QFTCIMM Current Events 7-8
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 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. For further
information see my 2011-05-23 companion posting on "Questions
from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11, QFTCIMM)".
All questions were written by members of the Misplaced Modifiers,
and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and
may have been retyped and/or edited by me.
* Game 7 (2011-06-27), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Unlikely but true: the US Open golf tournament was won by
a Northern Irishman for the second year in a row. Who is
the new champ?
2. Name the website hacked by the "Shrek" virus this week,
allowing 30,000 less than esthetically perfect people to join.
3. Toronto police have agreed that this technique, used to hold
hundreds of people in the rain for hours on the Sunday of
the G20 weekend, will no longer be used. Which technique?
4. The sax player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band died last
weekend. He was nicknamed the Big Man, but what was his name?
5. A dress worn by Marilyn Monroe was auctioned for $4,600,000
this week. In which film did she wear the frock?
6. In other auction news, a .38 revolver went for $110,000 this
week in furious bidding. Who was the notorious owner?
7. Name the singer who opened the Toronto Jazz Festival on
Friday with a free concert in David Pecaut square.
8. The Toronto Raptors named who as their new head coach
this week?
9. Maria Gomes Valentin died in Brazil this week. She was the
oldest person in the world according to Guinness. She fell
one week shy of which birthday (within 2)?
10. The cover of a book by Canadian Author Lawrence Hill was
burned June 22 in a park in Amsterdam. Why?
* Game 8 (2011-07-04), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Reversing its initial stance, Ottawa has agreed to fund
clinical trials of a controversial therapy. To treat what
disease?
2. The US Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday that this
entertainer can use the resources of his TV show to support
his self-named political action committee. His response to
the decision: "I don't accept the status quo. I do accept
Visa, Mastercard or American Express." Name the entertainer.
3. Christine Lagarde got a new job last week. As what?
4. Nortel Corporation has sold off its last remaining assets.
They went at auction for an eye-opening $4,500,000,000 to a
consortium whose members include RIM and Apple. What were
Nortel's last assets?
5. There are four new inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame,
three of them, incredibly, former Maple Leafs. Name any of
the illustrious three.
6. For only the second time, the United Nations has declared
a disease officially eradicated. This virulent disease, with
fatality rates as high as 95%, has been fingered variously for
the fall of the Roman Empire, the conquests of the Mongols,
and the French and Russian revolutions. Name it.
7. A year after receiving public criticism from the Prime
Minister's Office for mounting a play that allegedly condoned
terrorism, this Toronto summer festival saw its application
for 2011 funding denied. Coincidence? Yeah, right.
Name the festival.
8. Flights out of New York's JFK airport were delayed for several
hours Wednesday as these creatures poured onto the tarmac by
the thousands in search of a place to nest. "We ceded to
Mother Nature", said an airport spokesman. What creatures
were these?
9. Early in June, he went to Cuba for the removal of a tumor.
Last week, photos surfaced of this recuperating world
leader in avid conversation with the deathless Fidel Castro.
Name him.
10. The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council last week announced
that it has already received 4,350 complaints regarding a
Sun TV interview, and has politely asked Canadians not to
send any more. Name the Canadian interpretive dancer who
was the subject of Sun TV's on-air mugging.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "And kissed her for a hundred and sixty-nine years."
m...@vex.net | -- Connie Willis, To Say Nothing of the Dog
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Joshua Kreitzer
>
> * Game 7 (2011-06-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Unlikely but true: the US Open golf tournament was won by
> a Northern Irishman for the second year in a row. Who is
> the new champ?
McIlroy
> 4. The sax player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band died last
> weekend. He was nicknamed the Big Man, but what was his name?
Clarence Clemons
> 5. A dress worn by Marilyn Monroe was auctioned for $4,600,000
> this week. In which film did she wear the frock?
"The Seven Year Itch"
> 9. Maria Gomes Valentin died in Brazil this week. She was the
> oldest person in the world according to Guinness. She fell
> one week shy of which birthday (within 2)?
