- QFTCIMI515 Current Events 1-2 - 6 Updates
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 20 09:59AM -0600 This set of current-events rounds is running concurrently with Game 10, Rounds 4,6 (and later with Rounds 7-8) of last season. The current-events rounds of this season will be treated as a separate game. 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. All questions were written by members of MI5, and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information see my 2014-09-15 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 1 (2015-01-12), Round 1 - Current Events 1. When the offices of "Charlie Hebdo" were attacked, the editor-in-chief was the first to die. Famously, he had stated: "I would rather die standing up than live on my knees". Give his name or the nickname he signed his work with. 2. In an effort to end the reign of terrible play, the Toronto Maple Leafs let their coach go. Who is the man tasked with running the team for the rest of this season? 3. What hockey minnow won only its second-ever medal in this event by finishing third in the recent World Junior Hockey tournament? 4. Starting January 5, the Toronto Police, under John Tory's direction, commenced stricter enforcement of the bylaw relating to what? 5. The Beer Store announced a major change to its ownership structure. What is the change? 6. The electoral action plan entitled "2017: Seize the Opportunity" was met with widespread condemnation on its release last week. It was opposed by politician and voters -- in which jurisdiction? 7. Fear of what consequence caused the Italian government to suddenly suspend its proposed new tax-reform legislation? 8. A 220-year-old time capsule found under the State House containing coins, documents, and a silver plate made by Paul Revere was opened -- in which city? 9. Known for his decisive action in the Houses of Parliament, this Canadian has received an entirely unexpected appointment as our ambassador to Ireland. Give his name. 10. How secure is a security-monitoring bracelet? (No, that's not your question.) Not very, it seems. Name the Russian anti-Putin blogger and activist who cut his off with kitchen scissors, then went on a break from house arrest as his guards loudly urged him to return home. * Game 2 (2015-01-19), Round 1 - Current Events 1. Which star of "La Dolce Vita", who Bob Hope once described as "the best thing to come out of Sweden since smorgasbord", has died at the age of 83? 2. Please complete the last question before decoding the rot13. Vg unf orra n onq jrrx sbe ntvat ornhgvrf. Fur jba gur wbo ol fhpprffshyyl zvyxvat n tbng ng gur nhqvgvba. Zvyyvbaf bs grra-ntrq chyfrf enprq jura fur fnfunlrq cnfg va ure ebyr nf Ryyl Znr Pynzcrgg. Jub jnf guvf npgerff, jub qvrq ynfg jrrx ntrq 82? 3. Target announced this week a full-scale retreat from Canada. Tell us how many stores will be closing, plus or minus 5. 4. Name either one of the co-hosts for the Golden Globe Awards, who used their rapier wits on targets such as Bill Cosby and North Korea's hacker army? 5. Name the group which is disrupting forthcoming elections in Nigeria, in part by massacring thousands of voters in Baga. 6. Which former Toronto mayor has been named to head current mayor John Tory's task force on affordable housing? 7. Which GTA institution was panned by Margaret Wilson this week? (The short form will suffice.) 8. Who is the bombastic new coach of the Buffalo Bills? 9. So, soccer fans, Jermain Defoe has gone back to Sutherland. Boo hoo. Which American player did Toronto FC receive in return for this fizzled experiment? 10. In the spirit of ecumenicalism, Pope Francis accepted the invitation to share sincerity with the leader of a Buddhist congregation. In which island country did this take place? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "...This is due to the Coincidence effect, msb@vex.net | more so than the Coriolis." -- Cindy Kandolf My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 20 04:50PM > 8. A 220-year-old time capsule found under the State House > containing coins, documents, and a silver plate made by Paul > Revere was opened -- in which city? Boston > 1. Which star of "La Dolce Vita", who Bob Hope once described as > "the best thing to come out of Sweden since smorgasbord", > has died at the age of 83? Ursula Andress > 3. Target announced this week a full-scale retreat from Canada. > Tell us how many stores will be closing, plus or minus 5. 