
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars, 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 2015-08-18
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of Kentucky
> this week?
Kim Davis
> And now it's time to start another QFTCI Current Events game.
> As usual, these rounds will be posted concurrently with other,
> non-current-events games, and all current events rounds through the
> season will be scored as a separate game.
>
>
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars, 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 2015-08-18
> companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of Kentucky
> this week?
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
>
> 3. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Irving, Texas,
> was arrested this week for creating a clock for his science class.
> *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada to participate
> in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was sent via Twitter.
>
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this in the
> CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
>
> 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
> name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in "Final
> Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when he played Burt
> Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of "Celebrity Jeopardy!"
> (Full name required.)
> 8. A trial in St. John, New Brunswick, commenced this week with
> a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of the
> prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest independent
> brewery. What is their family name?
>
> 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
>
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
>
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
>
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which other
> city?
> 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what product*
> containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made over 700 sick?
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said that
> this week?
>
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which man
> who died on Tuesday?
swp
Sep 29, 2015, 12:02:39 PM9/29/15
to
On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 11:49:58 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> And now it's time to start another QFTCI Current Events game.
> As usual, these rounds will be posted concurrently with other,
> non-current-events games, and all current events rounds through
> the season will be scored as a separate game.
and I will confuse them as I always do.
> And now it's time to start another QFTCI Current Events game.
> As usual, these rounds will be posted concurrently with other,
> non-current-events games, and all current events rounds through
> the season will be scored as a separate game.
> 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.
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
> 3. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Irving, Texas,
> was arrested this week for creating a clock for his science
> class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
> to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
> sent via Twitter.
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
> 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
> name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
> 8. A trial in St. John, New Brunswick, commenced this week with
> a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of
> the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest
> independent brewery. What is their family name?
> 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
> 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
> And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
>
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
swp
Marc Dashevsky
Sep 29, 2015, 2:32:27 PM9/29/15
to
In article <VuednV84LcD7l5fL...@vex.net>, m...@vex.net says...
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
Los Angeles
> 3. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Irving, Texas,
> was arrested this week for creating a clock for his science
> class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
> to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
> sent via Twitter.
>
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
Vanessa Williams
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
Carly Fiorina
> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
>
> 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
> name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
>
> 8. A trial in St. John, New Brunswick, commenced this week with
> a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of
> the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest
> independent brewery. What is their family name?
>
> 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
>
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
lose weight
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
>
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
Philadelphia
> 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
peanut butter
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
>
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
Scott Walker
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
John Boehner
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
Yogi Berra
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
1991
> And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
>
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
Game of Thrones
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
Veep
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
Kim Davis
>
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
> 3. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Irving, Texas,
> was arrested this week for creating a clock for his science
> class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
> to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
> sent via Twitter.
>
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
>
> 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
> name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
>
> 8. A trial in St. John, New Brunswick, commenced this week with
> a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of
> the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest
> independent brewery. What is their family name?
>
> 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
>
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
>
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
> 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
>
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
> And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
>
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
Erland Sommarskog
Sep 29, 2015, 4:28:34 PM9/29/15
to
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
Paris
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
(I believe the other four are Hamburg, Boston, Istanbul and Budapest.)
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
> 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Peter Smyth
Sep 29, 2015, 6:48:58 PM9/29/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> And now it's time to start another QFTCI Current Events game.
> As usual, these rounds will be posted concurrently with other,
> non-current-events games, and all current events rounds through
> the season will be scored as a separate game.
>
>
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
Kim Evans
> And now it's time to start another QFTCI Current Events game.
> As usual, these rounds will be posted concurrently with other,
> non-current-events games, and all current events rounds through
> the season will be scored as a separate game.
>
>
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
Paris
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
> 3. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Irving, Texas,
> was arrested this week for creating a clock for his science
> class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
> to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
> sent via Twitter.
Bill Nye the Science Guy
> was arrested this week for creating a clock for his science
> class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
> to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
> sent via Twitter.
