From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 5:03:36 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >    
   > * Game 7, Round 1 (2023-06-26) - Current Events    
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   > 3. With UFC president Dana White reportedly trying to broker a deal,    
   > a cage fight that was agreed to over social media by two CEOs    
   > may come to fruition. Name *either* of the two businessmen.    
      
   Zuckerberg   
      
   > 4. On Sunday the US Secretary of State traveled to China to meet    
   > with senior officials, including President Xi Jinping. He is    
   > the highest-ranking member of Joe Biden's administration to    
   > visit China. What is his name?    
      
   Blinken   
      
   > 7. Late last week, Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed he and his fighters had    
   > taken Rostov-on-Don, in what turned out to be a very short-lived    
   > revolt. Prigozhin is the leader of a private military company    
   > that has been a critical asset in Putin's war on Ukraine.    
   > Name the company.    
      
   Wagner   
       
   > 8. An Alberta MP is reportedly filing an "official grievance"    
   > in the House of Commons because a certain performer's recently    
   > released international concert tour schedule does not include    
   > anywhere in Canada. Shows are currently planned for Latin    
   > America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Who is the performer?    
      
   Taylor Swift   
      
   > 10. What city hosted the Special Olympics World Games last week?    
   > It was the first time this city has hosted any sort of Olympic    
   > games since 1936.    
      
   Berlin   
       
   > * Game 8 (2023-07-10), Round 1 - Current Events    
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   > 3. Kent Monkman, Masai Uriji, and Daniel Levy were three of 85    
   > new appointees to receive what national honor? Its motto is    
   > DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM -- "They desire a better country".    
      
   Order of Canada   
      
   > 4. Meta launched its new text-based app on Wednesday, which is seen    
   > to be a competitor to Twitter. Twitter has responded with    
   > threats of legal action against Meta. What is the name of    
   > Meta's new app?    
      
   Threads   
      
   > 5. For the first time in 42 years, country songs hold the #1 and    
   > #2 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart -- and they've    
   > been there for 2 weeks straight. Name *either song, or either    
   > artist*. (That's right, four possible answers.)    
      
   "Fast Car"   
      
   > 10. This nurse and sex educator began her broadcasting career in    
   > the 1980s on Q107, hosting the "Sunday Night Sex Show", followed    
   > by various TV talk shows. Her mission was to focus was to    
   > destigmatize the subject of sex She passed away on June 28,    
   > aged 93. Who was she?    
      
   Johansen   
      
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