110; 115
> * Game 8 (2011-07-04), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 2. The US Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday that this
> entertainer can use the resources of his TV show to support
> his self-named political action committee. His response to
> the decision: "I don't accept the status quo. I do accept
> Visa, Mastercard or American Express." Name the entertainer.
Stephen Colbert
> 3. Christine Lagarde got a new job last week. As what?
head of the International Monetary Fund
> 6. For only the second time, the United Nations has declared
> a disease officially eradicated. This virulent disease, with
> fatality rates as high as 95%, has been fingered variously for
> the fall of the Roman Empire, the conquests of the Mongols,
> and the French and Russian revolutions. Name it.
rinderpest
> 9. Early in June, he went to Cuba for the removal of a tumor.
> Last week, photos surfaced of this recuperating world
> leader in avid conversation with the deathless Fidel Castro.
> Name him.
Hugo Chavez
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Dan Blum
> * Game 7 (2011-06-27), Round 1 - Current Events
> 3. Toronto police have agreed that this technique, used to hold
> hundreds of people in the rain for hours on the Sunday of
> the G20 weekend, will no longer be used. Which technique?
kettling
> 4. The sax player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band died last
> weekend. He was nicknamed the Big Man, but what was his name?
Clarence Clemons
> 5. A dress worn by Marilyn Monroe was auctioned for $4,600,000
> this week. In which film did she wear the frock?
The Seven-Year Itch
> 6. In other auction news, a .38 revolver went for $110,000 this
> week in furious bidding. Who was the notorious owner?
John Dillinger
> 9. Maria Gomes Valentin died in Brazil this week. She was the
> oldest person in the world according to Guinness. She fell
> one week shy of which birthday (within 2)?
110; 107
> * Game 8 (2011-07-04), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Reversing its initial stance, Ottawa has agreed to fund
> clinical trials of a controversial therapy. To treat what
> disease?
Lyme disease
> 2. The US Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday that this
> entertainer can use the resources of his TV show to support
> his self-named political action committee. His response to
> the decision: "I don't accept the status quo. I do accept
> Visa, Mastercard or American Express." Name the entertainer.
Stephen Colbert
> 3. Christine Lagarde got a new job last week. As what?
head of the IMF
> 4. Nortel Corporation has sold off its last remaining assets.
> They went at auction for an eye-opening $4,500,000,000 to a
> consortium whose members include RIM and Apple. What were
> Nortel's last assets?
patents
> 6. For only the second time, the United Nations has declared
> a disease officially eradicated. This virulent disease, with
> fatality rates as high as 95%, has been fingered variously for
> the fall of the Roman Empire, the conquests of the Mongols,
> and the French and Russian revolutions. Name it.
rinderpest
> 8. Flights out of New York's JFK airport were delayed for several
> hours Wednesday as these creatures poured onto the tarmac by
> the thousands in search of a place to nest. "We ceded to
> Mother Nature", said an airport spokesman. What creatures
> were these?
turtles
> 9. Early in June, he went to Cuba for the removal of a tumor.
> Last week, photos surfaced of this recuperating world
> leader in avid conversation with the deathless Fidel Castro.
> Name him.
Hugo Chavez
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum to...@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
Erland Sommarskog
> 9. Maria Gomes Valentin died in Brazil this week. She was the
> oldest person in the world according to Guinness. She fell
> one week shy of which birthday (within 2)?
114
> 3. Christine Lagarde got a new job last week. As what?
Head of IMF
> 4. Nortel Corporation has sold off its last remaining assets.
> They went at auction for an eye-opening $4,500,000,000 to a
> consortium whose members include RIM and Apple. What were
> Nortel's last assets?
A number of patents
> 6. For only the second time, the United Nations has declared
> a disease officially eradicated. This virulent disease, with
> fatality rates as high as 95%, has been fingered variously for
> the fall of the Roman Empire, the conquests of the Mongols,
> and the French and Russian revolutions. Name it.
