* Game 7 (2024-03-18), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Last Sunday we were all glued to the set for the Academy Awards,
right? So who won the award for Best Actress?
2. Which *country* won the Oscar for Best International Feature
Film?
4. Former big-city mayor Naheed Nenshi made a splash last week,
announcing that he will be running for the leadership of a
provincial party. Which province, which party?
5. Tom Stoppard's absurdist comedy "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
are Dead" opened at the CAA Theatre with Billy Boyd and Dominic
Monaghan taking the lead roles. In what movie series have Boyd
and Monaghan previously been paired?
8. Under harsh new security laws passed last week, citizens of this
foreign jurisdiction may face sedition charges for possessing
copies of the now-defunct newspaper "The Apple Daily".
Which jurisdiction?
9. Best Buy Canada's house brand, Insignia, has recalled 5 models
of this trendy kitchen appliance as a potential fire or burn
hazard after reports of melting handles and breaking glass doors.
What type of appliance? Be sufficiently specific.
* Game 8 (2024-03-25), Round 1 - Current Events
3. Banksy's latest mural is almost all green. It appeared on
St. Patrick's Day in the Finsbury Park neighborhood of what city?
10. Leo Varadkar resigned his role as prime minister last week.
In what country?
* Game 7 (2024-03-18), Round 1 - Current Events
5. Tom Stoppard's absurdist comedy "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
are Dead" opened at the CAA Theatre with Billy Boyd and Dominic
Monaghan taking the lead roles. In what movie series have Boyd
and Monaghan previously been paired?
7. National elections in a European nation resulted in a saw-off
between the incumbent Socialist Party and the center-right
Democratic Alliance Party with a populist party whose name means
"Enough!" holding the balance of power. Name the country.
8. Under harsh new security laws passed last week, citizens of this
foreign jurisdiction may face sedition charges for possessing
copies of the now-defunct newspaper "The Apple Daily".
Which jurisdiction?
9. Best Buy Canada's house brand, Insignia, has recalled 5 models
of this trendy kitchen appliance as a potential fire or burn
hazard after reports of melting handles and breaking glass doors.
What type of appliance? Be sufficiently specific.
* Game 8 (2024-03-25), Round 1 - Current Events
3. Banksy's latest mural is almost all green. It appeared on
St. Patrick's Day in the Finsbury Park neighborhood of what city?
5. Richard Slayman was the recipient, the involuntary donor a pig.
What was transplanted?
* Game 7 (2024-03-18), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Last Sunday we were all glued to the set for the Academy Awards,
right? So who won the award for Best Actress?
2. Which *country* won the Oscar for Best International Feature
Film?
3. In equally thrilling Sunday night action, the Brier curling
championship match ended with a 9-5 win for Brad Gushue's rink
over Team Saskatchewan. What team did Gushue lead?
4. Former big-city mayor Naheed Nenshi made a splash last week,
announcing that he will be running for the leadership of a
provincial party. Which province, which party?
5. Tom Stoppard's absurdist comedy "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
are Dead" opened at the CAA Theatre with Billy Boyd and Dominic
Monaghan taking the lead roles. In what movie series have Boyd
and Monaghan previously been paired?
6. In other theatre news, this Canadian theater company reported a
record deficit of $5,700,000 in 2023, forcing them to
significantly trim back operations for the upcoming season.
Which theater company?
7. National elections in a European nation resulted in a saw-off
between the incumbent Socialist Party and the center-right
Democratic Alliance Party with a populist party whose name means
"Enough!" holding the balance of power. Name the country.
8. Under harsh new security laws passed last week, citizens of this
foreign jurisdiction may face sedition charges for possessing
copies of the now-defunct newspaper "The Apple Daily".
Which jurisdiction?
9. Best Buy Canada's house brand, Insignia, has recalled 5 models
of this trendy kitchen appliance as a potential fire or burn
hazard after reports of melting handles and breaking glass doors.
What type of appliance? Be sufficiently specific.
