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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 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?

--
Mark Brader, "Technically, it is readable by a human being."
Toronto, msb@vex.net -- David Slocombe

My text in this article is in the public domain.

On 3/26/2024 9:32 PM, Mark Brader wrote:

> * 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?

Emma Stone

> 2. Which *country* won the Oscar for Best International Feature
> Film?

UK

> 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?

Wildrose Party; Saskatchewan 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?

"The Lord of the Rings"

> 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?

Hong Kong

> 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.

stove; microwave oven

> * 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?

London

> 10. Leo Varadkar resigned his role as prime minister last week.
> In what country?

Ireland

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com

Mark Brader <msb@vex.net> wrote:

> * 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?

Lord of the Rings

> 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.

Portugal

> 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?

Hong Kong

> 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.

air fryer

> * 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?

London

> 5. Richard Slayman was the recipient, the involuntary donor a pig.
> What was transplanted?

liver; heart

--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."

On 3/26/24 19:32, Mark Brader wrote:
>
>
> * 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?

Team Canada

>
> 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?

Conservative Party of Ontario

>
> 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?

genetically modified kidney

>
> 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?

covid vaccination records

>
> 9. Ippei Mizuhara has been accused of stealing, and now has lost
> his employment. From what specific job was he fired?

translator for Ohtani

>
> 10. Leo Varadkar resigned his role as prime minister last week.
> In what country?
>

--
Dan Tilque

Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:
> * Game 7 (2024-03-18), Round 1 - Current Events
>
> 2. Which *country* won the Oscar for Best International Feature
> Film?

France

> 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.

Portugal
> 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?

Hongkong
> 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.

Microwave oven
> * 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?

Dublin
> 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?

Spring equinox
> 8. What has Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro been indicted
> for falsifying?

Proof of vaccination against covid-19
> 10. Leo Varadkar resigned his role as prime minister last week.
> In what country?

Ireland

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:8a-
cnWA2xKqvGJ77nZ2dnZfqnPednZ2d@giganews.com:

> 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?

emma stone

> 2. Which *country* won the Oscar for Best International Feature
> Film?

germany

> 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?

team canada?

> 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?

alberta new democratic 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?

the lord of the rings

> 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?

niagra on the lake

> 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.

portugal

> 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?

hong kong

> 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.

air fryer

> 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?

etobacoke centennial park ?

>
> * 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.

rachel homan

> 2. Last week Deanna Stellato-Dudek, aged 40, and her partner won
> the world championship of what? Be specific.

ice dancing pairs

> 3. Banksy's latest mural is almost all green. It appeared on
> St. Patrick's Day in the Finsbury Park neighborhood of what city?

london

> 4. Why was Ward's Island Association Clubhouse in the news last
> week?

fire burned it to the ground

> 5. Richard Slayman was the recipient, the involuntary donor a pig.
> What was transplanted?

kidney [first ever!]

> 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.

mcmurtry

> 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?

day of happiness

> 8. What has Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro been indicted
> for falsifying?

his covid vaccination status

> 9. Ippei Mizuhara has been accused of stealing, and now has lost
> his employment. From what specific job was he fired?

shohei ohtani's interpreter

> 10. Leo Varadkar resigned his role as prime minister last week.
> In what country?

ireland [he was taoiseach]

swp

Mark Brader:
> 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?

Emma Stone. 4 for Joshua and Stephen.

> 2. Which *country* won the Oscar for Best International Feature
> Film?

United Kingdom. ("The Zone of Interest".) 4 for Joshua.

> 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?

Team Canada. (That's the name that the defending champions get
to use.) 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen.

> 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?

Alberta NDP. 4 for Stephen.

> 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?

"The Lord of the Rings". (Also accepting "Middle Earth" or, since
they were in one movie of that series, "The Hobbit".) 4 for Joshua,
Dan Blum, and Stephen.

> 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?

Shaw Festival. (Yes, at Niagara-on-the-Lake. With 4 A's and 3
hypens, by the way. But we needed the 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.

Portugal. 4 for Dan Blum, Erland, and Stephen.

> 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?

Hong Kong. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, and Stephen.

> 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.

Air fryer. 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen.

> 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?

Earl Bales Park.

> * 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.

Rachel Homan. 4 for Stephen.

> 2. Last week Deanna Stellato-Dudek, aged 40, and her partner won
> the world championship of what? Be specific.

Pairs figure skating. 2 for Stephen.

Her partner was Maxime Deschamps. Ice dancing, as everyone knows,
is a different event, which was won by Madison Chock and Evan Bates.

> 3. Banksy's latest mural is almost all green. It appeared on
> St. Patrick's Day in the Finsbury Park neighborhood of what city?

London. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Stephen.

> 4. Why was Ward's Island Association Clubhouse in the news last
> week?

It burned down. 4 for Stephen.

> 5. Richard Slayman was the recipient, the involuntary donor a pig.
> What was transplanted?

Genetically modified kidney. ("Kidney" was sufficient.) 4 for
Dan Tilque and Stephen.

> 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.

Roy McMurtry. 4 for Stephen.

> 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?

World Happiness Day. 4 for Stephen.

> 8. What has Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro been indicted
> for falsifying?

His vaccination status. 4 for Dan Tilque, Erland, and Stephen.

> 9. Ippei Mizuhara has been accused of stealing, and now has lost
> his employment. From what specific job was he fired?

Shohei Ohtani's interpreter. 4 for Dan Tilque and Stephen.

> 10. Leo Varadkar resigned his role as prime minister last week.
> In what country?

Ireland. 4 for Joshua, Erland, and Stephen.

Scores, if there are no errors:

GAMES-> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BEST SIX
Stephen Perry 39 40 -- -- -- -- 28 38 145
Joshua Kreitzer 15 20 4 8 19 12 16 8 90
Dan Blum 8 16 4 12 15 6 16 4 73
Dan Tilque -- -- 8 16 23 8 4 12 71
Pete Gayde 15 16 12 19 -- -- -- -- 62
Erland Sommarskog 8 12 4 8 8 0 8 8 52

--
Mark Brader "A facility for quotation covers the absence
Toronto of original thought" -- Lord Peter Wimsey
msb@vex.net (Philip Broadley, "Gaudy Night")

My text in this article is in the public domain.