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Mark Brader
Jul 17, 2018, 1:37:15 AM7/17/18
to
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on that date.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of What She Said and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting of
other rounds. For further information see my 2017-09-25 companion
posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 7 (2018-07-09), Round 1 - Current Events
1. In exciting news for Leafs fans, free agent John Tavares has
fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team
of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how
many years?
2. The Montreal Jazz Festival canceled the remaining performances
of director Robert Lepage's new show, after protests over the
majority of the cast being white. The festival apologized,
while Lepage called the decision "a blow to artistic freedom".
What is the name of this much-debated show?
3. Mexico has a new president -- known popularly by his initials,
AMLO, he won in a landslide. What is his full surname?
4. This week UNESCO named a new World Heritage Site in Canada --
Pimachiowin Aki. Where is this 29,000 km² site?
5. Former Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown announced this week that
he was running for a new job. What is it?
6. CITY-TV's "Breakfast Television" has a new co-host, after the
departure of long-time host Kevin Frankish. Who's the new host?
7. Jose Bautista returned to the Rogers Centre this week, but in
the uniform of his new team. Name that team.
8. Molly Shoichet ["Shoy-ket"] is one of the first people cut by
Doug Ford's office, although they say her position remains and
will be filled. What was her job?
9. In more groan-worthy news for TTC passengers, it was made public
this week that a number of the 89 new articulated streetcars
that Bombardier has managed to deliver so far must now be sent
back for repairs -- which will take up to 19 weeks per vehicle.
How many of the 89 streetcars are involved?
10. Which singer-songwriter announced that he needed to cancel
upcoming tour dates to recover from cancer treatment?
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjre
gur sbhegu dhrfgvba ol anzvat n cebivapr be greevgbel, jr arrq zber.
Tb onpx naq fhccyl vg. Nyfb, vs lbh whfg fnvq "Arj Lbex" ba gur
fcbegf dhrfgvba, tb onpx gb gung bar naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
* Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events
1. According to a "National Enquirer" report, why did the FBI once
investigate Steve Jobs. Be sufficiently specific.
2. Also according the "National Enquirer", what event last week
made Bill Cosby bitter?
*Okay, now back to our usual sources of fake news.*
3. Which novel won the Gold Man Booker award for best book of the
past 50 years?
4. The Hudson's Bay company announced this weekend that they will
stop selling whose products?
5. Donald Tusk was in the news for chiding Donald Trump. What is
Tusk's position?
6. What is Rick Leary's new job?
7. Who won his fourth Wimbledon singles title last week?
8. Who defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon?
9. Who was nominated to the US Supreme Court last week?
10. Which company last week announced the withdrawal of most of
its services in western Canada?
After completing this round, please decode this rot13: Vs lbh
tnir gur nafjre "Gehzc" ba nal dhrfgvba, jr arrq gur svefg anzr.
Tb onpx naq cebivqr vg.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto (require 'msb)
m...@vex.net -- Lars Lindberg
My text in this article is in the public domain.
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on that date.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of What She Said and are
used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting of
other rounds. For further information see my 2017-09-25 companion
posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 7 (2018-07-09), Round 1 - Current Events
1. In exciting news for Leafs fans, free agent John Tavares has
fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team
of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how
many years?
2. The Montreal Jazz Festival canceled the remaining performances
of director Robert Lepage's new show, after protests over the
majority of the cast being white. The festival apologized,
while Lepage called the decision "a blow to artistic freedom".
What is the name of this much-debated show?
3. Mexico has a new president -- known popularly by his initials,
AMLO, he won in a landslide. What is his full surname?
4. This week UNESCO named a new World Heritage Site in Canada --
Pimachiowin Aki. Where is this 29,000 km² site?
5. Former Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown announced this week that
he was running for a new job. What is it?
6. CITY-TV's "Breakfast Television" has a new co-host, after the
departure of long-time host Kevin Frankish. Who's the new host?
7. Jose Bautista returned to the Rogers Centre this week, but in
the uniform of his new team. Name that team.
8. Molly Shoichet ["Shoy-ket"] is one of the first people cut by
Doug Ford's office, although they say her position remains and
will be filled. What was her job?
9. In more groan-worthy news for TTC passengers, it was made public
this week that a number of the 89 new articulated streetcars
that Bombardier has managed to deliver so far must now be sent
back for repairs -- which will take up to 19 weeks per vehicle.
How many of the 89 streetcars are involved?
