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Mark Brader
Oct 8, 2019, 7:31:19 PM10/8/19
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These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
indicated below, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any
answers have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to
give the answers that were correct on that date.
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
All questions were written by members of the Red Smarties 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 2019-01-22 companion
posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 3 (2019-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Fall, or autumn if you prefer, arrived last Monday. At what
time, within 15 minutes? Be specific.
2. Auston Matthews made the news this week after being charged
with disorderly conduct and disruptive behavior after an off-ice
incident in May. Where did the incident take place?
3. WWE performer Lacey Evans released a video of herself receiving
a speeding ticket from an RCMP officer in what Canadian city?
4. At the World Track and Field Championships, which Canadian won
a bronze medal in the men's 100 m?
5. Merger talks between Altria and *what other company* broke off
this week? The other company will now focus instead on launching
a smokeless tobacco product.
6. Also this week, CEO Kevin Burns resigned from *this company*
and was replaced by Altria's chief strategy and growth officer,
K.C. Crosthwaite. What company?
7. What show won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series?
8. And who won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series?
9. On Saturday, in response to an anti-LBGTQ Christian group's
plan to march up Church St. and through the gay village, another
peaceful rally was organized to counter it. What was the *name*
of the counter-rally?
10. Following a boating accident last month in Muskoka, Kevin
O'Leary's wife was charged with careless operation of a vessel.
Give her *first* name.
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Svefg, vs lbh
sbetbg gb vaqvpngr jung gvzr mbar lbh zrnag ba lbhe svefg nafjre, tb
onpx naq fhccyl vg. Gura, vs lbh tnir Cubravk sbe lbhe arkg nafjre,
jr arrq gur fcrpvsvp pvgl, abg gur zrgebcbyvgna nern. Tb onpx naq
punatr lbhe nafjre gb gur fcrpvsvp pvgl.
* Game 4 (2019-10-07), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Mayor Tory announced a 6-8 week pilot project that will have tow
trucks relocating illegally parked cars onto nearby side streets
during the afternoon rush hour, rather than towing them to police
pounds. On what street will this pilot project be running?
2. Toronto City Council officially declared a climate emergency
at Wednesday's meeting, and followed it up with an endorsement
of a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by *what year*?
(Exact answer required.)
3. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that a captain had
been named for this season. Who is he?
4. Please decode the only after you have finished with previous
question: Gurl nyfb anzrq guerr nffvfgnag pncgnvaf. Bar vf
Nhfgba Znggurjf. Anzr rvgure bs gur bguref.
5. A Canadian priest was elevated to cardinal on Saturday. Who?
6. In BC, the Minister of itizens' Services has resigned as a result
of an RCMP investigation, without even knowing what allegations
against her are being investigated. Name her.
7. Four of six national party leaders participated in the
French-language debate last week. Name either of the two who
did not. (Person, not party.)
8. On the other hand, the leader of the Bloc Québécois *did*
participate. Who's that?
9. Oh, right, this isn't the Canadiana round. Let's see, what else?
Okay, an old company announced a new version of its classic
jacket, one that is loaded with "Jacquard by Google" tech.
It will be able to track your Uber, tell you if you left your
phone behind, and even take a selfie, among other things.
Name the company with the connected jacket.
10. In other tech news this week, two companies launched their
version of wireless earbuds. One will allow you to connect to
all kinds of applications by voice commands, while the other
will have an ionizer in its stand to kill bacteria while the
battery is charging. Specify one of them (say "connected" or
"anti-bacterial") and name the relevant company.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make
m...@vex.net | us see a thread which is not there." --E.H. Gombrich
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 the Red Smarties 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 2019-01-22 companion
posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 3 (2019-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Fall, or autumn if you prefer, arrived last Monday. At what
time, within 15 minutes? Be specific.
2. Auston Matthews made the news this week after being charged
with disorderly conduct and disruptive behavior after an off-ice
incident in May. Where did the incident take place?
3. WWE performer Lacey Evans released a video of herself receiving
a speeding ticket from an RCMP officer in what Canadian city?
4. At the World Track and Field Championships, which Canadian won
a bronze medal in the men's 100 m?
5. Merger talks between Altria and *what other company* broke off
this week? The other company will now focus instead on launching
a smokeless tobacco product.
