* Game 1 (2024-01-29), Round 1 - Current Events
2. Nick Dunlap won the American Express PGA golf tournament last
week but did not get the $1,500,000 prize. Why not?
8. Which state hosted both the Democratic and Republican primaries
last week?
9. In a blow to international shipping, the Panama Canal is
drastically reducing the number of ships that can pass through.
Why?
10. Which country is receiving the first-ever vaccine against
malaria?
* Game 2 (2024-02-05), Round 1 - Current Events
2. Five professional hockey players from Canada's 2018 world
junior hockey team turned themselves in last week to face charges
of sexual assault. In *what city* will the trial take place?
5. Saturday saw the passing at the age of 86, at his home in
Switzerland, of Vitorio Emmanuele di Savoia. *What title*
was Vitorio Emmanuele's *father* the last to hold?
6. Last Monday a judge ordered the liquidation of Evergrande.
The development company is $300,000,000,000 in debt. In *what
country* did Evergrande have its operations?
8. After taking down Novak Djokovic in the semifinal, this rising
Italian tennis star defeated Daniil Medvedev to win the
Australian Open. Name him.
9. Entering last Sunday's NFL conference finals, three of the four
contenders were multiple Super Bowl winners, while one has never
appeared in the big game. They won't this year either, after
losing to the San Francisco 49ers. Who are these perennial
also-rans?
10. While helping his father clean out his house, a Saskatchewan
man came across a cardboard box, the value of whose contents
has been estimated as high as $3,000,000. What was in the box?
9. In a blow to international shipping, the Panama Canal is
drastically reducing the number of ships that can pass through.
Why?
The canal is frozen? :-)
* Game 1 (2024-01-29), Round 1 - Current Events
2. Nick Dunlap won the American Express PGA golf tournament last
week but did not get the $1,500,000 prize. Why not?
8. Which state hosted both the Democratic and Republican primaries
last week?
10. Which country is receiving the first-ever vaccine against
malaria?
* Game 2 (2024-02-05), Round 1 - Current Events
3. Turning to the obits, this Puerto Rican dancer/singer/actress,
whose breakthrough came as the original Anita in "West Side
Story", died Tuesday. Name her.
4. This actor, famous for his role as Apollo Creed in the "Rocky"
franchise, also played linebacker for two seasons for the
BC Lions. He died on Thursday. Name him.
5. Saturday saw the passing at the age of 86, at his home in
Switzerland, of Vitorio Emmanuele di Savoia. *What title*
was Vitorio Emmanuele's *father* the last to hold?
9. Entering last Sunday's NFL conference finals, three of the four
contenders were multiple Super Bowl winners, while one has never
appeared in the big game. They won't this year either, after
losing to the San Francisco 49ers. Who are these perennial
also-rans?
* Game 1 (2024-01-29), Round 1 - Current Events
1. The Oilers beat the Flames 3-1 last week. They broke a record
for a Canadian NHL team that had stood since Montreal set it
in the 1967-68 season. What did they break the record for?
2. Nick Dunlap won the American Express PGA golf tournament last
week but did not get the $1,500,000 prize. Why not?
3. Whose bust was unveiled at Queen's Park?
4. Art seems to come and go at the legislature. Why was the
painting "Salmon Life Giving Spawn" *removed* from Queen's Park?
5. What Canadian filmmaker died last week at age 97?
6. Name the Canadian who was nominated for the Best Supporting
Actor Oscar.
7. At the Telus Centre in Calgary, in front of 4,000 people,
Danielle Smith had a sit-down with what controversial media
personality?
8. Which state hosted both the Democratic and Republican primaries
last week?
9. In a blow to international shipping, the Panama Canal is
drastically reducing the number of ships that can pass through.
Why?
10. Which country is receiving the first-ever vaccine against
malaria?
* Game 2 (2024-02-05), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Justice Marie-Josée Hogue was in the news last week. What is
the subject of the investigation she is leading?
2. Five professional hockey players from Canada's 2018 world
junior hockey team turned themselves in last week to face charges
of sexual assault. In *what city* will the trial take place?
