ROUND 1: Current Events

1. Of what country is Belgrade the capital? 

A. Serbia and Montenegro (accept Serbia - Montenegro) ("Yugoslavia" no 
   longer exists, as of last Tuesday; this is the country's new name) 


2. Last week the western world's two favorite mad, evil geniuses, Saddam
   Hussein and Michael Jackson, appeared in well-publicized TV interviews.
   Name either of the people who interviewed them. You don't have to say
   which one he or she interviewed. 

A. Tony Benn (Saddam); Martin Bashir (Jacko) 


3. Why did Rick Smith, federal NDP leader Jack Layton's newly-appointed 
   chief of staff, resign his position? 

A. His past work with an anti-seal hunt organization (IFAW) angered 
   Atlantic Canadians 


4. Which legendary music producer was arrested for murder last week? 

A. Phil Spector 


5. The "THINK team" and Studio Daniel Libeskind were announced last week as
   the two finalists in which architectural competition? 

A. Replace/rebuild the World Trade Center


6. City council has just approved a plan by Donald Trump to build a hotel and
   condominium tower in downtown Toronto, which, when completed, will be the
   city's tallest high-rise. Within 20 metres, how tall is it planned to be? 

A. 309 metres (accept 289-329) 


7. Which former Toronto Maple Leaf had his sweater number honoured (but not
   retired) at a ceremony at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday? 

A. Darryl Sittler 


8. Which celebrity's decision to dye her hair brown instead of its usual
   blonde and wear looser clothing apparently led a British gossip magazine 
   to report that she was pregnant, much to her annoyance? 

A. Madonna 


9. Which American actor was confirmed on Wednesday as the new artistic
   director for London's Old Vic Theatre? 

A. Kevin Spacey 


10. The Vatican announced on Monday that it had no theological objections to
    which popular series of books? 

A. Harry Potter