10. The city of Toronto threw in the towel last Tuesday, shutting
down its only ski hill due to an unseasonably warm and snowless
winter. In *what city park* is Toronto's lone ski hill?
* Game 8 (2024-03-25), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Name the skip who led Canada to a berth in the final of the
Women's World Curling Championships in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
2. Last week Deanna Stellato-Dudek, aged 40, and her partner won
the world championship of what? Be specific.
3. Banksy's latest mural is almost all green. It appeared on
St. Patrick's Day in the Finsbury Park neighborhood of what city?
4. Why was Ward's Island Association Clubhouse in the news last
week?
5. Richard Slayman was the recipient, the involuntary donor a pig.
What was transplanted?
6. As Attorney General of Ontario under Bill Davis, this Red Tory
-- together with Roy Romanow and Jean Chrétien -- struck the
deal that resulted in the patriation of the Constitution with
a charter of rights. He died last week at age 91. Name please.
7. According to the United Nations, March 21 was World Down
Syndrome Day. What day did the UN mark the day before,
on March 20?
8. What has Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro been indicted
for falsifying?
9. Ippei Mizuhara has been accused of stealing, and now has lost
his employment. From what specific job was he fired?
10. Leo Varadkar resigned his role as prime minister last week.
In what country?
* Game 7 (2024-03-18), Round 1 - Current Events
2. Which *country* won the Oscar for Best International Feature
Film?
7. National elections in a European nation resulted in a saw-off
between the incumbent Socialist Party and the center-right
Democratic Alliance Party with a populist party whose name means
"Enough!" holding the balance of power. Name the country.
8. Under harsh new security laws passed last week, citizens of this
foreign jurisdiction may face sedition charges for possessing
copies of the now-defunct newspaper "The Apple Daily".
Which jurisdiction?
9. Best Buy Canada's house brand, Insignia, has recalled 5 models
of this trendy kitchen appliance as a potential fire or burn
hazard after reports of melting handles and breaking glass doors.
What type of appliance? Be sufficiently specific.
* Game 8 (2024-03-25), Round 1 - Current Events
3. Banksy's latest mural is almost all green. It appeared on
St. Patrick's Day in the Finsbury Park neighborhood of what city?
7. According to the United Nations, March 21 was World Down
Syndrome Day. What day did the UN mark the day before,
on March 20?
8. What has Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro been indicted
for falsifying?
10. Leo Varadkar resigned his role as prime minister last week.
In what country?
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.
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 Misplaced Modifiers
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 please see my 2023-05-24
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 7 (2024-03-18), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Last Sunday we were all glued to the set for the Academy Awards,
right? So who won the award for Best Actress?
2. Which *country* won the Oscar for Best International Feature
Film?
3. In equally thrilling Sunday night action, the Brier curling
championship match ended with a 9-5 win for Brad Gushue's rink
over Team Saskatchewan. What team did Gushue lead?
4. Former big-city mayor made a splash last week,
announcing that he will be running for the leadership of a
provincial party. Which province, which party?
5. Tom Stoppard's absurdist comedy "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
are Dead" opened at the CAA Theatre with Billy Boyd and Dominic
Monaghan taking the lead roles. In what movie series have Boyd
and Monaghan previously been paired?
6. In other theatre news, this Canadian theater company reported a
record deficit of $5,700,000 in 2023, forcing them to
significantly trim back operations for the upcoming season.
Which theater company?
7. National elections in a European nation resulted in a saw-off
between the incumbent Socialist Party and the center-right
Democratic Alliance Party with a populist party whose name means
"Enough!" holding the balance of power. Name the country.
8. Under harsh new security laws passed last week, citizens of this
foreign jurisdiction may face sedition charges for possessing
copies of the now-defunct newspaper "The Apple Daily".
Which jurisdiction?
9. Best Buy Canada's house brand, Insignia, has recalled 5 models
of this trendy kitchen appliance as a potential fire or burn
hazard after reports of melting handles and breaking glass doors.
What type of appliance? Be sufficiently specific.
