From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On 2/25/2026 6:46 AM, Mark Brader wrote:   
      
   > * Game 5 (2026-02-09), Round 1 -- Current Events   
   >   
   > 2. Following an exodus of scheduled performers in protest of his   
   >     administration, what did President Trump announce last week as   
   >     regards the, uh, Kennedy Center?   
      
   it will close for renovations   
      
   > 3. Who became the first artist to take the top Grammy Award, Album   
   >     of the Year, with an entirely Spanish-language album last week?   
      
   Bad Bunny   
      
   > 5. Last Tuesday, a video tribute to the late Catherine O'Hara played   
   >     on the Jumbotron at New York's Madison Square Garden... during   
   >     what event?   
      
   Westminster Dog Show   
      
   > 6. As of our deadline, the mother of the host of NBC's "Today Show"   
   >     was still missing, and thought to be alive by Arizona police   
   >     after multiple ransom notes.  Name the broadcaster.   
      
   Guthrie   
      
   > 7. Last week, this low-cost retailer became the 12th company with   
   >     a valuation of more than $1,000,000,000,000.  Name it.   
      
   Walmart   
      
   > 8. This long-time CNN anchor was due in court today in St. Paul,   
   >     Minnesota, on charges of threatening people trying to exercise   
   >     their religion in a place of worship.  Name him.   
      
   Lemon   
      
   > 9. As the saying goes, it's always noon somewhere.  During the   
   >     current Winter Olympics, i.e. until February 22, what time are   
   >     pubs in Toronto allowed to start serving alcohol?   
      
   7 AM; 6 AM   
      
   > 10. Sports fans with long memories mourned the death of the   
   >     legendary Sonny Jurgensen at age 91.  Name *his sport and the   
   >     position he played*.   
      
   football -- quarterback   
      
   > * Game 6 (2026-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events   
   >   
   > 2. New Wave / punk bassist Fred Smith died at age 77.  Name either   
   >     of the two bands he was in that got their start at New York's   
   >     legendary CBGB club.   
      
   Television   
      
   > 3. The actor who played the title role in the '90s teen series   
   >     "Dawson's Creek" died of cancer at age 48.  Name him.   
      
   Van Der Beek   
      
   > 5. Some details are still sketchy, but it appears an anti-drone   
   >     laser deployed by US Customs and Border Patrol officials was   
   >     responsible for the closure of a Texas airport on February 10.   
   >     Name the city that became a no-fly zone for a day.   
      
   El Paso   
      
   > 6. An ankle bone discovered near Cordoba, Spain, lends credence   
   >     to tales of the "tanks of antiquity" used in both Punic Wars.   
   >     What sort of bone was found?   
      
   elephant   
      
   > 8. Which sitcom was scheduled to air its 800th episode yesterday?   
      
   "The Simpsons"   
      
   > 9. Calling the situation Orwellian, a federal judge ordered the   
   >     Trump administration to restore displays of slavery at the site   
   >     of a house of two Founding Fathers in Philadelphia.  They had   
   >     been removed, ostensibly "in alignment with shared national   
   >     values."  Name *either* former Founding Father who resided there.   
      
   George Washington   
      
   > 10. Andrew, the royal formerly known as "Prince", was arrested for   
   >     alleged security breaches in his relationship with Jeffrey   
   >     Epstein.  It's been almost 500 years since a high-ranking royal   
   >     was arrested, and it didn't go well for him.  Name that royal.   
      
   Edward V; Charles I   
      
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
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