* Game 7 (2024-10-28), Round 1: Current Events
1. Two major American newspapers refused to make a presidential
endorsement last week due to interventions from their respective
billionaire owners, prompting resignations from both papers by
angry staff. Name *either* paper.
2. Blaine Higgs was ousted as premier of New Brunswick last week
when his Conservatives were defeated by the Liberals. Who's the
new premier?
3. Despite blatant attempts at vote-buying by Russia to prevent
the outcome, which European nation voted last week to join
the EU?
4. Phil Lesh died last week at the age of 84. He was the bassist
for which influential rock band?
5. 22 tonnes of artisanal cheese, valued at approximately £300,000,
was stolen last week from a London dairy. All of the cheese
was the same type -- what type?
6. Beginning in the fall of 2026, Ontario will effectively bar
international students from doing what?
7. The World Series began last week with a World Series first.
What happened in Game 1 between the Dodgers and the Yankees
that had never happened in a World Series previously?
8. The Toronto Raptors lost their home opener last week by almost
30 points. Who clobbered them? (City or team name.)
9. Mike Jefferies was indicted on 16 federal counts of sex
trafficking and international prostitution in New York last week.
Jefferies is the former CEO of what clothing retailer, a position
he allegedly used to help commit said crimes?
10. The French government and the French Roman Catholic Church
clashed last week over what?
* Game 8 (2024-11-04), Round 1: Current Events
1. The Dodgers won the World Series last week. During one game,
fans interacted with Dodgers player Mookie Betts -- how?
2. Name the actress who starred in "Young Frankenstein" and "Close
Encounters of the Third Kind", and passed away last week at 79.
3. An African country had elections last week and ousted the party
that had been in charge since the country gained independence
from the UK in 1966. What country?
4. Which province last week called a snap election, scheduled for
November 27?
5. Donald Trump held a very racist rally in Madison Square Garden
last week. The lowlight was a "comedian" who made jokes about
black people carving watermelons for Halloween and who called
Puerto Rico a "pile of garbage". What was his name?
6. In Saskatchewan's election last week, Scott Moe's Saskatchewan
Party maintained its majority, but the NDP sharply reduced it.
Within 1, how many net seats did the NDP take from the
Saskatchewan Party?
7. That organization unveiled its mascot, an anime-style character
named Luce ["LOO-chay"], for an event next year? Luce has become
extremely popular online, with fans generating memes and fan art.
8. What popular movie actor endorsed Kamala Harris in a video
released Saturday? In his endorsement, he noted that this was
the first one he had ever made in 64 years of acting.
9. Last week in New York, a celebrity crashed his own lookalike
contest in Washington Square Park. Which celebrity lookedalike
like his lookalikes?
10. Who won the leadership contest for the UK's Conservative Party
on Saturday?
* Game 7 (2024-10-28), Round 1: Current Events
1. Two major American newspapers refused to make a presidential
endorsement last week due to interventions from their respective
billionaire owners, prompting resignations from both papers by
angry staff. Name *either* paper.
3. Despite blatant attempts at vote-buying by Russia to prevent
the outcome, which European nation voted last week to join
the EU?
4. Phil Lesh died last week at the age of 84. He was the bassist
for which influential rock band?
6. Beginning in the fall of 2026, Ontario will effectively bar
international students from doing what?
* Game 8 (2024-11-04), Round 1: Current Events
2. Name the actress who starred in "Young Frankenstein" and "Close
Encounters of the Third Kind", and passed away last week at 79.
3. An African country had elections last week and ousted the party
that had been in charge since the country gained independence
from the UK in 1966. What country?
4. Which province last week called a snap election, scheduled for
November 27?
6. In Saskatchewan's election last week, Scott Moe's Saskatchewan
Party maintained its majority, but the NDP sharply reduced it.
Within 1, how many net seats did the NDP take from the
Saskatchewan Party?
9. Last week in New York, a celebrity crashed his own lookalike
contest in Washington Square Park. Which celebrity lookedalike
like his lookalikes?
10. Who won the leadership contest for the UK's Conservative Party
on Saturday?
* Game 7 (2024-10-28), Round 1: Current Events
1. Two major American newspapers refused to make a presidential
endorsement last week due to interventions from their respective
billionaire owners, prompting resignations from both papers by
angry staff. Name *either* paper.
3. Despite blatant attempts at vote-buying by Russia to prevent
the outcome, which European nation voted last week to join
the EU?
