Mark Brader
2023-06-21 21:47:32 UTC
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 Bloor St. Irregulars 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 5 (2023-06-12), Round 1 - Current Events
1. The PGA Tour announced a merger with what Saudi-backed rival
golf organization? This deal would end all pending litigation
between the two entities.
2. Lionel Messi has signed a $53,000,000 US contract with what
MLS soccer club? David Beckham is this club's current president,
and one of its owners. We need the club name, not just the city.
3. Ukraine and Russia are accusing each other of the destruction
of a dam in Ukraine's Kherson region. It was captured and had
been held by Russia since February 2022. What dam?
4. In relatively late-breaking news, David Johnston tendered his
resignation on Friday -- from what special role to which he
was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?
5. New Zealand has awarded former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
one of its highest honors, for her service to the country
during the Christchurch terror attacks, as well as COVID-19.
What is the honor to which she was appointed?
6. Stunning the world with the spectacularly named -- um --
"Vision Pro", this $3,500 US VR headset was announced on Monday
at *what annual Apple event*? Give either its full name or
the exact acronym for it.
7. The Canadian Transport Agency (CTA) has deemed which
ultra-low-cost airline the worst for the first quarter of 2023,
having received 20.9 complaints for every 100 flights?
8. Astrud Gilberto passed away at the age of 83. According to
her granddaughter Sofia in a social-media post, "She was the
face and voice of" *what style of music* "in most parts of the
planet"? This musical style is noted as a relaxed type of samba.
9. The Federal Public Safety Minister said he was "shocked" by
the decision by Correctional Service Canada (CSC) decision
to transfer serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security
prison. However, he cannot overrule it, as the CSC's decisions
on transfer are independent of his office. Who is that minister?
10. The Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship visited
Winnipeg last week for an announcement regarding visa-free
travel. Passport-holders from 13 additional countries will now
be able to travel to Canada by air without requiring a Temporary
Residence Visa, with some caveats. Who is this minister?
* Game 6 (2023-06-19), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Located in the province of Albay, the Mayon volcano erupted
this week, forcing tens of thousands of people to leave their
communities, in what Asian country?
2. As of June 16, according to Statistics Canada, Canada's
population reached what milestone?
3. The Mayor of Mississauga has officially registered as a candidate
in the 2023 Ontario Liberal leadership race. Who is she?
4. In the US, a short elevated section of I-95 collapsed last
Sunday, due to a tanker truck fire below it, closing the highway
in both directions. In what city was this?
5. For the first time in 69 years, a Canadian golfer has won
the Canadian Open tournament. Name *either* this year's winner,
or the 1954 winner.
6. On Sunday, his victory in the French Open tennis final gave
him his record-breaking 23rd men's Grand Slam event title.
Who is he?
7. Daniel Ellsberg passed away at the age of 92. In 1971, while
employed by the RAND Corporation, he released the "Report of
the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force"
to the press. By what name is this report better known?
8. One of former president Donald Trump's aides has been charged
alongside him with alleged mishandling of national security
documents. Who is he?
9. Nova Scotia and the federal government butted heads this
week over an energy project that would connect clean power
from Quebec and Newfoundland & Labrador to Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick. What is the name of this project?
10. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a pact with the US
to control the flow of asylum-seekers across the shared border
is constitutional. What is the name of this agreement?
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 Bloor St. Irregulars 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 5 (2023-06-12), Round 1 - Current Events
1. The PGA Tour announced a merger with what Saudi-backed rival
golf organization? This deal would end all pending litigation
between the two entities.
2. Lionel Messi has signed a $53,000,000 US contract with what
MLS soccer club? David Beckham is this club's current president,
and one of its owners. We need the club name, not just the city.
3. Ukraine and Russia are accusing each other of the destruction
of a dam in Ukraine's Kherson region. It was captured and had
been held by Russia since February 2022. What dam?
4. In relatively late-breaking news, David Johnston tendered his
resignation on Friday -- from what special role to which he
was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?
5. New Zealand has awarded former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
one of its highest honors, for her service to the country
during the Christchurch terror attacks, as well as COVID-19.
What is the honor to which she was appointed?
6. Stunning the world with the spectacularly named -- um --
"Vision Pro", this $3,500 US VR headset was announced on Monday
at *what annual Apple event*? Give either its full name or
the exact acronym for it.
7. The Canadian Transport Agency (CTA) has deemed which
ultra-low-cost airline the worst for the first quarter of 2023,
having received 20.9 complaints for every 100 flights?
8. Astrud Gilberto passed away at the age of 83. According to
her granddaughter Sofia in a social-media post, "She was the
face and voice of" *what style of music* "in most parts of the
planet"? This musical style is noted as a relaxed type of samba.
9. The Federal Public Safety Minister said he was "shocked" by
the decision by Correctional Service Canada (CSC) decision
to transfer serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security
prison. However, he cannot overrule it, as the CSC's decisions
on transfer are independent of his office. Who is that minister?
10. The Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship visited
Winnipeg last week for an announcement regarding visa-free
travel. Passport-holders from 13 additional countries will now
be able to travel to Canada by air without requiring a Temporary
Residence Visa, with some caveats. Who is this minister?
* Game 6 (2023-06-19), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Located in the province of Albay, the Mayon volcano erupted
this week, forcing tens of thousands of people to leave their
communities, in what Asian country?
2. As of June 16, according to Statistics Canada, Canada's
population reached what milestone?
3. The Mayor of Mississauga has officially registered as a candidate
in the 2023 Ontario Liberal leadership race. Who is she?
4. In the US, a short elevated section of I-95 collapsed last
Sunday, due to a tanker truck fire below it, closing the highway
in both directions. In what city was this?
5. For the first time in 69 years, a Canadian golfer has won
the Canadian Open tournament. Name *either* this year's winner,
or the 1954 winner.
6. On Sunday, his victory in the French Open tennis final gave
him his record-breaking 23rd men's Grand Slam event title.
Who is he?
7. Daniel Ellsberg passed away at the age of 92. In 1971, while
employed by the RAND Corporation, he released the "Report of
the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force"
to the press. By what name is this report better known?
8. One of former president Donald Trump's aides has been charged
alongside him with alleged mishandling of national security
documents. Who is he?
9. Nova Scotia and the federal government butted heads this
week over an energy project that would connect clean power
from Quebec and Newfoundland & Labrador to Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick. What is the name of this project?
10. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a pact with the US
to control the flow of asylum-seekers across the shared border
is constitutional. What is the name of this agreement?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto, ***@vex.net
"I am good at fooling myself into believing that what I wrote
is what I meant. I am also good at fooling myself into believing
that what I meant is what I should have meant." --Kent Beck
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader, Toronto, ***@vex.net
"I am good at fooling myself into believing that what I wrote
is what I meant. I am also good at fooling myself into believing
that what I meant is what I should have meant." --Kent Beck
My text in this article is in the public domain.