From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 11/15/23 05:48, Mark Brader wrote:   
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   >   
   > * Game 5 (2023-10-23), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 1. Which Canadian tennis player won the singles championship at   
   >     the 2023 Hong Kong Open, her first title win in 19 months?   
   >   
   > 2. Two of Donald Trump's motley crew of lawyers pleaded guilty   
   >     last week to charges related to meddling with the 2020   
   >     presidential election results for the state of Georgia.   
   >     Name either one.   
      
   Powell   
      
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   > 3. Which movie recently took in an estimated $95-97 million (US   
   >     dollars) at the box office in its opening weekend?   
      
   Barbie   
      
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   > 4. Who is the actress who starred in "The Hustler", "Carrie", and   
   >     "Twin Peaks", and died last week at age 91?   
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   > 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?   
   >   
   > 6. Which European country held an election last week that apparently   
   >     means the end of the incumbent right-wing populist government?   
      
   Poland   
      
   >   
   > 7. A social media company and a Canadian bank last week each   
   >     announced that they would be laying off about 3% of their   
   >     workforce.  Coincidence?  We assume so.  But name either   
   >     organization.   
   >   
   > 8. A 6-year-old boy named Adonis just released his own rap track   
   >     and music video named "My Man Freestyle".  At the risk of   
   >     throwing shade on one of such tender years, the phrase "nepo   
   >     baby" comes to mind.  Who is his famous father?   
   >   
   > 9. Which country's supreme court declined last week to accept a   
   >     petition to legalize same-sex marriage, opting to kick the   
   >     matter over to the legislature?   
   >   
   > 10. Which Toronto condo mega-development just went into receivership   
   >     at the request of its major lender?  Give its name or street   
   >     address.   
   >   
   >   
   > * 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?   
      
   Philippines   
      
   >   
   > 2. Which Ontario MPP was censured in the legislature and kicked   
   >     out of the NDP caucus for not retracting comments made after   
   >     the Hamas attacks on Israel?   
   >   
   > 3. An off-duty pilot was charged with attempted murder last week   
   >     for attempting to turn off the plane's engines in mid-air on   
   >     a flight belonging to which airline?   
      
   Alaska Airlines   
      
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   > 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?   
   >   
   > 5. Why was Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir on strike?   
   >   
   > 6. Who is the Alberta judge who was just selected by the prime   
   >     minister to fill the vacant seat on the federal Supreme Court?   
   >   
   > 7. Which Canadian swimmer just won seven medals, including five   
   >     golds, at this year's Pan Am games in Santiago, Chile?   
   >   
   > 8. Bobi, who at the time of his death held the record for the   
   >     oldest dog ever, died recently in Portugal at what age?   
   >     (Human years, please.)   
   >   
   > 9. Which actress not named Smith has just revealed that she and   
   >     her husband have been living in Splitsville for the past 6 years?   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   Roundtree   
      
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   >   
   > * 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?   
   >   
   > 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   
      
   >   
   > 3. After being hired to restructure the company 10 years ago, but   
   >     with the stock price considerably lower now than when he started,   
   >     John Chen left the CEO job at which Canadian corporation   
   >     last week?   
   >   
   > 4. Also in business news, the TSX had its best day in months last   
   >     Thursday.  How many points did the index gain that day, within   
   >     10% of the true number in either direction?   
   >   
   > 5. The Prime Minister recently appointed former BC premier John   
   >     Horgan as ambassador to which country?   
   >   
   > 6. King Charles went to Africa last week for the first time   
   >     as monarch.  To which country did he pay a 4-day visit?   
      
   Kenya   
      
   >   
   > 7. Which well-known entertainer dropped in for a visit to the   
   >     Montreal Canadiens dressing room last week when the team was   
   >     in Las Vegas?   
   >   
   > 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   
      
   >   
   > 9. Which person's membership in the Order of Canada was terminated   
   >     last week at their own request, following questions about their   
   >     claims of Indigenous ancestry?   
   >   
   > 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.)   
      
   Texas Rangers   
      
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   >   
   > * Game 8 (2023-11-13), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 1. In *which German city*'s airport did a hostage-taking situation   
   >     end last week with the suspect under arrest and the hostage --   
   >     his daughter -- rescued unharmed?   
   >   
   > 2. An explosion -- so far unexplained -- inside the compound of   
   >     the Canadian High Commission in *which country* killed two   
   >     people last week?   
   >   
   > 3. A fire last week in *which GTA municipality* destroyed a group   
   >     of 40 townhouses under construction, as well as a fire-department   
   >     ladder truck?   
   >   
   > 4. Three residents of the National Zoo in Washington, DC, left   
   >     for good last week.  What species do they belong to?   
      
   panda   
      
   >   
   > 5. A tour bus for *which Canadian singer* overturned in Saskatchewan   
   >     last week, sending 13 people to hospital?  The singer was not   
   >     on board.   
   >   
   > 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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   > 7. The SAG-AFTRA actors' strike ended last week after how many days,   
   >     within 10% of the true number in either direction?   
   >   
   > 8. Which former US astronaut died last week at age 95?  He flew   
   >     on Gemini 7 and later commanded Apollo 8, the first manned   
   >     flight to lunar orbit.  (Or as they now want us to say, crude   
      
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