Friday, Nov. 26 Weekly Quiz: Music Elite, NBA Faux Pas

The host of Australian Channel Seven's Weekend Sunrise, Matt Doran, conceded during the interview that he had only heard one track from Adele's latest album, 30. That was enough to abort the interview - which was reportedly part of a $1 million package including broadcast rights to Adele's One Night Only television special. Doran told the Australian he was "totally unaware" he had her album, which was only publicly released a couple of weeks after Doran's London trip. "This is the most important email I have ever missed," he said.

Spotify has removed the shuffle button from album pages after Adele commented that the order tracks were placed in was supposed to "tell a story." The shuffle option, signified by two crisscrossing arrows, was removed from the album play button but is still available when users click to view the album tracks.

In 1975, the beaver was declared an official symbol of Canada.

Are beavers destroying Canada?

In 2021, Canadian beavers chewed through a fiber optic cable, cutting off internet service to a district municipality in British Columbia. A subway station in Toronto was shut down because of a lost beaver. According to a research project at the University of Alberta, beavers cost cities and towns in Alberta at least 3 million Canadian dollars a year.

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has been suspended for one game on Nov. 22, 2021, making it the first suspension in his 19-year career. He has won four NBA titles with three teams. Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart was suspended for two games. James will forfeit about $284,000 in salary, while Stewart will lose about $45,000.

Why was LeBron James suspended?

LeBron James and Isaiah Stewart were suspended for their roles in a violent incident during Nov. 21, 2021’s Lakers-Pistons game. The NBA said Stewart escalated an on-court altercation by repeatedly and aggressively pursuing James in an unsportsmanlike manner. James recklessly hit Stewart in the face, initiating an on-court fight.

Joe Biden was born on Nov. 20, 1942. He already became the oldest person elected president in 2020, when he was 78-years-old. In 2024 he’ll be running for office at 82.

The Peppa Pig World theme park is inside the Paultons Park amusement park in the New Forest National Park, in Hampshire, England.

Has Boris Johnson been to Peppa Pig World?

Photo: Ben Shread / Cabinet Office

UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, spoke at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) on Nov. 22, 2021. In a speech that had some baffling yet memorable moments, Johnson mentioned his trip to Peppa Pig World, saying: "Yesterday I went, as we all must, to Peppa Pig World. I loved it. Peppa Pig World is very much my kind of place: it has very safe streets, discipline in schools."

China will host the next Winter Olympics in February 2022.

Are Australia and the US boycotting the China Winter Olympics?

The US and Australia have decided on a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics. Under the sanction, athletes would be free to participate in the Olympic Games, but a delegation of officials would not accompany them.

What happened to Peng Shuai?

Former doubles world No 1 Peng Shuai had a three-week public absence after allegations that a former senior Chinese official sexually assaulted her. The International Olympic Committee said its president had held a 30-minute video call with Shuai on Nov. 21, 2021, and quoted her as saying she was “safe and well, living at her home in Beijing, but would like to have her privacy respected at this time.” Chinese state media have published photos and videos of Peng at a tennis tournament in Beijing and a restaurant the same week. Still, the Women’s Tennis Association said it remained worried about Peng’s “ability to communicate without censorship or coercion.”

French-based multinational luxury goods corporation Kering owns fashion labels Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, and Bottega Veneta. In 2004, Kering reached 99.4% ownership of Gucci.

Were Gucci family members involved in the making of the "House of Gucci" movie?

The Gucci family members were not involved in the making of the "House of Gucci" movie. However, the Gucci label provided the filmmakers with a "selection of original items and props" from its archives. It also sanctioned the filming of a scene at Gucci's flagship store in Rome.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced Nov. 20, 2021, that his government would build an oceanside "Bitcoin City" at the base of the Conchagua volcano - with no property, income, or municipal taxes and zero carbon dioxide emissions.

Which taxes will Bitcoin City have?

The only tax collected in El Salvador's Bitcoin City will be the value-added tax, half of which will be used to pay the city bonds and the rest for municipal infrastructure and maintenance. Bitcoin has been legal tender in El Salvador alongside the U.S. dollar since Sept. 7, 2021.

Why build a city at the base of a volcano?

The new "Bitcoin city" will be built near the Conchagua volcano to use geothermal energy to power both the city and Bitcoin mining. The El Salvadoran government is already running a pilot Bitcoin mining venture besides the Tecapa volcano.

On Nov. 21, 2021, at the American Music Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Kanye West (It’s Ye, officially) won the Favorite Gospel Artist award.

Which other Gospel honors did Ye win in 2021?

Kanye West has won Best Contemporary Christian Music Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards and songwriter of the year at the 2021 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards for his ninth solo album “Jesus Is King.”

With her two wins at the 2021 American Music Awards, Taylor Swift extended her record as the AMAs' most-awarded artist ever, with 34 wins over the years.

Which prizes did Taylor Swift win at the 2021 AMAs?

At the Nov. 21, 2021, American Music Awards ceremony, Taylor Swift, 31, won the Favorite Female Pop Artist honor and the Favorite Pop Album award for her Dec. 2020 album, "Evermore." The singer accepted the wins remotely in a pre-recorded video.

Who won Artist of the Year at the 2021 AMAs?

Korean group BTS won artist of the year at the 2021 American Music Awards, becoming the first group to win in the category since One Direction won back-to-back awards in 2014-15. BTS beat Taylor Swift, who has won six times in the category, more than anyone else. That was only Swift's second loss in the category. She previously lost to 1D in 2015.

John Cleese’s 2022 documentary, “Cancel Me,” will explore positive and negative aspects of cancel culture. In the British channel four docuseries, the 82-year-old actor will meet famous people who have found themselves on the receiving end of cancel culture, as well as the activists doing the canceling.

Jon Batiste scored the most nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards, with 11. He won five Grammys at the Apr. 3 ceremony, including the prestigious album of the year — to beat pop stars like Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, and Doja Cat. Bieber, Doja Cat, and H.E.R. came into the ceremony with the second-most nominations with eight, while Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo had seven nods each.

John Cho's character's name in Netflix's new "Cowboy Bebop" is Spike Spiegel. The series is based on an anime series that ran for one season in Japan in 1998 and spawned a cult following.