- QFTCIUA19 Current Events Final answers - 1 Update
- QFTCIUA19 Game 6, Rounds 9-10: CWOF, challenge - 2 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 10 05:16PM -0500 Mark Brader: > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition > (QFTCI*)". > This set will complete the Current Events game for the season. And the winner of the game is PETE GAYDE. Hearty congratulations! > ** Final (2019-08-06), Round 1 - Current Events This was the second-hardest round in the original game, after the audio round. > * Sporty Stuff That Happened > 1. 16-year-old Kyle Giersdorf won $3,000,000 at the "World Cup" > of which game? Fortnite. 4 for Erland and Pete. > with the departure of established players like Marcus Stroman, > Aaron Sanchez and Joe Biagini. Who did the Jays receive in > trade for Sanchez and Biagini? Derek Fisher. > 3. Known for his YouTube channel "How Hungry Are You?", this Raptor > partners with the Regent Park Community Food Centre and appeared > at their "Taste of Regent Park" event. Who? Serge Ibaka. > * News of the World > 4. August 1 saw the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the > start of what European military event? Warsaw Uprising. See: http://www.dw.com/en/what-was-the-warsaw-uprising/a-39889947 When this question went to the audience at the original game, my suggestion referred to the Allied armies that had been surrounded in Normandy since the "D-Day" landings -- I thought the relevant event might be Patton leading the "breakout" through the German lines. This actually turns out to also be correct, depending on what you count as the start. See: http://www.globeatwar.com/media-gallery/detail/56/121 > He sweepingly declared himself to be "the least ______ person > there is anywhere in the world". Fill in the blank, with > the one word he used. Racist. 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Pete. > 6. This presumed heir who was being groomed to be the eventual > leader of Al-Qaeda was killed recently. First and last names > required. Hamza bin Laden. > 7. Russi Taylor, who died last week at 75, was the voice of Martin > Prince on "The Simpsons". But for more than 30 years she was > best known as the voice of which famous rodent? Minnie Mouse. 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Pete. > 8. Hal Prince, legendary Broadway director-producer who won a > record 21 Tony awards over his long career, died last week at > the ripe old age of 91 -- in what city? Reykjavik. 4 for Joshua and Pete. > chronicling the '60s music scene, with "Monterey Pop" and > "Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back". He later made issue movies like > "The War Room". Name him. D.A. Pennebaker. 4 for Joshua and Pete. > 10. A data breach compromised the financial information of > 6,000,000 Canadians and 100,000,000 Americans. Name the > company whose customers are affected. Capital One. 4 for Dan. > crowdsources information on public transit and venues, such > as restaurants and businesses, that are accessible to persons > with disabilities." Name that company/app. AccessNow. > founded in the US by Maverick Carter and NBA great LeBron James. > The brand has now launched in Canada. Who is Lebron's Canadian > partner? Drake. > by Alice Cooper in the 1970s, honoring the music of dead rock > stars. The group is comprised of Cooper, Joe Perry... and > which lead singer? Johnny Depp. > 14. Why has Nicole Walton-Allen in the news lately? For misrepresenting her credentials in Childrens Aid Society cases. > 15. Which singer lost a multi-million dollar copyright infringement > lawsuit when a jury ruled her song "Dark Horse" was too similar > to an existing Christian rap song? Katy Perry. 4 for Dan, Joshua, and Pete. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 F BEST NINE Pete Gayde -- -- 16 12 22 20 24 20 16 4 24 158 Joshua Kreitzer 8 16 8 8 12 16 24 16 12 8 20 132 Dan Blum 8 20 16 12 7 15 24 12 8 0 16 131 Erland Sommarskog 8 24 4 16 4 8 16 8 8 11 4 103 Dan Tilque 0 4 8 8 8 20 24 12 8 0 -- 92 Bruce Bowler -- -- 12 7 4 19 -- -- 8 8 -- 58 -- Mark Brader | Peter Neumann on Y2K: Toronto | This problem gives new meaning to "going out on msb@vex.net | a date" (which many systems will do on 1/1/00). My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 10 01:38PM > 3. Of the 151 sidewalk stars on Canada's Walk of Fame, only two > are devoted to sports teams -- one in skiing, one in hockey. > Name either. Edmonton Oilers > SCTV and the Royal Canadian Air Farce were in there first. > Name either of the other two teams, whose careers were 20 > years apart. McKenzie Brothers > 9. One of Hollywood's silent film pioneers, he founded the Keystone > Studios and gave a young Charlie Chaplin his big break. Who? Roach > C1. This late actor played serious roles, but found comedy late > in life. His brother was Leader of the Opposition for four > months in 1983 and Deputy Prime Minister from 1984 to 1986. Nielsen > * F. Restaurant Potpourri > F1. With 27 restaurants per 10,000 people, which city has the > most restaurants in Canada? Montreal; Toronto > F2. How many Michelin star-ranked restaurants are there in > Canada? 10; 12 -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Aug 10 01:51PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:lN2dnVxBQbfd7tPAnZ2dnUU7- > 4. This starlet on the walk was actually born in Liverpool, England, > but is most closely associated with sipping mimosas in New York > in "Sex and the City". Name her. Kim Cattrall > SCTV and the Royal Canadian Air Farce were in there first. > Name either of the other two teams, whose careers were 20 > years apart. The Kids in the Hall > 6. There are 19 individuals who have stars both on the Hollywood > Walk of Fame and on Canada's Walk of Fame. Name *any one*. Mary Pickford > 9. One of Hollywood's silent film pioneers, he founded the Keystone > Studios and gave a young Charlie Chaplin his big break. Who? Mack Sennett > 10. Which comedian and director from Winnipeg appeared on "The > Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" 140 times? David Steinberg > breadth, and accomplishments. > * B. How Far and How High > B2. What is the highest point above sea level in Canada? Mt. Logan -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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