Smallpox
> 8. Flights out of New York's JFK airport were delayed for several
> hours Wednesday as these creatures poured onto the tarmac by
> the thousands in search of a place to nest. "We ceded to
> Mother Nature", said an airport spokesman. What creatures
> were these?
Turtles
> 9. Early in June, he went to Cuba for the removal of a tumor.
> Last week, photos surfaced of this recuperating world
> leader in avid conversation with the deathless Fidel Castro.
> Name him.
Hugo Chavez
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se
Peter Smyth
news:wqWdnQQejK7Ka47T...@vex.net...
>* Game 7 (2011-06-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
>1. Unlikely but true: the US Open golf tournament was won by
> a Northern Irishman for the second year in a row. Who is
> the new champ?
Rory McIlroy
>2. Name the website hacked by the "Shrek" virus this week,
> allowing 30,000 less than esthetically perfect people to join.
>
>3. Toronto police have agreed that this technique, used to hold
> hundreds of people in the rain for hours on the Sunday of
> the G20 weekend, will no longer be used. Which technique?
kettling
>4. The sax player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band died last
> weekend. He was nicknamed the Big Man, but what was his name?
Clarence Clemons
>5. A dress worn by Marilyn Monroe was auctioned for $4,600,000
> this week. In which film did she wear the frock?
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
>6. In other auction news, a .38 revolver went for $110,000 this
> week in furious bidding. Who was the notorious owner?
>
>7. Name the singer who opened the Toronto Jazz Festival on
> Friday with a free concert in David Pecaut square.
Justin Bieber
>8. The Toronto Raptors named who as their new head coach
> this week?
Justin Bieber
>9. Maria Gomes Valentin died in Brazil this week. She was the
> oldest person in the world according to Guinness. She fell
> one week shy of which birthday (within 2)?
113
>10. The cover of a book by Canadian Author Lawrence Hill was
> burned June 22 in a park in Amsterdam. Why?
>
>
>* Game 8 (2011-07-04), Round 1 - Current Events
>
>1. Reversing its initial stance, Ottawa has agreed to fund
> clinical trials of a controversial therapy. To treat what
> disease?
>
>2. The US Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday that this
> entertainer can use the resources of his TV show to support
> his self-named political action committee. His response to
> the decision: "I don't accept the status quo. I do accept
> Visa, Mastercard or American Express." Name the entertainer.
>
>3. Christine Lagarde got a new job last week. As what?
Head of the IMF
>4. Nortel Corporation has sold off its last remaining assets.
> They went at auction for an eye-opening $4,500,000,000 to a
> consortium whose members include RIM and Apple. What were
> Nortel's last assets?
>
>5. There are four new inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame,
> three of them, incredibly, former Maple Leafs. Name any of
> the illustrious three.
>
>6. For only the second time, the United Nations has declared
> a disease officially eradicated. This virulent disease, with
> fatality rates as high as 95%, has been fingered variously for
> the fall of the Roman Empire, the conquests of the Mongols,
> and the French and Russian revolutions. Name it.
Bubonic Plague
>7. A year after receiving public criticism from the Prime
> Minister's Office for mounting a play that allegedly condoned
> terrorism, this Toronto summer festival saw its application
> for 2011 funding denied. Coincidence? Yeah, right.
> Name the festival.
>
>8. Flights out of New York's JFK airport were delayed for several
> hours Wednesday as these creatures poured onto the tarmac by
> the thousands in search of a place to nest. "We ceded to
> Mother Nature", said an airport spokesman. What creatures
> were these?
>
>9. Early in June, he went to Cuba for the removal of a tumor.
> Last week, photos surfaced of this recuperating world
> leader in avid conversation with the deathless Fidel Castro.
> Name him.
