* Final (2026-07-20), Round 1 - Current Events
1. This Canadian politician had to be escorted to safety by the
RCMP after violent protesters attacked his vehicle and smashed
the windshield. Name him.
2. Scary videos emerged last week of a Canadian National Railway
crew in a locomotive surrounded by fire. In which rural
Ontario community, in the Thunder Bay district, did this
incident occur?
3. Name the former mayor of Dauphin, Manitoba, and ex-MP, from whose
house the RCMP seized 439 weapons, including a cannon, last week.
4. Who did Spain beat in the semifinals of the World Cup this
past week?
5. Who won the Wimbledon Men's Singles this past week?
6. Kalshi, an online prediction-market platform, announced last
week that a member of the White House staff had placed suspicious
bets related to presidential speeches. What specific job did
this staff member perform at the White House?
7. Name the Ontario cabinet minister who resigned this week after
facing flak for incurring $16,000 in hotel expenses despite
living 6 km from Queen's Park.
8. Which US senator announced last week that he will introduce
legislation to sanction Canada and Canadian officials over
wildfires sending smoke into the US?
9. Who suspended his campaign to become the Liberal nominee for
MP in Beaches - East York, saying that the compressed nomination
timeline and strong support for other contenders leave "no
realistic or viable path to success"?
10. Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by this company to multiple
Taco Bell outlets has been linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak
in the US. Which company?
11. This British-born New Zealand actor died last week at the
age of 78. He played Cardinal Wolsey in "The Tudors" And
Major Campbell in "Peaky Blinders", among other famous roles.
Name him.
12. A long-awaited section of Toronto's ravine system is officially
open to the public. The major new 3.3 km multi-use trail
connection closes one of the largest remaining gaps in Toronto'd
trail network. Name this trail that saw its first phase open
this past week.
13. This person will be resentenced after the Ontario Court of
Appeal sided with Crown prosecutors who argued that the original
punishment was too lenient. Name this person convicted for
his well-publicized actions in 2022.
14. As of last week, Nigel Farage now faces 34 candidates in
a by-election at Clacton. The best-known challenger is which
novelty candidate, who has in the past run against Boris Johnson
in Uxbridge, as well as contesting the London mayoral election?
15. Last week the US House of Representatives voted H.R. 139
through by a margin of 308-117. President Donald Trump signaled
his approval of this proposed act. What was its subject?
* Final (2026-07-20), Round 1 - Current Events
4. Who did Spain beat in the semifinals of the World Cup this
past week?
5. Who won the Wimbledon Men's Singles this past week?
11. This British-born New Zealand actor died last week at the
age of 78. He played Cardinal Wolsey in "The Tudors" And
Major Campbell in "Peaky Blinders", among other famous roles.
Name him.
* Final (2026-07-20), Round 1 - Current Events
4. Who did Spain beat in the semifinals of the World Cup this
past week?
10. Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by this company to multiple
Taco Bell outlets has been linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak
in the US. Which company?
11. This British-born New Zealand actor died last week at the
age of 78. He played Cardinal Wolsey in "The Tudors" And
Major Campbell in "Peaky Blinders", among other famous roles.
Name him.
* Final (2026-07-20), Round 1 - Current Events
4. Who did Spain beat in the semifinals of the World Cup this
past week?
5. Who won the Wimbledon Men's Singles this past week?
11. This British-born New Zealand actor died last week at the
age of 78. He played Cardinal Wolsey in "The Tudors" And
Major Campbell in "Peaky Blinders", among other famous roles.
Name him.
14. As of last week, Nigel Farage now faces 34 candidates in
a by-election at Clacton. The best-known challenger is which
novelty candidate, who has in the past run against Boris Johnson
in Uxbridge, as well as contesting the London mayoral election?
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 MI5, 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 recent companion posting on
"Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Final (2026-07-20), Round 1 - Current Events
1. This Canadian politician had to be escorted to safety by the
RCMP after violent protesters attacked his vehicle and smashed
the windshield. Name him.
2. Scary videos emerged last week of a Canadian National Railway
crew in a locomotive surrounded by fire. In which rural
Ontario community, in the Thunder Bay district, did this
incident occur?
3. Name the former mayor of Dauphin, Manitoba, and ex-MP, from whose
house the RCMP seized 439 weapons, including a cannon, last week.
