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- QFTCIUA Current Events 9-10 answers - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 28 11:41AM -0600 Mark Brader: > * Game 9 (2014-11-17), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. One more Jian Ghomeshi question: who replaced him as host of > the Giller Prize book awards? Rick Mercer. > 2. Name the Giller prizewinning book *or* author. "Us Conductors" by Sean Michaels. > 3. The second- and third-largest oilfield services companies in > the world are discussing a merger. Name *either* company. Halliburton, Baker Hughes. > 4. Finance Minister Joe Oliver delivered a fiscal update in which > he predicted next year's budget surplus to be how much (within > $200,000,000)? $1,900,000,000 (accepting $1,700,000,000-2,100,000,000). 2 for Joshua. > 5. Name the PEI premier who announced that he will resign before > the next election. Robert Ghiz. > 6. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a > bill to approve what contentious oil pipeline? Keystone XL. ("Keystone" was sufficient.) 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Erland, Joshua, Jason, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > Assiniboine River, and crawled out only to be beaten again by > the same two men. Name the victim -- either the first or last > name will do. Rinelle Harper. > 8. A lander launched from a European Space Agency probe landed > on a comet. Name the *either* the probe *or* the lander *or* > give the comet's name *or* alphanumeric designation. Rosetta, Philae, Churyumov-Gerasimenko, 67P (respectively). 4 for Msrc, Erland, Peter, Bruce, Björn, and Dan Tilque. > 9. Name either the National or American League Cy Young award > winner. Clayton Kershaw, Corey Kluber (respectively). 4 for Marc and Pete. > 10. Name the top-ranked junior hockey star who broke his hand in > a fight. Connor McDavid. > a tribute. He had left under a cloud, but all was finally > forgiven with a standing ovation that brought him to tears. > Name him. Vince Carter. 4 for Marc. > 2. The Blue Jays signed a free agent to a 5-year, $82,000,000 > contract. He was born in Toronto but grew up in Quebec. > Name him. Russell Martin. > 3. President Obama ignited a huge controversy by issuing executive > orders in defiance of Congressional Republican opposition. > What policy issue is involved? Immigration reform (protecting some illegal immigrants from deportation). 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Erland, Joshua, Jason, Peter, Bruce, and Dan Tilque. > 4. The federal Conservatives won byelections in two ridings. > Name *either* of the winning candidates *or either* of their > ridings. (Were you even paying attention at all?) Pat Perkins, Whitby-Oshawa; Jim Eglinski, Yellowhead. > 5. Michael Sona was sentenced to 9 months in jail for his > involvement in what scandal? The robocalls scandal. (He violated the Elections Act by deliberately misdirecting voters). > 6. Why is senior Toronto police officer Dave (Mark) Fenton the > subject of a disciplinary hearing? For ordering the "kettling" and mass arrests of protesters during the G20 summit in 2010. > 7. China has postponed the release of which film that portrays a > dystopian future where a revolution is underway? "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1". (The subtitle "Mockingjay" was needed, but not the part number.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, and Bruce. > One accuser was a supermodel in the 1980's and an original judge > on "American's Next Top Model". Another has a famous Hulk for > a husband. Name either accuser. Janice Dickinson, Carla Ferrigno. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, and Peter. 3 for Bruce. > 9. Bell and Telus are complaining that Rogers is violating > broadcast rules against a content distributor withholding content > from competitors. What new hockey broadcast feature is cited? Accepting any of: GameCentrePlus app, exclusive new camera angles, "ref cam". > 10. In protest over compensation, Taylor Swift pulled her music > from which popular music streaming service? Spotify. 4 for Dan Blum, Marc, Erland, Joshua, Jason, Peter, and Björn. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST EIGHT Joshua Kreitzer 16 14 10 20 16 24 11 4 6 16 127 Marc Dashevsky 16 8 0 16 16 20 12 4 12 12 112 Dan Blum 8 13 4 8 14 20 12 4 4 16 95 Peter Smyth 15 12 4 4 12 12 -- -- 4 12 75 Rob Parker 16 6 4 12 16 12 8 0 -- -- 74 Pete Gayde -- -- 0 16 20 24 -- -- 8 4 72 Erland Sommarskog 8 8 0 16 16 0 8 0 8 8 72 Dan Tilque 12 8 0 4 8 8 8 0 8 4 60 Jason Kreitzer 8 0 8 8 4 12 -- -- 4 12 56 Jeff Turner 12 4 -- -- 8 16 12 0 -- -- 52 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8 11 19 Björn Lundin -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 4 8 -- Mark Brader "Men are animals." Toronto "What are women? Plants, birds, fish?" msb@vex.net -- Spider Robinson, "Night of Power" "Definitely birds." -- Rodney Boyd My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Nov 28 03:09PM -0600 In article <uMadnU9Cf_AkLuXJnZ2dnUU7-WudnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > Rosetta, Philae, Churyumov-Gerasimenko, 67P (respectively). > 4 for Msrc, Erland, Peter, Bruce, Björn, and Dan Tilque. Thsnk you for recognizing my answer as a typo! |
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