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   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's closing for an extended period   
      
   > 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   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Samantha 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.   
      
   Don Lemon   
      
   > * Game 6 (2026-02-23), Round 1 - Current Events   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Houston   
      
   > 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   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Charles I   
      
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