10. The city of Toronto threw in the towel last Tuesday, shutting
down its only ski hill due to an unseasonably warm and snowless
winter. In *what city park* is Toronto's lone ski hill?
* Game 8 (2024-03-25), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Name the skip who led Canada to a berth in the final of the
Women's World Curling Championships in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
2. Last week Deanna Stellato-Dudek, aged 40, and her partner won
the world championship of what? Be specific.
3. Banksy's latest mural is almost all green. It appeared on
St. Patrick's Day in the Finsbury Park neighborhood of what city?
4. Why was Ward's Island Association Clubhouse in the news last
week?
5. Richard Slayman was the recipient, the involuntary donor a pig.
What was transplanted?
6. As Attorney General of Ontario under Bill Davis, this Red Tory
-- together with Roy Romanow and Jean Chr�tien -- struck the
deal that resulted in the patriation of the Constitution with
a charter of rights. He died last week at age 91. Name please.
7. According to the United Nations, March 21 was World Down
Syndrome Day. What day did the UN mark the day before,
on March 20?
8. What has Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro been indicted
for falsifying?
9. Ippei Mizuhara has been accused of stealing, and now has lost
his employment. From what specific job was he fired?
10. Leo Varadkar resigned his role as prime minister last week.
In what country?
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 7 (2024-03-18), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Last Sunday we were all glued to the set for the Academy Awards,
right? So who won the award for Best Actress?
2. Which *country* won the Oscar for Best International Feature
Film?
3. In equally thrilling Sunday night action, the Brier curling
championship match ended with a 9-5 win for Brad Gushue's rink
over Team Saskatchewan. What team did Gushue lead?
4. Former big-city mayor Naheed Nenshi made a splash last week,
announcing that he will be running for the leadership of a
provincial party. Which province, which party?
5. Tom Stoppard's absurdist comedy "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
are Dead" opened at the CAA Theatre with Billy Boyd and Dominic
Monaghan taking the lead roles. In what movie series have Boyd
and Monaghan previously been paired?
6. In other theatre news, this Canadian theater company reported a
record deficit of $5,700,000 in 2023, forcing them to
significantly trim back operations for the upcoming season.
Which theater company?
7. National elections in a European nation resulted in a saw-off
between the incumbent Socialist Party and the center-right
Democratic Alliance Party with a populist party whose name means
"Enough!" holding the balance of power. Name the country.
8. Under harsh new security laws passed last week, citizens of this
foreign jurisdiction may face sedition charges for possessing
copies of the now-defunct newspaper "The Apple Daily".
Which jurisdiction?
9. Best Buy Canada's house brand, Insignia, has recalled 5 models
of this trendy kitchen appliance as a potential fire or burn
hazard after reports of melting handles and breaking glass doors.
What type of appliance? Be sufficiently specific.
10. The city of Toronto threw in the towel last Tuesday, shutting
down its only ski hill due to an unseasonably warm and snowless
winter. In *what city park* is Toronto's lone ski hill?
* Game 8 (2024-03-25), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Name the skip who led Canada to a berth in the final of the
Women's World Curling Championships in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
2. Last week Deanna Stellato-Dudek, aged 40, and her partner won
the world championship of what? Be specific.
3. Banksy's latest mural is almost all green. It appeared on
St. Patrick's Day in the Finsbury Park neighborhood of what city?
4. Why was Ward's Island Association Clubhouse in the news last
week?
5. Richard Slayman was the recipient, the involuntary donor a pig.
What was transplanted?
6. As Attorney General of Ontario under Bill Davis, this Red Tory
-- together with Roy Romanow and Jean Chr�tien -- struck the
deal that resulted in the patriation of the Constitution with
a charter of rights. He died last week at age 91. Name please.
7. According to the United Nations, March 21 was World Down
Syndrome Day. What day did the UN mark the day before,
on March 20?
8. What has Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro been indicted
for falsifying?
9. Ippei Mizuhara has been accused of stealing, and now has lost
his employment. From what specific job was he fired?
10. Leo Varadkar resigned his role as prime minister last week.
In what country?
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