>
>10. The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council last week announced
> that it has already received 4,350 complaints regarding a
> Sun TV interview, and has politely asked Canadians not to
> send any more. Name the Canadian interpretive dancer who
> was the subject of Sun TV's on-air mugging.
Peter Smyth
Marc Dashevsky
> * Game 7 (2011-06-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Unlikely but true: the US Open golf tournament was won by
> a Northern Irishman for the second year in a row. Who is
> the new champ?
> 2. Name the website hacked by the "Shrek" virus this week,
> allowing 30,000 less than esthetically perfect people to join.
>
> 3. Toronto police have agreed that this technique, used to hold
> hundreds of people in the rain for hours on the Sunday of
> the G20 weekend, will no longer be used. Which technique?
>
> 4. The sax player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band died last
> weekend. He was nicknamed the Big Man, but what was his name?
Clemmons
> 5. A dress worn by Marilyn Monroe was auctioned for $4,600,000
> this week. In which film did she wear the frock?
The Seven Year Itch
> 6. In other auction news, a .38 revolver went for $110,000 this
> week in furious bidding. Who was the notorious owner?
>
> 7. Name the singer who opened the Toronto Jazz Festival on
> Friday with a free concert in David Pecaut square.
>
> 8. The Toronto Raptors named who as their new head coach
> this week?
>
> 9. Maria Gomes Valentin died in Brazil this week. She was the
> oldest person in the world according to Guinness. She fell
> one week shy of which birthday (within 2)?
115
> 10. The cover of a book by Canadian Author Lawrence Hill was
> burned June 22 in a park in Amsterdam. Why?
>
>
> * Game 8 (2011-07-04), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Reversing its initial stance, Ottawa has agreed to fund
> clinical trials of a controversial therapy. To treat what
> disease?
>
> 2. The US Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday that this
> entertainer can use the resources of his TV show to support
> his self-named political action committee. His response to
> the decision: "I don't accept the status quo. I do accept
> Visa, Mastercard or American Express." Name the entertainer.
Stephen Colbert
> 3. Christine Lagarde got a new job last week. As what?
Head of the IMF
Hugo Chavez
> 10. The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council last week announced
> that it has already received 4,350 complaints regarding a
> Sun TV interview, and has politely asked Canadians not to
> send any more. Name the Canadian interpretive dancer who
> was the subject of Sun TV's on-air mugging.
--
Go to http://MarcDashevsky.com to send me e-mail.
Jeffrey Turner
>
>
> * Game 7 (2011-06-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Unlikely but true: the US Open golf tournament was won by
> a Northern Irishman for the second year in a row. Who is
> the new champ?
name begins with I.
> 2. Name the website hacked by the "Shrek" virus this week,
> allowing 30,000 less than esthetically perfect people to join.
>
> 3. Toronto police have agreed that this technique, used to hold
> hundreds of people in the rain for hours on the Sunday of
> the G20 weekend, will no longer be used. Which technique?
>
> 4. The sax player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band died last
> weekend. He was nicknamed the Big Man, but what was his name?
Clarence Clemons
> 5. A dress worn by Marilyn Monroe was auctioned for $4,600,000
> this week. In which film did she wear the frock?
Bus Stop
> 6. In other auction news, a .38 revolver went for $110,000 this
> week in furious bidding. Who was the notorious owner?
>
> 7. Name the singer who opened the Toronto Jazz Festival on
> Friday with a free concert in David Pecaut square.
>
> 8. The Toronto Raptors named who as their new head coach
> this week?
>
> 9. Maria Gomes Valentin died in Brazil this week. She was the
> oldest person in the world according to Guinness. She fell
> one week shy of which birthday (within 2)?
115
> 10. The cover of a book by Canadian Author Lawrence Hill was
> burned June 22 in a park in Amsterdam. Why?
>
>
> * Game 8 (2011-07-04), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Reversing its initial stance, Ottawa has agreed to fund
> clinical trials of a controversial therapy. To treat what
> disease?
