current events

The world may be post-truth, but it'll never be post-trivia. James Harrison, known as "the man with the golden arm", is an 81 year old Australian recently ended a record…

One day I'm going to do a current events round and it's going to be all about electricity. Today is not that day. The Nobel Academy announced that due to…

All the news that's fit to ask niggly little questions about. Toronto van attack suspect Alek Minassian is associated with an online community known a five letter portmanteau of what…

Stuff happens. Harry Anderson, who died this week, spent nine seasons playing judge Harry T. Stone and four seasons playing a fictionalized version of what humor columnist? SpaceX's massive next…

This is kind of a bummer of a round. Don't blame me; blame the news. On April 7, the Syrian Army conducted a chemical weapons against a rebel faction based…

A Wednesday tradition. What technology company known for its gaming oriented graphics chips has suspended all autonomous vehicle testing in the wake a of fatal accident involving a self driving…

Back to traditional Wednesday fare this week. What state saw the first death attributed to an autonomous vehicle when an Uber-operated car struck a pedestrian? Who has Donald Trump appointed…

It's that time of the week again. In the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, what Pennsylvania based retailer announced that they would no longer be selling assault…

Usually I stick to just the last week (more or less), but some of these go back a little further. One of the stranger things to happen during Super Bowl…

Back to the grind. Current events time. Cyril Ramaphosa took office on February 15 as the President of what country? His predecessor resigned following years of legal battles and accusations…