Profound Quotes

You may be deceived if you trust too much but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough - Frank Crane

Saturday 14 July 2012

How much do you remember of the week that was?

Question 1

Question 1 of 11
Under the headline, “Something’s Rotten: The Last Days of Britain,” a U.S. magazine manipulated a photo of the Duchess of Cambridge, giving her rotten and yellowing teeth. Which magazine published the controversial cover photo?

New Republic

Question 2
Question 2 of 11
Fans of TV cooking shows were saddened by the death of celebrity chef Anthony Sedlak, best known as host of Food Network Canada’s The Main and a judge on Family Cook Off. He died in the same province in which he was born. Which?

B.C

Question 3
Question 3 of 11
Actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes announced they’ve arrived at a divorce settlement. It’s the third divorce for Cruise. Who was his second wife? 

Nicole Kidman

Question 4
Question 4 of 11
Salesforce.com, a company specializing in enterprise cloud computing applications, bought a small Halifax firm, started by four young entrepreneurs, for about $70 million. What’s the name of their software?

Golnstant

Question 5
Question 5 of 11
According to GPS technology maker TomTom, which Canadian metropolis ranks right behind Los Angeles as North America’s most congested city when it comes to traffic? 

Vancouver

Question 6
Question 6 of 11
Inmates at a prison near Santa Rita do Sapucaij, Brazil, can shave days off their sentences by performing an activity. What is it? 

pedalling stationary bikes that produce electricity for the town 

Question 7
Question 7 of 11
Which Canada-U.S. border crossing was temporarily closed Thursday while officials investigated a bomb threat, phoned in to authorities on the Canadian side?

the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich

Question 8
Question 8 of 11
Which Canadian athlete will be Canada’s flag bearer at the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympic Games in London? 

triathlete Simon Whitfield

Question 9
Question 9 of 11
He didn’t know it right away, but when Karl Kissner of Defiance, Ohio picked up a soot-covered box in his grandfather’s attic, he had stumbled onto a find that will probably be worth millions. What was in the box?

a collection of baseball cards

Question 10
Question 10 of 11
The Supreme Court of Canada convened to hear arguments related to election irregularities in the riding of Etobicoke Centre, then later in the week issued a series of decisions. On what subject? 

copyright matters as they relate to music streaming

Question 11
Question 11 of 11
A story emerged this week that a pair of Playboy bunnies tried to recruit porn actor Ron Jeremy to lure a man from Canada to Hollywood so that animal-rights activists could apprehend him. The sting was never carried out, but who was the intended target?

accused killer Luka Magnotta

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