- QFTCIUA19 Current Events 3-4 - 5 Updates
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Jun 12 03:30PM On Wed, 12 Jun 2019 01:20:57 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Mark Wit, a Canadian, won what bizarre English race or contest > that takes place in Gloucester? The event dates back to at least > 1826. The race where one chases a wheel of cheese down a hill. > 7. Louis Levi Oakes died on May 29 at age 94. A WWII veteran, > he was the last surviving Mohawk *what*? Code talker > always be remembered for botching an out in the 10th inning of Game 6 > of the 1986 World Series, denying the Red Sox their first win since > 1918. In his last years, he said he "got over it." Who was he? Bill Buckner > * Game 4 (2019-06-11 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events > 3. James Holzhauer's "Jeopardy!" streak came to an end this week. > He won nearly $2,500,000 US. How many games did he win? 32; 33 > 9. China refused to mark the 30th anniversary of what on June 4 > this year? Tienamin square rebellion |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jun 12 04:56PM > 1. Mark Wit, a Canadian, won what bizarre English race or contest > that takes place in Gloucester? The event dates back to at > least 1826. cheese wheel roll > 2. Peter O'Neill resigned this week as prime minister of which > country? Australia > 4. What legendary quarterback for the Green Bay Packers died this > past week at the age of 85? Bart Starr > 5. Which European country's chancellor resigned due to the > "Ibiza Scandal" the day after his party had great results in > the EU elections? Name the country. Austria > 7. Louis Levi Oakes died on May 29 at age 94. A WWII veteran, > he was the last surviving Mohawk *what*? high-rise steel worker > Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, denying the Red Sox their first > win since 1918. In his last years, he said he "got over it." > Who was he? Bill Buckner > 10. In a report leaked early to the media last week, what was > described as a "Canadian Genocide"? taking First Nations children from their parents > * Game 4 (2019-06-11 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events > 3. James Holzhauer's "Jeopardy!" streak came to an end this week. > He won nearly $2,500,000 US. How many games did he win? 28 > 4. Who did Forbes names as the world's richest female musical star? Beyonce; Mariah Carey > 8. Name the mayor of London, England, who was described by Donald > Trump as a "stone cold loser" and "shorter than Bill de Blasio"? Khan > 9. China refused to mark the 30th anniversary of what on June 4 > this year? Tianenman Square protests > 10. More than 2,000 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in which > African country? Democratic Republic of the Congo -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jun 12 08:43PM +0200 > * Game 3 (2019-06-03), Round 1 - Current Events > 2. Peter O'Neill resigned this week as prime minister of which > country? Guyana > 5. Which European country's chancellor resigned due to the > "Ibiza Scandal" the day after his party had great results in > the EU elections? Name the country. Austria > * Game 4 (2019-06-11 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Canadian teen Leylah Annie Fernandez won the junior girls' > singles title in what tournament on Saturday? French Open in tennis > 4. Who did Forbes names as the world's richest female musical star? Beyoncé > 8. Name the mayor of London, England, who was described by Donald > Trump as a "stone cold loser" and "shorter than Bill de Blasio"? Khan > 9. China refused to mark the 30th anniversary of what on June 4 > this year? The killings on Tianmen Square > 10. More than 2,000 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in which > African country? Congo-Kinshasa |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jun 13 04:56AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:R-adnVqSgvFUBJ3AnZ2dnUU7- > 1. Mark Wit, a Canadian, won what bizarre English race or contest > that takes place in Gloucester? The event dates back to at > least 1826. wife-carrying race > 4. What legendary quarterback for the Green Bay Packers died this > past week at the age of 85? Bart Starr (?) > Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, denying the Red Sox their first > win since 1918. In his last years, he said he "got over it." > Who was he? Bill Buckner > * Game 4 (2019-06-11 [sic]), Round 1 - Current Events > 3. James Holzhauer's "Jeopardy!" streak came to an end this week. > He won nearly $2,500,000 US. How many games did he win? 24; 25 > 8. Name the mayor of London, England, who was described by Donald > Trump as a "stone cold loser" and "shorter than Bill de Blasio"? Khan > 9. China refused to mark the 30th anniversary of what on June 4 > this year? Tienanmen Square massacre -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jun 12 10:11PM -0700 On 6/11/19 11:20 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Mark Wit, a Canadian, won what bizarre English race or contest > that takes place in Gloucester? The event dates back to at > least 1826. cheese rolling > Give the first name of either one. > 4. What legendary quarterback for the Green Bay Packers died this > past week at the age of 85? Bart Starr > 5. Which European country's chancellor resigned due to the > "Ibiza Scandal" the day after his party had great results in > the EU elections? Name the country. Spain > Trump as a "stone cold loser" and "shorter than Bill de Blasio"? > 9. China refused to mark the 30th anniversary of what on June 4 > this year? Tiananmen Square protests > 10. More than 2,000 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in which > African country? Congo (Kinshasa) -- Dan Tilque |
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