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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Oct 11 07:33PM -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*)". Hmm, tough set. > * Game 3 (2019-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Fall, or autumn if you prefer, arrived last Monday. At what > time, within 15 minutes? Be specific. 3:50 AM (accepting 3:35-4:05 AM). Of course the question was asking for the time of the September equinox, and in EDT (zone -4), but I'm accepting any correct answer that includes a time zone. > 2. Auston Matthews made the news this week after being charged > with disorderly conduct and disruptive behavior after an off-ice > incident in May. Where did the incident take place? Scottsdale. > 3. WWE performer Lacey Evans released a video of herself receiving > a speeding ticket from an RCMP officer in what Canadian city? Edmonton. She apparently felt that the cop should know she was a "superstar" (her word), and therefore consider her above the law. Among other things, she asked him angrily "Do you know *who I am*?!!". The video shows the cop answering "No", but I thought he should have said something like "If this is your driver's license, then you're Lacey Evans -- why, isn't it yours?" > 4. At the World Track and Field Championships, which Canadian won > a bronze medal in the men's 100 m? Andre de Grasse. > 5. Merger talks between Altria and *what other company* broke off > this week? The other company will now focus instead on launching > a smokeless tobacco product. Philip Morris International Inc. > 6. Also this week, CEO Kevin Burns resigned from *this company* > and was replaced by Altria's chief strategy and growth officer, > K.C. Crosthwaite. What company? Juul Labs. Sorry, Pete -- right answer, wrong question. > 7. What show won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series? "Fleabag". 4 for Dan. > 8. And who won the Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series? Billy Porter (for "Pose"). > plan to march up Church St. and through the gay village, another > peaceful rally was organized to counter it. What was the *name* > of the counter-rally? "Unite for Love". > 10. Following a boating accident last month in Muskoka, Kevin > O'Leary's wife was charged with careless operation of a vessel. > Give her *first* name. Linda. > trucks relocating illegally parked cars onto nearby side streets > during the afternoon rush hour, rather than towing them to police > pounds. On what street will this pilot project be running? Queen St. > at Wednesday's meeting, and followed it up with an endorsement > of a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by *what year*? > (Exact answer required.) 2050. 2 for Pete. > 3. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that a captain had > been named for this season. Who is he? John Tavares. > 4. Please decode the [rot13] only after you have finished with > previous question: They also named three assistant captains. > One is Auston Matthews. Name either of the others. Mitch Marner, Morgan Reilly. > 5. A Canadian priest was elevated to cardinal on Saturday. Who? Michael Czerny. > 6. In BC, the Minister of itizens' Services has resigned as a result > of an RCMP investigation, without even knowing what allegations > against her are being investigated. Name her. Jinny Sims. > 7. Four of six national party leaders participated in the > French-language debate last week. Name either of the two who > did not. (Person, not party.) Maxime Bernier, Elizabeth May. > 8. On the other hand, the leader of the Bloc Québécois *did* > participate. Who's that? Yves-François Blanchet. > It will be able to track your Uber, tell you if you left your > phone behind, and even take a selfie, among other things. > Name the company with the connected jacket. Levi's. (Accepting Levi Strauss.) > will have an ionizer in its stand to kill bacteria while the > battery is charging. Specify one of them (say "connected" or > "anti-bacterial") and name the relevant company. Connected: Microsoft. Anti-bacterial: LG. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 TOTALS Pete Gayde 11 20 0 2 33 Dan Blum 19 6 4 0 29 Bruce Bowler 15 8 -- -- 23 Erland Sommarskog 8 12 0 0 20 Joshua Kreitzer 20 0 -- -- 20 Dan Tilque 4 12 -- -- 16 -- Mark Brader | "It is impractical for the standard to attempt to Toronto | constrain the behavior of code that does not obey msb@vex.net | the constraints of the standard." -- Doug Gwyn My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 11 07:10PM -0700 On 10/11/19 5:33 PM, Mark Brader wrote: >> For further information see my 2019-01-22 companion posting on >> "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". > Hmm, tough set. Indeed. I didn't enter because I didn't know any of the answers. -- Dan Tilque |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 11 12:24PM -0700 On 10/9/19 9:13 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > * A River Runs Through it > 1. Which North American river flows downstream from Bismarck ND > through Sioux City and Omaha? Sioux > 2. What is the main river in Glasgow, Scotland? This waterway > was historically important for trade and shipbuilding. Tay > 3. Which river, rising on the Tibetan Plateau, is Pakistan's major > river, reaching the Arabian Sea south of Karachi? Indus > the country. > 4. On 1990-03-21 this country became independent of South Africa. > Previously, it was known as South West Africa. Namibia > 5. On 1993-05-25 this country seceded and gained independence from > Ethiopia. The two nations later warred over disputed territory > until a peace agreement in 2018. Eritria > 6. On 2008-02-17 this country unilaterally declared independence > from Serbia. A number of countries recognize its independence, > but it isn't a member of the United Nations. Kosovo > We name the currency and give some information about the country. > You name the country. > 7. Lek; a country on the Adriatic. Croatia > 8. Gourde; a Caribbean country. > 9. Dong; an Asian country. Vietnam > * The Great Lakes > Yeah, we think they're pretty great. > 10. Which Great Lake sits entirely within the borders of the US? Michigan > 11. As noted by Longfellow and Lightfoot, what is the Chippewayan > name for Lake Superior? Gitche Gumee > 12. Hydrologically, Lakes Huron and Michigan are really one > big lake. Nomenclaturally, name the strait that connects > the two. Mackinac > 13. The world's 9th-largest country is the largest landlocked > one. It's bordered by Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, > Turkmenistan, and the landlocked Caspian Sea. Name it. Kazakhstan > 14. South America has just two landlocked countries. Name *either > one*. Paraguay > completely surrounded by other landlocked countries. One is > located in Europe, while the other is a Central Asian nation > and former Soviet republic. Name *either one*. Liechtenstein > 10. This legendary first baseman was elected in December 1939, > but died of a degenerative disease in June, 1941, just weeks > before his induction ceremony. Lou Gehrig > 11. One year after his death at age 38, this Pittsburgh Pirates > right fielder became the first Latin-American and first Caribbean > player enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Roberto Clemente -- Dan Tilque |
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