From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 5/14/2024 12:41 AM, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 1 (2024-05-06), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 1. The federal government is cutting the number of hours   
   >     international students can work off-campus each week during   
   >     the school year.  The current limit is 40 hours.  What will   
   >     the new limit be?   
      
   30 hours; 20 hours   
      
   > 5. Humza Yousaf resigned from the top job in which European   
   >     government, after only 13 months?   
      
   Scotland   
      
   > 9. Name the Hall of Fame guitar instrumentalist who died at 86.   
   >     He was known for his "twangy" sound on 1950s and '60s hits such   
   >     as "Rebel-Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young".   
      
   Duane Eddy   
      
   > * Game 2 (2024-05-13), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > Ralph (captain of Smith & Guessin') firmly believes the top event   
   > of the past week was the "Do you know your Ralphabet?" round on   
   > "Jeopardy!" last Tuesday.  But seriously, folks, here's what made   
   > tonight's Current Events list.   
   >   
   > 2. Two beauty-pageant winners resigned their titles last week.   
   >     One said it was for mental-health reasons, while the other   
   >     said her personal views no longer fully align with the pageant   
   >     organization.  Name either of the titles given up.  (Be precise.)   
      
   Miss USA   
      
   > 3. The Boy Scouts of America organization is changing its name   
   >     in a bid to make both boys and girls feel welcome.  What will   
   >     be their new name, starting next February?   
      
   Scouting USA   
      
   > 5. After a report by the New York Times, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s   
   >     campaign confirmed this week that he contracted something over   
   >     a decade ago that may have eaten part of his brain.  What was it?   
      
   worm   
      
   > 6. Name the rock musician and legendary producer who died at 61.   
   >     He worked with some of the most influential alternative rock   
   >     artists of the 1980s and '90s, including Nirvana, the Pixies,   
   >     and P.J. Harvey.   
      
   Steve Albini   
      
   > 10. Skywatchers across the whole country got a treat this past   
   >     weekend (weather permitting).  What was visible that most people   
   >     never see?   
      
   aurora borealis   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
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