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   Message 31,668 of 32,826   
   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCI23 Current Events Games 1-2   
   26 Sep 23 20:11:53   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > * Game 1 (2023-09-18), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 1. The federal government has ordered Rogers to provide BCE and   
   >    Telus access to its TTC wireless network by what date?   
      
   2024-01-01   
      
   > 2. Which legendary rock band was forced to postpone the Toronto   
   >    stop on their farewell tour because of the vocal cord problems   
   >    of their 75-year-old front man?   
      
   Aerosmith   
      
   > 5. Last week Apple unveiled the iPhone 15, but around the same time,   
   >    which country ordered the company to stop distributing the   
   >    iPhone 12 because of alleged high radiation emissions?   
      
   China   
      
   > 6. Name the acclaimed 1984 concert *film* that, after a 4K   
   >    restoration, was shown at the recent Toronto International   
   >    Film Festival, also bringing together the band for a rare and   
   >    perhaps uncomfortable reunion.   
      
   Stop Making Sense   
      
   > 9. Name the hurricane, by then downgraded to a post-tropical storm,   
   >    that hit the Atlantic provinces on the weekend.   
      
   Daniel   
      
   (OK, that was elsewhere, but Daniel did cause quite som mess.)   
      
   > * Game 2 (2023-09-25), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 3. Mike Babcock resigned as coach of his latest (and perhaps last)   
   >    NHL team, before a single game was played this season.   
   >    Which team?  (City or team name.)   
      
   Carolina Hurricanes?   
      
   > 7. Which media mogul announced his retirement last week, turning   
   >    over his businesses to his son Lachlan?   
      
   Rupert Murdoch   
      
   > 9. The US Marine Corps temporarily lost track of what large piece   
   >    of equipment last week?   
      
   An F-25 airplane   
      
   > 10. Why did the TTC invite people to a celebration on Saturday   
   >    afternoon?   
      
   All trains had been on time for the whole working week!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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