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   Dan Tilque to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIWSS24 Current Events Games 9-10   
   18 Nov 24 23:26:15   
   
   From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 11/18/24 22:48, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 9 (2024-11-11), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 1. Name the legendary musician and record producer who passed away   
   >     at 91 last week.   
   >   
   > 2. Name the Ojibway lawyer, judge, and Senator who chaired Canada's   
   >     First Nations Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and who   
   >     passed away last week at 73.   
   >   
   > 3. Olivia Chow last week rejected the use of *what political gambit*   
   >     to deal with homeless encampments -- although other municipal-   
   >     ities in Ontario have specifically requested its use?   
   >   
   > 4. The Raptors retired Vince Carter's jersey last week during   
   >     half-time at a game.  During the game, Drake came onto the game's   
   >     broadcast and verbally attacked which former Raptors player?   
   >   
   > 5. The Canadian government banned *which popular app* from formally   
   >     operating as a business in Canada last week?  (Canadians will   
   >     still be able to use the app, though.)   
      
   TikTok   
      
   >   
   > 6. Multiple brands of bread, including Wonder, Country Harvest,   
   >     and D'Italiano, were recalled last week by the Canadian Food   
   >     Inspection Agency.  Why?   
   >   
   > 7. Sarah McBride, the newly elected Democratic House representative   
   >     from the state of Delaware, is an American politics "first".   
   >     How?   
      
   first transexual in Congress   
      
   >   
   > 8. As of Saturday evening, one US state has not yet formally   
   >     declared a winner of that state's Presidential electoral votes.   
   >     Which state is still delinquent?   
      
   Arizona   
      
   >   
   > 9. The Republicans have so far picked up 4 seats in the US Senate.   
   >     One of those was the seat in West Virginia, which they won   
   >     following Joe Manchin's retirement.  Incumbent Democrats lost   
   >     in the other 3 states -- name &any one of those*.   
      
   Montana   
      
   >   
   > 10. On Friday, J.D. Vance stated that the US would consider   
   >     withdrawing from NATO if European countries continued to regulate   
   >     *which company*?   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 10 (2024-11-18), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 1. Donald Trump named several of his planned appointees to major   
   >     cabinet offices last week.  Who is his planned appointee for   
   >     Attorney General of the United States?   
      
   Gaetz   
      
   >   
   > 2. While we're at it, who is Trump's planned appointee for Secretary   
   >     of Homeland Security?   
      
   Noem   
      
   >   
   > 3. A social-media service that has been in operation since early   
   >     2023 saw enormous growth over the past week as numerous users   
   >     fled X (aka Twitter) en masse, growing to first 10,000,000 and   
   >     then 15,000,000 accounts.  What's the name of this service?   
      
   BlueSky   
      
   >   
   > 4. InfoWars, the "journalism" company owned by Alex Jones, was   
   >     purchased a bankruptcy auction last week -- by what well-known   
   >     web site?   
      
   The Onion   
      
   >   
   > 5. The Grey Cup was on Sunday.  Who played in it?  Full names of   
   >     both teams please.   
   >   
   > 6. What notable hockey achievement did Connor MacDavid manage   
   >     last week?   
   >   
   > 7. Justin Welby resigned last week over a scandal involving sexual   
   >     abuse at Christian summer camps.  What position did he resign   
   >     from?   
   >   
   > 8. Canada's Ambassador to Germany passed away last week from   
   >     thyroid cancer.  He was also a former premier.  What was   
   >     his name?   
   >   
   > 9. Doug Ford promoted a deal with what Internet company this   
   >     past week?  The province will partner with this company to   
   >     offer Internet access to remote areas of Northern Ontario.   
      
   StarLink   
      
   >   
   > 10. After riots earlier this month when their fans chanted   
   >     Islamophobic slogans, which in turn prompted a wave of   
   >     anti-Semitic violence across Amsterdam, what Israeli soccer team   
   >     played to a draw against Paris St. Germain in a very tightly   
   >     secured stadium?  Full name please.   
   >   
      
   --   
   Dan Tilque   
      
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