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
>
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
Carly Fiorina
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
>
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
>
> 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
> name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
>
> 8. A trial in St. John, New Brunswick, commenced this week with
> a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of
> the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest
> independent brewery. What is their family name?
>
> 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
>
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
>
>
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
David Cameron
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
>
> 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
> name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
>
> 8. A trial in St. John, New Brunswick, commenced this week with
> a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of
> the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest
> independent brewery. What is their family name?
>
> 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
>
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
>
>
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
Philadelphia
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
> 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
>
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
Volkswagen
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
>
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
Scott Walker
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
John Boehner
> position last week.
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
Yogi Berra
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
1987
> berth since what year?
> And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
>
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
Game of Thrones
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
>
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
Louie
Peter Smyth
Pete
Sep 29, 2015, 7:01:25 PM9/29/15
to
> And now it's time to start another QFTCI Current Events game.
> As usual, these rounds will be posted concurrently with other,
> non-current-events games, and all current events rounds through
> the season will be scored as a separate game.
>
>
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
Davis
> As usual, these rounds will be posted concurrently with other,
> non-current-events games, and all current events rounds through
> the season will be scored as a separate game.
>
>
> 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 Bloor St. Irregulars,
> 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 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
> Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
>
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
>
> 3. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Irving, Texas,
> was arrested this week for creating a clock for his science
> class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
> to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
> sent via Twitter.
>
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
>
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
>
> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
>
> 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
> name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
>
> 8. A trial in St. John, New Brunswick, commenced this week with
> a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of
> the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest
> independent brewery. What is their family name?
>
> 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
>
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
>
>
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
>
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
>
> 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
>
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
>
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
>
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
>
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
>
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
>
> And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
>
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
>
Pete
Jason Kreitzer
Sep 29, 2015, 9:29:31 PM9/29/15
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On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 11:49:58 PM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
Carli Fiorina
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
>
> 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
> name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
Turd Ferguson
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
>
> 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
> name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
> 8. A trial in St. John, New Brunswick, commenced this week with
> a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of
> the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest
> independent brewery. What is their family name?
>
> 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
>
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
>
>
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
>
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
Los Angeles
> a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of
> the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest
> independent brewery. What is their family name?
>
> 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
>
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
>
>
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
>
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
> 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
Peanut butter
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
>
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
Scott Walker
> CEO of *which company*?
>
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
John Boehner
> position last week.
swp
Sep 29, 2015, 11:53:09 PM9/29/15
to
On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 4:28:34 PM UTC-4, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
swp
> Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> > 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> > on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> > other city?
>
> He was over to see our friend Stephen Perry
:-)
> > 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> > on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> > other city?
>
> He was over to see our friend Stephen Perry
swp
Dan Tilque
Sep 30, 2015, 1:11:23 AM9/30/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
>
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
>
> 3. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Irving, Texas,
> was arrested this week for creating a clock for his science
> class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
> to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
> sent via Twitter.
>
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
Vanessa Williams
>
>
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
>
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
>
> 3. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Irving, Texas,
> was arrested this week for creating a clock for his science
> class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
> to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
> sent via Twitter.
>
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
>
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
>
> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
>
> 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
> name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
>
> 8. A trial in St. John, New Brunswick, commenced this week with
> a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of
> the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest
> independent brewery. What is their family name?
>
> 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
>
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
>
>
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
>
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
>
> 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
>
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
>
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
>
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
>
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
>
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
>
> And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
>
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
>
--
Mark Brader
Oct 2, 2015, 4:49:07 AM10/2/15
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Mark Brader:
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome. 4 for Joshua,
Stephen (the hard way), Marc, and Erland (who believes wrong).
3 for Dan Blum.
4 Peter Paris
> 3. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Irving, Texas,
> was arrested this week for creating a clock for his science
> class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
> to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
> sent via Twitter.
Chris Hadfield (astronaut). 4 for Stephen.
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
Vanessa L. Williams. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Marc,
Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
In 1984, toward the end of her year's "reign" as Miss America,
nude photos of her, taken in 1982 and not intended for publication,
appeared in "Penthouse" magazine; in response, the pageant organizers
demanded her resignation.