3. Turning to the obits, this Puerto Rican dancer/singer/actress,
whose breakthrough came as the original Anita in "West Side
Story", died Tuesday. Name her.
4. This actor, famous for his role as Apollo Creed in the "Rocky"
franchise, also played linebacker for two seasons for the
BC Lions. He died on Thursday. Name him.
5. Saturday saw the passing at the age of 86, at his home in
Switzerland, of Vitorio Emmanuele di Savoia. *What title*
was Vitorio Emmanuele's *father* the last to hold?
6. Last Monday a judge ordered the liquidation of Evergrande.
The development company is $300,000,000,000 in debt. In *what
country* did Evergrande have its operations?
7. This Toronto furniture store announced plans to convert 430 acres
of land it owns on the edge of the city into a residential zone
with 4,000 new homes. That's one way to generate buyers for
its products! Name the company.
8. After taking down Novak Djokovic in the semifinal, this rising
Italian tennis star defeated Daniil Medvedev to win the
Australian Open. Name him.
9. Entering last Sunday's NFL conference finals, three of the four
contenders were multiple Super Bowl winners, while one has never
appeared in the big game. They won't this year either, after
losing to the San Francisco 49ers. Who are these perennial
also-rans?
10. While helping his father clean out his house, a Saskatchewan
man came across a cardboard box, the value of whose contents
has been estimated as high as $3,000,000. What was in the box?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
indicated, 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... For further information
please see my 2023-05-24 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 1 (2024-01-29), Round 1 - Current Events
1. The Oilers beat the Flames 3-1 last week. They broke a record
for a Canadian NHL team that had stood since Montreal set it
in the 1967-68 season. What did they break the record for?
2. Nick Dunlap won the American Express PGA golf tournament last
week but did not get the $1,500,000 prize. Why not?
3. Whose bust was unveiled at Queen's Park?
4. Art seems to come and go at the legislature. Why was the
painting "Salmon Life Giving Spawn" *removed* from Queen's Park?
5. What Canadian filmmaker died last week at age 97?
6. Name the Canadian who was nominated for the Best Supporting
Actor Oscar.
7. At the Telus Centre in Calgary, in front of 4,000 people,
Danielle Smith had a sit-down with what controversial media
personality?
8. Which state hosted both the Democratic and Republican primaries
last week?
9. In a blow to international shipping, the Panama Canal is
drastically reducing the number of ships that can pass through.
Why?
10. Which country is receiving the first-ever vaccine against
malaria?
* Game 2 (2024-02-05), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Justice Marie-Jos�e Hogue was in the news last week. What is
the subject of the investigation she is leading?
2. Five professional hockey players from Canada's 2018 world
junior hockey team turned themselves in last week to face charges
of sexual assault. In *what city* will the trial take place?
3. Turning to the obits, this Puerto Rican dancer/singer/actress,
whose breakthrough came as the original Anita in "West Side
Story", died Tuesday. Name her.
4. This actor, famous for his role as Apollo Creed in the "Rocky"
franchise, also played linebacker for two seasons for the
BC Lions. He died on Thursday. Name him.
5. Saturday saw the passing at the age of 86, at his home in
Switzerland, of Vitorio Emmanuele di Savoia. *What title*
was Vitorio Emmanuele's *father* the last to hold?
6. Last Monday a judge ordered the liquidation of Evergrande.
The development company is $300,000,000,000 in debt. In *what
country* did Evergrande have its operations?
7. This Toronto furniture store announced plans to convert 430 acres
of land it owns on the edge of the city into a residential zone
with 4,000 new homes. That's one way to generate buyers for
its products! Name the company.
8. After taking down Novak Djokovic in the semifinal, this rising
Italian tennis star defeated Daniil Medvedev to win the
Australian Open. Name him.
9. Entering last Sunday's NFL conference finals, three of the four
contenders were multiple Super Bowl winners, while one has never
appeared in the big game. They won't this year either, after
losing to the San Francisco 49ers. Who are these perennial
also-rans?
10. While helping his father clean out his house, a Saskatchewan
man came across a cardboard box, the value of whose contents
has been estimated as high as $3,000,000. What was in the box?
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