>
> 2. The US Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday that this
> entertainer can use the resources of his TV show to support
> his self-named political action committee. His response to
> the decision: "I don't accept the status quo. I do accept
> Visa, Mastercard or American Express." Name the entertainer.
>
> 3. Christine Lagarde got a new job last week. As what?
>
> 4. Nortel Corporation has sold off its last remaining assets.
> They went at auction for an eye-opening $4,500,000,000 to a
> consortium whose members include RIM and Apple. What were
> Nortel's last assets?
>
> 5. There are four new inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame,
> three of them, incredibly, former Maple Leafs. Name any of
> the illustrious three.
>
> 6. For only the second time, the United Nations has declared
> a disease officially eradicated. This virulent disease, with
> fatality rates as high as 95%, has been fingered variously for
> the fall of the Roman Empire, the conquests of the Mongols,
> and the French and Russian revolutions. Name it.
rinderpest
> 7. A year after receiving public criticism from the Prime
> Minister's Office for mounting a play that allegedly condoned
> terrorism, this Toronto summer festival saw its application
> for 2011 funding denied. Coincidence? Yeah, right.
> Name the festival.
>
> 8. Flights out of New York's JFK airport were delayed for several
> hours Wednesday as these creatures poured onto the tarmac by
> the thousands in search of a place to nest. "We ceded to
> Mother Nature", said an airport spokesman. What creatures
> were these?
And I saw a story about it, too.
> 9. Early in June, he went to Cuba for the removal of a tumor.
> Last week, photos surfaced of this recuperating world
> leader in avid conversation with the deathless Fidel Castro.
> Name him.
Hugo Chavez
> 10. The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council last week announced
> that it has already received 4,350 complaints regarding a
> Sun TV interview, and has politely asked Canadians not to
> send any more. Name the Canadian interpretive dancer who
> was the subject of Sun TV's on-air mugging.
--Jeff
--
There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's
life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish
fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable
heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood,
unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs.
Dan Tilque
>
>
> * Game 7 (2011-06-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Unlikely but true: the US Open golf tournament was won by
> a Northern Irishman for the second year in a row. Who is
> the new champ?
>
> 2. Name the website hacked by the "Shrek" virus this week,
> allowing 30,000 less than esthetically perfect people to join.
>
> 3. Toronto police have agreed that this technique, used to hold
> hundreds of people in the rain for hours on the Sunday of
> the G20 weekend, will no longer be used. Which technique?
>
> 4. The sax player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band died last
> weekend. He was nicknamed the Big Man, but what was his name?
>
> 5. A dress worn by Marilyn Monroe was auctioned for $4,600,000
> this week. In which film did she wear the frock?
Seven Year Itch
>
> 6. In other auction news, a .38 revolver went for $110,000 this
> week in furious bidding. Who was the notorious owner?
Mark David Chapman
>
> 7. Name the singer who opened the Toronto Jazz Festival on
> Friday with a free concert in David Pecaut square.
>
> 8. The Toronto Raptors named who as their new head coach
> this week?
>
> 9. Maria Gomes Valentin died in Brazil this week. She was the
> oldest person in the world according to Guinness. She fell
> one week shy of which birthday (within 2)?
114
>
> 10. The cover of a book by Canadian Author Lawrence Hill was
> burned June 22 in a park in Amsterdam. Why?
>
>
> * Game 8 (2011-07-04), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 1. Reversing its initial stance, Ottawa has agreed to fund
> clinical trials of a controversial therapy. To treat what
> disease?
AIDS
>
> 2. The US Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday that this
> entertainer can use the resources of his TV show to support
> his self-named political action committee. His response to
> the decision: "I don't accept the status quo. I do accept
> Visa, Mastercard or American Express." Name the entertainer.
Colbert
>
> 3. Christine Lagarde got a new job last week. As what?
head of IMF
>
> 4. Nortel Corporation has sold off its last remaining assets.
