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   Message 32,367 of 32,826   
   Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCINO25 Current Events Games 5-6   
   25 Feb 25 08:04:49   
   
   From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 2/25/2025 4:31 AM, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 5 (2025-02-10), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 1. This past week, President Trump suggested that the US should   
   >     take over a certain territory and develop it into the "Riviera   
   >     of the Middle East".  Name the territory.   
      
   Gaza Strip   
      
   > 2. Who won the most Grammy Awards this year, with 5?   
      
   Kendrick Lamar; Beyonce   
      
   > 3. The spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims died at   
   >     age 88.  What was his name?   
      
   Aga Khan   
      
   > 4. She was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1997, but last   
   >     Friday the honor was revoked.  Who is she?   
      
   Buffy Sainte-Marie   
      
   > 6. Which Latin American country offered to imprison American   
   >     deportees who are convicted criminals, of any nationality   
   >     including US citizens -- for a fee?   
      
   Colombia   
      
   > 8. Virginia Halas McCaskey, who died last week age 102, was the   
   >     principal owner of an NFL franchise, which her father founded.   
   >     Name the team -- place name or team name.   
      
   Chicago   
      
   > * Game 6 (2025-02-24), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 1. Last Tuesday a former president of Brazil was charged with   
   >     sttempting a coup.  Name that former president.   
      
   Bolsonaro (?)   
      
   > 4. Last week, which long-serving American senator announced that   
   >     he would not week reelection in 2026?   
      
   Mitch McConnell   
      
   > 5. Who sang the Canadian national anthem at the final game of the   
   >     NHL's "4 Nations Face-Off" competition in Boston -- changing   
   >     the lyrics "in all of us command" to "that only us command".   
      
   Kreviazuk   
      
   > 9. Which movie won the Best Picture award at the British Academy   
   >     Film Awards (also known as the BAFTAs)?   
      
   "Conclave"   
      
   > 10. Last week, which company acquired creative control of the   
   >     James Bond movie franchise?  The company had previously secured   
   >     distribution rights to it, in 2022.   
      
   Amazon   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
   gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
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