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"Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 7 (2026-06-22), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Which major Canadian company announced they are cutting 690
positions, including approximately 230 unionized roles, due to
organizational changes?
#Bell Canada Enterprises.
2. The CBC announced that what program will not air on the CBC
next season?
#"Hockey Night in Canada" (i.e. NHL games).
3. A pilot project that will allow a segment of what street to be
pedestrianized for the summer began on Friday?
#Church St. (Between Wellesley and Alexander Sts., June 19 - August 21).
4. SpaceX has officially agreed to acquire which AI-coding startup
for $60,000,000,000 US?
#Cursor.
5. Voters in what European country have rejected a proposal to
limit the country's population to 10,000,000?
#Switzerland.
6. Have you heard of dogs with jobs? For what reason did FIFA
hire two border collies (Sally and Ben) in Toronto?
#To keep Canada geese off the grounds.
7. According to a recently released survey by fintech company
Lightspeed Commerce, which city is home to Canada's best tippers?
#Montreal.
8. A Canadian company issued an apology this week after a
promotional event held in May on the Great Wall of China appeared
to mistakenly feature a Japanese drum, prompting an uproar by
Chinese social-media users. Name the company.
#Lululemon.
9. Name the Canadian midfielder who suffered a broken leg in
Canada's 6-0 win over Qatar at the World Cup in Vancouver and
underwent successful surgery on Thursday.
#Ismaol Kono.
10. Name the player who scored the first hat trick by a Canadian
at a World Cup in that game?
#Jonathan David.
* Game 8 (2026-06-29), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Keir Starmer announced his polan to resign as prime minister
of the UK, after he lost the confidence of his Labour Paty MPs.
Name the former mayor of Manchester who is currently the
front-runner to replace him.
#Andy Burnham.
2. A former chairman of the US Federal Reserve passed away at the
age of 100 last week. Name him.
#Alan Greenspan.
3. This Grammy-winning producer and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member,
who helped turn Whitenay Houston and Bruce Springsteen into
stars, died last week at the age of 94. Name him.
#Clive Davis.
4. In this country's contentious presidential elections on June 21,
far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella was declared the
winner after a narrow victory. Which country?
#Colombia.
5. Thie former US National Security Advisor pleaded guilty on Friday
to mishandling classified information while collecting
information for a memoir he wrote that was critical of President
Trump. Name him.
#John Bolton.
6. Prime Minister Mark Carney launched a national design-and-build
competition to restore this dilapidated building. The government
is inviting Canadian architecture firms to submit proposals
for a modern, secure, and sustainable design. The winner will
be announced next year on Canada Day. What is the address of
this building?
#24 Sussex Dr., Ottawa.
7. At the FIFA World Cup last week, which underdog nation such
a population of just 500,000 made history by qualifying for the
knockout stage after an unbeaten run in the group stage? This is
the country's first time in a World Cup and it's the smallest
nation to qualify for the knockouts in the tournament's history.
#Cabo (Cape) Verde.
8. This British-Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter died
June 26 in St. Mike's Hospital at age 84. This Willowdale
product fronted the band Blood, Sweat and Tears, and won a
Grammy with them. Name him.
#David Clayton Thomas.
9. Which US state has approved a new state-wide reading list for
its 5,000,000 public-school students, that will include passages
from the Bible?
#Texas.
10. On Monday, June 27, who became the all-time leading goal-scorer
in the history of the FIFA men's World Cup, with 19 goals?
#Lionel Messi.
#NOTES
#See:
http://xkcd.com/3260
#(choyvfurq bar tnzr vagb guvf lrne'f gbheanzrag)
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