- QFTCIRS Current Events 9-10 answers - 1 Update
- QFTCIRS Game 4, Rounds 7-8: modern architects, sacred sites - 4 Updates
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Nov 29 04:40AM -0600 Mark Brader: > * Game 9 (2019-11-18), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. Last week, Bolivian president Evo Morales resigned, fled the > country, and was granted asylum -- by what country? Mexico. 4 for Erland. > 2. The Bolivian Senate deputy leader claimed the interim presidency > and was recognized as the acting president by a number of > countries, including Canada. What is her name? Jeanine Añez Chavez. 3 for Erland. > her pay, after investigating allegations that while on sick leave > she was not only teaching in Montreal, but also campaigning for > the federal election. What is her name? Roseline Dorcin. > 4. GO Train service on the Lakeshore West line was suspended from > 5:30 to about 8 pm on Friday night. Why? Level-crossing accident. Specifically, a car stuck on the tracks was hit and knocked into a second car. > marked with fireworks and music; and in a nod to tradition, > many waited in line to touch, kiss, or walk around a giant silk > floss tree. What city? Havana. 4 for Dan Tilque. > 6. Thursday, the International Criminal Court agreed to allow > prosecutors to open an investigation into crimes committed by > *which country* against its Rohingya Muslim minority? Myanmar (Burma). 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Erland. > 7. *Which Toronto landmark* was found defaced on Tuesday with a > spray-painted line from the poem "In Flanders Fields"? The Cenotaph. Any reference to a war memorial was sufficient. 4 for Dan Blum. > 8. This icon was fired Monday after he went on a rant about "you > people" not wearing poppies. Name him. Don Cherry. 4 for Joshua. > to demonstrate to scouts to see that he hasn't lost his edge > in the 3 years since (he claimed) he was blackballed for taking > a knee during the national anthem. Name him. Colin Kaepernick. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Dan Tilque. > 10. Which team beat the McMaster Mauraders In U Sport Mitchell > Cup play on Saturday, to head back to the Vanier Cup next > weekend? (University or team name will do.) University of Calgary Dinos. > * Game 10 (2019-11-25), Round 1 - Current Events This was the 3rd-easiest round of the entire season, and also the 3rd-easiest round of Game 10. > 1. Last week Justin Trudeau announced his new cabinet. Name > his new Deputy Prime Minister, who will also have the > Intergovernmental Affairs portfolio. Chrystia Freeland. > 2. Please decode the rot13 for questions #2-3 only after you have > finished with #1. Who is taking over Chrystia Freeland's old > portfolio of Foreign Affairs? François-Philippe Champagne. > 3. Last week "Toronto Life" published a list of the 50 most > influential Torontonians. Chrystia Freeland was one of the > top 5; name *anyone else* in the top 5. [1] Masai Ujiri; [2] Doug Ford; [3] Drake; [5] John Tory. 4 for Joshua and Dan Blum. And just for fun, here are their next 5: [6] Kyle Lowry; [7] Margaret Atwood; [8] Jagmeet Singh; [9] The cast of "Schitt's Creek"; [10] Cameron Bailey. > 4. The Leafs fired head coach Mike Babcock and replaced him with > the coach of the AHL's Toronto Marlies. Name that new coach. Sheldon Keefe. > 5. Last week a major home-renovation chain announced it was closing > 35 underperforming stores across Canada. Name any of the > brands in the chain. Lowe's, Rona, Reno-Depot. 4 for Dan Blum. > the type of bedding. Then after you have finished with that, > please decode the rot13: If you said either duvets or pillows, > please go back and be more specific. Feather duvet lung; feather duvets or feather pillows. > 7. John Mann died last week at age 57. He was the front man of > which band? Spirit of the West. > released since his death in 2016. This one was produced by his > son and includes contributions from other musicians, including > Beck, Jennifer Warner, and Damien Rice. Name the artist. Leonard Cohen. 4 for Joshua. > 9. Name *any one* of the 6 people inducted into the Hockey Hall > of Fame in their annual ceremony on Monday. Guy Carbonneau, Vaclav Nedomansky, Jim Rutherford, Hayley Wickenheiser, Jerry York, Sergei Zubov. > 10. With a semifinal win by Denis Shapovalov and Vasek Pospisil > on Saturday, Canada reached the finals of *what international > tournament* for the first time ever? Davis Cup. 4 for Erland. Scores, if there are no errors: GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 BEST EIGHT Joshua Kreitzer 20 0 -- -- 12 8 16 8 12 8 84 Dan Blum 19 6 4 0 8 0 16 4 12 8 77 Erland Sommarskog 8 12 0 0 20 12 4 4 11 4 75 Pete Gayde 11 20 0 2 16 0 20 6 -- -- 75 Dan Tilque 4 12 -- -- 4 8 16 4 12 0 60 Bruce Bowler 15 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 23 There should be one more Current Events game this season, with questions from the Final, about two weeks after this set. -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "Professor, I think I have a counterexample." msb@vex.net | "That's all right; I have two proofs." