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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 23 02:37AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the date 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 Bill Psychs 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 1 (2018-01-15), Round 1 - Current Events 1. On Tuesday, a pub in Kingston announced that it was removing the reference to a prominent Canadian from its name because of his role in the notorious residential school system? What person was this? 2. Which Royal Family member started nursery school last week at Willcocks Nursery School in London? 3. What female French actor, known for playing a bored housewife who spends her afternoons as a prostitute in the 1967 film "Belle de Jour", received lots of criticism this week for speaking out against the #MeToo movement? 4. This week, President Trump met with the prime minister of a European country. He later expressed, quite offensively, a desire for more immigrants from that country instead of other, less desirable countries. What country's prime minister did Trump meet with? 5. Canada's Olympic men's hockey team roster was announced on Thursday. Although players currently playing in the NHL are unavailable this year, almost all of the team's players have NHL experience. Which goalie selected for the team once played for the Toronto Maple Leafs? 6. On Friday it was announced that the Toronto Blue Jays avoided arbitration with star player Josh Donaldson and signed him to a 1-year contract. In US dollars, how much is the contract reportedly worth for the one year, making him the highest-paid player on the Blue Jays? 7. On Tuesday, the Toronto Star reported that two Toronto City Councillors missed roughly half of all recorded city council votes in 2017. Name either one. 8. More sexual misconduct allegations this week -- this time against the Golden Globe award-winning actor and director of the movie "The Disaster Artist". Name this alleged perpetrator. 9. Justin Trudeau is doing a series of town-hall meetings, again, to counter bad publicity about his ethics violation. Name one of the three cities where Trudeau hosted town halls this past week. 10. This week it was revealed that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange had been granted citizenship of the country, whose London embassy he has been living in for over 5 years. What country? * Game 2 (2018-01-22), Round 1 - Current Events 1. The lead singer of the Cranberries died this week. What was her name? 2. Jurors have acquitted the three former Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway (MMA) employees charged with criminal negligence causing death in a 2013 derailment and explosion. In which Quebec city did this disaster occur? 3. For the first time, the Canada Olympic Committee has announced that Canada will have two flag-bearers for the opening ceremonies. Name *both*. 4. In other Olympic news, it was announced that two countries will be sending a joint team to the Olympics. Which two countries? 5. The Bank of Canada raised its key lending rate Wednesday, the third time it has moved its benchmark rate from once-record lows last summer. What is the new rate, exactly? 6. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced that a new band will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Junos this year. Over their 30-year career, this band has won 8 Juno awards. Who are they? 7. This week a major multinational company announced a 20-city shortlist for their second headquarters. Toronto was the only Canadian city on the list. What company was it? 8. Premier Wynne shuffled her cabinet last week. Two senior officials left the cabinet: the Advanced Education Minister and the Treasury Board President. Name *either* one. (Junior ministers were promoted to replace them.) 9. Friday, the Blue Jays traded reliever Dominic Leone and minor-league pitcher Conner Greene for a new outfielder. Who? 10. A top political adviser to former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty was found guilty Friday of criminal charges for wiping information from government computers following the controversial cancellation of two gas-fired power plants. Name him. -- Mark Brader | "A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why Toronto | my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - It's the size of a county msb@vex.net | and it comes every two and a half minutes" -- John Rowland My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jan 23 10:04AM +0100 > who spends her afternoons as a prostitute in