6. Also this week, CEO Kevin Burns resigned from *this company*
and was replaced by Altria's chief strategy and growth officer,
K.C. Crosthwaite. What company?
7. What show won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series?
8. And who won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series?
9. On Saturday, in response to an anti-LBGTQ Christian group's
plan to march up Church St. and through the gay village, another
peaceful rally was organized to counter it. What was the *name*
of the counter-rally?
10. Following a boating accident last month in Muskoka, Kevin
O'Leary's wife was charged with careless operation of a vessel.
Give her *first* name.
After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Svefg, vs lbh
sbetbg gb vaqvpngr jung gvzr mbar lbh zrnag ba lbhe svefg nafjre, tb
onpx naq fhccyl vg. Gura, vs lbh tnir Cubravk sbe lbhe arkg nafjre,
jr arrq gur fcrpvsvp pvgl, abg gur zrgebcbyvgna nern. Tb onpx naq
punatr lbhe nafjre gb gur fcrpvsvp pvgl.
* Game 4 (2019-10-07), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Mayor Tory announced a 6-8 week pilot project that will have tow
trucks relocating illegally parked cars onto nearby side streets
during the afternoon rush hour, rather than towing them to police
pounds. On what street will this pilot project be running?
2. Toronto City Council officially declared a climate emergency
at Wednesday's meeting, and followed it up with an endorsement
of a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by *what year*?
(Exact answer required.)
3. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that a captain had
been named for this season. Who is he?
4. Please decode the only after you have finished with previous
question: Gurl nyfb anzrq guerr nffvfgnag pncgnvaf. Bar vf
Nhfgba Znggurjf. Anzr rvgure bs gur bguref.
5. A Canadian priest was elevated to cardinal on Saturday. Who?
6. In BC, the Minister of itizens' Services has resigned as a result
of an RCMP investigation, without even knowing what allegations
against her are being investigated. Name her.
7. Four of six national party leaders participated in the
French-language debate last week. Name either of the two who
did not. (Person, not party.)
8. On the other hand, the leader of the Bloc Québécois *did*
participate. Who's that?
9. Oh, right, this isn't the Canadiana round. Let's see, what else?
Okay, an old company announced a new version of its classic
jacket, one that is loaded with "Jacquard by Google" tech.
It will be able to track your Uber, tell you if you left your
phone behind, and even take a selfie, among other things.
Name the company with the connected jacket.
10. In other tech news this week, two companies launched their
version of wireless earbuds. One will allow you to connect to
all kinds of applications by voice commands, while the other
will have an ionizer in its stand to kill bacteria while the
battery is charging. Specify one of them (say "connected" or
"anti-bacterial") and name the relevant company.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make
m...@vex.net | us see a thread which is not there." --E.H. Gombrich
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Dan Blum
Oct 8, 2019, 7:44:52 PM10/8/19
to
> 7. What show won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series?
Fleabag
> * Game 4 (2019-10-07), Round 1 - Current Events
> 2. Toronto City Council officially declared a climate emergency
> at Wednesday's meeting, and followed it up with an endorsement
> of a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by *what year*?
> (Exact answer required.)
2025; 2029
> at Wednesday's meeting, and followed it up with an endorsement
> of a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by *what year*?
> (Exact answer required.)
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
Oct 9, 2019, 2:35:15 PM10/9/19
to
Mark Brader (m...@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 3 (2019-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Fall, or autumn if you prefer, arrived last Monday. At what
> time, within 15 minutes? Be specific.
>
What a question!
> * Game 3 (2019-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Fall, or autumn if you prefer, arrived last Monday. At what
> time, within 15 minutes? Be specific.
>
Over here the definition of autumn is when the 24-hour average
temperature has been below 10'C for five days in a row. (I think
it's five, but I am not sure.)
But, OK, now it is Toronto rules. And Toronto autumn. Hm, 20:36?
Addition after reading the rot-13:
And they want the time zone as well? Ah, so they asked about the
equinox? I stand by my answer, and the qualification that is local
time Toronto.
> 3. WWE performer Lacey Evans released a video of herself receiving
> a speeding ticket from an RCMP officer in what Canadian city?
> 4. At the World Track and Field Championships, which Canadian won
> a bronze medal in the men's 100 m?
