Game 2, Round 1: Current events

1. Which country's president, facing charges that include rape and abuse of power, 
   asked for and got a leave of absence from his position? 

    Israel 

2. There were plenty of goals, though none from Sidney Crosby. What was the final 
   score in the 2007 NHL all-star game? You don't have to say who won. 

    12-9

3. Who is the French politician who seemed to declare her support for Quebec 
   sovereignty last week? 

    Ségolène Royal 

4. What was the claim to fame of Emiliano Mercado del Toro of San Juan, Puerto Rico, 
   who died last week? 

    He was the world's oldest living person 

5. He preferred to call himself a conspirator rather than a burglar, but he went to 
   jail anyway for his part in the 1972 Watergate break-in. He died last week at age 88--who was he? 

    E. Howard Hunt 

6. A recent Canadian medical study indicates a higher risk of fractures in people 
   over 50 who are taking what class of drugs? 

    SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) 
    (accept anti-depressants) 

7. Never mind the Oscars, the Razzie award nominees for the worst that Hollywood 
   had to offer were announced last week. Name any one of the five films that were 
   nominated for worst picture. 

    Basic Instinct 2, Little Man, BloodRayne, Lady in the Water, The Wicker Man 

8. Ok, we lied, you do have to think about the Oscars. Name any one of the films 
   nominated for best animated feature film. 

    Cars, Happy Feet, Monster House 

9. Who won the women's singles final at the Australian Open of tennis? 

    Serena Williams (we need both names)

10. Who is the sometimes controversial but widely admired French priest, resistance 
    fighter, and advocate for the homeless who died last week at the age of 94? 

    (L')Abbé Pierre (accept Henry Grouès)