10. Which singer-songwriter announced that he needed to cancel
upcoming tour dates to recover from cancer treatment?
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjre
gur sbhegu dhrfgvba ol anzvat n cebivapr be greevgbel, jr arrq zber.
Tb onpx naq fhccyl vg. Nyfb, vs lbh whfg fnvq "Arj Lbex" ba gur
fcbegf dhrfgvba, tb onpx gb gung bar naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
* Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events
1. According to a "National Enquirer" report, why did the FBI once
investigate Steve Jobs. Be sufficiently specific.
2. Also according the "National Enquirer", what event last week
made Bill Cosby bitter?
*Okay, now back to our usual sources of fake news.*
3. Which novel won the Gold Man Booker award for best book of the
past 50 years?
4. The Hudson's Bay company announced this weekend that they will
stop selling whose products?
5. Donald Tusk was in the news for chiding Donald Trump. What is
Tusk's position?
6. What is Rick Leary's new job?
7. Who won his fourth Wimbledon singles title last week?
8. Who defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon?
9. Who was nominated to the US Supreme Court last week?
10. Which company last week announced the withdrawal of most of
its services in western Canada?
After completing this round, please decode this rot13: Vs lbh
tnir gur nafjre "Gehzc" ba nal dhrfgvba, jr arrq gur svefg anzr.
Tb onpx naq cebivqr vg.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto (require 'msb)
m...@vex.net -- Lars Lindberg
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Erland Sommarskog
Jul 17, 2018, 3:46:17 AM7/17/18
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 7 (2018-07-09), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. In exciting news for Leafs fans, free agent John Tavares has
> fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team
> of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how
> many years?
Five
> * Game 7 (2018-07-09), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. In exciting news for Leafs fans, free agent John Tavares has
> fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team
> of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how
> many years?
> 10. Which singer-songwriter announced that he needed to cancel
> upcoming tour dates to recover from cancer treatment?
> * Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 5. Donald Tusk was in the news for chiding Donald Trump. What is
> Tusk's position?
President of the European Union
> Tusk's position?
> 7. Who won his fourth Wimbledon singles title last week?
> 8. Who defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon?
Peter Smyth
Jul 17, 2018, 6:10:42 AM7/17/18
to
Mark Brader wrote:
> * Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. According to a "National Enquirer" report, why did the FBI once
> investigate Steve Jobs. Be sufficiently specific.
Being abducted by aliens
> * Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. According to a "National Enquirer" report, why did the FBI once
> investigate Steve Jobs. Be sufficiently specific.
> 2. Also according the "National Enquirer", what event last week
> made Bill Cosby bitter?
Not being abducted by aliens
> made Bill Cosby bitter?
> *Okay, now back to our usual sources of fake news.*
>
> 3. Which novel won the Gold Man Booker award for best book of the
> past 50 years?
>
> 4. The Hudson's Bay company announced this weekend that they will
> stop selling whose products?
>
> 5. Donald Tusk was in the news for chiding Donald Trump. What is
> Tusk's position?
President of the European Council
>
> 3. Which novel won the Gold Man Booker award for best book of the
> past 50 years?
>
> 4. The Hudson's Bay company announced this weekend that they will
> stop selling whose products?
>
> 5. Donald Tusk was in the news for chiding Donald Trump. What is
> Tusk's position?
> 6. What is Rick Leary's new job?
>
> 7. Who won his fourth Wimbledon singles title last week?
Novak Djokovic
>
> 7. Who won his fourth Wimbledon singles title last week?
> 8. Who defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon?
Angelique Kerber
> 9. Who was nominated to the US Supreme Court last week?
Brett Kavanaugh
> 10. Which company last week announced the withdrawal of most of
> its services in western Canada?
Bank of Eastern Canada
> its services in western Canada?
> After completing this round, please decode this rot13: If you
> gave the answer "Trump" on any question, we need the first name.
> Go back and provide it.
Peter Smyth
Dan Blum
Jul 17, 2018, 9:44:29 AM7/17/18
to
Mark Brader <m...@vex.net> wrote:
> * Game 7 (2018-07-09), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. In exciting news for Leafs fans, free agent John Tavares has
> fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team
> of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how
> many years?
3; 4
> * Game 7 (2018-07-09), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. In exciting news for Leafs fans, free agent John Tavares has
> fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team
> of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how
> many years?
> 7. Jose Bautista returned to the Rogers Centre this week, but in
> the uniform of his new team. Name that team.
> * Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events
> 9. Who was nominated to the US Supreme Court last week?