5. 22 tonnes of artisanal cheese, valued at approximately ?300,000,
was stolen last week from a London dairy. All of the cheese
was the same type -- what type?
* Game 8 (2024-11-04), Round 1: Current Events
1. The Dodgers won the World Series last week. During one game,
fans interacted with Dodgers player Mookie Betts -- how?
2. Name the actress who starred in "Young Frankenstein" and "Close
Encounters of the Third Kind", and passed away last week at 79.
9. Last week in New York, a celebrity crashed his own lookalike
contest in Washington Square Park. Which celebrity lookedalike
like his lookalikes?
* Game 7 (2024-10-28), Round 1: Current Events
1. Two major American newspapers refused to make a presidential
endorsement last week due to interventions from their respective
billionaire owners, prompting resignations from both papers by
angry staff. Name *either* paper.
3. Despite blatant attempts at vote-buying by Russia to prevent
the outcome, which European nation voted last week to join
the EU?
5. 22 tonnes of artisanal cheese, valued at approximately £300,000,
was stolen last week from a London dairy. All of the cheese
was the same type -- what type?
* Game 8 (2024-11-04), Round 1: Current Events
1. The Dodgers won the World Series last week. During one game,
fans interacted with Dodgers player Mookie Betts -- how?
3. An African country had elections last week and ousted the party
that had been in charge since the country gained independence
from the UK in 1966. What country?
5. Donald Trump held a very racist rally in Madison Square Garden
last week. The lowlight was a "comedian" who made jokes about
black people carving watermelons for Halloween and who called
Puerto Rico a "pile of garbage". What was his name?
10. Who won the leadership contest for the UK's Conservative Party
on Saturday?
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 7 (2024-10-28), Round 1: Current Events
1. Two major American newspapers refused to make a presidential
endorsement last week due to interventions from their respective
billionaire owners, prompting resignations from both papers by
angry staff. Name *either* paper.
2. Blaine Higgs was ousted as premier of New Brunswick last week
when his Conservatives were defeated by the Liberals. Who's the
new premier?
3. Despite blatant attempts at vote-buying by Russia to prevent
the outcome, which European nation voted last week to join
the EU?
4. Phil Lesh died last week at the age of 84. He was the bassist
for which influential rock band?
5. 22 tonnes of artisanal cheese, valued at approximately £300,000,
was stolen last week from a London dairy. All of the cheese
was the same type -- what type?
6. Beginning in the fall of 2026, Ontario will effectively bar
international students from doing what?
7. The World Series began last week with a World Series first.
What happened in Game 1 between the Dodgers and the Yankees
that had never happened in a World Series previously?
8. The Toronto Raptors lost their home opener last week by almost
30 points. Who clobbered them? (City or team name.)
9. Mike Jefferies was indicted on 16 federal counts of sex
trafficking and international prostitution in New York last week.
Jefferies is the former CEO of what clothing retailer, a position
he allegedly used to help commit said crimes?
10. The French government and the French Roman Catholic Church
clashed last week over what?
* Game 8 (2024-11-04), Round 1: Current Events
1. The Dodgers won the World Series last week. During one game,
fans interacted with Dodgers player Mookie Betts -- how?
2. Name the actress who starred in "Young Frankenstein" and "Close
Encounters of the Third Kind", and passed away last week at 79.
3. An African country had elections last week and ousted the party
that had been in charge since the country gained independence
from the UK in 1966. What country?
4. Which province last week called a snap election, scheduled for
November 27?
5. Donald Trump held a very racist rally in Madison Square Garden
last week. The lowlight was a "comedian" who made jokes about
black people carving watermelons for Halloween and who called
Puerto Rico a "pile of garbage". What was his name?
6. In Saskatchewan's election last week, Scott Moe's Saskatchewan
Party maintained its majority, but the NDP sharply reduced it.
Within 1, how many net seats did the NDP take from the
Saskatchewan Party?
7. That organization unveiled its mascot, an anime-style character
named Luce ["LOO-chay"], for an event next year? Luce has become
extremely popular online, with fans generating memes and fan art.
8. What popular movie actor endorsed Kamala Harris in a video
released Saturday? In his endorsement, he noted that this was
the first one he had ever made in 64 years of acting.
9. Last week in New York, a celebrity crashed his own lookalike
contest in Washington Square Park. Which celebrity lookedalike
like his lookalikes?
10. Who won the leadership contest for the UK's Conservative Party
on Saturday?
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