>
> * Game 4 (2019-10-07), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 2. Toronto City Council officially declared a climate emergency
> at Wednesday's meeting, and followed it up with an endorsement
> of a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by *what year*?
> (Exact answer required.)
2030
> at Wednesday's meeting, and followed it up with an endorsement
> of a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by *what year*?
> (Exact answer required.)
Pete Gayde
Oct 9, 2019, 2:51:08 PM10/9/19
to
m...@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:cNGdnbDlrpbcgQDAnZ2dnUU7-
LHN...@giganews.com:
> 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 the Red Smarties 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 2019-01-22 companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3 (2019-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Fall, or autumn if you prefer, arrived last Monday. At what
> time, within 15 minutes? Be specific.
09:00am Eastern time; 10:00am Eastern time
>
> 2. Auston Matthews made the news this week after being charged
> with disorderly conduct and disruptive behavior after an off-ice
> incident in May. Where did the incident take place?
>
> 3. WWE performer Lacey Evans released a video of herself receiving
> a speeding ticket from an RCMP officer in what Canadian city?
>
> 4. At the World Track and Field Championships, which Canadian won
> a bronze medal in the men's 100 m?
>
> 5. Merger talks between Altria and *what other company* broke off
> this week? The other company will now focus instead on launching
> a smokeless tobacco product.
Juul
>
> 6. Also this week, CEO Kevin Burns resigned from *this company*
> and was replaced by Altria's chief strategy and growth officer,
> K.C. Crosthwaite. What company?
>
> 7. What show won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series?
>
> 8. And who won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series?
>
> 9. On Saturday, in response to an anti-LBGTQ Christian group's
> plan to march up Church St. and through the gay village, another
> peaceful rally was organized to counter it. What was the *name*
> of the counter-rally?
>
> 10. Following a boating accident last month in Muskoka, Kevin
> O'Leary's wife was charged with careless operation of a vessel.
> Give her *first* name.
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Svefg, vs lbh
> sbetbg gb vaqvpngr jung gvzr mbar lbh zrnag ba lbhe svefg nafjre, tb
> onpx naq fhccyl vg. Gura, vs lbh tnir Cubravk sbe lbhe arkg nafjre,
> jr arrq gur fcrpvsvp pvgl, abg gur zrgebcbyvgna nern. Tb onpx naq
> punatr lbhe nafjre gb gur fcrpvsvp pvgl.
>
>
> * Game 4 (2019-10-07), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Mayor Tory announced a 6-8 week pilot project that will have tow
> trucks relocating illegally parked cars onto nearby side streets
> during the afternoon rush hour, rather than towing them to police
> pounds. On what street will this pilot project be running?
Yonge; Bloor
>
> 2. Toronto City Council officially declared a climate emergency
> at Wednesday's meeting, and followed it up with an endorsement
> of a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by *what year*?
> (Exact answer required.)
2040; 2050
>
> 3. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that a captain had
> been named for this season. Who is he?
>
> 4. Please decode the only after you have finished with previous
> question: Gurl nyfb anzrq guerr nffvfgnag pncgnvaf. Bar vf
> Nhfgba Znggurjf. Anzr rvgure bs gur bguref.
>
> 5. A Canadian priest was elevated to cardinal on Saturday. Who?
>
> 6. In BC, the Minister of itizens' Services has resigned as a result
> of an RCMP investigation, without even knowing what allegations
> against her are being investigated. Name her.
>
> 7. Four of six national party leaders participated in the
> French-language debate last week. Name either of the two who
> did not. (Person, not party.)
>
> 8. On the other hand, the leader of the Bloc Québécois *did*
> participate. Who's that?
>
> 9. Oh, right, this isn't the Canadiana round. Let's see, what else?
> Okay, an old company announced a new version of its classic
> jacket, one that is loaded with "Jacquard by Google" tech.
> It will be able to track your Uber, tell you if you left your
> phone behind, and even take a selfie, among other things.
> Name the company with the connected jacket.
Patagonia; LL Bean
>
> 10. In other tech news this week, two companies launched their
> version of wireless earbuds. One will allow you to connect to
> all kinds of applications by voice commands, while the other
> will have an ionizer in its stand to kill bacteria while the
> battery is charging. Specify one of them (say "connected" or
> "anti-bacterial") and name the relevant company.