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
Carly Fiorina. I scored "Fiona" as almost correct. 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Marc, Peter, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Erland.
> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
Malcolm Turnbull. 4 for Stephen.
> 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
> name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
Turd Ferguson. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, and Jason.
> 8. A trial in St. John, New Brunswick, commenced this week with
> a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of
> the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest
> independent brewery. What is their family name?
Oland. 4 for Stephen.
> 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
P.K. Subban. 4 for Stephen.
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
Lose weight. 4 for Bruce, Stephen, Marc, and Pete.
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
David Cameron. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Erland, and Peter.
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
Philadelphia. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Marc, Erland
(but don't do that again, okay?), Peter, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
Peanut butter. Any reference to peanuts was sufficient. 4 for
Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Marc, Erland, Pete, Jason,
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
Volkswagen. 4 for Dan Blum, Bruce, Stephen, Erland, Peter, and Pete.
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
Scott Walker. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Stephen, Marc, Erland, Peter,
Pete, and Jason. 3 for Dan Tilque.
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
John Boehner. 4 for everyone -- Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen,
Marc, Erland, Peter, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
Yogi Berra. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Marc, Peter,
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
1993, same year they last won the World Series. 4 for Stephen.
> And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
"Game of Thrones". 4 for Joshua, Stephen, Marc, and Peter.
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
"Veep". 4 for Stephen and Marc.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Marc Dashevsky 20 28 48
Joshua Kreitzer 20 28 48
Dan Blum 19 28 47
Pete Gayde 16 24 40
Bruce Bowler 20 20 40
Peter Smyth 4 28 32
Erland Sommarskog 7 24 31
Dan Tilque 8 19 27
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 24
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the
> dates indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly.
> If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still
> expected to give the answers that were correct on those dates.
> 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 information see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
Kim Davis. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Marc, and Pete.
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 1 (2015-09-21), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. "I won't issue marriage licenses. But my deputies can."
> This was a quote from which recently released resident of
> Kentucky this week?
> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
Stephen (the hard way), Marc, and Erland (who believes wrong).
3 for Dan Blum.
4 Peter Paris
> 3. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Irving, Texas,
> was arrested this week for creating a clock for his science
> class. *Which Canadian*, born in 1959, invited him to Canada
> to participate in a science show, "Generator"? The invite was
> sent via Twitter.
> 4. Which winner of the 1983 Miss America pageant received an
> apology this week from the organizers of the pageant?
Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
In 1984, toward the end of her year's "reign" as Miss America,
nude photos of her, taken in 1982 and not intended for publication,
appeared in "Penthouse" magazine; in response, the pageant organizers
demanded her resignation.
> 5. "I think women all over the country heard very clearly what
> Mr. Trump said." Which GOP candidate for president said this
> in the CNN debate on Wednesday last week?
Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Marc, Peter, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
3 for Erland.
> 6. Australia has a new prime minister, as Tony Abbott has been
> ousted by his own party. Name his replacement.
> 7. Alex Trebek was tricked into saying what fictional character's
> name this week after a contestant wrote down the name in
> "Final Jeopardy!"? This name was used by Norm MacDonald when
> he played Burt Reynolds on "Saturday Night Live"'s version of
> "Celebrity Jeopardy!" (Full name required.)
> 8. A trial in St. John, New Brunswick, commenced this week with
> a son accused of murdering his father. Both are members of
> the prominent family that owns Moosehead, Canada's oldest
> independent brewery. What is their family name?
> 9. Which Montreal Canadien was in the news this for donating
> $10,000,000 over 7 years to the Montreal Children's Hospital?
> 10. Air India grounded 125 cabin crew this week for failure to
> do what?
> * Game 2 (2015-09-28), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. One man's love for a pig! *Which world leader* was in hot water
> for (allegedly) getting piggy with it during his university days?
> 2. The Pope visited the US last week. He visited Washington DC
> on Wednesday, New York on Thursday, and -- finally -- which
> other city?
