* Game 3 (2026-01-26), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Well, I guess that one-child policy worked. It was revealed
last week that China's birthrate has plunged to its lowest
level in a very long time. Name the last decade when it
was lower.
3. The financial services firm Jefferies last week announced
that the 4 largest U.S. air carriers could soon together
save as much as $580 million in fuel usage per year -- a
fringe benefit that can be attributed to passengers' use of
what?
4. A sewage pipeline break in Maryland on Monday has been
dumping 60,000,000 gallons of waste-water a day into this
river which connects Maryland and Washington DC. Name the
river.
10. This colorful author died of apparent suicide in 2005, but his
widow convinced Colorado authorities to reopen the case
last year. On Friday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation
concluded the death was indeed a suicide. Name that author.
* Game 4 (2026-02-02), Round 1 - Current Events
7. After decrying killings by ICE,, the Somali-born Democratic
representative for the 5th District of Minnesota was attacked
at the podium by a man spraying a foul-smelling liquid at her.
Hame her.
9. Fleetwood Mar's 1975 song "Landslide" passed the 1,000,000,000
streams mark on Spotify, joining "The Chain", "Everywhere",
and "Go Your Own Way". Only one of their singles has hit
2,000,000,000, though. Name that one.
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.
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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 3 (2026-01-26), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Well, I guess that one-child policy worked. It was revealed
last week that China's birthrate has plunged to its lowest
level in a very long time. Name the last decade when it
was lower.
2. An Austrian cow named Veronika and a broom were the
focus of a study at Vienna's University of Veterinary
Medicine. The study is the first scientifically documented
account of what behavior in cows?
3. The financial services firm Jefferies last week announced
that the 4 largest U.S. air carriers could soon together
save as much as $580 million in fuel usage per year -- a
fringe benefit that can be attributed to passengers' use of
what?
4. A sewage pipeline break in Maryland on Monday has been
dumping 60,000,000 gallons of waste-water a day into this
river which connects Maryland and Washington DC. Name the
river.
5. Finish this one-liner from Prime Minister Carney's widely
applauded speech in Davos last week. "If you're not at the
table..."
6. Brooklyn-born entrepreneur David Rosen died last week at age 95.
A photo-booth business he'd started in Japan morphed over the
years into a worldwide videogame giant. What company was it?
7. Dallas Pokornik of Toronto, a former flight attendant, was
arrested in Hawaii, and faces up to 20 years in prison for fraud.
What had he been allegedly doing for the last 4 years?
8. New York City's legal department launched a lawsuit last week
over "Behind the Badge", a reality-TV series being shot about
policing in the city. The producer is a TV personality who's
not really a doctor. Name the defendant. Surname, please.
9. Name the former Olympic snowboarder from Thunder Bay who was
arrested in Mexico last week for running an international
drug ring.
10. This colorful author died of apparent suicide in 2005, but his
widow convinced Colorado authorities to reopen the case
last year. On Friday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation
concluded the death was indeed a suicide. Name that author.
* Game 4 (2026-02-02), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Free-climber Alex Honnold -- who once climbed the CN Tower --
scaled a 101-storey building last week, in which city?
2. What was significant about the recovery of Master Sergeant Ran
Gvili's body in Gaza last week?
3. Last week, federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson
conditionally approved the export to the US of the last whales
being held in captivity in Canada. What kind of whales are they?
4. Statistics Canada last week released a high-growth prediction
for Canada's population in 2075. Within 6,000,000, what is it?
5. Air Miles members will need new cards this summer, as BMO,
which bought the loyalty program for $160,000,000 in 2023,
revamps it and changes its name -- to what?
6. The Melania Trump documentary reportedly left many theaters in
its London debut with zero tickets sold. It opened nationwide
on the weekend to scalding reviews. Name the billionaire woh
paid the freight for this vanity project.
7. After decrying killings by ICE,, the Somali-born Democratic
representative for the 5th District of Minnesota was attacked
at the podium by a man spraying a foul-smelling liquid at her.
Hame her.
8. Already on the launch pad, Artemis 2 has until February 8 to
meet its first potential launch window to the Moon. Meanwhile,
in Toronto, February 8 is being touted as the launch date for
another long-awaited transportation milestone. What is that?
9. Fleetwood Mar's 1975 song "Landslide" passed the 1,000,000,000
streams mark on Spotify, joining "The Chain", "Everywhere",
and "Go Your Own Way". Only one of their singles has hit
2,000,000,000, though. Name that one.
10. Waterfront Toronto released a report last week on the
feasibility of a new public transit service. What does it
involve?
* Game 3 (2026-01-26), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Well, I guess that one-child policy worked. It was revealed
last week that China's birthrate has plunged to its lowest
level in a very long time. Name the last decade when it
was lower.