the 1967 film > "Belle de Jour", received lots of criticism this week for > speaking out against the #MeToo movement? Catherine Deneuve > desire for more immigrants from that country instead of other, > less desirable countries. What country's prime minister did > Trump meet with? Norway > 10. This week it was revealed that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange > had been granted citizenship of the country, whose London > embassy he has been living in for over 5 years. What country? Ecuador > * Game 2 (2018-01-22), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. The lead singer of the Cranberries died this week. What was > her name? O'Rihoran or something like that. > 4. In other Olympic news, it was announced that two countries will > be sending a joint team to the Olympics. Which two countries? North Korea and South Korea |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 23 02:31AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2017-11-27, and should be interpreted accordingly. 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 to the newsgroup in a single followup, 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 Smith & Guessin' 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 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". ** Game 10, Round 9 - Science - Extinct Animals Very recently, the Javan rhino was officially declared extinct. The following is a round on extinct animals found all over the world. In all cases, be sufficiently specific, e.g. "Bactrian camel" rather than "camel", and excess specificity will be forgiven. 1. This creature was a giraffid that would grow to be almost 8 feet tall, with an estimated mass of over 2,000 pounds. It is considered the largest ruminant to have ever existed. Having existed in western India, makes sense that it was named after this supreme Hindu god. What is this beast known as? 2. This extinct canis species has been found all across North America. Last alive around 10,000 years ago, it was around the same size of a modern day grey wolf. What was this wolf's name? "Game of Thrones" fans might be familiar with it. 3. This creature was the largest carnivorous marsupial of modern times; it became extinct in the 1900s. It was named a "tiger" due to its striped back, but it was in fact not related to felines. What is the Australian province it was also named after? 4. This flightless bird resembled penguins although it was actually not related to them. Living in the North Atlantic, it would be hunted to extinction in the 1800s off the coast of Iceland. It was a symbolic item in a number of maritime Native American cultures. What bird is this? 5. This subspecies of bear was found in North America up until the 1900s when it was hunted to extinction. In the 1800s it was the symbol of the Bear Flag Republic, a group of American settlers looking to break away from Mexico. It still exists on a flag today. What is the name of this bear? 6. The Caucasus wisent existed in herds in the Caucasian mountains all the way until 1927, when hunters killed the last wisent. Today a hybrid exists that has been reintroduced into the area. What animal is a wisent most closely related to? 7. This group of bats are termed "megabats", being almost double the weight of others and having wingspans up to 4 feet. While some still exist today, most of their species have become extinct due to poaching and habitat loss. What are these bats known as -- named after another small mammal? 8. Many people know about the woolly mammoth that lived in the north up until several thousand years ago, but another large mammal, this one in Africa, also had a woolly counterpart. Up to 6,000 pounds and with horns around 2 feet long, it is similar in size to modern species of this animal. What is this extinct creature? 9. The tarpan was a wild one of these creatures that roamed across Europe, ranging from southern France all the way into Russia. The last tarpan died in captivity in Russia in 1909. It was crossbred with domesticated varieties across Europe. What type of animal is a tarpan? 