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Nov 28 10:06AM -0800 On Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 6:46:38 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote: > we'll name an architect or team, and you must give the letter for > the building they designed. > 1. Le Corbusier. B; I > 2. Buckminster Fuller. F > 3. Charles and Ray Eames. D > 4. Mies van der Rohe. B; I > 5. Philip Johnson. E > 6. Eero Saarinen. J > 7. Richard Neutra. C; L > 8. Louis Kahn. A > 9. Viljo Revell. G; H > 10. Marcel Breuer. K; G > 1. The Shwedagon Pagoda is a 344-foot Buddhist stupa crowned > with 5,448 diamonds, 2,317 rubies, and at its very tip, a giant > 76-carat diamond. Which *country* is this pagoda in? Thailand > 2. This building was originally a Greek Orthodox cathedral, then > an imperial Mosque, and is now a museum. When it was built in > Turkey in 537, it was the largest building on Earth. Name it. Hagia Sophia > and the bears left great claw marks on the sides of the rock. > The girls reached the sky and became the stars of the Pleiades. > What is the name of this great Wyoming rock? Devil's Tower > Mary was said to have appeared to Saint Juan Diego, emblazoning > his cloak with an image that is still displayed today in the > basilica. *Which city* is home to the Basilica de Guadalupe? Mexico City > date back to the time of Adam and Eve. It is circled as part > of the tawaf ritual during the hajj. *Name the cube-shaped > building* that currently holds the Black Stone. Kaaba > 7. The book of Exodus describes Moses receiving the Ten Commandments > upon Mt. Sinai. In which modern-day country is Mt. Sinai > thought to be located? Egypt > 8. Uluru, known alternatively as Ayers Rock, is a sandstone > formation sacred to the aboriginal population in the area. > In *which Australian state or territory* is it located in? Northern Territory -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Nov 28 08:44PM +0100 > 1. The Shwedagon Pagoda is a 344-foot Buddhist stupa crowned > with 5,448 diamonds, 2,317 rubies, and at its very tip, a giant > 76-carat diamond. Which *country* is this pagoda in? Myanmar > 2. This building was originally a Greek Orthodox cathedral, then > an imperial Mosque, and is now a museum. When it was built in > Turkey in 537, it was the largest building on Earth. Name it. Hagia Sofia > Mary was said to have appeared to Saint Juan Diego, emblazoning > his cloak with an image that is still displayed today in the > basilica. *Which city* is home to the Basilica de Guadalupe? Santiago de Compostela > date back to the time of Adam and Eve. It is circled as part > of the tawaf ritual during the hajj. *Name the cube-shaped > building* that currently holds the Black Stone. Raaba > 7. The book of Exodus describes Moses receiving the Ten Commandments > upon Mt. Sinai. In which modern-day country is Mt. Sinai > thought to be located? Egypt > 8. Uluru, known alternatively as Ayers Rock, is a sandstone > formation sacred to the aboriginal population in the area. > In *which Australian state or territory* is it located in? Northern Territory > 9. Lalibela is an Orthodox Christian holy city, perhaps most > famous for its monolithic churches hewn directly out of the rock. > There are 11 of them. In which *country* is Lalibela? Russia |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Nov 28 03:43PM -0800 On Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 9:46:38 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > we'll name an architect or team, and you must give the letter for > the building they designed. > 1. Le Corbusier. K > 2. Buckminster Fuller. F, J > 4. Mies van der Rohe. > 5. Philip Johnson. > 6. Eero Saarinen. A > 1. The Shwedagon Pagoda is a 344-foot Buddhist stupa crowned > with 5,448 diamonds, 2,317 rubies, and at its very tip, a giant > 76-carat diamond. Which *country* is this pagoda in? Thailand, Cambodia > 2. This building was originally a Greek Orthodox cathedral, then > an imperial Mosque, and is now a museum. When it was built in > Turkey in 537, it was the largest building on Earth. Name it. Hagia Sophia > Mary was said to have appeared to Saint Juan Diego, emblazoning > his cloak with an image that is still displayed today in the > basilica. *Which city* is home to the Basilica de Guadalupe? Valencia, Barcelona > 7. The book of Exodus describes Moses receiving the Ten Commandments > upon Mt. Sinai. In which modern-day country is Mt. Sinai > thought to be located? Egypt > 8. Uluru, known alternatively as Ayers Rock, is a sandstone > formation sacred to the aboriginal population in the area. > In *which Australian state or territory* is it located in? Northern Territory > allowed in the chapel, and in fact they spend their entire life > within the chapel, appointing a a successor before their death. > What object is claimed by the church to reside within the chapel? Jesus' crown of thorns, a piece of the true cross cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Nov 28 05:54PM -0800 On 11/28/19 3:46 AM, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. The Shwedagon Pagoda is a 344-foot Buddhist stupa crowned > with 5,448 diamonds, 2,317 rubies, and at its very tip, a giant > 76-carat diamond. Which *country* is this pagoda in? Myanmar; Thailand > 2. This building was originally a Greek Orthodox cathedral, then > an imperial Mosque, and is now a museum. When it was built in > Turkey in 537, it was the largest building on Earth. Name it. Hagia Sophia > and the bears left great claw marks on the sides of the rock. > The girls reached the sky and became the stars of the Pleiades. > What is the name of this great Wyoming rock? Devils Tower > date back to the time of Adam and Eve. It is circled as part > of the tawaf ritual during the hajj. *Name the cube-shaped > building* that currently holds the Black Stone. Kaaba > 7. The book of Exodus describes Moses receiving the Ten Commandments > upon Mt. Sinai. In which modern-day country is Mt. Sinai > thought to be located? Egypt > 8. Uluru, known alternatively as Ayers Rock, is a sandstone > formation sacred to the aboriginal population in the area. > In *which Australian state or territory* is it located in? Northern Territory > allowed in the chapel, and in fact they spend their entire life > within the chapel, appointing a a successor before their death. > What object is claimed by the church to reside within the chapel? Arc of the Covenant -- Dan Tilque |
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