113 > 4. Name either one of the co-hosts for the Golden Globe Awards, > who used their rapier wits on targets such as Bill Cosby and > North Korea's hacker army? Tina Fey > 5. Name the group which is disrupting forthcoming elections in > Nigeria, in part by massacring thousands of voters in Baga. Boko Harum > 10. In the spirit of ecumenicalism, Pope Francis accepted the > invitation to share sincerity with the leader of a Buddhist > congregation. In which island country did this take place? Taiwan; Sri Lanka -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| "Peter Smyth" <psmyth@ukf.net>: Jan 20 06:40PM Mark Brader wrote: > editor-in-chief was the first to die. Famously, he had stated: > "I would rather die standing up than live on my knees". > Give his name or the nickname he signed his work with. Charbonnier > 4. Starting January 5, the Toronto Police, under John Tory's > direction, commenced stricter enforcement of the bylaw relating > to what? Littering > 5. The Beer Store announced a major change to its ownership > structure. What is the change? It is floating on the stock market > 6. The electoral action plan entitled "2017: Seize the Opportunity" > was met with widespread condemnation on its release last week. > It was opposed by politician and voters -- in which jurisdiction? Quebec > Mae Clampett. Who was this actress, who died last week aged 82? > 3. Target announced this week a full-scale retreat from Canada. > Tell us how many stores will be closing, plus or minus 5. 20, 30 > North Korea's hacker army? > 5. Name the group which is disrupting forthcoming elections in > Nigeria, in part by massacring thousands of voters in Baga. Boko Haram > 6. Which former Toronto mayor has been named to head current mayor > John Tory's task force on affordable housing? Ford > 9. So, soccer fans, Jermain Defoe has gone back to Sutherland. > Boo hoo. Which American player did Toronto FC receive in return > for this fizzled experiment? Clint Dempsey? (I think you mean Sunderland not Sutherland, I fear Brora Rangers FC wouldn't be big enough for him.) > 10. In the spirit of ecumenicalism, Pope Francis accepted the > invitation to share sincerity with the leader of a Buddhist > congregation. In which island country did this take place? Philippines Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 20 12:44PM -0600 In article <somdnXowZNb-5iPJnZ2dnUU7-KOdnZ2d@vex.net>, msb@vex.net says... > 8. A 220-year-old time capsule found under the State House > containing coins, documents, and a silver plate made by Paul > Revere was opened -- in which city? Boston > 1. Which star of "La Dolce Vita", who Bob Hope once described as > "the best thing to come out of Sweden since smorgasbord", > has died at the age of 83? Anita Ekberg > by successfully milking a goat at the audition. Millions of > teen-aged pulses raced when she sashayed past in her role as Elly > Mae Clampett. Who was this actress, who died last week aged 82? Donna Douglas > 3. Target announced this week a full-scale retreat from Canada. > Tell us how many stores will be closing, plus or minus 5. 30 > 4. Name either one of the co-hosts for the Golden Globe Awards, > who used their rapier wits on targets such as Bill Cosby and > North Korea's hacker army? Tina Fey > 5. Name the group which is disrupting forthcoming elections in > Nigeria, in part by massacring thousands of voters in Baga. Boko Haram > 7. Which GTA institution was panned by Margaret Wilson this week? > (The short form will suffice.) > 8. Who is the bombastic new coach of the Buffalo Bills? Rex Ryan (I'm glad the Pats will continue to face him twice each season) > 10. In the spirit of ecumenicalism, Pope Francis accepted the > invitation to share sincerity with the leader of a Buddhist > congregation. In which island country did this take place? Philippines -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 20 10:44PM +0100 > editor-in-chief was the first to die. Famously, he had stated: > "I would rather die standing up than live on my knees". > Give his name or the nickname he signed his work with. Charb > 2. In an effort to end the reign of terrible play, the Toronto Maple > Leafs let their coach go. Who is the man tasked with running > the team for the rest of this season? Leif Boork. (Just joking. :-) > 3. What hockey minnow won only its second-ever medal in this event > by finishing third in the recent World Junior Hockey tournament? Slovakia > 5. The Beer Store announced a major change to its ownership > structure. What is the change? Rob Ford is taking over. > 8. A 220-year-old time capsule found under the State House > containing coins, documents, and a silver plate made by Paul > Revere was opened -- in which city? Boston > blogger and activist who cut his off with kitchen scissors, > then went on a break from house arrest as his guards loudly > urged him to return home. Navalny > 1. Which star of "La Dolce Vita", who Bob Hope once described as > "the best thing to come out of Sweden since smorgasbord", > has died at the age of 83? Anita Ekberg > ol fhpprffshyyl zvyxvat n tbng ng gur nhqvgvba. Zvyyvbaf bs > grra-ntrq chyfrf enprq jura fur fnfunlrq cnfg va ure ebyr nf Ryyl > Znr Pynzcrgg. Jub jnf guvf npgerff, jub qvrq ynfg jrrx ntrq 82? Marcello Mastroiani. Oh, so that was not a follow-up question on Anita Ekberg. Sorry. > 3. Target announced this week a full-scale retreat from Canada. > Tell us how many stores will be closing, plus or minus 5. 