10. The dodo was a flightless bird that would grow to be around a meter tall and weigh around 30 pounds. It was quickly wiped out due to hunting and invasive species, the last known sighting being in 1662. On *what Indian Ocean island* did the dodo live? ** Game 10, Round 10 - Challenge Round - Lasts * A. Science Lasts A1. In 1978, an English medical photographer died after being exposed to a virus in a lab accident. She's the last person to die from this disease, which the World Health Organization declared in 1980 had been eradicated. What disease? A2. The last (or latest) person to stand on the moon has been US astronaut Eugene Cernan, in December 1972. *Which number* in the Apollo series was his mission? * B. Last Concerts B1. The Beatles' last concert took place 1966-08-29, in which US city? B2. Elvis Presley's last concert was in Indianapolis in June 1977. Which Simon and Garfunkel standard was the last song he performed publicly? * C. Last Winners C1. Who was the last Canadian to win the Canadian Open golf championship? He accomplished the feat in 1954. C2. In 1938, Gordie Drillon became the last Toronto Maple Leaf to do what? * D. Canadian Lasts D1. Sergeant Ernest "Smokey" Smith, who died in 2005, was the last living Canadian recipient of which military decoration? D2. Canada's last executions were of convicted murderers Ronald Turpin and Arthur Lucas in December 1962. At which Ontario prison did the hangings take place? Part of the building has since been demolished, and the rest repurposed. * E. Last Americans E1. Who was the last (or latest) American president *not* born in a hospital? Hint: it happened in the 20th century. E2. Name the American construction worker who was Elizabeth Taylor's last husband. * F. Last Novels F1. Two of Ernest Hemingway's novels were published after he died in 1961; but name the last of his novels to be published in his lifetime. It came out in 1952. F2. Charles Dickens's last novel was unfinished when he died in 1870, and the ending he intended for it is unknown. Name the novel. -- Mark Brader, Toronto "It is almost always wrong to strive for msb@vex.net gilt by association." --Martin Ambuhl My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jan 17 02:22PM > * Game 10, Round 4 - Art - Last Works > 2. "A Bar at the Folies Berg?re" (1882). Degas; Toulouse-Lautrec > 3. "Christ Carrying the Cross" (1535). Arcimboldo; Hans Holbein the Younger > 4. "Victory Boogie Woogie" (1944). Mondrian > 5. Untitled (1940). Giacometti > 10. "The Beyond" (1972). Rothko > 11. "The Swallow's Tail" (1983). Miro > 12. "Simeon with the Christ Child in the Temple" (1669). El Greco > 13. "Two Dancers Resting" (1896). Toulouse-Lautrec; Degas > * Game 10, Round 6 - Sports - Hockey Hall of Fame > 5. Joining the Hall this year as a builder is Jeremy Jacobs, > the owner since 1975 of which "Original Six" NHL team? Red Wings > 6. Four NHL players were admitted this year: Dave Andreychuk, > Paul Kariya, Mark Recchi, and Temmu Selanne. Which one of them > played for the Toronto Maple Leafs? Selanne; Recchi > 7. Jura Qnir Naqerlpuhx jba gur Fgnayrl Phc va 2004, ur gvrq > gur erpbeq bs cynlvat 22 frnfbaf orsber jvaavat uvf svefg gvgyr. > Sbe juvpu grnz jnf Naqerlpuhx gur pncgnva gung lrne? Avalanche > 8. Cnhy Xnevln cynlrq va 2 Bylzcvpf sbe Pnanqn naq sbe 4 AUY grnzf > bire 15 frnfbaf. Anzr *nal bar* bs gubfr 4 AUY grnzf. Maple Leafs; Blackhawks > 9. Znex Erppuv cynlrq 22 frnfbaf jvgu 7 grnzf. Anzr nal bs gur > 3 grnzf Erppuv jba n Fgnayrl Phc jvgu. Oilers; Rangers > 10. Grrzh Frynaar fpberq 684 AUY tbnyf naq urycrq Nanurvz jva gur > Fgnayrl Phc va 2007. Gur "Svaavfu Synfu" fgvyy ubyqf gur erpbeq > bs 76 tbnyf ol n ebbxvr, frg va 1992-93 jvgu juvpu Pnanqvna grnz? Canadiens; Oilers -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jan 18 12:52AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:K_-dnVshg8jxhcLHnZ2dnUU7- > no points. > 1. "La Gerbe" (1953). > 2. "A Bar at the Folies Bergère" (1882). Toulouse Latrec > 3. "Christ Carrying the Cross" (1535). > 4. "Victory Boogie Woogie" (1944). Mondrian > 5. Untitled (1940). Miro > 6. (Decoy) Self-portrait (1972). Picasso > 9. "Viva la Vida Watermelons" (1954). > 10. "The Beyond" (1972). > 11. "The Swallow's Tail" (1983). Dali > 12. "Simeon with the Christ Child in the Temple" (1669). Rembrandt > 13. "Two Dancers Resting" (1896). Manet > 1. Each year the Hall of Fame honors a newspaper writer and a > broadcaster for their career contributions. The broadcast > award is named for which pioneer hockey broadcaster? Hewitt > In fact Toronto was not the first choice for the site. > Which eastern Ontario city originally go the nod, but then > couldn't get the project done? Ottawa > 8-time world champion and 2-time Olympic gold medalist. > Name this Quebec native, who becomes the 5th woman player in > the Hall of Fame Wickenheiser > 5. Joining the Hall this year as a builder is Jeremy Jacobs, > the owner since 1975 of which "Original Six" NHL team? Bruins > 6. Four NHL players were admitted this year: Dave Andreychuk, > Paul Kariya, Mark Recchi, and Temmu Selanne. Which one