From: pete.gayde@gmail.com   
      
   Mark Brader wrote:   
   > These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the date   
   > indicated, and should be interpreted accordingly.  If any answers   
   > have changed due to newer news, you are still expected to give   
   > the answers that were correct on that date.   
   >   
   > On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give   
   > both a right answer and a wrong answer, there would be a small   
   > penalty if the questions were being scored.  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 Night Owls, 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*)".   
   >   
   >   
   > * Final (2025-04-07), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 1. Who was the Liberal candidate for the Markham-Unionville riding   
   >     who withdrew from the election after suggesting that a political   
   >     opponent should be handed over the Chinese government?   
   >   
   > 2. In the early morning hours of March 31, a magnitude 7.1   
   >     earthquake struck near which Pacific Island country?   
      
   Indonesia   
      
   >   
   > 3. Which European politician was convicted of embezzlement and is   
   >     now banned from running for office for 5 years?   
      
   Marine Lepen   
      
   >   
   > 4. What iconic Toronto sculpture was destroyed by fire early   
   >     Wednesday morning?   
   >   
   > 5. Name the US senator who set a record for the longest filibuster   
   >     speech at 25 hours 5 minutes.   
      
   Booker   
      
   >   
   > 6. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited a European   
   >     country which is a signatory to the International Criminal Court,   
   >     for a state visit in defiance of the International Criminal   
   >     Court's arrest warrant against him for alleged war crimes.   
   >     Name the country.   
      
   Hungary   
      
   >   
   > 7. Which US restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy protection   
   >     last week?   
      
   Chilis; Houlihans   
      
   >   
   > 8. Which actor, best known for his performances in "Top Gun",   
   >     "Batman Forever", and "The Doors", died last Tuesday at age 65?   
      
   Val Kilmer   
      
   >   
   > 9. Name the 21-year-old Calgary native who won four Juno awards   
   >     last week, including Album, Single, and Artist of the Year?   
   >   
   > 10. With the help of four Republicans, the Democrats in the   
   >     US Senate voted 51-48 on Trump's Liberation Day in favor of a   
   >     non-binding resolution to do what?   
      
   Take away the President's right to impose tariffs   
      
   >   
   > 11. Within $1,000,000,000, how much money has Rogers agreed   
   >     to pay to broadcast NHL games on all platforms for the 12-year   
   >     period 2026-38?   
      
   3,000,000,000; 6,000,000,000   
      
   >   
   > 12. It cost over $90,000,000, a US record for an election of a   
   >     state Supreme Court judge, but progressive Susan Crawford won   
   >     over a Musk- and Trump-endorsed candidate == in which state?   
      
   Wisconsin   
      
   >   
   > 13. Stewart Johnson has been the president of TSN since 2010.   
   >     Last Wednesday it was announced that Mr. Johnson will have a   
   >     new job.  As what?   
      
   Member of Parliament   
      
   >   
   > 14. Who was the Windsor-area candidate for the Conservative   
   >     Party, who was ousted because an audio recording emerged where   
   >     the candidate in 2022 endorsed public hangings and jokingly   
   >     suggested that Trudeau should be executed?   
   >   
   > 15. Name *any one* of the final four teams in the "March Madness"   
   >     men's tournament.   
      
   Florida   
      
   >   
      
   Pete Gayde   
      
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