Lighter Side of the News (Aug. 23, 2019) by HallR

Champion(s):

MilesTeg
Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody's gonna die. Come watch TV.


Runner(s)-Up:

casketromance
Oath of the Goat


Quiz Description

Quiz - #06-06

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 15 10 55 84 72 84 58 74 22 36 34 60
1 MilesTeg 417 98 15
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2 casketromance 388 96 15
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3 GoodmanDL 372 94 15
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4 heystephen 351 91 15
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5 CoenM 339 89 15
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6 mbmason 324 86 15
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7 MattK 309 84 15
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8 HortonR 306 80 15
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8 BarthR 306 80 15
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10 BringMoreLegos 294 77 15
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11 akambour 288 75 15
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12 MoyseyC 284 72 15
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13 AdamLevin18 270 70 15
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14 KPope 263 67 15
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15 TWright17 255 65 15
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16 JCEurovision 253 63 00
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17 felsenheldd 249 60 15
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18 SokolM 246 58 15
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19 colleenw 242 55 15
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20 SizemoreM 236 53 15
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21 helene 227 50 15
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21 RobinJRichards 227 50 15
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23 GarciaD 226 46 15
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24 WatskyA 220 44 15
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25 MirandaM 215 41 15
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26 gaufqwi 214 39 15
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27 Matto 212 36 15
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28 brando3429 210 34 15
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29 StanleyP 186 32 00
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30 ecpekkle 182 29 15
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31 Michalle 170 27 15
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32 DouglasLovesVixey 168 25 00
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33 Nicole 155 22 15
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34 mellyjo 154 20 00
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35 PSUrose 152 17 00
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36 MitchellWA 141 15 15
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37 FauxD 133 13 15
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38 Vendy12 118 10 15
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39 HumbabaORiley 109 8 15
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40 Vintsanity 70 4 15
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40 Atomiccoffey 70 4 15
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42 ArunH 62 1 00
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Questions:

Recently, Roc Nation, LLC announced that it reached a long term partnership with the National Football League (NFL). Who is the founder of Roc Nation?

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Jay-Z

The 2019 US Open tennis tournament begins this Monday. The US Open is held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, located in what New York City borough?

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Queens

50/50 tossup. The mystery film "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" is currently playing in theaters. According to Rotten Tomatoes, is "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" rated Rotten or Fresh?

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Rotten

Taken on Monday outside a venue known for movies and stand-up comedy, what LETTER has been redacted (in red) in the photo seen here?

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O

Last weekend, in his YouTube "What Makes This Song Great?" series, music producer Rick Beato analyzed what 1973 #1 hit by the Rolling Stones; noting this ballad's use of piano, strings and whispering?

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Angie

The 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season begins this weekend with the Arizona Wildcats playing the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Hawaii's football team currently plays in what athletic conference?

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Mountain West

The cropped photo seen here has been featured in several news stories related to the upcoming new season of what television series?

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The Crown

Multiple choice. The film "Brittany Runs a Marathon" opens nationwide today (Fri.). What is Tobey Maguire's involvement in the film: A) Producer; B) Director; C) Cameo role; D) "Special Thanks" in the credits?

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A

The 2019 PDGA World Championships were held last weekend in Peoria, Illinois. News stories about this event used such terms as "metal basket" and "par". What do the initials "D" and "G" in PDGA stand for?

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Disc Golf

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Steamy Hot Tub Sessions". Here we go. A recent headline from MetroUK.com read: "Leonardo DiCaprio, (redacted), and Camila Morrone, (redacted), brush off age gap backlash for steamy hot tub session". What is the age difference (in years) between DiCaprio & Morrone? (accept within 3)

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22 (accept 19 to 25)

Time for a Gif! Taylor Swift's seventh studio album is released today (Fri.). What is the title (singular, not plural) of this album? (attached Gif is a hint)

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Lover

The cast for the 28th season of the television series "Dancing with the Stars" was announced on Wednesday morning. Name ONE of the new competitors who was once a professional athlete, or a star of the television series "The Bachelorette"?

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Ray Lewis, Lamar Odom, Hannah Brown