Brett Kavanaugh
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Joshua Kreitzer
Jul 18, 2018, 1:14:22 AM7/18/18
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:-MqdncDq07sYHdDGnZ2dnUU7-
QfN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 7 (2018-07-09), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. In exciting news for Leafs fans, free agent John Tavares has
> fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team
> of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how
> many years?
7; 8
> 2. The Montreal Jazz Festival canceled the remaining performances
> of director Robert Lepage's new show, after protests over the
> majority of the cast being white. The festival apologized,
> while Lepage called the decision "a blow to artistic freedom".
> What is the name of this much-debated show?
"Slavs"
> 3. Mexico has a new president -- known popularly by his initials,
> AMLO, he won in a landslide. What is his full surname?
Lopez Obrador
> * Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. According to a "National Enquirer" report, why did the FBI once
> investigate Steve Jobs. Be sufficiently specific.
using a device to make long distance phone calls for free
> 5. Donald Tusk was in the news for chiding Donald Trump. What is
> Tusk's position?
president of Poland
> 6. What is Rick Leary's new job?
coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs; coach of the Toronto Raptors
> 8. Who defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon?
Kerber
> 9. Who was nominated to the US Supreme Court last week?
Kavanaugh
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
QfN...@giganews.com:
> * Game 7 (2018-07-09), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. In exciting news for Leafs fans, free agent John Tavares has
> fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team
> of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how
> many years?
> 2. The Montreal Jazz Festival canceled the remaining performances
> of director Robert Lepage's new show, after protests over the
> majority of the cast being white. The festival apologized,
> while Lepage called the decision "a blow to artistic freedom".
> What is the name of this much-debated show?
> 3. Mexico has a new president -- known popularly by his initials,
> AMLO, he won in a landslide. What is his full surname?
> * Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. According to a "National Enquirer" report, why did the FBI once
> investigate Steve Jobs. Be sufficiently specific.
> 5. Donald Tusk was in the news for chiding Donald Trump. What is
> Tusk's position?
> 6. What is Rick Leary's new job?
> 8. Who defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon?
> 9. Who was nominated to the US Supreme Court last week?
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Pete Gayde
Jul 18, 2018, 1:32:40 PM7/18/18
to
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> give the answers that were correct on that date.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of What She Said and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
> current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting of
> other rounds. For further information see my 2017-09-25 companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7 (2018-07-09), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. In exciting news for Leafs fans, free agent John Tavares has
> fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team
> of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how
> many years?
10
> indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
> answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
> give the answers that were correct on that date.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days.
>
> All questions were written by members of What She Said and are
> used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have
> been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of
> current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting of
> other rounds. For further information see my 2017-09-25 companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 7 (2018-07-09), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. In exciting news for Leafs fans, free agent John Tavares has
> fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team
> of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how
> many years?
>
> 2. The Montreal Jazz Festival canceled the remaining performances
> of director Robert Lepage's new show, after protests over the
> majority of the cast being white. The festival apologized,
> while Lepage called the decision "a blow to artistic freedom".
> What is the name of this much-debated show?
>
> 3. Mexico has a new president -- known popularly by his initials,
> AMLO, he won in a landslide. What is his full surname?
>
> 4. This week UNESCO named a new World Heritage Site in Canada --
> Pimachiowin Aki. Where is this 29,000 km² site?
>
> 5. Former Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown announced this week that
> he was running for a new job. What is it?
>
> 6. CITY-TV's "Breakfast Television" has a new co-host, after the
> departure of long-time host Kevin Frankish. Who's the new host?
>
> 7. Jose Bautista returned to the Rogers Centre this week, but in
> the uniform of his new team. Name that team.
>
> 8. Molly Shoichet ["Shoy-ket"] is one of the first people cut by
> Doug Ford's office, although they say her position remains and
> will be filled. What was her job?
>
> 9. In more groan-worthy news for TTC passengers, it was made public
> this week that a number of the 89 new articulated streetcars
> that Bombardier has managed to deliver so far must now be sent
> back for repairs -- which will take up to 19 weeks per vehicle.
> How many of the 89 streetcars are involved?
>
> 10. Which singer-songwriter announced that he needed to cancel
> upcoming tour dates to recover from cancer treatment?
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh nafjre
> gur sbhegu dhrfgvba ol anzvat n cebivapr be greevgbel, jr arrq zber.
