Lighter Side of the News (Feb. 14, 2020) by HallR

Champion(s):

quarterrican


Runner(s)-Up:

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


Quiz Description

Quiz - #08-05

Full Results:

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1 quarterrican 379 98 15
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2 MilesTeg 338 96 15
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3 KesslerA2 328 94 15
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4 Matto 318 91 00
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5 imogen 303 89 15
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6 BringMoreLegos 295 87 15
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7 Vendy12 281 84 15
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8 heystephen 279 82 15
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9 HoH 278 80 00
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10 casketromance 277 77 15
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11 LynchT 276 75 15
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12 HomerS 274 73 15
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13 GarciaD 265 70 15
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14 KPope 264 68 15
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15 petkunm 252 66 15
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16 BarthR 242 63 15
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17 JCEurovision 231 61 00
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18 WatskyA 230 59 15
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19 DouglasLovesVixey 226 56 15
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20 zerocrates 223 54 15
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21 Svoyager-11 220 52 15
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22 Michalle 212 50 15
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23 randalleng 208 47 15
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24 NathanL 203 45 15
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25 gaufqwi 202 43 15
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26 HortonR 193 40 15
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27 ecpekkle 190 37 00
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27 MatchenD 190 37 00
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29 Tarn 189 33 15
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30 MoyseyC 187 31 00
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31 melvillean 182 29 15
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32 CoenM 176 26 15
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33 alamble 175 24 00
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34 GuenC 169 22 15
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35 LakeMA 165 19 15
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36 SokolM 159 17 15
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37 ArunH 147 15 00
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38 felsenheldd 144 12 15
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39 RobinJRichards 142 10 00
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40 MattK 118 8 15
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41 Vintsanity 112 5 15
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42 mathew5000 110 3 15
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43 MitchellWA 96 1 00
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Questions:

Multiple choice. Today (Fri.) is Valentine's Day! Which of the following is a patronage of Saint Valentine: A) Acrobats; B) Beekeepers; C) Candlemakers?

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B

The 92nd Academy Awards were held this past week. What film won the award for Best Animated Feature?

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Toy Story 4

This Wednesday, Atalanta will play Valencia in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. Atalanta is a soccer club from what nation?

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Italy

Though no longer widely advertised, the item seen here is still being produced and sold by a company located in what U.S. state?

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Vermont

A Google News search was recently conducted using the term "Sega Redesign". The top results were mainly stories about what film that debuts nationwide today (Fri.)?

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Sonic The Hedgehog

The final season of the television drama series "Homeland" premiered last weekend. What television channel airs "Homeland"?

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Showtime

Multiple choice. Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Changes", the fifth studio album for Justin Bieber. Whom of the following is listed as a producer for the album: A) Poo Bear; B) Kanga; C) E-Or; D) Christopher Robin?

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A

This photo was taken last weekend at a facility in what city located 30 miles east of Los Angeles, California?

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Pomona

Voting has started for the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. Winners at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards receive a trophy shaped like what type of vehicle?

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Blimp

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Playing at Madison Square Garden". Here we go. "Pretty Maids All in a Row", "Wasted Time" and "Life in the Fast Lane", are some of the songs that concertgoers will hear at Madison Square Garden this weekend, where a certain band will perform what ALBUM from beginning to end?

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Hotel California

The 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend has begun. As of the All-Star break, the New York Knicks have played 27 home games this season. How many of these games have the Knicks won? (accept within 2)

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8 (accept 6 to 10)

The new FOX television series "Duncanville" debuts this week. Like other programs of its genre, "Duncanville" will air on what night of the week? (i.e. as in the 7-night calendar week)

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Sunday