>
Pete Gayde
LHN...@giganews.com:
> 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 the Red Smarties 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 2019-01-22 companion
> posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> * Game 3 (2019-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Fall, or autumn if you prefer, arrived last Monday. At what
> time, within 15 minutes? Be specific.
>
> 2. Auston Matthews made the news this week after being charged
> with disorderly conduct and disruptive behavior after an off-ice
> incident in May. Where did the incident take place?
>
> 3. WWE performer Lacey Evans released a video of herself receiving
> a speeding ticket from an RCMP officer in what Canadian city?
>
> 4. At the World Track and Field Championships, which Canadian won
> a bronze medal in the men's 100 m?
>
> 5. Merger talks between Altria and *what other company* broke off
> this week? The other company will now focus instead on launching
> a smokeless tobacco product.
>
> 6. Also this week, CEO Kevin Burns resigned from *this company*
> and was replaced by Altria's chief strategy and growth officer,
> K.C. Crosthwaite. What company?
>
> 7. What show won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series?
>
> 8. And who won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series?
>
> 9. On Saturday, in response to an anti-LBGTQ Christian group's
> plan to march up Church St. and through the gay village, another
> peaceful rally was organized to counter it. What was the *name*
> of the counter-rally?
>
> 10. Following a boating accident last month in Muskoka, Kevin
> O'Leary's wife was charged with careless operation of a vessel.
> Give her *first* name.
>
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Svefg, vs lbh
> sbetbg gb vaqvpngr jung gvzr mbar lbh zrnag ba lbhe svefg nafjre, tb
> onpx naq fhccyl vg. Gura, vs lbh tnir Cubravk sbe lbhe arkg nafjre,
> jr arrq gur fcrpvsvp pvgl, abg gur zrgebcbyvgna nern. Tb onpx naq
> punatr lbhe nafjre gb gur fcrpvsvp pvgl.
>
>
> * Game 4 (2019-10-07), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Mayor Tory announced a 6-8 week pilot project that will have tow
> trucks relocating illegally parked cars onto nearby side streets
> during the afternoon rush hour, rather than towing them to police
> pounds. On what street will this pilot project be running?
>
> 2. Toronto City Council officially declared a climate emergency
> at Wednesday's meeting, and followed it up with an endorsement
> of a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by *what year*?
> (Exact answer required.)
>
> 3. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that a captain had
> been named for this season. Who is he?
>
> 4. Please decode the only after you have finished with previous
> question: Gurl nyfb anzrq guerr nffvfgnag pncgnvaf. Bar vf
> Nhfgba Znggurjf. Anzr rvgure bs gur bguref.
>
> 5. A Canadian priest was elevated to cardinal on Saturday. Who?
>
> 6. In BC, the Minister of itizens' Services has resigned as a result
> of an RCMP investigation, without even knowing what allegations
> against her are being investigated. Name her.
>
> 7. Four of six national party leaders participated in the
> French-language debate last week. Name either of the two who
> did not. (Person, not party.)
>
> 8. On the other hand, the leader of the Bloc Québécois *did*
> participate. Who's that?
>
> 9. Oh, right, this isn't the Canadiana round. Let's see, what else?
> Okay, an old company announced a new version of its classic
> jacket, one that is loaded with "Jacquard by Google" tech.
> It will be able to track your Uber, tell you if you left your
> phone behind, and even take a selfie, among other things.
> Name the company with the connected jacket.
>
> 10. In other tech news this week, two companies launched their
> version of wireless earbuds. One will allow you to connect to
> all kinds of applications by voice commands, while the other
> will have an ionizer in its stand to kill bacteria while the
> battery is charging. Specify one of them (say "connected" or
> "anti-bacterial") and name the relevant company.
>
Mark Brader
Oct 11, 2019, 8:33:37 PM10/11/19
to
Mark Brader:
> * Game 3 (2019-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Fall, or autumn if you prefer, arrived last Monday. At what
> time, within 15 minutes? Be specific.
3:50 AM (accepting 3:35-4:05 AM). Of course the question was asking
for the time of the September equinox, and in EDT (zone -4), but
I'm accepting any correct answer that includes a time zone.