(but don't do that again, okay?), Peter, Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. Stewart Parbell was sentenced to 28 years in prison this
> week in Georgia. He presided over a company that sold *what
> product* containing salmonella that killed 9 people and made
> over 700 sick?
Dan Blum, Joshua, Bruce, Stephen, Marc, Erland, Pete, Jason,
and Dan Tilque.
> 4. On Friday of last week, Matthias Mueller was named as the new
> CEO of *which company*?
> 5. "I will suspend my campaign immediately. I encourage other
> Republican candidates to consider doing the same." Who said
> that this week?
Pete, and Jason. 3 for Dan Tilque.
> 6. Name the Speaker of the House in the US who resigned from his
> position last week.
Marc, Erland, Peter, Pete, Jason, and Dan Tilque.
> 7. "You should always go to other people's funerals -- otherwise
> they won't come to yours." These were the wise words of which
> man who died on Tuesday?
Pete, and Dan Tilque.
> 8. This week our Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first playoff
> berth since what year?
> And at the Primetime Emmy Awards last week, which TV show was
> awarded the Emmy Award for...
> 9. Most Outstanding Drama Series?
> 10. Most Outstanding Comedy Series?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Marc Dashevsky 20 28 48
Joshua Kreitzer 20 28 48
Dan Blum 19 28 47
Pete Gayde 16 24 40
Bruce Bowler 20 20 40
Peter Smyth 4 28 32
Erland Sommarskog 7 24 31
Dan Tilque 8 19 27
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 24
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Peter Smyth
Oct 2, 2015, 1:38:06 PM10/2/15
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> > 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> > But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
>
> Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome. 4 for Joshua,
> Stephen (the hard way), Marc, and Erland (who believes wrong).
> 3 for Dan Blum.
>
> 4 Peter Paris
Looks like those 4 points weren't included in the total.
> > 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
> > But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
>
> Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome. 4 for Joshua,
> Stephen (the hard way), Marc, and Erland (who believes wrong).
> 3 for Dan Blum.
>
> 4 Peter Paris
Peter Smyth
Mark Brader
Oct 2, 2015, 4:37:35 PM10/2/15
to
Mark Brader:
Erland's comment on the question, I inadvertently turned it into a
blank line instead of deleting the line). That should have read:
4 for Joshua, Stephen (the hard way), Marc, Erland (who believes
wrong), and Peter. 3 for Dan Blum.
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Marc Dashevsky 20 28 48
Joshua Kreitzer 20 28 48
Dan Blum 19 28 47
Pete Gayde 16 24 40
Bruce Bowler 20 20 40
Peter Smyth 8 28 36
m...@vex.net | look at it for hours." -- Jerome K. Jerome
>>> 2. Toronto decided not to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
>>> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
>> Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome. 4 for Joshua,
>> Stephen (the hard way), Marc, and Erland (who believes wrong).
>> 3 for Dan Blum.
>>
>> 4 Peter Paris
Peter Smyth:
>>> But 5 cities are bidding for the right to host. Name *any one*.
>> Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome. 4 for Joshua,
>> Stephen (the hard way), Marc, and Erland (who believes wrong).
>> 3 for Dan Blum.
>>
>> 4 Peter Paris
> Looks like those 4 points weren't included in the total.
Oops, right. Editing error when scoring (specifically, when deleting
Erland's comment on the question, I inadvertently turned it into a
blank line instead of deleting the line). That should have read:
4 for Joshua, Stephen (the hard way), Marc, Erland (who believes
wrong), and Peter. 3 for Dan Blum.
Scores, if there are now no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 TOTALS
Stephen Perry 40 40 80
Marc Dashevsky 20 28 48
Joshua Kreitzer 20 28 48
Dan Blum 19 28 47
Pete Gayde 16 24 40
Bruce Bowler 20 20 40
Erland Sommarskog 7 24 31
Dan Tilque 8 19 27
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 24
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Dan Tilque 8 19 27
Jason Kreitzer 12 12 24
--
m...@vex.net | look at it for hours." -- Jerome K. Jerome
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