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   > 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.  4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.   
      
   > 2. Rogers purchased most of Bell's stake in what organization   
   >    last week?  Please give the full name or the usual short form.   
      
   Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE).   
      
   > 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 F. Kennedy Jr. (First name required.)  4 for Joshua,   
   Dan Tilque, and Pete.   
      
   > 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?   
      
   Mark Robinson.  4 for Joshua and Dan Tilque.   
      
   > 5. Pablo Rodriguez stepped down as Justin Trudeau's Transport   
   >    Minister to sit as an independent MP.  Who is the new Transport   
   >    Minister?   
      
   Anita Anand.   
      
   > 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?   
      
   Puff Daddy / Diddy / Sean Combs.  4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque,   
   and Pete.   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Tito Jackson.   
      
   > 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?   
      
   Michael Ford (the premier's nephew; both names required).   
      
   > 9. At the Emmy Awards, what show went home with a record 18 awards?   
      
   "Shogun".   
      
   > 10. Last week, a Chinese zoo was caught painting Chow Chow dogs   
   >    and advertising them as *what animal* attraction?   
      
   Pandas.  4 for Dan Blum and Pete.   
      
      
   > * 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".  ("Colbert" was sufficient.)   
   4 for Joshua and Pete.   
      
   > 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.  4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, and Pete.   
      
   > 3. Doug Ford announced last week that the Ontario government was   
   >    now studying what proposed transportation project?   
      
   A new tunnel lengthwise under the busiest part of highway 401,   
   to carry additional road lanes and transit as well.  (Yeah, right.)   
      
   > 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?   
      
   Marcellus Williams.   
      
   > 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.  4 for Erland.   
      
   > 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.  4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Pete.   
      
   > 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.  4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Pete.   
      
   > 8. A recently recovered piece by a famous composer was played in   
   >    public for the first time last week.  Which composer?   
      
   Mozart.  4 for Pete.   
      
   > 9. The Toronto Raptors announced they will be retiring their first   
   >    player number next season.  Whose jersey are they retiring?   
      
   Vince Carter.  4 for Pete.   
      
   > 10. Which country's king signed same-sex marriage legislation into   
   >    law last week?   
      
   Thailand.  4 for Pete.   
      
      
   Scores, if there are no errors:   
      
                  GAMES->   1   2   3   4    TOTALS   
   Pete Gayde              20  20  16  28      84   
   Joshua Kreitzer          0  16  16  16      48   
   Dan Tilque              12   8  16   8      44   
   Erland Sommarskog       12  12   0   4      28   
   Dan Blum                 0  12   8   8      28   
      
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