> Tb onpx naq fhccyl vg. Nyfb, vs lbh whfg fnvq "Arj Lbex" ba gur
> fcbegf dhrfgvba, tb onpx gb gung bar naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
>
>
> * Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. According to a "National Enquirer" report, why did the FBI once
> investigate Steve Jobs. Be sufficiently specific.
>
> 2. Also according the "National Enquirer", what event last week
> made Bill Cosby bitter?
>
> *Okay, now back to our usual sources of fake news.*
>
> 3. Which novel won the Gold Man Booker award for best book of the
> past 50 years?
>
> 4. The Hudson's Bay company announced this weekend that they will
> stop selling whose products?
>
> 5. Donald Tusk was in the news for chiding Donald Trump. What is
> Tusk's position?
>
> 6. What is Rick Leary's new job?
>
> 7. Who won his fourth Wimbledon singles title last week?
>
> 8. Who defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon?
>
> 9. Who was nominated to the US Supreme Court last week?
>
> 10. Which company last week announced the withdrawal of most of
> its services in western Canada?
>
> After completing this round, please decode this rot13: Vs lbh
> tnir gur nafjre "Gehzc" ba nal dhrfgvba, jr arrq gur svefg anzr.
> Tb onpx naq cebivqr vg.
>
Mark Brader
Jul 20, 2018, 2:20:22 AM7/20/18
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Mark Brader:
> 2. The Montreal Jazz Festival canceled the remaining performances
> of director Robert Lepage's new show, after protests over the
> majority of the cast being white. The festival apologized,
> while Lepage called the decision "a blow to artistic freedom".
> What is the name of this much-debated show?
"SLAV". (In block capitals, with a macron on the A, yet; but "Slavs"
was close enough.) 4 for Joshua.
"When we are no longer allowed to step into someone else's shoes,
when it is forbidden to identify with someone else", he said,
"theater is denied its very nature."
> 3. Mexico has a new president -- known popularly by his initials,
> AMLO, he won in a landslide. What is his full surname?
(Andres Manuel) Lopez Obrador. 4 for Joshua.
> 4. This week UNESCO named a new World Heritage Site in Canada --
> Pimachiowin Aki. Where is this 29,000 km² site?
It extends eastward from Lake Winnipeg and is some distance north
of Lake of the Woods, about half in Manitoba and half in Ontario.
"Manitoba and Ontario" was sufficient, but either province named
alone was not.
> 5. Former Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown announced this week that
> he was running for a new job. What is it?
Chair of the Regional Municipality of Peel.
> 6. CITY-TV's "Breakfast Television" has a new co-host, after the
> departure of long-time host Kevin Frankish. Who's the new host?
Roger Petersen.
> 7. Jose Bautista returned to the Rogers Centre this week, but in
> the uniform of his new team. Name that team.
New York Mets. ("Mets" was required.) 4 for Pete.
> 8. Molly Shoichet ["Shoy-ket"] is one of the first people cut by
> Doug Ford's office, although they say her position remains and
> will be filled. What was her job?
Chief Scientist (of Ontario).
> 9. In more groan-worthy news for TTC passengers, it was made public
> this week that a number of the 89 new articulated streetcars
> that Bombardier has managed to deliver so far must now be sent
> back for repairs -- which will take up to 19 weeks per vehicle.
> How many of the 89 streetcars are involved?
67!
> 10. Which singer-songwriter announced that he needed to cancel
> upcoming tour dates to recover from cancer treatment?
Elvis Costello. 4 for Erland.
> * Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. According to a "National Enquirer" report, why did the FBI once
> investigate Steve Jobs. Be sufficiently specific.
He was accused of threatening to blow up the head office of Apple.
> 2. Also according the "National Enquirer", what event last week
> made Bill Cosby bitter?
People boycotted his birthday party.
> *Okay, now back to our usual sources of fake news.*
> 3. Which novel won the Gold Man Booker award for best book of the
> past 50 years?
"The English Patient" (by Michael Ondaatje).
> 4. The Hudson's Bay company announced this weekend that they will
> stop selling whose products?
Ivanka Trump. (Both names required.)
> 5. Donald Tusk was in the news for chiding Donald Trump. What is
> Tusk's position?
President of the European Council. (Accepting "president of the EU"
-- which was the expected answer in the original game -- or similar.)
4 for Erland, Peter, and Pete.
> 6. What is Rick Leary's new job?
Chief executive officer of the Toronto Transit Commission.
> 7. Who won his fourth Wimbledon singles title last week?
Novak Djokovic. 4 for Erland, Peter, and Pete.
> 8. Who defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon?
