* Game 7 (2026-03-02), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Transport Canada walked back its refusal to grant certification
to two new lines of American business jets -- despite
concerning reports from the US Federal Aviation Administration.
What manufacturer was involved?
6. Netflix backed out of its pursuit of Warner Brothers this week,
its $83,000,000,000 offer being superseded by a $111,000,000,000
offer from the multimedia company owned by technology heir
David Ellison. Name *that* company.
7. In advance of the US bombing Iran, Pakistan carried out
airstrikes on Friday. Against who?
8. A byelection in a northern district called Gorton & Denton
saw this party win only its 5th British parliamentary seat
ever, and the first in a byelection. The result is considered
a protest vote against Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Name that
party.
* Game 8 (2026-03-09), Round 1 - Current Events
10. Name the controversial Homeland Security secretary Donald
Trump removed from her position last week.
* Game 7 (2026-03-02), Round 1 - Current Events
2. Best known for the role of Lewis Slotnick in "Revenge of the
Nerds", this actor died by suicide at age 71.
5. Procter & Gamble announced they would be retiring the mascot
for a popular cleaning product who had graced the label since
1958. They also revealed his first name was "Veritably". Name
the label character we'd previously only known by his surname.
6. Netflix backed out of its pursuit of Warner Brothers this week,
its $83,000,000,000 offer being superseded by a $111,000,000,000
offer from the multimedia company owned by technology heir
David Ellison. Name *that* company.
7. In advance of the US bombing Iran, Pakistan carried out
airstrikes on Friday. Against who?
8. A byelection in a northern district called Gorton & Denton
saw this party win only its 5th British parliamentary seat
ever, and the first in a byelection. The result is considered
a protest vote against Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Name that
party.
* Game 8 (2026-03-09), Round 1 - Current Events
4. An anti-trust trial began at a federal district court in New
York last week against a music-industry concert company. The US
Justice Department is looking to break up a marger that turned
the company into a monopoly. Name the company.
5. Long-time photojournalist Nick Ut launched a lawsuit last week
over a documentary that claims he did not take his most famous
shot, a 1972 photo called "The Terror of War". What was the
photo of?
9. In a furious New York Times op-ed piece, actress daryl hannah
broke her silence over her portrayal as a cocaine-fueled party
girl in the FX TV series "Love Story". Which real-life romance
is the show about? (Both names required.)
10. Name the controversial Homeland Security secretary Donald
Trump removed from her position last week.
* Game 7 (2026-03-02), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Transport Canada walked back its refusal to grant certification
to two new lines of American business jets -- despite
concerning reports from the US Federal Aviation Administration.
What manufacturer was involved?
5. Procter & Gamble announced they would be retiring the mascot
for a popular cleaning product who had graced the label since
1958. They also revealed his first name was "Veritably". Name
the label character we'd previously only known by his surname.
7. In advance of the US bombing Iran, Pakistan carried out
airstrikes on Friday. Against who?
8. A byelection in a northern district called Gorton & Denton
saw this party win only its 5th British parliamentary seat
ever, and the first in a byelection. The result is considered
a protest vote against Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Name that
party.
* Game 8 (2026-03-09), Round 1 - Current Events
3. Two people had to be rescued last week from near the top of a
1,000-foot communications tower in Longview, Texas, which is
near Schreveport, Louisiana. How did they get there?
5. Long-time photojournalist Nick Ut launched a lawsuit last week
over a documentary that claims he did not take his most famous
shot, a 1972 photo called "The Terror of War". What was the
photo of?
10. Name the controversial Homeland Security secretary Donald
Trump removed from her position last week.
* Game 7 (2026-03-02), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Transport Canada walked back its refusal to grant certification
to two new lines of American business jets -- despite
concerning reports from the US Federal Aviation Administration.
What manufacturer was involved?
2. Best known for the role of Lewis Slotnick in "Revenge of the
Nerds", this actor died by suicide at age 71.
3. An American country singer was to play the History club in
Toronto tonight. But he cancelled his Canadian tour after being
turned away twice at the Canadian border. The reason: a 2016
conviction for distribution of more than 5 pounds of cannabis.
Name that artist.
4. Five Olympic gold-medal-winning Team USA players play for
Canadian NHL teams. Only one of them, a member of the Winnipeg
Jets, declined a visit with Donald Trump. Name him.
5. Procter & Gamble announced they would be retiring the mascot
for a popular cleaning product who had graced the label since
1958. They also revealed his first name was "Veritably". Name
the label character we'd previously only known by his surname.
