- QFTCIRS Current Events 7-8 - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #580 - 1 Update
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 12 01:20AM -0600 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates indicated below, 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 the Red Smarties 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 2019-10-16 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". * Game 7 (2019-11-04), Round 1 - Current Events 1. In entertainment news, on October 29, celebrity news agency Backgrid USA filed a $150,000 (US) suit against this celebrity for copyright infringement after she reposted without permission their photo of her dressed as Hillary Clinton at a 2016 Halloween party. Which celebrity? 2. Elsewhere in entertainment, it was announced last week that this singer will be receiving the People's Choice Champion Award at the November show for her many philanthropic endeavors. Which singer? For questions #3-4, *either* the city (or other place) name or the team name is sufficient, like "Saskatchewan" or "Roughriders". 3. Last week, TFC won their Eastern Conference championship over *what opposing team* to now move on to the MLS finals? 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat? 5. Late Saturday night and into Sunday, the largest-ever emergency exercise in Toronto took place, involving over 150 actors in addition to local first responders, in order to assess the city's preparedness for a large-scale disaster. Where in the city was the exercise centered? 6. Last week, public elementary teachers and education workers voted overwhelmingly in support of strike action if contract talks fail to progress meaningfully. But how overwhelmingly? Give the percentage vote in favor of striking, within 1 percentage point. 7. A 1-ton black boulder striped with white quartz, known locally as Wizard Rock, was stolen last month, only to reappear last week, in the Prescott National Forest in what US state? 8. Saturday, people lined Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma for a parade capping off 2 weeks of public activities and private visits to family gravesites and home altars, to mark what occasion? Hint: Saturday's Google doodle also honored the occasion. 9. Friday, the US arm of *which company* announced it was banning "party houses" following a deadly Halloween shooting? 10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying? * Game 8 (2019-11-11), Round 1 - Current Events 1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of what event? 2. McDonald's just fired its CEO over consensual sex with a fellow employee. Name that now-former CEO. 3. The CEO of Second Cup announced Friday that the company is changing its name to reflect its desire to expand into other aspects of the Canadian food-service industry. Second Cup will continue as one of its brands, but what is the new corporate name? 4. This musician's newest single "Use This Gospel" debuted at #37, meaning that -- like Madonna, Michael Jackson, U2, and Weird Al Yankovic -- he has now had a new release debut as a Top 40 hit in 4 different decades. Name him. 5. This filmmaker and Amazon agreed in US District Court to dismiss the filmmaker's suit without prejudice. He filed the suit when Amazon refused to release his completed film "A Rainy Day in New York" in the US. Who is he? For questions #6-7 in this round, we need the team name, like "Roughriders". The city (or other place) name is not sufficient. 6. 11-year-old Kade Foster got to spend Saturday with his favorite team, after they found out from Twitter that not one of his invited guests had shown up for his team-themed birthday party. Which team is it? 7. Which Toronto sports team signed All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams to a 2-year contract worth approximately $9,000,000? 8. Who was kicked off Toronto City Council last week over election overspending? 9. With the receipt of their "no board" report last week, what is the first day when elementary-school teachers in Ontario will be in a legal strike position? 10. Queen's Park announced that the current veterans' memorial on the south lawn of the legislature will be extended to recognize *which new group* of veterans? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | Bad news disturbs his game; so does good; so msb@vex.net | also does the absence of news. --Stephen Leacock My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 12 12:14AM -0800 On 11/11/19 11:20 PM, Mark Brader wrote: > *what opposing team* to now move on to the MLS finals? > 4. Also last week, Washington Nationals won the World Series by > 4 games to 3. Who did *they* beat? Houston Astros > visits to family gravesites and home altars, to mark what > occasion? Hint: Saturday's Google doodle also honored the > occasion. Day of the Dead > 9. Friday, the US arm of *which company* announced it was banning > "party houses" following a deadly Halloween shooting? Airbnb > 10. Google's parent company Alphabet announced plans to purchase > this company, with the goal of going head-to-head with Apple > in the fitness-tracking space. What company is Alphabet buying? Fitbit > 1. A ceremony on Saturday was attended by the leaders of several > European nations in order to mark the 30th anniversary of > what event? Fall of the Berlin Wall > Which team is it? > 7. Which Toronto sports team signed All Blacks star Sonny Bill > Williams to a 2-year contract worth approximately $9,000,000? Argonauts > 8. Who was kicked off Toronto City Council last week over election > overspending? Ford -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 12 04:07AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which country that won three football (soccer) World Cups no > longer exists? West Germany > 2 Bruce Springsteen's album The Ghost of Tom Joad > references the main character of what classic novel? The Grapes of Wrath > 3 Which hit > song of 1973 includes the following line: But in this ever-changing > world in which we live in? Live and Let Die > 4 Which American saxophonist > (1942-2011) was a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street band? Clarence Clemons > 5 Which 2012 US comedy film features four rival a cappella groups: The > Barden Bellas, The Treblemakers, The High Notes and the BU Harmonics? Pitch Perfect > 6 The non-profit NCAA regulates a variety of sports for which > American bodies? Colleges > 7 The Fianna Fáil party dominated the 20th > century political life of which country? Ireland > 8 Generally considered > the best female chess player of all time, Judit Polgár hails from > what European country? Hungary > 9 Which Italian (1858-1924) composed the > operas Madame Butterfly and La Boheme? Puccini > 10 Which song was a hit for > its writer Dolly Parton in both 1974 and 1982, and also for Whitney > Houston in 1992? I Will Always Love You > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
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