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|    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        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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