* Game 11 (2024-11-25), Round 1 - Current Events
This week's Current Events round has a handout! See:
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/11-1/current.pdf
I have sorted the round in order of the handout, so the image
numbers are the question numbers, and the two decoy images have
been interspersed with the rest. I've provided questions for the
decoys as well; answer these if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Who is this? He was indicted last week for his participation
in an attempted coup.
2. This is Donald Trump's announced appointee for Secretary of
Education. What's her name?
3. This red panda cub was born at the Toronto Zoo in June, and
has now been named what?
4. (decoy) This rugby team is posing with a flag to object to a
bill about their ethnic group pending in their country's
parliament. What country?
5. These people are at the COPA 29 climate-change summit, which
concluded Saturday, in what city?
6. These people are the hosts of "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, who
were frequently critical of Donald Trump before the election,
then received a lot of criticism for going to Mar-a-Lago to
"hear him out". Name *either* of them.
7. (decoy) These people are known on Tiktok in connection with
what major retailer?
8. This vehicle was reported last week to be the most frequently
stolen in Canada lately. Give the make and model.
9. This is an outline map of what country, where polls opened for
a national election on Saturday?
10. This player was named the Most Valuable Canadian in the Grey Cup
game as the Argos won last week -- too bad, Winnipeg! Who is he?
11. This former host of "Love Connection" passed away last week
at 83. Who was he?
12. This is Randy Boissonault, whose disputed claims of aboriginal
ancestry and related ethical scandals led to him resigning last
week as the federal Minister of what?
* Final (2024-12-02), Round 1 - Current Events
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/F-1/deco.jpg
1. Orcas have been observed performing a specific behavior for
the first time in nearly 40 years. What is that behavior?
2. Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia played a football game
on Friday. It notably went into multiple overtimes. *How many*
overtimes?
3. Ireland had its general election on Friday. As of Saturday
midnight, which political party had won the most seats?
4. Last week, police used water cannons, batons, and dogs in
an attempt to quell pro-European Union political protests for
3 consecutive nights in which country?
5. A young hiker was found alive last week after having been
missing in Redfern-Keily Provincial Park in northern BC for
50 days. What is his *name*?
6. Donald Trump announced last week he would introduce
across-the-board tariffs on all Mexican, Canadian, and Chinese
goods last week. He gave two reasons for the tariffs on
Canadian goods. Name *both* of them.
7. Jim Abrahams died last week at the age of 80. Working with the
Zucker brothers, he directed several noteworthy comedy films --
most notably a legendary parody movie in 1980. Name that movie.
8. A regional public health department in Idaho banned a medical
procedure/practice last week. What did it ban?
9. Last week Syrian rebels very suddenly captured a major city
previously controlled by the Assad government. What city?
See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/F-1/city.jpg
10. On Saturday, Donald Trump named his anticipated nominee for
FBI Director -- a man who served in Trump's first White House
and who has promised, in the past year, to prosecute Trump's
political opponents if given the opportunity. What's his name?
11. Vito won the National Dog Show this past week, the first of
his breed to do so. What breed of dog is Vito?
12. It was announced last week that a single event had consumed
7.4 terabytes of streaming data from mobile phone users, a new
world record for a one-day event. What was the event?
13. The Oxford English Dictionary announced the shortlist last
week for their 2024 Word of the Year. Name *any one* of the
6 shortlisted words/phrases.
14. Doug Ford's Tories passed a bill last week to remove bike
lanes in Toronto and also allow work on Highway 413 to proceed
without environmental- or Indigenous-impact assessments.
What is the bill's *number*?
15. Ireland wasn't the only country ending in "land" to have
elections this week: another such country had their election
on Saturday, and the Social Democrats appear poised to declare
victory over the incumbent Independence Party. What country
are we talking about?
* Game 11 (2024-11-25), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Who is this? He was indicted last week for his participation
in an attempted coup.
4. (decoy) This rugby team is posing with a flag to object to a
bill about their ethnic group pending in their country's
parliament. What country?
5. These people are at the COPA 29 climate-change summit, which
concluded Saturday, in what city?
9. This is an outline map of what country, where polls opened for
a national election on Saturday?
* Final (2024-12-02), Round 1 - Current Events
3. Ireland had its general election on Friday. As of Saturday
midnight, which political party had won the most seats?
