* 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?
4. Which automaker is abandoning plans to reopen a factory in Canada
and is shifting production to the US, in a move that reflects
the fallout from President Trump's tariff policy?
5. Javier Milei met with Trump at the White House to discuss
a further support package to prop up his nation's currency.
What nation?
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?
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?
8. The military of *which island country* seized power this week
after its parliament voted to impeach the president?
* Game 6 (2025-10-27), Round 1 - Current Events
2. A rare Western Arctic kayak, and other cultural objects sent
from Canada a century ago, are finally going home after a
long repatriation campaign by indigenous groups and the federal
government. Once they arrive back in Canada, they will be stored
by the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, where they can
be catalogued and examined before being returned to indigenous
communities. Where have these objects been for the past century?
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.
4. The results of a Canadian municipal election saw a former city
councillor Jeromy Farkas narrowly beat Communities First leader
Sonya Sharp by less than 1 percentage point to win the mayoral
election. What city has this new mayor?
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?
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?
* 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?
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?
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?
8. The military of *which island country* seized power this week
after its parliament voted to impeach the president?
* 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.
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?
8. An outage at which tech giant brought down swaths of the Internet
on Monday?
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?
* Game 5 (2025-02-20), Round 1 - Current Events
1. On Monday the NFL suspended this Detroit Lions player without
pay for one game for unsportsmanlike conduct after he struck
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and set
off a brief fight on Sunday night. Who is he?
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?
3. The Progressive Conservatives won the Newfoundland & Labrador
provincial election on Tuesday. Name the Progressive
Conservative party leader and new premier.
4. Which automaker is abandoning plans to reopen a factory in Canada
and is shifting production to the US, in a move that reflects
the fallout from President Trump's tariff policy?
5. Javier Milei met with Trump at the White House to discuss
a further support package to prop up his nation's currency.
What nation?
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?
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?
8. The military of *which island country* seized power this week
after its parliament voted to impeach the president?
9. A former Japanese prime minister, elected in 1994 at 70, who
delivered the country's most forthright and enduring apology
for atrocities inflicted by Japanese troops in World War II,
died on Friday, at the age of 101 in Oita, Kyushu province.
Who was he?
10. Last Monday, the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
was awarded to three economists for their work on theories of
sustained growth. Name the Canadian economist, born in Guelph
and educated at McGill and the University of Western Ontario,
who shared this year's Nobel Prize in Economics.
* Game 6 (2025-10-27), Round 1 - Current Events
1. It was announced on Sunday that Sam Rivers, the bass player
and founding member of one of nu-metal's best-selling acts of
the late 1990s, died last week at the age of 48. The band is
often remembered for its notorious appearance at Woodstock 1999.
What band did Rivers play with?
2. A rare Western Arctic kayak, and other cultural objects sent
from Canada a century ago, are finally going home after a
long repatriation campaign by indigenous groups and the federal
government. Once they arrive back in Canada, they will be stored
by the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, where they can
be catalogued and examined before being returned to indigenous
communities. Where have these objects been for the past century?
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.
4. The results of a Canadian municipal election saw a former city
councillor Jeromy Farkas narrowly beat Communities First leader
Sonya Sharp by less than 1 percentage point to win the mayoral
election. What city has this new mayor?
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?
6. The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for
the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday, along with 30 other people
involved in criminal scams involving rigging sports bets and
poker games that also includes allegations of Mafia involvement.
Name *either* the Portland coach or the Miami player.
7. Last week the Canadian Paediatric Society advised physicians
to discourage teenagers from participating in a certain
type of lifestyle choice and to instead take an approach that
focuses on how adolescents exercise, eat, sleep, and socialize.
What lifestyle does the society wish to restrict?
8. An outage at which tech giant brought down swaths of the Internet
on Monday?
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?
10. The much anticipated and much wished-for World Series with the
Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers is underway. Who had
the honor of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the
first game on Friday at the Rogers Centre?
* 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?
5. Javier Milei met with Trump at the White House to discuss
a further support package to prop up his nation's currency.
What nation?
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?
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?
* Game 6 (2025-10-27), Round 1 - Current Events
1. It was announced on Sunday that Sam Rivers, the bass player
and founding member of one of nu-metal's best-selling acts of
the late 1990s, died last week at the age of 48. The band is
often remembered for its notorious appearance at Woodstock 1999.
What band did Rivers play with?
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.
6. The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for
the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday, along with 30 other people
involved in criminal scams involving rigging sports bets and
poker games that also includes allegations of Mafia involvement.
Name *either* the Portland coach or the Miami player.
7. Last week the Canadian Paediatric Society advised physicians
to discourage teenagers from participating in a certain
type of lifestyle choice and to instead take an approach that
focuses on how adolescents exercise, eat, sleep, and socialize.
What lifestyle does the society wish to restrict?
8. An outage at which tech giant brought down swaths of the Internet
on Monday?
These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on the dates
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... For further information
please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 5 (2025-02-20), Round 1 - Current Events
1. On Monday the NFL suspended this Detroit Lions player without
pay for one game for unsportsmanlike conduct after he struck
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and set
off a brief fight on Sunday night. Who is he?
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?
3. The Progressive Conservatives won the Newfoundland & Labrador
provincial election on Tuesday. Name the Progressive
Conservative party leader and new premier.
4. Which automaker is abandoning plans to reopen a factory in Canada
and is shifting production to the US, in a move that reflects
the fallout from President Trump's tariff policy?
5. Javier Milei met with Trump at the White House to discuss
a further support package to prop up his nation's currency.
What nation?
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?
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?
8. The military of *which island country* seized power this week
after its parliament voted to impeach the president?
9. A former Japanese prime minister, elected in 1994 at 70, who
delivered the country's most forthright and enduring apology
for atrocities inflicted by Japanese troops in World War II,
died on Friday, at the age of 101 in Oita, Kyushu province.
Who was he?
10. Last Monday, the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
was awarded to three economists for their work on theories of
sustained growth. Name the Canadian economist, born in Guelph
and educated at McGill and the University of Western Ontario,
who shared this year's Nobel Prize in Economics.
* Game 6 (2025-10-27), Round 1 - Current Events
1. It was announced on Sunday that Sam Rivers, the bass player
and founding member of one of nu-metal's best-selling acts of
the late 1990s, died last week at the age of 48. The band is
often remembered for its notorious appearance at Woodstock 1999.
What band did Rivers play with?
2. A rare Western Arctic kayak, and other cultural objects sent
from Canada a century ago, are finally going home after a
long repatriation campaign by indigenous groups and the federal
government. Once they arrive back in Canada, they will be stored
by the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, where they can
be catalogued and examined before being returned to indigenous
communities. Where have these objects been for the past century?
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.
4. The results of a Canadian municipal election saw a former city
councillor Jeromy Farkas narrowly beat Communities First leader
Sonya Sharp by less than 1 percentage point to win the mayoral
election. What city has this new mayor?
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?
6. The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for
the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday, along with 30 other people
involved in criminal scams involving rigging sports bets and
poker games that also includes allegations of Mafia involvement.
Name *either* the Portland coach or the Miami player.
7. Last week the Canadian Paediatric Society advised physicians
to discourage teenagers from participating in a certain
type of lifestyle choice and to instead take an approach that
focuses on how adolescents exercise, eat, sleep, and socialize.
What lifestyle does the society wish to restrict?
8. An outage at which tech giant brought down swaths of the Internet
on Monday?
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?
10. The much anticipated and much wished-for World Series with the
Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers is underway. Who had
the honor of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the
first game on Friday at the Rogers Centre?
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