- QFTCIUA19 Current Events Final - 4 Updates
- QFTCIUA19 Game 6, Rounds 7-8: complexes, states etc. - 5 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 07 02:53PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2019-08-06, 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 Unnatural Axxxe 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 2019-01-22 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". This set will complete the Current Events game for the season. ** Final, Round 1 - Current Events * Sporty Stuff That Happened 1. 16-year-old Kyle Giersdorf won $3,000,000 at the "World Cup" of which game? 2. The Blue Jays' trade deadline was controversial for many fans, 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? 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? * News of the World 4. August 1 saw the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the start of what European military event? 5. Surprise, surprise, Donald Trump was in the news again. 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. 6. This presumed heir who was being groomed to be the eventual leader of Al-Qaeda was killed recently. First and last names required. * Some Dead Entertainers, Of Course 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? 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? 9. This legendary documentarian died aged 94. He began his career 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. * Business As Usual 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. 11. Federal government funding of $2,700,000 was announced for a Toronto tech startup that "offers an online platform that crowdsources information on public transit and venues, such as restaurants and businesses, that are accessible to persons with disabilities." Name that company/app. 12. "Uninterrupted" is a "digital media platform for athletes" 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? * Miscellaneous, I Guess? 13. The Hollywood Vampires appeared last week on the "Late Late Show". They're a supergroup named for a drinking club founded 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? 14. Why has Nicole Walton-Allen in the news lately? 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? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Winning isn't everything, but not trying to win msb@vex.net | is less than nothing." --Anton van Uitert My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 07 10:59PM +0200 > * Sporty Stuff That Happened > 1. 16-year-old Kyle Giersdorf won $3,000,000 at the "World Cup" > of which game? Fortnite > 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. Smart > 6. This presumed heir who was being groomed to be the eventual > leader of Al-Qaeda was killed recently. First and last names > required. Jafeh bin Laden > 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? Was that Kyle Minogue? |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 07 10:58PM > * Sporty Stuff That Happened > 1. 16-year-old Kyle Giersdorf won $3,000,000 at the "World Cup" > of which game? Minecraft > * News of the World > 4. August 1 saw the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the > start of what European military event? Battle of the Ardennes > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 -- _______________________________________________________________________ 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 08 04:25AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:xM2dnUtnCMTbsdbAnZ2dnUU7- > * News of the World > 4. August 1 saw the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the > start of what European military event? Battle of the Bulge > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 07 11:34AM > a male child with an antipathy toward his father and attraction > for his mother. What is the same syndrome -- affinity for the > opposite-sex parent -- called in girls? Elektra complex > 2. Still drawing from the story of Oedipus, what psychological > complex is attached to a mother with an obsessive fixation on > her son? Jocasta complex > by overachieving to an obsessive degree, particularly in areas > of leadership. This psychological complex is named after a > historical figure. Napoleon complex > complex in which women seek out men considerably their senior. > The syndrome is named for a controversial novel. Name that > complex. Lolita complex > characterized by the behavior of compulsively warning others > of the consequences of their behavior. A side-effect is the > propensity to feel other people's grief to an extreme degree. Cassandra complex > fear independence. It describes women who feel incapable > of change without outside help, usually male. Think Disney. > Name that complex. princess complex > One enduring complex he identified -- an unhealthy sense of > responsibility and a desire to "save" others -- was named for > a comic-book character. Name that complex. Superman complex > out anti-socially. Name that complex, which was defined by > psychologist Alfred Adler and is *not* named after a person > or character. inferiority complex > to maintain sexual arousal within a committed, loving > relationship. Men with this complex tend to compartmentalize all > women as either saintly or as prostitutes. Name that complex. Madonna/whore complex > who avoid adult responsibility through laziness and lack of > direction. The complex is named after a famous character in > children's literature. Peter Pan complex > * Game 6, Round 8 - Geography - The State I'm In > 1. Anhui, Hubei, Gansu, Hebei. China > 2. Batman, Hakkari, Samsun, Van. Turkey > 3. Cordoba, Santa Fe, Rio Negro, Formosa. Colombia; Argentina > 4. Distrito Federale, Esperito Santo, Parana, Rio Grande do Norte. Brazil > 5. Edo, Gombe, Borno, Jigawa. Japan > 6. Balochistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh. Pakistan > 7. Assam, Kerala, Sikkim, Nagaland. India > 8. Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Zug. Switzerland > 9. Andelucia, Extremadura, Murcia, Balearic Islands. Spain > 10. Colima, Hidalgo, Sonora, Chiapas. Mexico -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Bruce Bowler <bruce.bowler@gmail.com>: Aug 07 04:55PM On Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:31:14 -0500, Mark Brader wrote: > a male child with an antipathy toward his father and attraction for > his mother. What is the same syndrome -- affinity for the > opposite-sex parent -- called in girls? Electra complex > 2. Still drawing from the story of Oedipus, what psychological > complex is attached to a mother with an obsessive fixation on her > son? Electra complex > by overachieving to an obsessive degree, particularly in areas of > leadership. This psychological complex is named after a historical > figure. Napoleon complex > We'll name some states, provinces, territories, cantons, or whatever. > You name the country. > 1. Anhui, Hubei, Gansu, Hebei. China > 2. Batman, Hakkari, Samsun, Van. Thailand > 3. Cordoba, Santa Fe, Rio Negro, Formosa. Argentina > 4. Distrito Federale, Esperito Santo, Parana, Rio Grande do Norte. Brazil > 5. Edo, Gombe, Borno, Jigawa. Japan > 6. Balochistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh. Pakistan; India > 7. Assam, Kerala, Sikkim, Nagaland. India; Pakistan > 8. Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Zug. Switzerland > 9. Andelucia, Extremadura, Murcia, Balearic Islands. Spain > 10. Colima, Hidalgo, Sonora, Chiapas. Mexico |
| swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Aug 07 10:10AM -0700 On Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 1:31:19 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote: > a male child with an antipathy toward his father and attraction > for his mother. What is the same syndrome -- affinity for the > opposite-sex parent -- called in girls? electra complex > 2. Still drawing from the story of Oedipus, what psychological > complex is attached to a mother with an obsessive fixation on > her son? jocasta complex > by overachieving to an obsessive degree, particularly in areas > of leadership. This psychological complex is named after a > historical figure. napoleon complex > complex in which women seek out men considerably their senior. > The syndrome is named for a controversial novel. Name that > complex. lolita complex > characterized by the behavior of compulsively warning others > of the consequences of their behavior. A side-effect is the > propensity to feel other people's grief to an extreme degree. cassandra complex > fear independence. It describes women who feel incapable > of change without outside help, usually male. Think Disney. > Name that complex. cinderella complex > One enduring complex he identified -- an unhealthy sense of > responsibility and a desire to "save" others -- was named for > a comic-book character. Name that complex. superman complex > out anti-socially. Name that complex, which was defined by > psychologist Alfred Adler and is *not* named after a person > or character. inferiority complex > to maintain sexual arousal within a committed, loving > relationship. Men with this complex tend to compartmentalize all > women as either saintly or as prostitutes. Name that complex. madonna–whore complex > who avoid adult responsibility through laziness and lack of > direction. The complex is named after a famous character in > children's literature. peter pan > We'll name some states, provinces, territories, cantons, or > whatever. You name the country. > 1. Anhui, Hubei, Gansu, Hebei. china > 2. Batman, Hakkari, Samsun, Van. turkey > 3. Cordoba, Santa Fe, Rio Negro, Formosa. argentina > 4. Distrito Federale, Esperito Santo, Parana, Rio Grande do Norte. brazil > 5. Edo, Gombe, Borno, Jigawa. nigeria > 6. Balochistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh. pakistan > 7. Assam, Kerala, Sikkim, Nagaland. india > 8. Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Zug. switzerland > 9. Andelucia, Extremadura, Murcia, Balearic Islands. spain > 10. Colima, Hidalgo, Sonora, Chiapas. mexico > Toronto today, they'd all have buggy-whip holders..." > msb@vex.net -- Marcus J. Ranum > My text in this article is in the public domain. swp, who has been traveling recently |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Aug 07 08:30PM +0200 > by overachieving to an obsessive degree, particularly in areas > of leadership. This psychological complex is named after a > historical figure. Macchiavlisem > complex in which women seek out men considerably their senior. > The syndrome is named for a controversial novel. Name that > complex. The Lolita complex > fear independence. It describes women who feel incapable > of change without outside help, usually male. Think Disney. > Name that complex. Cinderella syndrome > We'll name some states, provinces, territories, cantons, or > whatever. You name the country. > 1. Anhui, Hubei, Gansu, Hebei. China > 2. Batman, Hakkari, Samsun, Van. Turkey > 3. Cordoba, Santa Fe, Rio Negro, Formosa. Argentina > 4. Distrito Federale, Esperito Santo, Parana, Rio Grande do Norte. Brazil > 5. Edo, Gombe, Borno, Jigawa. Kenya > 6. Balochistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh. Pakistan > 7. Assam, Kerala, Sikkim, Nagaland. India > 8. Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Zug. Swtzerland > 9. Andelucia, Extremadura, Murcia, Balearic Islands. Spain > 10. Colima, Hidalgo, Sonora, Chiapas. México |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 07 05:19PM -0700 On Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 3:31:19 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > a male child with an antipathy toward his father and attraction > for his mother. What is the same syndrome -- affinity for the > opposite-sex parent -- called in girls? Electra > by overachieving to an obsessive degree, particularly in areas > of leadership. This psychological complex is named after a > historical figure. Napoleon > complex in which women seek out men considerably their senior. > The syndrome is named for a controversial novel. Name that > complex. Lolita I guess > characterized by the behavior of compulsively warning others > of the consequences of their behavior. A side-effect is the > propensity to feel other people's grief to an extreme degree. Polyanna > fear independence. It describes women who feel incapable > of change without outside help, usually male. Think Disney. > Name that complex. Sleeping beauty, Snow White > One enduring complex he identified -- an unhealthy sense of > responsibility and a desire to "save" others -- was named for > a comic-book character. Name that complex. Superman, Batman > to maintain sexual arousal within a committed, loving > relationship. Men with this complex tend to compartmentalize all > women as either saintly or as prostitutes. Name that complex. Madonna-Whore > who avoid adult responsibility through laziness and lack of > direction. The complex is named after a famous character in > children's literature. Peter Pan > We'll name some states, provinces, territories, cantons, or > whatever. You name the country. > 1. Anhui, Hubei, Gansu, Hebei. China, South Korea > 2. Batman, Hakkari, Samsun, Van. South Korea, North Korea > 3. Cordoba, Santa Fe, Rio Negro, Formosa. Mexico, Colombia > 4. Distrito Federale, Esperito Santo, Parana, Rio Grande do Norte. Brazil > 5. Edo, Gombe, Borno, Jigawa. Japan > 6. Balochistan, Northwest Frontier Province, Punjab, Sindh. Pakistan, Afghanistan > 7. Assam, Kerala, Sikkim, Nagaland. India > 8. Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Schaffhausen, Zug. Switzerland > 9. Andelucia, Extremadura, Murcia, Balearic Islands. Spain > 10. Colima, Hidalgo, Sonora, Chiapas. Nope. cheers, calvin |
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