From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2024-05-27,   
   > and should be interpreted accordingly.   
   >   
   > On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give   
   > both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.   
   > Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,   
   > based only on your own knowledge.  (In your answer posting, quote   
   > the questions and place your answer below each one.)  I will reveal   
   > the correct answers in about 3 days.   
   >   
   > All questions were written by members of the Smith & Guessin' and   
   > are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may have   
   > been retyped and/or edited by me.  The posting and tabulation of   
   > current-events questions is independent of the concurrent posting   
   > of other rounds.  For further information please see my 2024-08-30   
   > companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 3, Round 7 - Canadiana Sports - Canadian Open Golf   
   >   
   > This round is mostly about the Canadian Open, which starts on   
   > Thursday, along with some other golf questions.   
   >   
   > 1. In which Ontario city is this year's Canadian Open taking place?   
      
   London; Hamilton   
      
   >   
   > 2. Last year's Open saw likely the most memorable finish in the   
   >     tournament's history.  Name the Canadian who won at Toronto's   
   >     Oakdale club with a 72-foot putt on the 4th playoff hole.   
   >     He's the first Canadian to win the event since 1954.   
   >   
   > 3. The Canadian Open has a distinguished list of past champions,   
   >     including Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, and Arnold Palmer.  Name   
   >     *either one* of the two Hall of Famers who won the British,   
   >     US, and Canadian Opens in the same year -- one in 1971, and   
   >     the other in 2000.   
      
   Player; Trevino   
      
   >   
   > 4. Please deocde the rot13 for this question only after you have   
   >     finished with the previous one.  Gur tbysre jub znal pbafvqre gur   
   >     terngrfg rire vf abg ba gung yvfg bs Pnanqvna Bcra punzcvbaf --   
   >     ohg jnf gur ehaare-hc 7 gvzrf.  Jub?   
      
   Nicklaus   
      
   >   
   > 5. The Canadian Open, first played in 1904, is the third-oldest   
   >     continuously running tournament on the PGA Tour.  Name either   
   >     of the two Tour events which have been around longer.   
      
   US Open   
      
   >   
   > 6. Please deocde the rot13 for this question only after you have   
   >     finished with the previous ones.  Juvpu TGN tbys pbhefr,   
   >     qrfvtarq ol Wnpx Avpxynhf, unf ubfgrq gur Pnanqvna Bcra 30 gvzrf?   
   >   
   > 7. Which Canadian bank is the title sponsor of the Canadian Open?   
      
   RBC   
      
   >   
   > 8. The highest-ranked golfer in this year's field is this pro from   
   >     Northern Ireland.  He's #3 in the world, and won the previous   
   >     two Canadian Opens before last year, including a 7-shot victory   
   >     in Hamilton in 2019.  Who?   
      
   McIlroy   
      
   >   
   > 9. As just mentioned,  is 3rd in the world golf rankings.   
   >     Who is #1, thanks in part to his Masters victory last month?   
   >     He was arrested and charged after an incident at the recent   
   >     PGA Championship.   
      
   Scheffler   
      
   >   
   > 10. Another major golf event this year in Canada takes place in   
   >     September in Montreal.  It's the latest of the biennial matches   
   >     between the top Americans, and the best from the rest of the   
   >     world outside Europe.  Name the trophy.   
      
   Presidents Cup   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 3, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Legal Terms   
   >   
   > This round will test your knowledge on legal terms -- as used in   
   > Canada, of course.   
   >   
   > 1. If a person died intestate, what did they do?   
   >   
   > 2. In Canada, what's the name for a hearing in which a judge   
   >     decides whether certain evidence is admissible at trial?   
   >   
   > 3. In Canada and other countries using English Common Law, when   
   >     an appeals court grants a writ of certiorari ("granting cert"   
   >     in legal slang), what has the court decided to do?   
      
   Hear the case   
      
   >   
   > 4. What's the name for a written statement made by a person who   
   >     voluntarily signs it, and swears or affirms that its contents   
   >     are true to the best of his or her belief?   
      
   Affidavit   
      
   >   
   > 5. What's the name of an application from a person who feels he   
   >     or she is being wrongfully detained?   
      
   Habeus Corpus   
      
   >   
   > 6. What's the term for a jail sentence which the offender serves   
   >     in chunks of time, such as on weekends, instead of all at once?   
   >   
   > 7. If a defendant is found guilty, but no conviction is registered   
   >     and no conditions are imposed, what is this called?  Give the   
   >     full name.   
   >   
   > 8. What's the name for the list of cases to be heard by a court?   
      
   Docket   
      
   >   
   > 9. What's the name for a court order requiring that a party stop   
   >     doing something?   
      
   Cease and desist   
      
   >   
   > 10. What's the term for a court order that someone -- not limited   
   >     to partners or ex-partners -- obey specific conditions and be   
   >     on good behavior for up to 12 months?   
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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