Angelique Kerber. 4 for Erland, Peter, and Joshua.
> 9. Who was nominated to the US Supreme Court last week?
Brett Kavanaugh. 4 for Peter, Dan, Joshua, and Pete.
> 10. Which company last week announced the withdrawal of most of
> its services in western Canada?
Greyhound.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX
Pete Gayde 0 12 16 24 14 8 4 12 86
Joshua Kreitzer 8 16 12 12 8 11 11 8 70
Dan Blum 6 20 12 8 14 8 0 4 68
Peter Smyth 4 8 8 4 8 12 0 16 56
Erland Sommarskog 4 4 8 12 12 0 4 12 52
Dan Tilque 4 4 8 8 8 16 -- -- 48
Jason Kreitzer 0 8 4 4 0 4 -- -- 20
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Dr. Slipher, I have found your Planet X."
m...@vex.net -- Clyde Tombaugh (1906-97), 1930-02-18
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the
> dates indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly.
> If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still
> expected to give the answers that were correct on that date...
> dates indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly.
> If any answers have changed due to newer news, you are still
> For further information see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7 (2018-07-09), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. In exciting news for Leafs fans, free agent John Tavares has
> fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team
> of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how
> many years?
7. 3 for Joshua.
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 7 (2018-07-09), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. In exciting news for Leafs fans, free agent John Tavares has
> fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team
> of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how
> many years?
> 2. The Montreal Jazz Festival canceled the remaining performances
> of director Robert Lepage's new show, after protests over the
> majority of the cast being white. The festival apologized,
> while Lepage called the decision "a blow to artistic freedom".
> What is the name of this much-debated show?
was close enough.) 4 for Joshua.
"When we are no longer allowed to step into someone else's shoes,
when it is forbidden to identify with someone else", he said,
"theater is denied its very nature."
> 3. Mexico has a new president -- known popularly by his initials,
> AMLO, he won in a landslide. What is his full surname?
> 4. This week UNESCO named a new World Heritage Site in Canada --
> Pimachiowin Aki. Where is this 29,000 km² site?
of Lake of the Woods, about half in Manitoba and half in Ontario.
"Manitoba and Ontario" was sufficient, but either province named
alone was not.
> 5. Former Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown announced this week that
> he was running for a new job. What is it?
> 6. CITY-TV's "Breakfast Television" has a new co-host, after the
> departure of long-time host Kevin Frankish. Who's the new host?
> 7. Jose Bautista returned to the Rogers Centre this week, but in
> the uniform of his new team. Name that team.
> 8. Molly Shoichet ["Shoy-ket"] is one of the first people cut by
> Doug Ford's office, although they say her position remains and
> will be filled. What was her job?
> 9. In more groan-worthy news for TTC passengers, it was made public
> this week that a number of the 89 new articulated streetcars
> that Bombardier has managed to deliver so far must now be sent
> back for repairs -- which will take up to 19 weeks per vehicle.
> How many of the 89 streetcars are involved?
> 10. Which singer-songwriter announced that he needed to cancel
> upcoming tour dates to recover from cancer treatment?
> * Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. According to a "National Enquirer" report, why did the FBI once
> investigate Steve Jobs. Be sufficiently specific.
> 2. Also according the "National Enquirer", what event last week
> made Bill Cosby bitter?
> *Okay, now back to our usual sources of fake news.*
> 3. Which novel won the Gold Man Booker award for best book of the
> past 50 years?
> 4. The Hudson's Bay company announced this weekend that they will
> stop selling whose products?
> 5. Donald Tusk was in the news for chiding Donald Trump. What is
> Tusk's position?
-- which was the expected answer in the original game -- or similar.)
4 for Erland, Peter, and Pete.
> 6. What is Rick Leary's new job?
> 7. Who won his fourth Wimbledon singles title last week?
> 8. Who defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon?
> 9. Who was nominated to the US Supreme Court last week?
> 10. Which company last week announced the withdrawal of most of
> its services in western Canada?
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX
Pete Gayde 0 12 16 24 14 8 4 12 86
Joshua Kreitzer 8 16 12 12 8 11 11 8 70
Dan Blum 6 20 12 8 14 8 0 4 68
Peter Smyth 4 8 8 4 8 12 0 16 56
Erland Sommarskog 4 4 8 12 12 0 4 12 52
Dan Tilque 4 4 8 8 8 16 -- -- 48
Jason Kreitzer 0 8 4 4 0 4 -- -- 20
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