From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > * 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?   
      
   Georgia   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Charkiv   
      
   > 5. The Ontario government added another type of alcoholic product   
   >    to thoae that convenience stores may now legally sell.  What type   
   >    of product?   
      
   Cider?   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Taiwan   
      
   > 8. On Thursday, a soccer player became the first in history to   
   >    score 900 goals.  Name that player.   
      
   Cristiano Ronaldo   
      
   > 10. This musician, dubbed "the global ambassador of Brazilian   
   >    bossa nova", died on Friday at the age of 83.  Who was he?   
      
   Jobim   
      
   > * 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?   
      
   90.   
      
   > 3. Many bands have complained about the Donald Trump campaign using   
   >    their music at rallies and for advertising without permission.   
   >    On Monday, which band went further and brought a lawsuit against   
   >    Trump for using their music?   
      
   U2   
      
   > 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, OH.   
      
   > 6. On Tuesday, who endorsed Kamala Harris for President almost   
   >    immediately after the conclusion of the presidential debate?   
      
   Taylor Swift   
      
   > * Game 4 (2024-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 5. Another inmate, who had been on death row for 46 years and was   
   >    the longest-serving death-row inmate in the world, was released   
   >    last week after his acquittal.  In what country was this?   
      
   Japan   
      
   > 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?   
      
   China   
      
   > 10. Which country's king signed same-sex marriage legislation into   
   >    law last week?   
      
   Belgium   
      
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