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* Game 1 (2025-09-15), Round 1 - Current Events
1. At the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards held on September 7, who
won the award for Artist of the Year?
2. This past week, a Toronto-based support organization announced
it was going to close its doors next March after serving the
community for 42 years. Which organization is it?
3. Tod Phillips was a fugitive who had been on the run for 3 years
with his three young sons, hiding in the wild, living off the
land and off the money he made in burglaries and bank robberies.
In what country did police shoot and kill Tod Phillips last week?
4. At which university was conservative activist and podcaster
Charlie Kirk shot and killed last week?
5. For the first time ever, Canada's national men's soccer team
has beaten three European opponents back-to-back-to-back:
Ukraine, Romania, and which team last Tuesday?
6. Who won the Italian Grand Prix Formula 1 race held at the Monza
racetrack this past week?
7. Last week, the giant British mining company Anglo-American
announced that it had offered to merge with one of Canada's
biggest mining companies, based in Vancouver. Name that company.
8. Name the mining company that announced last week the sale of
their last Canadian gold mine, the Hemlo Mine on the north
shore of Lake Superior, which once was Canada's biggest producer
of gold.
9. Which former president of his country was sentenced last week
to over 27 years in prison for plotting a coup?
10. What is the name of the British Lord who was fired as the
UK's ambassador to the United States because of his links to
Jeffrey Epstein?
* Game 2 (2025-09-22), Round 1 - Current Events
1. One Sunday, September 14, the Toronto Internaional Film Festival
announced the winner of the People's Choice Award, which is
voted on by members of the public who attend the festival.
The winning movie was directed by Chlo|- Zhao, a past People's
Choice and Oscar winner. What's its title?
2. The Prime Time Emmy Awards were also on September 14. Which HBO
Max show won the award for best drama series?
3. This actor, Oscar-winning director, environmental activist,
and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival and Institute
passed away last week at his home in Utah aged 89. Name him.
4. On Tuesday, September 16, the funeral of Katherine, Duchess
of Kent was held at Westminster Cathedral in London. What was
historically notable about this funeral as against those of
other senior British royals in modern history?
5. King Charles set on Donald Trump's left at the head of the
table for the state banquet last week at Windsor Castle.
Who sat on his right?
6. The government of Alberta announced on Monday that driver's
licenses and identification cards will feature additional
personal information. This change is that first of its kind
in Canada and will roll out in late 2026. What new information
will be shown?
7. On September 16, 23-year-old Canadian Ethan Katzberg broke a
championship record to win a gold medal at the World Athletics
Championship in Tokyo. He had previously won the gold for the
same event in 2023. What even?
8. After an alleged FCC threat regarding comments made on "Jimmy
Kimmel Live" about the man who shot Charlie Kirk, ABC announced
on Wednesday that it was pulling the show "indefinitely".
Who is the head of the FCC?
9. Following reports of Russian drones flying in Poland's
airspace two weeks ago, which other NATO member country requested
a consultation last Friday after Russian MiG-31 fighters violated
its airspace?
10. Which world leader, on his 75th birthday last week, received--
congratulations from Donald Trump for his role in "ending"
the Russia-Ukraine war?
* Game 1 (2025-09-15), Round 1 - Current Events
4. At which university was conservative activist and podcaster
Charlie Kirk shot and killed last week?
9. Which former president of his country was sentenced last week
to over 27 years in prison for plotting a coup?
10. What is the name of the British Lord who was fired as the
UK's ambassador to the United States because of his links to
Jeffrey Epstein?
* Game 2 (2025-09-22), Round 1 - Current Events
3. This actor, Oscar-winning director, environmental activist,
and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival and Institute
passed away last week at his home in Utah aged 89. Name him.
4. On Tuesday, September 16, the funeral of Katherine, Duchess
of Kent was held at Westminster Cathedral in London. What was
historically notable about this funeral as against those of
other senior British royals in modern history?
8. After an alleged FCC threat regarding comments made on "Jimmy
Kimmel Live" about the man who shot Charlie Kirk, ABC announced
on Wednesday that it was pulling the show "indefinitely".
Who is the head of the FCC?
9. Following reports of Russian drones flying in Poland's
airspace two weeks ago, which other NATO member country requested
a consultation last Friday after Russian MiG-31 fighters violated
its airspace?
* Game 1 (2025-09-15), Round 1 - Current Events
4. At which university was conservative activist and podcaster
Charlie Kirk shot and killed last week?
9. Which former president of his country was sentenced last week
to over 27 years in prison for plotting a coup?
* Game 2 (2025-09-22), Round 1 - Current Events
2. The Prime Time Emmy Awards were also on September 14. Which HBO
Max show won the award for best drama series?
3. This actor, Oscar-winning director, environmental activist,
and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival and Institute
passed away last week at his home in Utah aged 89. Name him.
* Game 1 (2025-09-15), Round 1 - Current Events
1. At the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards held on September 7, who
won the award for Artist of the Year?
