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   Pete Gayde to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIWSS24 Current Events Games 1-4    
   02 Oct 24 22:02:41   
   
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   >     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?   
   >   
   > 5. Pablo Rodriguez stepped down as Justin Trudeau's Transport   
   >     Minister to sit as an independent MP.  Who is the new Transport   
   >     Minister?   
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   Combs   
      
   >   
   > 7. A prominent pop/R&B/blues musician, multiple Grammy nominee,   
   >     and member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame passed away last   
   >     week at 70.  Give us his or her full name.   
   >   
   > 8. On Friday, Ontario's Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism   
   >     announced a leave of absence "to prioritize my health and well-   
   >     being".  Who is this minister?   
   >   
   > 9. At the Emmy Awards, what show went home with a record 18 awards?   
      
   The Bear   
      
   >   
   > 10. Last week, a Chinese zoo was caught painting Chow Chow dogs   
   >     and advertising them as *what animal* attraction?   
      
   Pandas   
      
   >   
   > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh fnvq   
   > "Sbeq" be "Xraarql" sbe nal nafjre, jr nyfb arrq gur svefg anzr.   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 4 (2024-09-30), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 1. Justin Trudeau appeared on which American TV show last week?   
      
   The 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   
      
   >   
   > 3. Doug Ford announced last week that the Ontario government was   
   >     now studying what proposed transportation project?   
   >   
   > 4. An inmate in Missouri was executed last week after having been   
   >     on death row for 23 years, despite conflicting DNA evidence   
   >     and the prosecutor's insistence that he now believed the inmate   
   >     was innocent.  What was that inmate's name?   
   >   
   > 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?   
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   Turkey   
      
   >   
   > 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   
      
   >   
   > 8. A recently recovered piece by a famous composer was played in   
   >     public for the first time last week.  Which composer?   
      
   Mozart   
      
   >   
   > 9. The Toronto Raptors announced they will be retiring their first   
   >     player number next season.  Whose jersey are they retiring?   
      
   Carter   
      
   >   
   > 10. Which country's king signed same-sex marriage legislation into   
   >     law last week?   
      
   Thailand   
      
   >   
   > After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Gur GI fubj   
   > va gur svefg dhrfgvba unf n gvgyr gung vapyhqrf gur ubfg'f anzr.   
   > Vs lbh nafjrerq jvgu whfg gur bgure cneg bs gur gvgyr, cyrnfr   
   > cebivqr gur anzr.   
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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