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   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 1 (2023-05-08), Round 1 - Current Events   
      
   > 2. It was announced this week that U of T professor and AI pioneer   
   >    Geoffrey Hinton quit his job, warning, "It is hard to see how   
   >    you can prevent the bad actors from using it for bad things".   
   >    Which employer did he leave?   
      
   OpenAI; Google   
      
   > 3. Canadian Tire was certainly in the news last week.  They   
   >    announced both a partnership with Petro-Canada, and that they   
   >    were acquiring the leases for 10 locations formerly occupied   
   >    by what American retailer, which filed for bankruptcy earlier   
   >    this year?   
      
   Sears   
      
   > 6. The 149th edition of the Kentucky Derby was not without   
   >    controversy.  A record number of horses, including the favorite,   
   >    were scratched from the main race; and in the week leading up to   
   >    the race, a number of horses died, some from mysterious causes.   
   >    Within 1, how many horses died in the week leading up to the   
   >    Kentucky Derby?   
      
   4   
      
   > 7. The inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2023   
   >    were announced on Wednesday.  Please name any one on the list   
   >    from the Performer category -- the main category.   
      
   Kate Bush   
      
   > 8. Sundown came this week for what 84-year-old Canadian   
   >    singer-songwriter?  He was a pioneer in folk, rock, pop, and   
   >    country music who wrote hundreds of songs for himself and many   
   >    other artists, but arguably he will be best remembered for the   
   >    tale of a Lake Superior shipwreck.   
      
   Gordon Lightfoot   
      
   > * Game 2 (2023-05-15), Round 1 - Current Events   
      
   > 2. The video game "Tears of the Kingdom" was released on May 12,   
   >    with devoted fans everywhere lining up days before to get their   
   >    copy.  This is the 29th entry in this beloved, 37-year-old,   
   >    Nintendo-only series of games.  Name this franchise.   
      
   Legend of Zelda   
      
   > 5. On Monday, the Federal government revealed the new design for   
   >    the Canadian Royal Crown that sits atop the Canada Coat of Arms.   
   >    It replaces religious symbols like crosses and fleur-de-lis   
   >    with more traditional Canadian symbols.  Name one of the two   
   >    prominent new symbols.   
      
   maple leaf   
      
   > 7. Earlier this week, the Globe And Mail reported that Canada is   
   >    interested in joining what currently trilateral security pact?   
      
   ANZUS   
      
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