> 2. Auston Matthews made the news this week after being charged
> with disorderly conduct and disruptive behavior after an off-ice
> incident in May. Where did the incident take place?
Scottsdale.
> 3. WWE performer Lacey Evans released a video of herself receiving
> a speeding ticket from an RCMP officer in what Canadian city?
Edmonton.
She apparently felt that the cop should know she was a "superstar"
(her word), and therefore consider her above the law. Among other
things, she asked him angrily "Do you know *who I am*?!!".
The video shows the cop answering "No", but I thought he should have
said something like "If this is your driver's license, then you're
Lacey Evans -- why, isn't it yours?"
> 4. At the World Track and Field Championships, which Canadian won
> a bronze medal in the men's 100 m?
Andre de Grasse.
> 5. Merger talks between Altria and *what other company* broke off
> this week? The other company will now focus instead on launching
> a smokeless tobacco product.
Philip Morris International Inc.
> 6. Also this week, CEO Kevin Burns resigned from *this company*
> and was replaced by Altria's chief strategy and growth officer,
> K.C. Crosthwaite. What company?
Juul Labs. Sorry, Pete -- right answer, wrong question.
> 7. What show won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series?
"Fleabag". 4 for Dan.
> 8. And who won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series?
Billy Porter (for "Pose").
> 9. On Saturday, in response to an anti-LBGTQ Christian group's
> plan to march up Church St. and through the gay village, another
> peaceful rally was organized to counter it. What was the *name*
> of the counter-rally?
"Unite for Love".
> 10. Following a boating accident last month in Muskoka, Kevin
> O'Leary's wife was charged with careless operation of a vessel.
> Give her *first* name.
Linda.
> * Game 4 (2019-10-07), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Mayor Tory announced a 6-8 week pilot project that will have tow
> trucks relocating illegally parked cars onto nearby side streets
> during the afternoon rush hour, rather than towing them to police
> pounds. On what street will this pilot project be running?
Queen St.
> 2. Toronto City Council officially declared a climate emergency
> at Wednesday's meeting, and followed it up with an endorsement
> of a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by *what year*?
> (Exact answer required.)
2050. 2 for Pete.
> 3. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that a captain had
> been named for this season. Who is he?
John Tavares.
> 4. Please decode the [rot13] only after you have finished with
> previous question: They also named three assistant captains.
> One is Auston Matthews. Name either of the others.
Mitch Marner, Morgan Reilly.
> 5. A Canadian priest was elevated to cardinal on Saturday. Who?
Michael Czerny.
> 6. In BC, the Minister of itizens' Services has resigned as a result
> of an RCMP investigation, without even knowing what allegations
> against her are being investigated. Name her.
Jinny Sims.
> 7. Four of six national party leaders participated in the
> French-language debate last week. Name either of the two who
> did not. (Person, not party.)
Maxime Bernier, Elizabeth May.
> 8. On the other hand, the leader of the Bloc Québécois *did*
> participate. Who's that?
Yves-François Blanchet.
> 9. Oh, right, this isn't the Canadiana round. Let's see, what else?
> Okay, an old company announced a new version of its classic
> jacket, one that is loaded with "Jacquard by Google" tech.
> It will be able to track your Uber, tell you if you left your
> phone behind, and even take a selfie, among other things.
> Name the company with the connected jacket.
Levi's. (Accepting Levi Strauss.)
> 10. In other tech news this week, two companies launched their
> version of wireless earbuds. One will allow you to connect to
> all kinds of applications by voice commands, while the other
> will have an ionizer in its stand to kill bacteria while the
> battery is charging. Specify one of them (say "connected" or
> "anti-bacterial") and name the relevant company.
Connected: Microsoft. Anti-bacterial: LG.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 TOTALS
Pete Gayde 11 20 0 2 33
Dan Blum 19 6 4 0 29
Bruce Bowler 15 8 -- -- 23
Erland Sommarskog 8 12 0 0 20
Joshua Kreitzer 20 0 -- -- 20
Dan Tilque 4 12 -- -- 16
--
Mark Brader | "It is impractical for the standard to attempt to
Toronto | constrain the behavior of code that does not obey
m...@vex.net | the constraints of the standard." -- Doug Gwyn
> 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
Hmm, tough set.