6. Netflix backed out of its pursuit of Warner Brothers this week,
its $83,000,000,000 offer being superseded by a $111,000,000,000
offer from the multimedia company owned by technology heir
David Ellison. Name *that* company.
7. In advance of the US bombing Iran, Pakistan carried out
airstrikes on Friday. Against who?
8. A byelection in a northern district called Gorton & Denton
saw this party win only its 5th British parliamentary seat
ever, and the first in a byelection. The result is considered
a protest vote against Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Name that
party.
9. After ties were revealed with Jeffrey Epstein, B?rge Brende,
a former foreign minister of Norway, resigned from his current
job as head of *which Geneva-based business and political
think-tank*?
10. On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in a foreign
city to hopefully make deals with that country's business
leaders. Name the *city*.
* Game 8 (2026-03-09), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Exactly 60 years ago last week, Toronto commuters celebrated the
opening of a project that took four years to complete.
What was it?
2. This singer/actor filed a lawsuit last week against the Hamptons
village of Sag Harbor and its police force, to stop them from
releasing body-camera footage of his 2024 impaired-driving
arrest. Name the singer.
3. Two people had to be rescued last week from near the top of a
1,000-foot communications tower in Longview, Texas, which is
near Schreveport, Louisiana. How did they get there?
4. An anti-trust trial began at a federal district court in New
York last week against a music-industry concert company. The US
Justice Department is looking to break up a marger that turned
the company into a monopoly. Name the company.
5. Long-time photojournalist Nick Ut launched a lawsuit last week
over a documentary that claims he did not take his most famous
shot, a 1972 photo called "The Terror of War". What was the
photo of?
6. In St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, last week Jayden King
of Tillsonburg, Ontario, became the first black what?
7. Last week the York Catholic District School Board became the
8th one in a year to have *what* happen to it?
8. A Canadian indigenous actress returned the award she won at the
Toronto Film Critics Awards because a reference to Palestine
was edited out of a video acceptance speech she'd sent.
18 members resigned from the TFCA in support of her. Name her.
9. In a furious New York Times op-ed piece, actress daryl hannah
broke her silence over her portrayal as a cocaine-fueled party
girl in the FX TV series "Love Story". Which real-life romance
is the show about? (Both names required.)
10. Name the controversial Homeland Security secretary Donald
Trump removed from her position last week.
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 recent
companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition
(QFTCI*)".
* Game 7 (2026-03-02), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Transport Canada walked back its refusal to grant certification
to two new lines of American business jets -- despite
concerning reports from the US Federal Aviation Administration.
What manufacturer was involved?
2. Best known for the role of Lewis Slotnick in "Revenge of the
Nerds", this actor died by suicide at age 71.
3. An American country singer was to play the History club in
Toronto tonight. But he cancelled his Canadian tour after being
turned away twice at the Canadian border. The reason: a 2016
conviction for distribution of more than 5 pounds of cannabis.
Name that artist.
4. Five Olympic gold-medal-winning Team USA players play for
Canadian NHL teams. Only one of them, a member of the Winnipeg
Jets, declined a visit with Donald Trump. Name him.
5. Procter & Gamble announced they would be retiring the mascot
for a popular cleaning product who had graced the label since
1958. They also revealed his first name was "Veritably". Name
the label character we'd previously only known by his surname.
6. Netflix backed out of its pursuit of Warner Brothers this week,
its $83,000,000,000 offer being superseded by a $111,000,000,000
offer from the multimedia company owned by technology heir
David Ellison. Name *that* company.
7. In advance of the US bombing Iran, Pakistan carried out
airstrikes on Friday. Against who?
8. A byelection in a northern district called Gorton & Denton
saw this party win only its 5th British parliamentary seat
ever, and the first in a byelection. The result is considered
a protest vote against Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Name that
party.
9. After ties were revealed with Jeffrey Epstein, B?rge Brende,
a former foreign minister of Norway, resigned from his current
job as head of *which Geneva-based business and political
think-tank*?
10. On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in a foreign
city to hopefully make deals with that country's business
leaders. Name the *city*.
* Game 8 (2026-03-09), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Exactly 60 years ago last week, Toronto commuters celebrated the
opening of a project that took four years to complete.
What was it?
2. This singer/actor filed a lawsuit last week against the Hamptons
village of Sag Harbor and its police force, to stop them from
releasing body-camera footage of his 2024 impaired-driving
arrest. Name the singer.
