From: stephen.w.perry@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 2:27:06 AM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates    
   > indicated, and should be interpreted accordingly. If any answers    
   > have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give    
   > the answers that were correct on that date.    
   >    
   > On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give    
   > both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.    
   > Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,    
   > based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote    
   > the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal    
   > the correct answers in about 3 days.    
   >    
   > All questions were written by members of the Usual Suspects and    
   > are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have    
   > been retyped and/or edited by me. The posting and tabulation of    
   > current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting    
   > of other rounds. For further information please see my 2023-05-24    
   > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition    
   > (QFTCI*)".    
   >    
   >    
   > ** 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*?    
      
   arthur ashe   
      
   > 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   
      
   > 3. Who is the 22-year-old man who was convicted last week of murder    
   > and attempted murder for his truck attack on a Muslim family    
   > in London, Ontario, in June of 2021?    
      
   nat valtman   
      
   > 4. The College of Family Physicians of Canada decided last week    
   > to retreat from *what controversial proposal* that had been    
   > mooted recently?    
      
   3rd year of family medicine residency training   
      
   > 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   
      
   > 6. Who is the beloved Quebec folk rock singer who died last week    
   > of cancer at age 47?    
      
   karl tremblay   
      
   > 7. *Which Gaza hospital*, alleged to contain a command post for    
   > Hamas, was seized by Israeli soldiers last week?    
      
   al shifa hospital   
      
   > 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?    
      
   openai   
      
   > 9. *Name the SpaceX spacecraft* that exploded on Saturday in what    
   > was euphemistically called a "rapid unscheduled disassembly".    
      
   mega rocket starship   
      
   > 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    
   >    
   > Rounds in this season's Final were 12 questions long, consisting    
   > of 6 pairs.    
   >    
   >    
   > * 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   
      
   > A2. In the Grey Cup game, the Montreal Alouettes staged a    
   > comeback in the last few minutes and seconds to defeat the    
   > Winnipeg Blue Bombers. What was the final score?    
      
   28-24   
      
   >    
   > * B. Populist Pols    
   >    
   > 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 wilder   
      
   >    
   > * C. Musical Lawsuits    
   >    
   > 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   
      
   > C2. After recently settling one abuse lawsuit filed by an    
   > ex-partner, *which music figure* was slapped with two more    
   > last week? This time one suit alleges that he sexually    
   > assaulted a university student in 1991.    
      
   sean combs   
      
   >    
   > * D. Mayhem    
   >    
   > D1. At *which Niagara River border bridge* did a vehicle    
   > crash into a checkpoint last week, exploding and killing    
   > the two occupants?    
      
   rainbow bridge   
      
   > D2. In *which European city* was a multiple stabbing followed by    
   > a riot of anti-immigrant hooligans? Dozens were arrested.    
      
   dublin ireland   
      
   >    
   > * E. Canadiana: It's the Economy, Stupid    
   >    
   > E1. What did Statistics Canada report last week as the inflation    
   > rate for October, within one-tenth of a percentage point    
   > in either direction?    
      
   3.1%   
      
   > E2. In the federal government's fall economic statement last    
   > Thursday, it promised to remove sales taxes on what type    
   > of health care?    
      
    psychotherapist services   
      
   >    
   > * F. Enter at Your Own Risk    
   >    
   > F1. In a plan that had been discussed for a while, it was    
   > decided last week that at certain times and dates next    
   > year there will be a charge (the equivalent of about $8    
   > Canadian), and a requirement for advance reservations,    
   > for admission to what?    
      
   the european union   
      
   > 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   
      
   > --    
   > Mark Brader | "Ooh, righteous indignation -- a bold choice!    
   > Toronto | I myself would start with dismay and *work my way up*    
   > m...@vex.net | to righteous indignation." --Murphy Brown    
   >    
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