4. Last week, police used water cannons, batons, and dogs in
an attempt to quell pro-European Union political protests for
3 consecutive nights in which country?
6. Donald Trump announced last week he would introduce
across-the-board tariffs on all Mexican, Canadian, and Chinese
goods last week. He gave two reasons for the tariffs on
Canadian goods. Name *both* of them.
8. A regional public health department in Idaho banned a medical
procedure/practice last week. What did it ban?
9. Last week Syrian rebels very suddenly captured a major city
previously controlled by the Assad government. What city?
See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/F-1/city.jpg
10. On Saturday, Donald Trump named his anticipated nominee for
FBI Director -- a man who served in Trump's first White House
and who has promised, in the past year, to prosecute Trump's
political opponents if given the opportunity. What's his name?
12. It was announced last week that a single event had consumed
7.4 terabytes of streaming data from mobile phone users, a new
world record for a one-day event. What was the event?
15. Ireland wasn't the only country ending in "land" to have
elections this week: another such country had their election
on Saturday, and the Social Democrats appear poised to declare
victory over the incumbent Independence Party. What country
are we talking about?
* Game 11 (2024-11-25), Round 1 - Current Events
6. These people are the hosts of "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, who
were frequently critical of Donald Trump before the election,
then received a lot of criticism for going to Mar-a-Lago to
"hear him out". Name *either* of them.
8. This vehicle was reported last week to be the most frequently
stolen in Canada lately. Give the make and model.
9. This is an outline map of what country, where polls opened for
a national election on Saturday?
11. This former host of "Love Connection" passed away last week
at 83. Who was he?
* Final (2024-12-02), Round 1 - Current Events
2. Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia played a football game
on Friday. It notably went into multiple overtimes. *How many*
overtimes?
4. Last week, police used water cannons, batons, and dogs in
an attempt to quell pro-European Union political protests for
3 consecutive nights in which country?
7. Jim Abrahams died last week at the age of 80. Working with the
Zucker brothers, he directed several noteworthy comedy films --
most notably a legendary parody movie in 1980. Name that movie.
9. Last week Syrian rebels very suddenly captured a major city
previously controlled by the Assad government. What city?
See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/F-1/city.jpg
10. On Saturday, Donald Trump named his anticipated nominee for
FBI Director -- a man who served in Trump's first White House
and who has promised, in the past year, to prosecute Trump's
political opponents if given the opportunity. What's his name?
11. Vito won the National Dog Show this past week, the first of
his breed to do so. What breed of dog is Vito?
...What was the event?
The fight between Tyson and that other guy.
* Game 11 (2024-11-25), Round 1 - Current Events
This week's Current Events round has a handout! See:
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/11-1/current.pdf
2. This is Donald Trump's announced appointee for Secretary of> Education. What's her name?
4. (decoy) This rugby team is posing with a flag to object to a
bill about their ethnic group pending in their country's
parliament. What country?
6. These people are the hosts of "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, who
were frequently critical of Donald Trump before the election,
then received a lot of criticism for going to Mar-a-Lago to
"hear him out". Name *either* of them.
9. This is an outline map of what country, where polls opened for
a national election on Saturday?
11. This former host of "Love Connection" passed away last week
at 83. Who was he?
* Final (2024-12-02), Round 1 - Current Events
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/F-1/deco.jpg
2. Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia played a football game
on Friday. It notably went into multiple overtimes. *How many*
overtimes?
3. Ireland had its general election on Friday. As of Saturday
midnight, which political party had won the most seats?
4. Last week, police used water cannons, batons, and dogs in
an attempt to quell pro-European Union political protests for
3 consecutive nights in which country?
7. Jim Abrahams died last week at the age of 80. Working with the
Zucker brothers, he directed several noteworthy comedy films --
most notably a legendary parody movie in 1980. Name that movie.
9. Last week Syrian rebels very suddenly captured a major city
previously controlled by the Assad government. What city?
See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/F-1/city.jpg
10. On Saturday, Donald Trump named his anticipated nominee for
FBI Director -- a man who served in Trump's first White House
and who has promised, in the past year, to prosecute Trump's
political opponents if given the opportunity. What's his name?
13. The Oxford English Dictionary announced the shortlist last
week for their 2024 Word of the Year. Name *any one* of the
6 shortlisted words/phrases.
