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   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 1 (2024-09-09), Round 1 - Current Events   
      
   > 1. On Wednesday, a student gunman opened fire at Appalachee High   
   >    School, killing four people.  In what US state is Appalachee   
   >    High School?   
      
   North Carolina; South Carolina   
      
   > 2. The latest developments in the Ukraine War saw Russia launch air   
   >    strikes against two Ukranian cities, notable because both attacks   
   >    appear to have explicitly targeted civilians.  Name either city.   
      
   Odeassa   
      
   > 6. After passing over the Philippines on September 2, Super Typhoon   
   >    Yagi subsequently strengthened to Category 5 and became the   
   >    most powerful tropical cyclone of 2024.  It then made landfall   
   >    in two different countries.  Name either one.   
      
   Indonsiea   
      
   > 8. On Thursday, a soccer player became the first in history to   
   >    score 900 goals.  Name that player.   
      
   Messi   
      
   > * 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.   
      
   Fujimori   
      
   > 2. The great actor James Earl Jones passed away on Monday.   
   >    Within one year, how old was he?   
      
   88   
      
   > 4. Also on Monday, another musician -- the leader of a well-known   
   >    band -- announced on social media that he was now the father of a   
   >    child born "out of wedlock", which rapidly became a parody meme.   
   >    Name that musician, or his band.   
      
   Dave Grohl   
      
   > 6. On Tuesday, who endorsed Kamala Harris for President almost   
   >    immediately after the conclusion of the presidential debate?   
      
   Taylor Swift   
      
   > * Game 3 (2024-09-23), Round 1 - Current Events   
      
   > 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?   
      
   Diddy   
      
   > 10. Last week, a Chinese zoo was caught painting Chow Chow dogs   
   >    and advertising them as *what animal* attraction?   
      
   panda   
      
   > * Game 4 (2024-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events   
      
   > 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   
      
   > 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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