Alpaca Farm (beta)

Lighter Side of News (Jul. 7, 2017) by HallR

Champion(s):

EverettJ
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.

Runner(s)-Up:

GoodmanDL
A genius is someone like Norman Einstein...

Quiz Description

Summertime and here's another quiz.

Full Results:

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1 EverettJ 422 99 15
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2 GoodmanDL 393 97 15
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3 BarthR 389 95 15
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4 UllspergerA 377 93 15
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4 lshultz82 377 93 15
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6 rouquinne 368 90 15
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7 RobinJRichards 364 88 15
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8 helene 360 87 00
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9 MoyseyC 359 85 15
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10 LorinBurte 344 83 00
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11 Nicole 343 82 15
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12 Michalle 338 80 15
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13 BeningoS 337 78 00
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14 ChrisRosenberg 336 77 15
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15 quarterrican 333 74 00
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15 VenguswamyK 333 74 15
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17 RautY 328 71 15
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17 SedichD 328 71 00
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19 MatherV 327 68 00
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20 ElendilPickle 326 66 15
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21 THEJMAN 321 64 15
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21 heystephen 321 64 15
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23 Ruwisc 313 61 00
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24 HumbabaORiley 311 60 15
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25 Vintsanity 310 58 00
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26 RebstockJ 309 56 00
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27 KPope 305 55 00
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28 KitchenB 304 53 15
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29 WeinbergD 303 51 15
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30 PrestonC 302 50 00
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31 KreitzerJ 298 48 00
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32 akambour 293 46 00
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33 RuizJ 284 44 00
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34 Ekherndon 282 43 00
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35 casketromance 281 40 00
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44 AmmermanA 261 26 00
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52 JudyD 185 12 00
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53 BringMoreLegos 155 11 00
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54 Gypsy 134 9 00
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Questions:

Question 1

Two films open today (July 7th) with the word "Ghost(s)" in their titles. Name either one.

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A Ghost Story, City of Ghosts

Question 2

This past week an Australian athlete named Jeff Horn scored a huge upset in the world of sports. What man did Horn defeat?

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Manny Pacquiao

Question 3

On the 4th of July, Joey Chestnut won the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 10th time. How many hot dogs did Chestnut eat in this 10 minute competition? (accept within 10)

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72 (accept 62 to 82)

Question 4

Multiple choice. Jay-Z's new album was released this week and instantly went platinum. What is the title of this album: 3:33, 4:44, 4:55 or 6:66? (edited at 10:52 am, July 7, 2017 (CDT))

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4:44

Question 5

ESPN's new 30 for 30 podcast premiered last week. The initial episode was about a major Reebok shoe marketing campaign that took place 25 years ago and centered around two decathletes. What two names fill in the blanks in the episode titled: "The Trials of ____ and ____"?

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Dan, Dave

Question 6

What singer released her new single "Praying" this week which references the Dr. Luke turmoil of the past few years?

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Kesha

Question 7

Sophia Coppola's film "The Beguiled" can still be seen in theaters. During what year in history does the plot of "The Beguiled" take place? (accept within 3 years)

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1864 (accept 1861 to 1867)

Question 8

Name either man from this photo.

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Aaron Judge, Jose Altuve

Question 9

As of today (July 7th), 6 stages of the Tour de France have been completed. The current leader of the general classification (yellow jersey) is Chris Froome. What nation is Froome from?

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Great Britain

Question 10

The mini-theme this week is titled: "Too Sexy". Here we go. What model/actress, known for her appearance in Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" video, recently claimed that people do not want to work with her because they think that she is "too sexy"?

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Emily Ratajkowski

Question 11

The name of what band has been redacted from this poster promoting a concert this weekend? (Hint: remember the theme)

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Right Said Fred

Question 12

Finally, in honor of the new Spiderman movie opening this week, how old (in years) is Spiderman creator Stan Lee? (accept within 2 years)

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94 (accept 92 to 96)