2. An Austrian cow named Veronika and a broom were the
focus of a study at Vienna's University of Veterinary
Medicine. The study is the first scientifically documented
account of what behavior in cows?
3. The financial services firm Jefferies last week announced
that the 4 largest U.S. air carriers could soon together
save as much as $580 million in fuel usage per year -- a
fringe benefit that can be attributed to passengers' use of
what?
4. A sewage pipeline break in Maryland on Monday has been
dumping 60,000,000 gallons of waste-water a day into this
river which connects Maryland and Washington DC. Name the
river.
5. Finish this one-liner from Prime Minister Carney's widely
applauded speech in Davos last week. "If you're not at the
table..."
6. Brooklyn-born entrepreneur David Rosen died last week at age 95.
A photo-booth business he'd started in Japan morphed over the
years into a worldwide videogame giant. What company was it?
7. Dallas Pokornik of Toronto, a former flight attendant, was
arrested in Hawaii, and faces up to 20 years in prison for fraud.
What had he been allegedly doing for the last 4 years?
8. New York City's legal department launched a lawsuit last week
over "Behind the Badge", a reality-TV series being shot about
policing in the city. The producer is a TV personality who's
not really a doctor. Name the defendant. Surname, please.
9. Name the former Olympic snowboarder from Thunder Bay who was
arrested in Mexico last week for running an international
drug ring.
10. This colorful author died of apparent suicide in 2005, but his
widow convinced Colorado authorities to reopen the case
last year. On Friday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation
concluded the death was indeed a suicide. Name that author.
* Game 4 (2026-02-02), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Free-climber Alex Honnold -- who once climbed the CN Tower --
scaled a 101-storey building last week, in which city?
2. What was significant about the recovery of Master Sergeant Ran
Gvili's body in Gaza last week?
3. Last week, federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson
conditionally approved the export to the US of the last whales
being held in captivity in Canada. What kind of whales are they?
4. Statistics Canada last week released a high-growth prediction
for Canada's population in 2075. Within 6,000,000, what is it?
5. Air Miles members will need new cards this summer, as BMO,
which bought the loyalty program for $160,000,000 in 2023,
revamps it and changes its name -- to what?
6. The Melania Trump documentary reportedly left many theaters in
its London debut with zero tickets sold. It opened nationwide
on the weekend to scalding reviews. Name the billionaire woh
paid the freight for this vanity project.
7. After decrying killings by ICE,, the Somali-born Democratic
representative for the 5th District of Minnesota was attacked
at the podium by a man spraying a foul-smelling liquid at her.
Hame her.
8. Already on the launch pad, Artemis 2 has until February 8 to
meet its first potential launch window to the Moon. Meanwhile,
in Toronto, February 8 is being touted as the launch date for
another long-awaited transportation milestone. What is that?
9. Fleetwood Mar's 1975 song "Landslide" passed the 1,000,000,000
streams mark on Spotify, joining "The Chain", "Everywhere",
and "Go Your Own Way". Only one of their singles has hit
2,000,000,000, though. Name that one.
10. Waterfront Toronto released a report last week on the
feasibility of a new public transit service. What does it
involve?
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.
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 Unnatural Axxxe, 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 3 (2026-01-26), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Well, I guess that one-child policy worked. It was revealed
last week that China's birthrate has plunged to its lowest
level in a very long time. Name the last decade when it
was lower.
2. An Austrian cow named Veronika and a broom were the
focus of a study at Vienna's University of Veterinary
Medicine. The study is the first scientifically documented
account of what behavior in cows?
3. The financial services firm Jefferies last week announced
that the 4 largest U.S. air carriers could soon together
save as much as $580 million in fuel usage per year -- a
fringe benefit that can be attributed to passengers' use of
what?
4. A sewage pipeline break in Maryland on Monday has been
dumping 60,000,000 gallons of waste-water a day into this
river which connects Maryland and Washington DC. Name the
river.
5. Finish this one-liner from Prime Minister Carney's widely
applauded speech in Davos last week. "If you're not at the
table..."
6. Brooklyn-born entrepreneur David Rosen died last week at age 95.
A photo-booth business he'd started in Japan morphed over the
years into a worldwide videogame giant. What company was it?
7. Dallas Pokornik of Toronto, a former flight attendant, was
arrested in Hawaii, and faces up to 20 years in prison for fraud.
What had he been allegedly doing for the last 4 years?
8. New York City's legal department launched a lawsuit last week
over "Behind the Badge", a reality-TV series being shot about
policing in the city. The producer is a TV personality who's
not really a doctor. Name the defendant. Surname, please.
9. Name the former Olympic snowboarder from Thunder Bay who was
arrested in Mexico last week for running an international
drug ring.
