Lighter Side of News (Aug. 11, 2017) by HallR

Champion(s):

Kloefkorn


Runner(s)-Up:

akambour
Full price for gum? That dog won't hunt, monsignor!


Quiz Description

Three picture questions this week!

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 41 52 49 63 82 82 71 38 41 56 67 89
1 Kloefkorn 552 98 15
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2 akambour 448 94 15
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3 Nicole 407 90 15
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4 rouquinne 400 87 15
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5 ChrisRosenberg 389 83 00
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6 srs 348 79 15
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7 Mudrak 344 75 15
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8 ElendilPickle 303 72 00
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9 heystephen 302 68 15
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10 MoyseyC 284 64 15
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11 BringMoreLegos 281 61 00
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12 VenguswamyK 277 57 00
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13 RobinJRichards 268 53 15
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14 AmmermanA 247 50 15
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15 casketromance 240 46 15
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16 EdwardsT 209 42 15
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17 MatchenD 188 38 00
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18 CoenM 173 35 15
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19 Vendy12 154 31 15
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20 JudyD 149 25 00
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20 JJA 149 25 00
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22 Michalle 135 20 00
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23 Vintsanity 124 16 15
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24 DouglasLovesVixey 120 12 00
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25 AllardM 86 9 00
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26 JCEurovision 56 5 15
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27 cruzich 0 1 00
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Questions:

The 18th IAAF World Championships in track and field concludes this weekend. What major Olympic-city is hosting these championships?

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London

What compass direction fills in the blank in this new movie title: "Ingrid Goes ____"?

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West

This week, Netflix released a trailer for the second season of its popular series "The Crown". The second season takes place over an eight year period during the life of Queen Elizabeth II. Name any one of these (C.E. Common Era) years.

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1956 to 1964

For the past 25 weeks, since February, one song has dominated the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at the number #1 position. Name this song or the artist.

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Body Like a Back Road, Sam Hunt

Multiple choice. What information has been deleted in the "Previous" line (red marking) from this LinkedIn profile: A) Personal assistant to Jackie Mason (Catskills, NY); B) Orange County Register; C) Tampa Bay Times; D) Bottlecapper at Shotz Brewery (Milwaukee, WI)?

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B

John Bailey is a veteran cinematographer who has worked on such films as "The Big Chill", "Groundhog Day" and "A Walk in the Woods". For what reason did he make news this past week?

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Elected President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Last week, an application was submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (serial no. 87543714) to trademark "3:16" as derived from the Gospel According to John well-known verse. What organization submitted this application?

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WWE

The image seen here was taken at an event last weekend held in what U.S. state?

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New Jersey

This week, Dan Carlin released another long-awaited installment on his "Hardcore History" podcast titled "The Celtic Holocaust". Comparing his source material to "Star Wars as told by Darth Vader", Carlin based this latest six-hour podcast on the "Commentarii de Bello Gallico", which was written by what historical figure?

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Julius Caesar

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "The Answer is NOT 'Vogue'". Here we go. Recently, Page Six reported that a white lace corset, sold at action for $19,294, is probably fake. The corset is reputedly to have been worn by pop superstar Madonna in a glamorous black-and-white cover photo for what album?

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Like a Virgin

The image seen here was taken at last week's "September Style Issue" party for what magazine? (Hint: The letters on the white background provide a clue)

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Architectural Digest

Finally, what man gave a speech in Ohio last Saturday that included such lines as: "Good morning, Denmark."; "I'm proud to have started Kicks for Kids in New Orleans"; and "There I was, 46 years old...in Flowery Branch facing four flat bellies half my age"?

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Morten Andersen