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*)".
> * Game 5 (2019-06-17), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Which former Boston Red Sox player was shot in the back in his
> native Dominican Republic?
David Ortiz. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Pete, and Joshua.
> 2. Which company is embroiled in a years-old trademark dispute
> with MLSE over the clawed-basketball logo of the Toronto Raptors?
Monster Energy Drink.
> 3. Ten US states are suing to prevent two telecommunications
> giants from merging, saying it will hurt consumers.
> Name *either* of the companies in the proposed merger.
Sprint, T-Mobile. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete.
> 4. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences filed a defense
> last week in a lawsuit over its expulsion of a member in 2018.
> Who is suing them?
Roman Polanski. 4 for Joshua.
> 5. Lauren Tilley and Bailey Chitty -- two University of New
> Brunswick Students volunteering for Youth Challenge International
> -- were kidnapped and released. In what country did this happen?
Ghana.
> 6. Axe partnered with a technology giant to produce gaming-oriented
> personal care products that are being test-marketed in Australia.
> Name the digital partner.
Microsoft. 3 for Dan Blum. 2 for Pete.
> 7. Who did Justin Bieber challenge to an MMA cage (octagon) fight?
Tom Cruise. 4 for Pete.
> 8. A world-class cyclist is in intensive care with multiple
> fractures after crashing into a wall at 60 km/h at the Criterium
> de Dauphine. The crash ended his hopes of a fifth Tour de
> France win. Who is he?
Chris Froome. 4 for Erland and Pete.
> 9. Last week marked the 100th anniversary of the invention in
> Florence, Italy, of one of the world's most popular cocktails --
> a concoction of Campari, vermouth, gin, and bitters. Name that
> poison.
The Negroni. 4 for Joshua.
> 10. Who won the Larry O'Brien Trophy last week?
The Toronto Raptors. 4 for Pete.
Yes, it's the NBA championship trophy. Unnatural Axxxe guessed
that not a lot of people would know that.
> * Game 6 (2019-06-24), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. At the the Meijer LPGA Classic last week, a record was set for
> most career pro golf titles by a Canadian. Name either the
> woman who set the record with 9 tournament wins, or the one
> who held the record previously with 8.
Brooke Henderson, Sandra Post.
> 2. As a child she was the subject of the world's most publicized
> custody case. She went on to create a glamorous fashion empire
> that included her signature blue jeans. Name that poor little
> rich girl who died last week at age 95.
Gloria Vanderbilt. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Bruce, Pete,
and Joshua.
> 3. New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority refused an ad and
> was sued last week by the company "Dame" for infringing on
> their First Amendment rights and invoking a gender-based double
> standard of censorship. What does Dame sell?
Sex toys. I accepted "vibrators". 4 for Bruce.
> 4. What is Facebook's proposed new cryptocurrency called?
Libra. 4 for Bruce, Erland, and Pete.
> 5. The leader of a cultish multi-level marketing group -- whose
> followers included actress Allison Mack and heiress Clare
> Bronfman -- was convicted of multiple counts of sex trafficking.
> Give either his name or that of his organization.
Keith Raniere, NXIVM. 4 for Bruce and Joshua.
> 6. Name *either one* of the two TTC stations which were temporarily
> renamed, with altered spellings, for Pride Month.
Queen ("Qween"), Wellesley ("Welleslay").
> 7. What was celebrated on June 19, also known as Juneteenth?
The abolition of slavery -- specifically, the 1865-06-19
announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, symbolizing
the political end of slavery throughout the former Confederacy.
The Emancipation Proclamation was on 1863-01-01, but I decided to
score it as almost correct. 4 for Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua.
3 for Dan Blum and Bruce.
> 8. British arms sales to Saudi Arabia have been declared unlawful
> because they contributed to civilian deaths where?
Yemen. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Erland, and Pete.
> 9. The Tampa Bay Rays are requesting to split their home games
> with which Canadian city?
Montreal. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Pete, and Joshua.
> 10. Who is representing the People's Party of Canada in Etobicoke
> North in the fall federal election?
Renata Ford. (Widow of Rob.) This one probably should have required
her first name, but it didn't, so 4 for Dan Tilque.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 BEST FOUR
Pete Gayde -- -- 16 12 22 20 70
Dan Blum 8 20 16 12 7 15 63
Erland Sommarskog 8 24 4 16 4 8 56
Joshua Kreitzer 8 16 8 8 12 16 52
Dan Tilque 0 4 8 8 8 20 44
Bruce Bowler -- -- 12 7 4 19 42
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