10. This colorful author died of apparent suicide in 2005, but his
widow convinced Colorado authorities to reopen the case
last year. On Friday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation
concluded the death was indeed a suicide. Name that author.
* Game 4 (2026-02-02), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Free-climber Alex Honnold -- who once climbed the CN Tower --
scaled a 101-storey building last week, in which city?
2. What was significant about the recovery of Master Sergeant Ran
Gvili's body in Gaza last week?
3. Last week, federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson
conditionally approved the export to the US of the last whales
being held in captivity in Canada. What kind of whales are they?
4. Statistics Canada last week released a high-growth prediction
for Canada's population in 2075. Within 6,000,000, what is it?
5. Air Miles members will need new cards this summer, as BMO,
which bought the loyalty program for $160,000,000 in 2023,
revamps it and changes its name -- to what?
6. The Melania Trump documentary reportedly left many theaters in
its London debut with zero tickets sold. It opened nationwide
on the weekend to scalding reviews. Name the billionaire woh
paid the freight for this vanity project.
7. After decrying killings by ICE,, the Somali-born Democratic
representative for the 5th District of Minnesota was attacked
at the podium by a man spraying a foul-smelling liquid at her.
Hame her.
8. Already on the launch pad, Artemis 2 has until February 8 to
meet its first potential launch window to the Moon. Meanwhile,
in Toronto, February 8 is being touted as the launch date for
another long-awaited transportation milestone. What is that?
9. Fleetwood Mar's 1975 song "Landslide" passed the 1,000,000,000
streams mark on Spotify, joining "The Chain", "Everywhere",
and "Go Your Own Way". Only one of their singles has hit
2,000,000,000, though. Name that one.
10. Waterfront Toronto released a report last week on the
feasibility of a new public transit service. What does it
involve?
* Game 3 (2026-01-26), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Well, I guess that one-child policy worked. It was revealed
last week that China's birthrate has plunged to its lowest
level in a very long time. Name the last decade when it
was lower.
2. An Austrian cow named Veronika and a broom were the
focus of a study at Vienna's University of Veterinary
Medicine. The study is the first scientifically documented
account of what behavior in cows?
3. The financial services firm Jefferies last week announced
that the 4 largest U.S. air carriers could soon together
save as much as $580 million in fuel usage per year -- a
fringe benefit that can be attributed to passengers' use of
what?
4. A sewage pipeline break in Maryland on Monday has been
dumping 60,000,000 gallons of waste-water a day into this
river which connects Maryland and Washington DC. Name the
river.
6. Brooklyn-born entrepreneur David Rosen died last week at age 95.
A photo-booth business he'd started in Japan morphed over the
years into a worldwide videogame giant. What company was it?
* Game 4 (2026-02-02), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Free-climber Alex Honnold -- who once climbed the CN Tower --
scaled a 101-storey building last week, in which city?
2. What was significant about the recovery of Master Sergeant Ran
Gvili's body in Gaza last week?
4. Statistics Canada last week released a high-growth prediction
for Canada's population in 2075. Within 6,000,000, what is it?
6. The Melania Trump documentary reportedly left many theaters in
its London debut with zero tickets sold. It opened nationwide
on the weekend to scalding reviews. Name the billionaire woh
paid the freight for this vanity project.
7. After decrying killings by ICE,, the Somali-born Democratic
representative for the 5th District of Minnesota was attacked
at the podium by a man spraying a foul-smelling liquid at her.
Hame her.
9. Fleetwood Mar's 1975 song "Landslide" passed the 1,000,000,000
streams mark on Spotify, joining "The Chain", "Everywhere",
and "Go Your Own Way". Only one of their singles has hit
2,000,000,000, though. Name that one.
* Game 3 (2026-01-26), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Well, I guess that one-child policy worked. It was revealed
last week that China's birthrate has plunged to its lowest
level in a very long time. Name the last decade when it
was lower.
2. An Austrian cow named Veronika and a broom were the
focus of a study at Vienna's University of Veterinary
Medicine. The study is the first scientifically documented
account of what behavior in cows?
3. The financial services firm Jefferies last week announced
that the 4 largest U.S. air carriers could soon together
save as much as $580 million in fuel usage per year -- a
fringe benefit that can be attributed to passengers' use of
what?
4. A sewage pipeline break in Maryland on Monday has been
dumping 60,000,000 gallons of waste-water a day into this
river which connects Maryland and Washington DC. Name the
river.
5. Finish this one-liner from Prime Minister Carney's widely
applauded speech in Davos last week. "If you're not at the
table..."
6. Brooklyn-born entrepreneur David Rosen died last week at age 95.
A photo-booth business he'd started in Japan morphed over the
years into a worldwide videogame giant. What company was it?