> They went at auction for an eye-opening $4,500,000,000 to a
> consortium whose members include RIM and Apple. What were
> Nortel's last assets?
>
> 5. There are four new inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame,
> three of them, incredibly, former Maple Leafs. Name any of
> the illustrious three.
>
> 6. For only the second time, the United Nations has declared
> a disease officially eradicated. This virulent disease, with
> fatality rates as high as 95%, has been fingered variously for
> the fall of the Roman Empire, the conquests of the Mongols,
> and the French and Russian revolutions. Name it.
polio
>
> 7. A year after receiving public criticism from the Prime
> Minister's Office for mounting a play that allegedly condoned
> terrorism, this Toronto summer festival saw its application
> for 2011 funding denied. Coincidence? Yeah, right.
> Name the festival.
>
> 8. Flights out of New York's JFK airport were delayed for several
> hours Wednesday as these creatures poured onto the tarmac by
> the thousands in search of a place to nest. "We ceded to
> Mother Nature", said an airport spokesman. What creatures
> were these?
turtles
>
> 9. Early in June, he went to Cuba for the removal of a tumor.
> Last week, photos surfaced of this recuperating world
> leader in avid conversation with the deathless Fidel Castro.
> Name him.
Hugo Chavez
>
> 10. The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council last week announced
> that it has already received 4,350 complaints regarding a
> Sun TV interview, and has politely asked Canadians not to
> send any more. Name the Canadian interpretive dancer who
> was the subject of Sun TV's on-air mugging.
>
--
Dan Tilque
robpparker SPAM @foroptusnet.com.aume Rob Parker
"> * Game 7 (2011-06-27), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> this week. In which film did she wear the frock?
The Seven Year Itch
> 9. Maria Gomes Valentin died in Brazil this week. She was the
> oldest person in the world according to Guinness. She fell
> one week shy of which birthday (within 2)?
115
> 10. The cover of a book by Canadian Author Lawrence Hill was
> burned June 22 in a park in Amsterdam. Why?
It was cold; they wanted to cook the sausages
> * Game 8 (2011-07-04), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 3. Christine Lagarde got a new job last week. As what?
Managing director of the IMF
> 5. There are four new inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame,
> three of them, incredibly, former Maple Leafs. Name any of
> the illustrious three.
Smith; Jones
> 8. Flights out of New York's JFK airport were delayed for several
> hours Wednesday as these creatures poured onto the tarmac by
> the thousands in search of a place to nest. "We ceded to
> Mother Nature", said an airport spokesman. What creatures
> were these?
Turtles
Rob
Mark Brader
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
> further information see my 2011-05-23 companion posting on
> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI5GNM, QFTCI11,
> QFTCIMM)".
> * Game 7 (2011-06-27), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Unlikely but true: the US Open golf tournament was won by
> a Northern Irishman for the second year in a row. Who is
> the new champ?
Rory McIlroy. 4 for Joshua, Peter, and Marc.
> 2. Name the website hacked by the "Shrek" virus this week,
> allowing 30,000 less than esthetically perfect people to join.
Beautifulpeople.com.
> 3. Toronto police have agreed that this technique, used to hold
> hundreds of people in the rain for hours on the Sunday of
> the G20 weekend, will no longer be used. Which technique?
Kettling. 4 for Dan Blum and Peter.
> 4. The sax player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band died last
> weekend. He was nicknamed the Big Man, but what was his name?
Clarence Clemons. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, and Jeff.
> 5. A dress worn by Marilyn Monroe was auctioned for $4,600,000
> this week. In which film did she wear the frock?
"The Seven Year Itch". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Dan Tilque,
and Rob.
> 6. In other auction news, a .38 revolver went for $110,000 this
> week in furious bidding. Who was the notorious owner?
Al Capone.
> 7. Name the singer who opened the Toronto Jazz Festival on
> Friday with a free concert in David Pecaut square.
Aretha Franklin.
