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   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 5 (2023-10-23), Round 1 - Current Events   
      
   > 5. Which Latin American nation just elected as its new president   
   >    Daniel Noboa, the 35-year-old son of the richest man in the   
   >    country?   
      
   Ecuador   
      
   > 6. Which European country held an election last week that apparently   
   >    means the end of the incumbent right-wing populist government?   
      
   Poland   
      
   > * Game 6 (2023-10-30), Round 1 - Current Events   
      
   > 1. Early last week China was accused of ramming two ships from   
   >    what other country during an encounter in the South China Sea?   
      
   Taiwan   
      
   > 4. Also in airline news, Air Canada has apologized to a British   
   >    MP on account of aggressive questioning before he boarded flights   
   >    to and from this country, allegedly because of his first name,   
   >    which is what?   
      
   Mohammed   
      
   > 10. He was "the cat who won't cop out when there's danger all   
   >    about".  Name the 81-year-old star of "Shaft" who died last week.   
      
   Hayes   
      
   > * Game 7 (2023-11-06), Round 1 - Current Events   
      
   > 1. What is the new minimum age in Ontario for non-high-risk patients   
   >    to self-refer for a mammogram?   
      
   40; 50   
      
   > 2. Treasury Board president Anita Anand announced this week that   
   >    two software apps were banned for use on government devices on   
   >    account of security concerns.  Name *either* app.   
      
   TikTok   
      
   > 8. Name the new Beatles single that was released last week, using   
   >    a vocal track recorded by John in the 1970s, guitar work by   
   >    George from the 1990s, and later contributions by Paul and Ringo?   
      
   Now and Then   
      
   > 10. Which team went hitless through 6 innings, but eventually scored   
   >    and went on to win the fifth and last game of the World Series   
   >    last week, for the first championship in the franchise's   
   >    63-year history?  (Place name or team name.)   
      
   Astros   
      
   > * Game 8 (2023-11-13), Round 1 - Current Events   
      
   > 4. Three residents of the National Zoo in Washington, DC, left   
   >    for good last week.  What species do they belong to?   
      
   giant panda   
      
   > 6. So-called off-year elections were held in several US states   
   >    on Tuesday.  In *which red state* did a referendum pass to add   
   >    abortion rights to the state constitution?   
      
   Ohio   
      
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