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 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 11 (2024-11-25), Round 1 - Current Events
This week's Current Events round has a handout! See:
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/11-1/current.pdf
I have sorted the round in order of the handout, so the image
numbers are the question numbers, and the two decoy images have
been interspersed with the rest. I've provided questions for the
decoys as well; answer these if you like for fun, but for no points.
1. Who is this? He was indicted last week for his participation
in an attempted coup.
2. This is Donald Trump's announced appointee for Secretary of
Education. What's her name?
3. This red panda cub was born at the Toronto Zoo in June, and
has now been named what?
4. (decoy) This rugby team is posing with a flag to object to a
bill about their ethnic group pending in their country's
parliament. What country?
5. These people are at the COPA 29 climate-change summit, which
concluded Saturday, in what city?
6. These people are the hosts of "Morning Joe" on MSNBC, who
were frequently critical of Donald Trump before the election,
then received a lot of criticism for going to Mar-a-Lago to
"hear him out". Name *either* of them.
7. (decoy) These people are known on Tiktok in connection with
what major retailer?
8. This vehicle was reported last week to be the most frequently
stolen in Canada lately. Give the make and model.
9. This is an outline map of what country, where polls opened for
a national election on Saturday?
10. This player was named the Most Valuable Canadian in the Grey Cup
game as the Argos won last week -- too bad, Winnipeg! Who is he?
11. This former host of "Love Connection" passed away last week
at 83. Who was he?
12. This is Randy Boissonault, whose disputed claims of aboriginal
ancestry and related ethical scandals led to him resigning last
week as the federal Minister of what?
* Final (2024-12-02), Round 1 - Current Events
http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/F-1/deco.jpg
1. Orcas have been observed performing a specific behavior for
the first time in nearly 40 years. What is that behavior?
2. Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia played a football game
on Friday. It notably went into multiple overtimes. *How many*
overtimes?
3. Ireland had its general election on Friday. As of Saturday
midnight, which political party had won the most seats?
4. Last week, police used water cannons, batons, and dogs in
an attempt to quell pro-European Union political protests for
3 consecutive nights in which country?
5. A young hiker was found alive last week after having been
missing in Redfern-Keily Provincial Park in northern BC for
50 days. What is his *name*?
6. Donald Trump announced last week he would introduce
across-the-board tariffs on all Mexican, Canadian, and Chinese
goods last week. He gave two reasons for the tariffs on
Canadian goods. Name *both* of them.
7. Jim Abrahams died last week at the age of 80. Working with the
Zucker brothers, he directed several noteworthy comedy films --
most notably a legendary parody movie in 1980. Name that movie.
8. A regional public health department in Idaho banned a medical
procedure/practice last week. What did it ban?
9. Last week Syrian rebels very suddenly captured a major city
previously controlled by the Assad government. What city?
See: http://www.vex.net/~msb/tmp/F-1/city.jpg
10. On Saturday, Donald Trump named his anticipated nominee for
FBI Director -- a man who served in Trump's first White House
and who has promised, in the past year, to prosecute Trump's
political opponents if given the opportunity. What's his name?
11. Vito won the National Dog Show this past week, the first of
his breed to do so. What breed of dog is Vito?
12. It was announced last week that a single event had consumed
7.4 terabytes of streaming data from mobile phone users, a new
world record for a one-day event. What was the event?
13. The Oxford English Dictionary announced the shortlist last
week for their 2024 Word of the Year. Name *any one* of the
6 shortlisted words/phrases.
14. Doug Ford's Tories passed a bill last week to remove bike
lanes in Toronto and also allow work on Highway 413 to proceed
without environmental- or Indigenous-impact assessments.
What is the bill's *number*?
15. Ireland wasn't the only country ending in "land" to have
elections this week: another such country had their election
on Saturday, and the Social Democrats appear poised to declare
victory over the incumbent Independence Party. What country
are we talking about?
* Final (2024-12-02), Round 1 - Current Events
12. It was announced last week that a single event had consumed
7.4 terabytes of streaming data from mobile phone users, a new
world record for a one-day event. What was the event?
The 4th one of Taylor Swift's 6 "Eras Tour" concerts in Toronto.
(Any reference to one of her concerts was sufficient.)
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