From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > ** Game 9 (2023-11-20), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 1. With a win by Leylah Fernandez over an Italian opponent, Canada   
   >    took the championship for the first time at a tournament named   
   >    after *which tennis great*?   
      
   Billie Jean King   
      
   > 2. *Which British politician* was plucked from well-deserved   
   >    oblivion last week, raised to the House of Lords, and then   
   >    appointed Foreign Secretary by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak?   
      
   David Cameron   
      
   > 5. *Which European country*'s incumbent prime minister was   
   >    re-confirmed by their parliament last week in the wake of a   
   >    deal to provide amnesty to separatist politicians?   
      
   Spain   
      
   > 8. *Which technology company* that has been much in the news for the   
   >    past year or so just ousted its co-founder from the CEO position,   
   >    claiming that he had been "not consistently candid" with the   
   >    board of directors?   
      
   Open AI   
      
   > 10. In *which city* did Taylor Swift cancel a performance of   
   >    her Eras tour, citing high temperatures, after a fan died after   
   >    attending the previous night's show?   
      
   Rio de Janeiro   
      
   > ** Final (2023-11-27), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > * A. Sports Championships   
   >   
   >    A1. Which country won the Cricket World Cup last week with a   
   >        6-wicket victory over India, playing on the latter's   
   >        home turf?   
      
   Australia   
      
   >    B1. In *which Latin American country* did far-right candidate   
   >        Javier Milei take the presidential run-off election?  He is   
   >        also known for his impressive sideburns and for communing   
   >        with -- and cloning -- his dead dog,   
      
   Argentina   
      
   >    B2. Name the anti-Islam, anti-immigrant, and anti-EU populist   
   >        leader whose party took the most seats in the Dutch election   
   >        last week -- possibly setting the stage for him to become   
   >        prime minister in a coalition government.   
      
   Geert Wilders   
      
   >    C1. Which long-time musical duo is currently riven by a lawsuit   
   >        filed last week by one member against the other, in a   
   >        dispute over the sale of a joint venture?   
      
   Hall & Oates   
      
   >    D2. In *which European city* was a multiple stabbing followed by   
   >        a riot of anti-immigrant hooligans?  Dozens were arrested.   
      
   Créspol, France   
      
   >    F2. Which country last week closed all but one of its land   
   >        border crossings with Russia, alleging that the latter had   
   >        been facilitating an influx of migrants?   
      
   Finland   
      
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