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   Mark Brader  wrote:   
      
   > * Game 5 (2025-02-20), Round 1 - Current Events   
      
   > 2. Ontario Premier Ford's government is launching a $75,000,000   
   >    advertising campaign in the US featuring this late American   
   >    president's dire warning about the impact of tariffs on the   
   >    American economy.  Who which president?   
      
   Reagan   
      
   > 6. The original lead guitarist of the band Kiss, who often performed   
   >    in white-and-silver face makeup and sold millions of records   
   >    during his two tenures with the band, died on Thursday in   
   >    Morristown, NJ.  Who was he?   
      
   Frehley   
      
   > 7. This former national security adviser to President Trump, who   
   >    became one of his most outspoken critics, pleaded not guilty   
   >    on Friday to charges he had mishandled classified information   
   >    while a top White House aide.  Who is he?   
      
   Bolton   
      
   > 8. The military of *which island country* seized power this week   
   >    after its parliament voted to impeach the president?   
      
   Madagascar   
      
   > * Game 6 (2025-10-27), Round 1 - Current Events   
      
   > 3. On October 19, thieves disguised as workers stole objects from   
   >    the Galerie d'Apollon of the Louvre in Paris, France, in a   
   >    daring daytime heist that occurred just after the museum opened.   
   >    What did the thieves steal?  Be sufficiently specific.   
      
   parts of the French crown jewels   
      
   > 5. This week demolition of part of the White House began to make   
   >    way for Donald Trump's shiny new ballroom.  Which part of the   
   >    building is being demolished?   
      
   East Wing   
      
   > 8. An outage at which tech giant brought down swaths of the Internet   
   >    on Monday?   
      
   Amazon   
      
   > 9. Microsoft announced on Friday that it would release an updated   
   >    version of its premier gaming franchise next year for its 25th   
   >    anniversary.  In a surprise move, the game is also coming to   
   >    the Sony PlayStation, Microsoft's direct competitor, for the   
   >    first time.  What game franchise is it?   
      
   Halo   
      
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