3. Tod Phillips was a fugitive who had been on the run for 3 years
with his three young sons, hiding in the wild, living off the
land and off the money he made in burglaries and bank robberies.
In what country did police shoot and kill Tod Phillips last week?
4. At which university was conservative activist and podcaster
Charlie Kirk shot and killed last week?
5. For the first time ever, Canada's national men's soccer team
has beaten three European opponents back-to-back-to-back:
Ukraine, Romania, and which team last Tuesday?
6. Who won the Italian Grand Prix Formula 1 race held at the Monza
racetrack this past week?
9. Which former president of his country was sentenced last week
to over 27 years in prison for plotting a coup?
10. What is the name of the British Lord who was fired as the
UK's ambassador to the United States because of his links to
Jeffrey Epstein?
* Game 2 (2025-09-22), Round 1 - Current Events
3. This actor, Oscar-winning director, environmental activist,
and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival and Institute
passed away last week at his home in Utah aged 89. Name him.
5. King Charles set on Donald Trump's left at the head of the
table for the state banquet last week at Windsor Castle.
Who sat on his right?
6. The government of Alberta announced on Monday that driver's
licenses and identification cards will feature additional
personal information. This change is that first of its kind
in Canada and will roll out in late 2026. What new information
will be shown?
9. Following reports of Russian drones flying in Poland's
airspace two weeks ago, which other NATO member country requested
a consultation last Friday after Russian MiG-31 fighters violated
its airspace?
10. Which world leader, on his 75th birthday last week, received
congratulations from Donald Trump for his role in "ending"
the Russia-Ukraine war?
(Reposting to start a new thread. Please respond in either thread,
but preferably this one.)
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 Cellar Rats, 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*)".
* Game 1 (2025-09-15), Round 1 - Current Events
1. At the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards held on September 7, who
won the award for Artist of the Year?
2. This past week, a Toronto-based support organization announced
it was going to close its doors next March after serving the
community for 42 years. Which organization is it?
3. Tod Phillips was a fugitive who had been on the run for 3 years
with his three young sons, hiding in the wild, living off the
land and off the money he made in burglaries and bank robberies.
In what country did police shoot and kill Tod Phillips last week?
4. At which university was conservative activist and podcaster
Charlie Kirk shot and killed last week?
5. For the first time ever, Canada's national men's soccer team
has beaten three European opponents back-to-back-to-back:
Ukraine, Romania, and which team last Tuesday?
6. Who won the Italian Grand Prix Formula 1 race held at the Monza
racetrack this past week?
7. Last week, the giant British mining company Anglo-American
announced that it had offered to merge with one of Canada's
biggest mining companies, based in Vancouver. Name that company.
8. Name the mining company that announced last week the sale of
their last Canadian gold mine, the Hemlo Mine on the north
shore of Lake Superior, which once was Canada's biggest producer
of gold.
9. Which former president of his country was sentenced last week
to over 27 years in prison for plotting a coup?
10. What is the name of the British Lord who was fired as the
UK's ambassador to the United States because of his links to
Jeffrey Epstein?
* Game 2 (2025-09-22), Round 1 - Current Events
1. One Sunday, September 14, the Toronto Internaional Film Festival
announced the winner of the People's Choice Award, which is
voted on by members of the public who attend the festival.
The winning movie was directed by Chlo|- Zhao, a past People's
Choice and Oscar winner. What's its title?
2. The Prime Time Emmy Awards were also on September 14. Which HBO
Max show won the award for best drama series?
3. This actor, Oscar-winning director, environmental activist,
and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival and Institute
passed away last week at his home in Utah aged 89. Name him.
4. On Tuesday, September 16, the funeral of Katherine, Duchess
of Kent was held at Westminster Cathedral in London. What was
historically notable about this funeral as against those of
other senior British royals in modern history?
5. King Charles set on Donald Trump's left at the head of the
table for the state banquet last week at Windsor Castle.
Who sat on his right?
6. The government of Alberta announced on Monday that driver's
licenses and identification cards will feature additional
personal information. This change is that first of its kind
in Canada and will roll out in late 2026. What new information
will be shown?
7. On September 16, 23-year-old Canadian Ethan Katzberg broke a
championship record to win a gold medal at the World Athletics
Championship in Tokyo. He had previously won the gold for the
same event in 2023. What even?
8. After an alleged FCC threat regarding comments made on "Jimmy
Kimmel Live" about the man who shot Charlie Kirk, ABC announced
on Wednesday that it was pulling the show "indefinitely".
Who is the head of the FCC?
9. Following reports of Russian drones flying in Poland's
airspace two weeks ago, which other NATO member country requested
a consultation last Friday after Russian MiG-31 fighters violated
its airspace?
10. Which world leader, on his 75th birthday last week, received
congratulations from Donald Trump for his role in "ending"
the Russia-Ukraine war?