10. This colorful author died of apparent suicide in 2005, but his
widow convinced Colorado authorities to reopen the case
last year. On Friday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation
concluded the death was indeed a suicide. Name that author.
* Game 4 (2026-02-02), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Free-climber Alex Honnold -- who once climbed the CN Tower --
scaled a 101-storey building last week, in which city?
2. What was significant about the recovery of Master Sergeant Ran
Gvili's body in Gaza last week?
4. Statistics Canada last week released a high-growth prediction
for Canada's population in 2075. Within 6,000,000, what is it?
6. The Melania Trump documentary reportedly left many theaters in
its London debut with zero tickets sold. It opened nationwide
on the weekend to scalding reviews. Name the billionaire woh
paid the freight for this vanity project.
7. After decrying killings by ICE,, the Somali-born Democratic
representative for the 5th District of Minnesota was attacked
at the podium by a man spraying a foul-smelling liquid at her.
Hame her.
9. Fleetwood Mar's 1975 song "Landslide" passed the 1,000,000,000
streams mark on Spotify, joining "The Chain", "Everywhere",
and "Go Your Own Way". Only one of their singles has hit
2,000,000,000, though. Name that one.
10. Waterfront Toronto released a report last week on the
feasibility of a new public transit service. What does it
involve?
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...
In your answer posting, quote the questions and
place your answer below each one.) I will reveal the correct
answers in about 3 days.
For further information please see my 2024-08-30 companion posting
on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 3 (2026-01-26), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Well, I guess that one-child policy worked. It was revealed
last week that China's birthrate has plunged to its lowest
level in a very long time. Name the last decade when it
was lower.
2. An Austrian cow named Veronika and a broom were the
focus of a study at Vienna's University of Veterinary
Medicine. The study is the first scientifically documented
account of what behavior in cows?
3. The financial services firm Jefferies last week announced
that the 4 largest U.S. air carriers could soon together
save as much as $580 million in fuel usage per year -- a
fringe benefit that can be attributed to passengers' use of
what?
4. A sewage pipeline break in Maryland on Monday has been
dumping 60,000,000 gallons of waste-water a day into this
river which connects Maryland and Washington DC. Name the
river.
5. Finish this one-liner from Prime Minister Carney's widely
applauded speech in Davos last week. "If you're not at the
table..."
6. Brooklyn-born entrepreneur David Rosen died last week at age 95.
A photo-booth business he'd started in Japan morphed over the
years into a worldwide videogame giant. What company was it?
7. Dallas Pokornik of Toronto, a former flight attendant, was
arrested in Hawaii, and faces up to 20 years in prison for fraud.
What had he been allegedly doing for the last 4 years?
8. New York City's legal department launched a lawsuit last week
over "Behind the Badge", a reality-TV series being shot about
policing in the city. The producer is a TV personality who's
not really a doctor. Name the defendant. Surname, please.
9. Name the former Olympic snowboarder from Thunder Bay who was
arrested in Mexico last week for running an international
drug ring.
10. This colorful author died of apparent suicide in 2005, but his
widow convinced Colorado authorities to reopen the case
last year. On Friday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation
concluded the death was indeed a suicide. Name that author.
* Game 4 (2026-02-02), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Free-climber Alex Honnold -- who once climbed the CN Tower --
scaled a 101-storey building last week, in which city?
2. What was significant about the recovery of Master Sergeant Ran
Gvili's body in Gaza last week?
3. Last week, federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson
conditionally approved the export to the US of the last whales
being held in captivity in Canada. What kind of whales are they?
4. Statistics Canada last week released a high-growth prediction
for Canada's population in 2075. Within 6,000,000, what is it?
5. Air Miles members will need new cards this summer, as BMO,
which bought the loyalty program for $160,000,000 in 2023,
revamps it and changes its name -- to what?
6. The Melania Trump documentary reportedly left many theaters in
its London debut with zero tickets sold. It opened nationwide
on the weekend to scalding reviews. Name the billionaire woh
paid the freight for this vanity project.
7. After decrying killings by ICE,, the Somali-born Democratic
representative for the 5th District of Minnesota was attacked
at the podium by a man spraying a foul-smelling liquid at her.
Hame her.
8. Already on the launch pad, Artemis 2 has until February 8 to
meet its first potential launch window to the Moon. Meanwhile,
in Toronto, February 8 is being touted as the launch date for
another long-awaited transportation milestone. What is that?
9. Fleetwood Mar's 1975 song "Landslide" passed the 1,000,000,000
streams mark on Spotify, joining "The Chain", "Everywhere",
and "Go Your Own Way". Only one of their singles has hit
2,000,000,000, though. Name that one.
10. Waterfront Toronto released a report last week on the
feasibility of a new public transit service. What does it
involve?
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