43 > 5. Name the group which is disrupting forthcoming elections in > Nigeria, in part by massacring thousands of voters in Baga. Boko Harem > 9. So, soccer fans, Jermain Defoe has gone back to Sutherland. > Boo hoo. Which American player did Toronto FC receive in return > for this fizzled experiment? So I did read about this, and the papers made a number of it, but I can't say that I heard of the guy before, so I only remember fragments of it. Sergio Confino? > 10. In the spirit of ecumenicalism, Pope Francis accepted the > invitation to share sincerity with the leader of a Buddhist > congregation. In which island country did this take place? Phillipines -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 21 01:49AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:somdnXowZNb-5iPJnZ2dnUU7- > editor-in-chief was the first to die. Famously, he had stated: > "I would rather die standing up than live on my knees". > Give his name or the nickname he signed his work with. Charb > 5. The Beer Store announced a major change to its ownership > structure. What is the change? it will now have a majority of private ownership > 8. A 220-year-old time capsule found under the State House > containing coins, documents, and a silver plate made by Paul > Revere was opened -- in which city? Boston > 1. Which star of "La Dolce Vita", who Bob Hope once described as > "the best thing to come out of Sweden since smorgasbord", > has died at the age of 83? Anita Ekberg > ol fhpprffshyyl zvyxvat n tbng ng gur nhqvgvba. Zvyyvbaf bs > grra-ntrq chyfrf enprq jura fur fnfunlrq cnfg va ure ebyr nf Ryyl > Znr Pynzcrgg. Jub jnf guvf npgerff, jub qvrq ynfg jrrx ntrq 82? Donna Douglas > 3. Target announced this week a full-scale retreat from Canada. > Tell us how many stores will be closing, plus or minus 5. 150; 195 > 4. Name either one of the co-hosts for the Golden Globe Awards, > who used their rapier wits on targets such as Bill Cosby and > North Korea's hacker army? Tina Fey > 5. Name the group which is disrupting forthcoming elections in > Nigeria, in part by massacring thousands of voters in Baga. Boko Haram > 10. In the spirit of ecumenicalism, Pope Francis accepted the > invitation to share sincerity with the leader of a Buddhist > congregation. In which island country did this take place? Sri Lanka -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jan 20 02:10PM On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 04:56:46 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > We'll name the artist and you give us the letter that corresponds to his > painting. > 1. Jackson Pollock. C > 2. Henri Rousseau. L > 3. Paul Cézanne. J > 4. Salvador Dalí. B > 5. Diego Velázquez. G > 6. Sandro Botticelli. K > 7. Pablo Picasso. M > 8. Georges Seurat. F > 9. Rembrandt van Rijn. D > 10. Johannes Vermeer. A > So there were 3 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you want to try them for > fun, but for no points. > 11. Katsushika Hokusai. I > 12. Vincent van Gogh. E > 13. Claude Monet. H > rocket. > 2. What was the designation of the multi-stage rocket that launched > the Apollo astronauts to the Moon? Saturn V > 3. In September, the Mangalyaan probe entered orbit around Mars -- > making it the fourth space program to reach the red planet after the > US, Russia, and European Space Agency. Which country launched it? India > NASA's early space program and, more ominously, they launched > intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles for three decades. Name > the rocket family. Atlas > 5. Name the family of rockets, also named from Greek myth, that > for 35 years have been the chief payload-carrier for the European > Space Agency. Arienne > 6. Named for the Russian word for union, these rockets are > currently the only transportation available for astronauts at the > International Space Station. Name the rocket family. Soyuz > Canadian/American magnate founded SpaceX, the first private company > to launch and dock a vehicle at the International Space Station. > Name him. Elon Musk > 8. In October 2004, SpaceShipOne became the first privately-funded > vessel to launch a human into suborbital space. Name the > software-giant co-founder who funded that endeavor. Paul Allen > 9. Name the only other country, besides the US and Russia/USSR, > that has launched humans into space. China > 10. Which country is developing the infamous Taepodong ballistic > missiles? N. Korea |
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