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|    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 Friday the honor was revoked.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              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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