- QFTCICR19 Current Events 7-8 answers - 1 Update
- Calvin's Quiz #557 - 3 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 29 02:54PM -0500 Mark Brader: > * Game 7 (2019-03-18), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. A Canadian actor/comedian has been announced as the host of a > new late night talk show on NBC. Who is she? Lily Singh. > 2. A well-known Canadian has a one-woman Second City show in > Chicago. A big part of her act is speaking about mental illness. > Who is she? Margaret Trudeau. > 3. What two related aircraft models have been grounded, pretty much > worldwide, in response to two deadly crashes in the last > 6 months? Name both. Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9. 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete. > 4. What has been banned from Ontario classrooms under the Ford > government? Cell phones. > 5. Who was announced to be the starting pitcher on the Blue Jays' > opening day? Marcus Stroman. > 6. What 18-year-old female Canadian tennis star has been knocking > 'em dead at the Indian Wells Masters Tournament this week? Bianca Andreescu. > 7. The CEO of the TTC put a stop to the use of "718" forms due to > its resemblance to police street checks, also known as carding. > What is his name? Rick Leary. > 8. Francesco Cali was shot 6 times outside his Staten Island home > on Wednesday night and pronounced dead in hospital. He was > allegedly the head of what crime family? Gambino. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > Comicon. As well as voicing the cartoon character Sonic the > Hedgehog, he was well known for playing Steve Urkel -- on what > TV series that ran from 1989 to 1998? "Family Matters". 4 for Dan Blum and Joshua. > 10. The Diocese of Brooklyn is demanding an apology from *what > show* on which it was said: "If you support the Catholic church, > isn't that, like, the same as being an R. Kelly fan?" "Saturday Night Live". 4 for Pete. > publish a proposal for a "web" of hypertext documents that > could be viewed through a "browser" -- what became known as > the World-Wide Web? 30 (accepting 29-31). 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 2. Which provincial premier has set an election date of April 16? Rachel Notley (Alberta). > 3. The Prime Minister of New Zealand recently received high praise > for her handling of the mass murder of 50 people at two mosques. > What's her name? Jacinda Ardern. I accepted "Arden". 4 for everyone -- Erland, Dan Blum, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete. > 4. Jagmeet Singh took a seat in the House of Commons for the first > time on Monday, becoming the first person in Canada to do this > who was what? The non-white (or Sikh) leader of a major political party (NDP). > 5. Maritime-born Torontonian Chilina Kennedy is performing the > lead role in a Broadway musical here at the Princess of Wales > Theatre until May 5. Name the show. "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical". > March 16 in California at age 81. He had had to keep playing > to cover his medical bills and at the time of his death had > tour dates scheduled into November. Name him. Dick Dale (or his real name, Richard Monsour). 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 7. Vandals calling themselves "#Macdonald Must Fall" claimed > responsibility for defacing with red paint a statue of Canada's > first Prime Minister -- in what city? Montreal. 3 for Pete. > 8. In what city has a statue of the late Gord Downey, by artist > Al Hattie, been unveiled at their city hall? Halifax. > 9. The Blue Jays' management have limited what activity by the > players before games? Video games. > 10. After this golfer, ranked #4 in the world, won the Players > Championship, it was announced that his Canadian debut will be > at the RBC Canadian Open this summer. Who is he? Rory McIlroy. 4 for Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 1½ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SEVEN Joshua Kreitzer 16 24 11 8 20 22 4 4 12 113 Pete Gayde 14 0 12 15 24 11 4 12 19 107 Dan Blum 18 11 8 4 26 14 4 8 8 93 Dan Tilque 12 8 4 8 12 4 0 8 8 60 Erland Sommarskog 4 11 8 4 12 4 0 0 4 47 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- 4 24 -- -- -- -- 28 -- Mark Brader "So the American government went to IBM Toronto to come up with a data encryption standard msb@vex.net and they came up with...?" "EBCDIC!" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 29 01:53PM > 1 Which fictional character created by James Thurber has been portrayed on film by Danny Kaye and Ben Stiller? Walter Mitty > 2 Which 18th century poet was known as 'The Bard of Ayrshire'? Robert Burns > 3 What should a person suffering from coeliac disease avoid eating? gluten > 4 In relation to a series of treaties, what four words does the acronym SALT stand for? strategic arms limitation treaty > 5 Motown music originated in which US city? Detroit > 6 What naturally occurring objects might be pectoral, pelvic, or caudal (among others)? muscles > 7 Aragon and Andalusia are regions in which European country? Spain > 9 Which sport is also known as pugilism? boxing > 10 A 1962 non-fiction bestseller by Helen Gurley Brown was titled ???Sex and the ??? what???? Please supply the TWO missing words. Single Girl -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Mar 29 01:12PM -0500 "Calvin": > > 4 In relation to a series of treaties, what four words does the > acronym SALT stand for? Dan Blum: > strategic arms limitation treaty Hmm, that also makes sense. Looks to me as though both answers (Dan's and mine) are correct. -- Mark Brader | Many "business-oriented" packagings of these Toronto | [UNIXes] ... omit the games section. Those msb@vex.net | responsible will doubtless be reincarnated | as worker insects of some sort. -- "J. E. Lapin" |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Mar 29 06:56PM > > strategic arms limitation treaty > Hmm, that also makes sense. Looks to me as though both answers (Dan's > and mine) are correct. I think "talks" is actually correct now that I look it up. -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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