- QFTCIBP Current Events 3-4 - 2 Updates
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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 06 03:24AM -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 3 (2018-01-29), Round 1 - Current Events 1. Oscar nominations were released this week. They included the first woman to be nominated in the Cinematography category, for "Mudbound". Name her. 2. An award-winning science-fiction and fantasy writer, best known for her "Earthsea" books, died on Tuesday at age 88. Name her. 3. On Thursday, the "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists" moved the Doomsday Clock ahead by 30 seconds. What time is it set to now? 4. The man who was Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities has resigned from cabinet pending investigation into allegations of sexual harassment. Name him. 5. A pioneering American skiing/snowboarding filmmaker died on Wednesday. He produced, directed, and narrated his films until 1988. Name him. 6. Roger Federer played in his record 7th Australian Open final on Sunday. His opponent in the semifinals was the first Korean to reach a semifinal at a tennis major. Who was that? 7. An annual "cheese-rolling" event in a village in Cambridgeshire has been cancelled, primarily due to lack of interest. Some people claim the village to be the true home of its namesake blue-veined cheese. Name the cheese. 8. Saskatchewan's next premier was selected at a leadership convention in Saskatoon on Saturday. After winning with 53.7% of the vote, he will replace Brad Wall. Name him. 9. On Tuesday, Cara Operations struck a deal to buy a Canadian steak-house chain for $200,000,000. What chain? 10. Canada has agreed to sign on to a resurrected version of a certain trade agreement. Last November, Canada was seen as the main holdout during talks in Vietnam. Name the trade agreement. * Game 4 (2018-02-05), Round 1 - Current Events 1. In the Super Bowl, who recovered the football after Tom Brady fumbled it with about 2 minutes to go? This Philadelphia Eagles defensive end was drafted from the University of Tennessee in 2017. 2. Two companies joined forces with Amazon this week in an agreement to form a new company in order to improve health care for their employees. Name either one of the two companies. 3. On Tuesday, despite just recently being named interim leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, which MPP announced that he would not run for the party's leadership? 4. This week the Senate passed a bill to make the national anthem gender-neutral again. They changed the second line from "in all thy sons command" to what? 5. A controversial US government memo was released this week? It is named for the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and was written by that person's staff. *Name that person*. The memo alleges that the FBI abused its surveillance authority, particularly when it sought a secret court order to monitor a former Trump campaign advisor. 6. What singer canceled her European tour this week due to severe chronic pain from fibromyalgia? 7. Justin Trudeau's deputy director of operations has joined the long line of men who have resigned over inappropriate behavior or allegations thereof. Name him. 8. Friday was Janet Yellen's last day as Chair of the US Federal Reserve. Name her replacement. 9. A Russian fighter jet was shot down in a rebel-held area of what country? 10. A bill passed by Poland's lower house of parliament this week would make it illegal to do what? -- Mark Brader, Toronto "Verbose better." msb@vex.net -- David M. Sherman My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 06 10:52AM Mark Brader wrote: > for "Mudbound". Name her. > 2. An award-winning science-fiction and fantasy writer, best known > for her "Earthsea" books, died on Tuesday at age 88. Name her. Ursula Le Guin > 3. On Thursday, the "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists" moved the > Doomsday Clock ahead by 30 seconds. What time is it set to now? 23:58:30 > 6. Roger Federer played in his record 7th Australian Open final > on Sunday. His opponent in the semifinals was the first Korean > to reach a semifinal at a tennis major. Who was that? Chong > has been cancelled, primarily due to lack of interest. Some > people claim the village to be the true home of its namesake > blue-veined cheese. Name the cheese. Stilton > 2. Two companies joined forces with Amazon this week in an > agreement to form a new company in order to improve health care > for their employees. Name either one of the two companies. Google, Apple > former Trump campaign advisor. > 6. What singer canceled her European tour this week due to severe > chronic pain from fibromyalgia? Lady Gaga > what country? > 10. A bill passed by Poland's lower house of parliament this week > would make it illegal to do what? Deny the Holocaust Peter Smyth |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 05 10:26AM -0600 In article <tdGdnbmWpOZpeevHnZ2dnUU7-VPNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > * Hockey Quotes > 1. According to Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe, "All hockey > players are bilingual. They know English and..." And what? swearing > an Englishman who completed the feat in 1935. He later started > a sportswear company, which includes a store at 964 Queen Street > West in Toronto. Name him. LaCoste > In each case, name the sport where the trophy is awarded. > 13. Solheim Cup. > 14. Commissioner's Trophy. MLB > 15. Larry O'Brien Trophy. NBA -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 05 10:41PM -0800 Mark Brader wrote: > * Hockey Quotes > 1. According to Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe, "All hockey > players are bilingual. They know English and..." And what? fighting > * Olympic Streaks > 4. In which sport did Steve Redgrave of Britain win gold medals > at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000? archery (total WAG) > 5. Which Asian country dominated Olympic men's field hockey from > 1920 to 1980, winning 11 medals, including 8 gold and 6 of > them consecutive? Japan > any other nation now existing *that has never hosted the Games*? > That total includes 6 consecutive golds in team fencing (sabre) > from 1932 to 1960. Denmark > 8. The record for grand-slam home runs by a player in one > major-league season was set by Don Mattingly in 1987 and matched > by Travis Hafner in 2006. How many did they each hit? 3 > different years. Two of them, in fact, have won each one of > the four at least three times: Jack Nicklaus (in 1962-80) and > Tiger Woods (1997-2008). Name any one of the other three men. Arnold Palmer > * European Soccer Teams > We show you the uniform jersey, you name the team. > 10. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr6/team/10.jpg Liverpool FC > 11. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr6/team/11.jpg Dublin FC > 12. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/gfr6/team/12.jpg PSG FC > In each case, name the sport where the trophy is awarded. > 13. Solheim Cup. > 14. Commissioner's Trophy. baseball > 15. Larry O'Brien Trophy. basketball -- Dan Tilque |
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