> 8. The Toronto Raptors named who as their new head coach
> this week?
Dwane Casey.
> 9. Maria Gomes Valentin died in Brazil this week. She was the
> oldest person in the world according to Guinness. She fell
> one week shy of which birthday (within 2)?
115th (accepting 113th-117th). 4 for Erland, Peter, Marc, Jeff,
Dan Tilque, and Rob. 2 for Joshua.
> 10. The cover of a book by Canadian Author Lawrence Hill was
> burned June 22 in a park in Amsterdam. Why?
Because it's titled "The Book of Negroes".
> * Game 8 (2011-07-04), Round 1 - Current Events
> 1. Reversing its initial stance, Ottawa has agreed to fund
> clinical trials of a controversial therapy. To treat what
> disease?
Multiple sclerosis. ("Liberation therapy".).
> 2. The US Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday that this
> entertainer can use the resources of his TV show to support
> his self-named political action committee. His response to
> the decision: "I don't accept the status quo. I do accept
> Visa, Mastercard or American Express." Name the entertainer.
Stephen Colbert. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, and Dan Tilque.
> 3. Christine Lagarde got a new job last week. As what?
Managing director (the exact title was not required) of the
International Monetary Fund. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Peter,
Marc, Dan Tilque, and Rob.
> 4. Nortel Corporation has sold off its last remaining assets.
> They went at auction for an eye-opening $4,500,000,000 to a
> consortium whose members include RIM and Apple. What were
> Nortel's last assets?
Patents. 4 for Dan Blum and Erland.
> 5. There are four new inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame,
> three of them, incredibly, former Maple Leafs. Name any of
> the illustrious three.
Doug Gilmour, Ed Belfour, Joe Nieuwendyk.
> 6. For only the second time, the United Nations has declared
> a disease officially eradicated. This virulent disease, with
> fatality rates as high as 95%, has been fingered variously for
> the fall of the Roman Empire, the conquests of the Mongols,
> and the French and Russian revolutions. Name it.
Rinderpest (or "cattle plague"). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Jeff.
> 7. A year after receiving public criticism from the Prime
> Minister's Office for mounting a play that allegedly condoned
> terrorism, this Toronto summer festival saw its application
> for 2011 funding denied. Coincidence? Yeah, right.
> Name the festival.
SummerWorks.
> 8. Flights out of New York's JFK airport were delayed for several
> hours Wednesday as these creatures poured onto the tarmac by
> the thousands in search of a place to nest. "We ceded to
> Mother Nature", said an airport spokesman. What creatures
> were these?
(Diamondback terrapin) turtles. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, Dan Tilque,
and Rob.
> 9. Early in June, he went to Cuba for the removal of a tumor.
> Last week, photos surfaced of this recuperating world
> leader in avid conversation with the deathless Fidel Castro.
> Name him.
Hugo Chavez. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Marc, Jeff,
and Dan Tilque.
> 10. The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council last week announced
> that it has already received 4,350 complaints regarding a
> Sun TV interview, and has politely asked Canadians not to
> send any more. Name the Canadian interpretive dancer who
> was the subject of Sun TV's on-air mugging.
Margie Gillis.
Scores, if there are no errors:
GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX
Dan Blum 18 13 18 6 22 20 12 24 115
Joshua Kreitzer 16 23 20 8 20 20 14 16 115
Marc Dashevsky 20 8 20 4 16 20 16 12 104
Pete Gayde 22 8 16 4 20 24 -- -- 94
Peter Smyth 19 14 12 4 20 8 16 4 89
Dan Tilque 16 8 12 8 12 12 8 16 76
Erland Sommarskog 16 12 12 8 8 12 4 16 76
Jeff Turner 12 8 20 0 12 12 8 8 72
"Calvin" 13 15 7 4 16 15 -- -- 70
Rob Parker -- -- 10 0 16 12 8 8 54
Stephen Perry 28 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- 52
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