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
> * Game 3 (2019-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Fall, or autumn if you prefer, arrived last Monday. At what
> time, within 15 minutes? Be specific.
for the time of the September equinox, and in EDT (zone -4), but
I'm accepting any correct answer that includes a time zone.
> 2. Auston Matthews made the news this week after being charged
> with disorderly conduct and disruptive behavior after an off-ice
> incident in May. Where did the incident take place?
> 3. WWE performer Lacey Evans released a video of herself receiving
> a speeding ticket from an RCMP officer in what Canadian city?
She apparently felt that the cop should know she was a "superstar"
(her word), and therefore consider her above the law. Among other
things, she asked him angrily "Do you know *who I am*?!!".
The video shows the cop answering "No", but I thought he should have
said something like "If this is your driver's license, then you're
Lacey Evans -- why, isn't it yours?"
> 4. At the World Track and Field Championships, which Canadian won
> a bronze medal in the men's 100 m?
> 5. Merger talks between Altria and *what other company* broke off
> this week? The other company will now focus instead on launching
> a smokeless tobacco product.
> 6. Also this week, CEO Kevin Burns resigned from *this company*
> and was replaced by Altria's chief strategy and growth officer,
> K.C. Crosthwaite. What company?
> 7. What show won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series?
> 8. And who won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series?
> 9. On Saturday, in response to an anti-LBGTQ Christian group's
> plan to march up Church St. and through the gay village, another
> peaceful rally was organized to counter it. What was the *name*
> of the counter-rally?
> 10. Following a boating accident last month in Muskoka, Kevin
> O'Leary's wife was charged with careless operation of a vessel.
> Give her *first* name.
> * Game 4 (2019-10-07), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Mayor Tory announced a 6-8 week pilot project that will have tow
> trucks relocating illegally parked cars onto nearby side streets
> during the afternoon rush hour, rather than towing them to police
> pounds. On what street will this pilot project be running?
> 2. Toronto City Council officially declared a climate emergency
> at Wednesday's meeting, and followed it up with an endorsement
> of a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by *what year*?
> (Exact answer required.)
> 3. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that a captain had
> been named for this season. Who is he?
> 4. Please decode the [rot13] only after you have finished with
> previous question: They also named three assistant captains.
> One is Auston Matthews. Name either of the others.
Mitch Marner, Morgan Reilly.
> 5. A Canadian priest was elevated to cardinal on Saturday. Who?
> 6. In BC, the Minister of itizens' Services has resigned as a result
> of an RCMP investigation, without even knowing what allegations
> against her are being investigated. Name her.
> 7. Four of six national party leaders participated in the
> French-language debate last week. Name either of the two who
> did not. (Person, not party.)
> 8. On the other hand, the leader of the Bloc Québécois *did*
> participate. Who's that?
> 9. Oh, right, this isn't the Canadiana round. Let's see, what else?
> Okay, an old company announced a new version of its classic
> jacket, one that is loaded with "Jacquard by Google" tech.
> It will be able to track your Uber, tell you if you left your
> phone behind, and even take a selfie, among other things.
> Name the company with the connected jacket.
> 10. In other tech news this week, two companies launched their
> version of wireless earbuds. One will allow you to connect to
> all kinds of applications by voice commands, while the other
> will have an ionizer in its stand to kill bacteria while the
> battery is charging. Specify one of them (say "connected" or
> "anti-bacterial") and name the relevant company.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 TOTALS
Pete Gayde 11 20 0 2 33
Dan Blum 19 6 4 0 29
Bruce Bowler 15 8 -- -- 23
Erland Sommarskog 8 12 0 0 20
Joshua Kreitzer 20 0 -- -- 20
Dan Tilque 4 12 -- -- 16
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m...@vex.net | the constraints of the standard." -- Doug Gwyn
Dan Tilque
Oct 11, 2019, 10:10:39 PM10/11/19
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On 10/11/19 5:33 PM, Mark Brader wrote:
> Mark Brader:
>> 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...
>> For further information see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on
>> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> Hmm, tough set.
Indeed. I didn't enter because I didn't know any of the answers.
> Mark Brader:
>> 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...
>> For further information see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on
>> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
>
>
> Hmm, tough set.
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Dan Tilque
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