of them > played for the Toronto Maple Leafs? Andreychuk; Recchi > 7. Jura Qnir Naqerlpuhx jba gur Fgnayrl Phc va 2004, ur gvrq > gur erpbeq bs cynlvat 22 frnfbaf orsber jvaavat uvf svefg gvgyr. > Sbe juvpu grnz jnf Naqerlpuhx gur pncgnva gung lrne? Rangers; Avalanche > 8. Cnhy Xnevln cynlrq va 2 Bylzcvpf sbe Pnanqn naq sbe 4 AUY grnzf > bire 15 frnfbaf. Anzr *nal bar* bs gubfr 4 AUY grnzf. Anaheim > 9. Znex Erppuv cynlrq 22 frnfbaf jvgu 7 grnzf. Anzr nal bs gur > 3 grnzf Erppuv jba n Fgnayrl Phc jvgu. Avalanche; Rangers > 10. Grrzh Frynaar fpberq 684 AUY tbnyf naq urycrq Nanurvz jva gur > Fgnayrl Phc va 2007. Gur "Svaavfu Synfu" fgvyy ubyqf gur erpbeq > bs 76 tbnyf ol n ebbxvr, frg va 1992-93 jvgu juvpu Pnanqvna grnz? Winnipeg Jets Pete Gayde |
| Bruce Bowler <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jan 22 02:27PM On Sat, 20 Jan 2018 04:15:45 -0600, Mark Brader wrote: > most maligned, most ironically named of all apple varieties in the > US. It now has thick skin, a one-note sweet flavor, > and an often crumbly texture. Red Delicious > 2. With a soft skin and softer flesh, this common apple strikes > a level balance between sweet and acidic. Macintosh > 3. Considered an all-purpose apple, it can commonly be bought in > bulk for low prices and is described as mild and sweet, with a juicy > flesh. Golden Delicious > 4. If you're into tartness, this bitter old bird is your go-to. > Its crisp, juicy flesh, however, does sweeten with storage. Granny Smith > 5. The product of efforts to develop cold-weather apples, this > apple keeps things simple with a light overall flavor profile that's > more sweet than tart. It's also juicy and moderately crunchy. Honeycrisp > 6. Introduced in New York in the 1960s, this apple is a cross > between <answers 1 and 2>, despite its thin skin. It is crisp and > retains both the sweetness and tartness of its two parent apples. Empire > 7. Created in Japan this apple is a cross between <answer 1> and > the Ralls Genet. It is described as dense, crisp and one of the > sweetest of all varieties. Fuji > 8. This New Zealand breed has been gaining in popularity in North > America. Its skin is thin, concealing a crisp and juicy flesh that's > fragrant and fairly sweet. Braeburn > 9. This apple has a creamy white interior and both sweet-and-tart > flavors. It is relatively soft and functions as an all-purpose > apple, which means you can bake it, cook it, or eat it raw. Cortland > 10. This apple also originates from New Zealand and produces a firm, > crisp bite and offers a pleasing balance between sweet and tart. > These apples a good for baking as well as eating raw. Gala |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jan 22 09:58AM -0600 In article <p--dnf4ubsxMi_7HnZ2dnUU7-f3NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 2. British actor. > 3. British actress. > 4. British musician. Mick Jagger > 7. British comedian and activist. > 8. American athlete. > 9. American TV personality. Stephen Colbert > 10. (Decoy) Leading woman in her field. > 11. American actor. Dicaprio > most maligned, most ironically named of all apple varieties > in the US. It now has thick skin, a one-note sweet flavor, > and an often crumbly texture. red delicious > 2. With a soft skin and softer flesh, this common apple strikes > a level balance between sweet and acidic. macintosh > 3. Considered an all-purpose apple, it can commonly be bought in > bulk for low prices and is described as mild and sweet, with > a juicy flesh. yellow delicious > 4. If you're into tartness, this bitter old bird is your go-to. > Its crisp, juicy flesh, however, does sweeten with storage. granny smith > apple keeps things simple with a light overall flavor profile > that's more sweet than tart. It's also juicy and moderately > crunchy. gala > between <answers 1 and 2>, despite its thin skin. It is crisp > and retains both the sweetness and tartness of its two parent > apples. bladwin > 7. Created in Japan this apple is a cross between <answer 1> and > the Ralls Genet. It is described as dense, crisp and one of > the sweetest of all varieties. fuji > 8. This New Zealand breed has been gaining in popularity in North > America. Its skin is thin, concealing a crisp and juicy flesh > that's fragrant and fairly sweet. honeycrisp -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jan 23 02:28AM -0600 Mark Brader: > and nationality, or less information for the decoys. In all cases > the surname will suffice. > 1. American actor. George Clooney. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete. > 2. British actor. Sean Connery. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete. > 3. British actress. Maggie Smith. 4 for Pete. > 4. British musician. Mick Jagger. 4 for Marc. > 5. (Decoy) Actress. Faye Dunaway. Pete got this. > 6. British musician. Eric Clapton. 4 for Pete. > 7. British comedian and activist. Russell Brand. > 8. American athlete. Serena Williams. Yes, "Williams" was sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum. > 9. American TV personality. Stephen Colbert. 4 for Pete and Marc. > 10. (Decoy) Leading woman in her field. Amelia Earhart. > 11. American actor. Leonardo DiCaprio. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, and Marc. > 12. (Decoy) Politician. Vladimir Putin. Pete got this. > 13. (Decoy) Actress. Elizabeth Taylor. Pete and Joshua got this. > 14. (Decoy) Politician. Barack Obama. Pete got this. > 15. British actress. Helen Mirren. 4 for Dan Blum and Pete. > most maligned, most ironically named of all apple varieties > in the US. It now has thick skin, a one-note sweet flavor, > and an often crumbly texture. Red Delicious. 4 for everyone -- Peter, Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Marc. > 2. With a soft skin and softer flesh, this common apple strikes > a level balance between sweet and acidic. McIntosh. 4 for Pete, Bruce, and Marc. > 3. Considered an all-purpose apple, it can commonly be bought in > bulk for low prices and is described as mild and sweet, with > a juicy flesh. Golden Delicious or Yellow Delicious. 4 for Peter, Pete, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Marc. > 4. If you're into tartness, this bitter old bird is your go-to. > Its crisp, juicy flesh, however, does sweeten with storage. Granny Smith. 4 for everyone. > apple keeps things simple with a light overall flavor profile > that's more sweet than tart. It's also juicy and moderately > crunchy. Honeycrisp. 4 for Bruce. > between <answers 1 and 2>, despite its thin skin. It is crisp > and retains both the sweetness and tartness of its two parent > apples. Empire. 4 for Bruce. > 7. Created in Japan this apple is a cross between <answer 1> and > the Ralls Genet. It is described as dense, crisp and one of > the sweetest of all varieties. Fuji. 4 for Dan Blum, Pete, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Bruce, and Marc. > 8. This New Zealand breed has been gaining in popularity in North > America. Its skin is thin, concealing a crisp and juicy flesh > that's fragrant and fairly sweet. Gala. 4 for Pete. > 9. This apple has a creamy white interior and both sweet-and-tart > flavors. It is relatively soft and functions as an all-purpose > apple, which means you can bake it, cook it, or eat it raw. Cortland. 4 for Bruce. > 10. This apple also originates from New Zealand and produces a firm, > crisp bite and offers a pleasing balance between sweet and tart. > These apples a good for baking as well as eating raw. Braeburn. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 10 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> His Can Art Spo Ent Mis FOUR Pete Gayde 32 10 12 19 28 24 103 Dan Blum 32 17 6 0 20 12 81 Joshua Kreitzer 36 12 20 10 0 12 80 Stephen Perry 40 40 -- -- -- -- 80 Marc Dashevsky 16 0 8 0 12 20 56 Dan Tilque 36 4 -- -- 0 16 56 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- -- 0 32 32 Peter Smyth 19 0 -- -- 0 12 31 "Calvin" 25 0 -- -- -- -- 25 Erland Sommarskog 16 0 4 0 -- -- 20 Jason Kreitzer 8 4 -- -- -- -- 12 -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Luckily, it's impossible to mispronounce "Canada" msb@vex.net | even if you try. --Stan Brown My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Jan 17 07:51PM Sorry about the delay - new job taking more time than I expected. Usual RQ rules apply, Closing 00:01 AM GMT, Sunday 21st Jan. 1. Which candidate won the third highest share of the popular vote in the 2016 US Presidential Election? 2. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in an acting category? 3. Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes? 4. Who, in 1997, became the youngest person to win a Grammy award? 5. Which gymnast was first to record a perfect 10 in an Olympic gymnastics competition? 6. Which Hollywood star also made breakthroughs in the field of radio communications, including frequency hopping and spread spectrum? 7. Who is presently Prime Minister of New Zealand? 8. The recent film "The Post" stars Meryl Streep as which newspaper owner? Tie break: The highest and lowest points of the continental United States are both in Californa. How far apart are they? |
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