4. Who did Spain beat in the semifinals of the World Cup this
past week?
5. Who won the Wimbledon Men's Singles this past week?
6. Kalshi, an online prediction-market platform, announced last
week that a member of the White House staff had placed suspicious
bets related to presidential speeches. What specific job did
this staff member perform at the White House?
7. Name the Ontario cabinet minister who resigned this week after
facing flak for incurring $16,000 in hotel expenses despite
living 6 km from Queen's Park.
8. Which US senator announced last week that he will introduce
legislation to sanction Canada and Canadian officials over
wildfires sending smoke into the US?
9. Who suspended his campaign to become the Liberal nominee for
MP in Beaches - East York, saying that the compressed nomination
timeline and strong support for other contenders leave "no
realistic or viable path to success"?
10. Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by this company to multiple
Taco Bell outlets has been linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak
in the US. Which company?
11. This British-born New Zealand actor died last week at the
age of 78. He played Cardinal Wolsey in "The Tudors" And
Major Campbell in "Peaky Blinders", among other famous roles.
Name him.
12. A long-awaited section of Toronto's ravine system is officially
open to the public. The major new 3.3 km multi-use trail
connection closes one of the largest remaining gaps in Toronto'd
trail network. Name this trail that saw its first phase open
this past week.
13. This person will be resentenced after the Ontario Court of
Appeal sided with Crown prosecutors who argued that the original
punishment was too lenient. Name this person convicted for
his well-publicized actions in 2022.
14. As of last week, Nigel Farage now faces 34 candidates in
a by-election at Clacton. The best-known challenger is which
novelty candidate, who has in the past run against Boris Johnson
in Uxbridge, as well as contesting the London mayoral election?
15. Last week the US House of Representatives voted H.R. 139
through by a margin of 308-117. President Donald Trump signaled
his approval of this proposed act. What was its subject?
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... For further information
please see my recent companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Final (2026-07-20), Round 1 - Current Events
1. This Canadian politician had to be escorted to safety by the
RCMP after violent protesters attacked his vehicle and smashed
the windshield. Name him.
2. Scary videos emerged last week of a Canadian National Railway
crew in a locomotive surrounded by fire. In which rural
Ontario community, in the Thunder Bay district, did this
incident occur?
3. Name the former mayor of Dauphin, Manitoba, and ex-MP, from whose
house the RCMP seized 439 weapons, including a cannon, last week.
4. Who did Spain beat in the semifinals of the World Cup this
past week?
5. Who won the Wimbledon Men's Singles this past week?
6. Kalshi, an online prediction-market platform, announced last
week that a member of the White House staff had placed suspicious
bets related to presidential speeches. What specific job did
this staff member perform at the White House?
7. Name the Ontario cabinet minister who resigned this week after
facing flak for incurring $16,000 in hotel expenses despite
living 6 km from Queen's Park.
8. Which US senator announced last week that he will introduce
legislation to sanction Canada and Canadian officials over
wildfires sending smoke into the US?
9. Who suspended his campaign to become the Liberal nominee for
MP in Beaches - East York, saying that the compressed nomination
timeline and strong support for other contenders leave "no
realistic or viable path to success"?
10. Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by this company to multiple
Taco Bell outlets has been linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak
in the US. Which company?
11. This British-born New Zealand actor died last week at the
age of 78. He played Cardinal Wolsey in "The Tudors" And
Major Campbell in "Peaky Blinders", among other famous roles.
Name him.
12. A long-awaited section of Toronto's ravine system is officially
open to the public. The major new 3.3 km multi-use trail
connection closes one of the largest remaining gaps in Toronto'd
trail network. Name this trail that saw its first phase open
this past week.
13. This person will be resentenced after the Ontario Court of
Appeal sided with Crown prosecutors who argued that the original
punishment was too lenient. Name this person convicted for
his well-publicized actions in 2022.
14. As of last week, Nigel Farage now faces 34 candidates in
a by-election at Clacton. The best-known challenger is which
novelty candidate, who has in the past run against Boris Johnson
in Uxbridge, as well as contesting the London mayoral election?
15. Last week the US House of Representatives voted H.R. 139
through by a margin of 308-117. President Donald Trump signaled
his approval of this proposed act. What was its subject?
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