Game 10, ROUND 1: Current events

 


1. What name has been given to the atypical pneumonia, apparently
   originating in south-east Asia, that has recently infected
   hundreds of people in several countries, including Canada? You
   may supply just the acronym. 

A. SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) 


2. Who is the anti-abortion campaigner who was convicted of murder
   in Buffalo last Thursday in then case of the 1998 shooting of a
   doctor who performed abortions. 

A. James Kopp 


3. Name the British Labour Government Leader and former foreign
   minister who resigned from Tony Blair's cabinet last Monday to
   protest British involvment in the invasion of Iraq. 

A. Robin Cook 


4. In which European country did the reigning monarch, Prince Hans
   Adam II, easily win a referendum that increased his already
   considerable powers? 

A. Liechtenstein 


5. Who is the Boston Bruins head coach who was fired last week as
   the team struggled for a playoff berth? 

A. Robbie Ftorek 


6. Which country band recently got in trouble after criticizing
   George Bush, including having a pile of their CDs crushed by a
   tractor in Louisiana? 

A. Dixie Chicks 


7. How many jobs did Air Canada announce last week that it would
   cut from its workforce? 

A. 3600 


8. German Catholic church leaders have complained about a new line
   of ice cream flavours named after what? 

A. The seven deadly sins 


9. Which former US government employee recently obtained a job
   hosting the upcoming Fox Network dating show "Mr. Personality"? 

A. Monica Lewinsky 


10. Premier Ernie Eves is eschewing the Provincial legislature to
    present the upcoming budget on the premises of which
    corporation?

A. Magna International