- QFTCICR19 Current Events 9-F answers - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 13 12:44AM -0500 Mark Brader: > expected to give the answers that were correct on that date... > For further information see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on > "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". This completes the current-events game for the season, of course. It was a close finish, but unless there are multiple errors, JOSHUA KREITZER has won it. So, hearty congratulations! > 1. The Toronto Blue Jays lost their home opener. *Either* give > *both* the score and the opposing team, or else say what inning > the final runs were scored during. 2-0, Detroit Tigers, 10th. > 2. In what tennis tournament did 18-year-old Montrealer Félix > Auger-Aliassime amaze onlookers with his performance this week? Miami Open. > served his original sentence. Within 1 year, what year was he > apprehended, the sole survivor of a battle between Afghanistan > militants and US forces? 2002 (accepting 2001-03). 4 for Dan, Erland, and Pete. > 4. On Tuesday Jussie Smollett was in a Chicago court. What did > Cook County Prosecutor Kim [Foxx] do? Dropped all charges. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Pete. > 5. Another provincial election was called, this time for April 23rd. > What province? Prince Edward Island. (Alberta? We already *had* Alberta, remember? That's why it was "another" one this time.) > 6. Kidnapped international student Wahzen Lu was found unharmed > Tuesday night -- in what town? Gravenhurst. > the University of Montreal, had won a $1,000,000 (US) prize > for their work on neural networks. Often referred to as the > "Nobel Prize" for computing, what is the award actually called? Turing Award. I accepted "Turing Medal". 4 for Dan. > sandwich called "Sausage & "Egger. Made by California-based > Beyond Meat, the "sausage" patty aims to replicate the taste > and texture of a pork sausage. What fast-food chain was this? A&W. > 9. A live-action (and CGI) remake of the 1941 Disney classic > "Dumbo" recently hit the big screen. Who is the director? Tim Burton. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Pete. > 10. Netflix got competition this week as a new streaming service > was unveiled. Name either the person who made the announcement, > or the company he is collaborating with. Steven Spielberg, Apple. 4 for Joshua. > 1. Last week it was announced that the Rolling Stones' "No Filter" > North American tour will be postponed because of Mick Jagger's > health. What sort of treatment is he undergoing? Heart surgery. 4 for Dan, Pete, and Bruce. > 2. Which royal recently called for the banning of the popular > video game Fortnite due to its addictive qualities? Prince Henry, also known as Harry or the Duke of Sussex. 4 for Dan and Bruce. 3 for Pete. > 3. Toronto's first legal store for recreational cannabis opened > on April 1. What it is called? The Hunny Pot. The name must have been irresistible, at least if the owner or anyone associated with him is a Winnie-the-Pooh fan -- Hunny is his first name (or nickname; news reports I saw didn't make it clear which). > 4. The Toronto Marlies defeated the Utica Comets in the American > Hockey League. What was the signficance of this win? They clinched a playoff position (for the 8th year in a row). > to worry, an American league has expressed interest in two > teams in Canada. Name the league *and both* Canadian cities > in question. National Women's Hockey League, Montreal, Toronto. > 6. After 50 years, what announcer called his last game Saturday > night, between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal > Canadiens? Bob Cole. > 7. In that game, name the 20-year-old who scored a hat-trick in > regulation time *and* the winning goal for Montreal in the > shootout -- while playing in the NHL for the first time. Ryan Poehling. > 8. Which province recently unveiled proposed legislation for > "presumed consent" for organ donation? Nova Scotia. > 9. The manager of Nirvana has written a book subtitled "Remembering > Kurt Cobain", who died by suicide 25 years ago. *Either* give > the main title of the book or just name the author. "Serving the Servant" by Danny Goldberg. > 10. The Quebec legislature is considering a bill banning religious > symbols from being worn by government employees. What is the > *bill number*? 21. > overtime relating to his original complaint, and filed suit > when he refused to pay. How much are they claiming, in US > dollars to the nearest thousand and within $10,000? $130,106.15 (accepting $120,000-$140,000). 4 for Joshua and Bruce. > 12. Transport Canada is funding a study for a hyperloop train, an > electric tunnel between Toronto and Montreal. Within 10 minutes, > how long [would] the proposed trip take? 45 minutes (accepting 35-55). 4 for Erland. For comparison, in the current train timetable the fastest trip eastbound shown as 4 hours 49 minutes and the fastest westbound is 4 hours 54 minutes. I remember when it was 3 hours 59 minutes, but they weren't able to sustain that reliably. > 13. According to a recent study, what species is capable of to > thriving even with high levels of heavy metals and other toxins > in its bloodstream? Great white shark. > 14. Within $100,000,000, how much is Ottawa promising to spend > for repairs and accessibility upgrades to Toronto community > housing? $1,300,000,000 (accepting $1,200,000,000-$1,400,000,000). > 15. Within ―Ē, how much did the price of a liter of gasoline > increase in Ontario as a result of the new federal carbon tax? 4.4Ē (accepting 3.9Ē-4.9Ē). 3 for Joshua. Poor Pete, missing the range by 0.1Ē. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 1― 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F BEST NINE Joshua Kreitzer 16 24 11 8 20 22 4 4 12 12 7 132 Pete Gayde 14 0 12 15 24 11 4 12 19 12 7 126 Dan Blum 18 11 8 4 26 14 4 8 8 16 8 117 Dan Tilque 12 8 4 8 12 4 0 8 8 -- -- 64 Erland Sommarskog 4 11 8 4 12 4 0 0 4 4 4 55 Bruce Bowler -- -- -- 4 24 -- -- -- -- 0 12 40 -- Mark Brader "You can stop laughing now. Toronto Well, maybe you *can't*, but you *may*." msb@vex.net -- Rick Burger My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 13 12:46AM -0500 Mark Brader: > This completes the current-events game for the season, of course. QFTCI* Current Events should resume with QFTCIUA19 Current Events, written by Unnatural Axxxe, about a week after Victoria Day. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Now that is good enough to save and msb@vex.net | plagiarise elsewhere." --Paul Wolff |
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