3. Two people had to be rescued last week from near the top of a
1,000-foot communications tower in Longview, Texas, which is
near Schreveport, Louisiana. How did they get there?
4. An anti-trust trial began at a federal district court in New
York last week against a music-industry concert company. The US
Justice Department is looking to break up a marger that turned
the company into a monopoly. Name the company.
5. Long-time photojournalist Nick Ut launched a lawsuit last week
over a documentary that claims he did not take his most famous
shot, a 1972 photo called "The Terror of War". What was the
photo of?
6. In St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, last week Jayden King
of Tillsonburg, Ontario, became the first black what?
7. Last week the York Catholic District School Board became the
8th one in a year to have *what* happen to it?
8. A Canadian indigenous actress returned the award she won at the
Toronto Film Critics Awards because a reference to Palestine
was edited out of a video acceptance speech she'd sent.
18 members resigned from the TFCA in support of her. Name her.
9. In a furious New York Times op-ed piece, actress daryl hannah
broke her silence over her portrayal as a cocaine-fueled party
girl in the FX TV series "Love Story". Which real-life romance
is the show about? (Both names required.)
10. Name the controversial Homeland Security secretary Donald
Trump removed from her position last week.
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 recent companion posting on "Questions from the
Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
* Game 7 (2026-03-02), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Transport Canada walked back its refusal to grant certification
to two new lines of American business jets -- despite
concerning reports from the US Federal Aviation Administration.
What manufacturer was involved?
2. Best known for the role of Lewis Slotnick in "Revenge of the
Nerds", this actor died by suicide at age 71.
3. An American country singer was to play the History club in
Toronto tonight. But he cancelled his Canadian tour after being
turned away twice at the Canadian border. The reason: a 2016
conviction for distribution of more than 5 pounds of cannabis.
Name that artist.
4. Five Olympic gold-medal-winning Team USA players play for
Canadian NHL teams. Only one of them, a member of the Winnipeg
Jets, declined a visit with Donald Trump. Name him.
5. Procter & Gamble announced they would be retiring the mascot
for a popular cleaning product who had graced the label since
1958. They also revealed his first name was "Veritably". Name
the label character we'd previously only known by his surname.
6. Netflix backed out of its pursuit of Warner Brothers this week,
its $83,000,000,000 offer being superseded by a $111,000,000,000
offer from the multimedia company owned by technology heir
David Ellison. Name *that* company.
7. In advance of the US bombing Iran, Pakistan carried out
airstrikes on Friday. Against who?
8. A byelection in a northern district called Gorton & Denton
saw this party win only its 5th British parliamentary seat
ever, and the first in a byelection. The result is considered
a protest vote against Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Name that
party.
9. After ties were revealed with Jeffrey Epstein, B?rge Brende,
a former foreign minister of Norway, resigned from his current
job as head of *which Geneva-based business and political
think-tank*?
10. On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in a foreign
city to hopefully make deals with that country's business
leaders. Name the *city*.
* Game 8 (2026-03-09), Round 1 - Current Events
1. Exactly 60 years ago last week, Toronto commuters celebrated the
opening of a project that took four years to complete.
What was it?
2. This singer/actor filed a lawsuit last week against the Hamptons
village of Sag Harbor and its police force, to stop them from
releasing body-camera footage of his 2024 impaired-driving
arrest. Name the singer.
3. Two people had to be rescued last week from near the top of a
1,000-foot communications tower in Longview, Texas, which is
near Schreveport, Louisiana. How did they get there?
4. An anti-trust trial began at a federal district court in New
York last week against a music-industry concert company. The US
Justice Department is looking to break up a marger that turned
the company into a monopoly. Name the company.
5. Long-time photojournalist Nick Ut launched a lawsuit last week
over a documentary that claims he did not take his most famous
shot, a 1972 photo called "The Terror of War". What was the
photo of?
6. In St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, last week Jayden King
of Tillsonburg, Ontario, became the first black what?
7. Last week the York Catholic District School Board became the
8th one in a year to have *what* happen to it?
8. A Canadian indigenous actress returned the award she won at the
Toronto Film Critics Awards because a reference to Palestine
was edited out of a video acceptance speech she'd sent.
18 members resigned from the TFCA in support of her. Name her.
9. In a furious New York Times op-ed piece, actress daryl hannah
broke her silence over her portrayal as a cocaine-fueled party
girl in the FX TV series "Love Story". Which real-life romance
is the show about? (Both names required.)
10. Name the controversial Homeland Security secretary Donald
Trump removed from her position last week.
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