From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 10/1/2024 9:23 PM, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 1 (2024-09-09), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 5. The Ontario government added another type of alcoholic product   
   >     to thoae that convenience stores may now legally sell.  What type   
   >     of product?   
      
   wine   
      
   > * Game 2 (2024-09-16), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 1. The 54th president of Peru, known for dissolving the Peruvian   
   >     Congress in a coup in 1992 and for numerous human-rights   
   >     violations, died on Wednesday at the age of 86.  Name that   
   >     dictator.   
      
   Alberto Fujimori   
      
   > 2. The great actor James Earl Jones passed away on Monday.   
   >     Within one year, how old was he?   
      
   93   
      
   > 5. The Republican presidential campaign hit a new low last week   
   >     when both J.D. Vance and Donald Trump boosted untrue allegations   
   >     that Haitian immigrants in a particular city were stealing   
   >     and eating pets.  City officials stated repeatedly that the   
   >     allegations were untrue.  Name the city.   
      
   Springfield, Ohio   
      
   > 6. On Tuesday, who endorsed Kamala Harris for President almost   
   >     immediately after the conclusion of the presidential debate?   
      
   Taylor Swift   
      
   > 8. Last week, California's state legislature passed a law banning   
   >     the farming and importing for food of what animal?   
      
   pets from Springfield, Ohio   
      
   > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq   
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   > * Game 3 (2024-09-23), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 1. Last week a baseball player became the first player in history to   
   >     record 50 home runs and 50 steals in a season, in a game where he   
   >     went 6-for-6 with 3 home runs, 2 doubles, 2 steals, and 10 RBIs.   
   >     As of this writing he is the first member of the "52-52 club."   
   >     Name that player.   
      
   Shohei Ohtani   
      
   > 3. On Thursday, "New York" magazine suspended one of its reporters,   
   >     Olivia Nuzzi, stating that they had discovered she had "an   
   >     inappropriate personal relationship" with which politician she   
   >     had covered for the magazine?   
      
   Robert Kennedy Jr.   
      
   > 4. The Republican candidate in the governor's race for North   
   >     Carolina was plagued with scandals last week after it was   
   >     revealed he had posted numerous comments to porn sites stating   
   >     that he approved of slavery and "wished he could own some"   
   >     himself, that he had cheated on his wife with his sister-in-law,   
   >     and that he considered himself a "Black Nazi".  What's this   
   >     fine person's name?   
      
   Robinson   
      
   > 6. What entertainer was denied bail in New York, and will remain in   
   >     federal detention while awaiting the outcome of their   
   >     racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges?   
      
   Sean Combs   
      
   > 10. Last week, a Chinese zoo was caught painting Chow Chow dogs   
   >     and advertising them as *what animal* attraction?   
      
   lions   
      
   > * Game 4 (2024-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 1. Justin Trudeau appeared on which American TV show last week?   
      
   "Late Show with Stephen Colbert"   
      
   > 2. Which baseball team unfortunately set a record for the worst   
   >     season record in the modern era last week?  As of this writing,   
   >     they'd had 39 wins and 121 losses.   
      
   Chicago White Sox   
      
   > 6. Eric Adams, the Mayor of New York City, was indicted last week   
   >     on federal corruption charges.  Which country allegedly bribed   
   >     him for political favors?   
      
   Turkiye   
      
   > 7. Name the widely admired British actress, who won an Oscar   
   >     for her role in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" and her recent   
   >     appearances in "Downton Abbey", who passed away last week.   
      
   Maggie Smith   
      
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