Lighter Side of the News (Dec. 04, 2020) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

DarthPace


Quiz Description

Quiz - #11-08

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 22 49 49 55 82 37 73 64 52 40 37 34
1 AnthonyBianca 491 98 15
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2 DarthPace 419 95 15
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82
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3 MattK 401 92 15
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4 CoenM 386 89 15
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5 KonkelT 359 86 15
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6 KesslerA2 340 83 15
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7 HoH 325 80 15
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8 RauscherM 323 75 15
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8 SokolM 323 75 15
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10 Vintsanity 305 69 15
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10 DouglasLovesVixey 305 69 00
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12 ecpekkle 302 65 15
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13 helene 298 62 15
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14 KCrest 296 59 00
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15 NathanL 289 56 15
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16 Tarn 280 53 00
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17 RobinJRichards 250 50 15
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18 felsenheldd 240 46 15
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19 McGeeDean 238 43 15
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20 GarciaD 235 39 15
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20 imogen 235 39 15
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22 GoodmanDL 225 34 15
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23 KPope 220 31 15
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24 ArunH 216 28 00
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25 ColeB 201 25 15
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26 Vendy12 198 21 15
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26 HortonR 198 21 15
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28 mwg 186 16 00
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29 BeningoS 183 13 15
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30 KlionskyG 180 10 15
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31 Timm 116 7 00
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32 BlomE 113 4 00
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33 JCEurovision 107 1 15
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Questions:

As of today (12/04), what is the only NFL team with an undefeated record during the 2020 regular season at (11-0)?

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Steelers

"Wonder" the latest studio album by singer Shawn Mendes debuts today (Fri.). "Wonder" is being released through what music industry label, founded in Jamaica on July 4, 1959?

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Island Records

Due to certain ongoing circumstances, the annual ballet question has been cancelled. Instead answer, what word fills-in the blank in this line from a recent KENS 5 story: "Clara finds herself in the middle of a battle between the nutcracker and the evil _____ King"?

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Mouse

"Hammers dig deep to claim Villa win" boasted a recent headline from the official website for what on London based English Premiere League soccer club?

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West Ham United

The name and head of what actor has been redacted in this recent Instagram post?

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Chris Hemsworth

What large New Jersey city fills-in the blank in this recent Daily Record headline: "'Sopranos' prequel, 'The Many Saints of ______,' to be released on cable"?

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Newark

Who was quoted last Saturday night as saying: "I wear draws, I don't do draws"? (Hint: first name begins with the letter "R")

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Roy Jones, Jr.

Multiple choice. The 1994 Mariah Carey song "All I Want for Christmas is You" is making its annual pilgrimage up the pop charts. This modern classic is played in what key: A) C major; B) D minor; C) G major?

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C

A new episode ("It's the Thought That Counts") of the television sitcom "The Unicorn" aired on Wednesday night. What network broadcasts "The Unicorn"?

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CBS

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Remove Ammo Before Sending". Here we go. A Google News search was conducted using the term: "Remove ammo before sending". One of the top results was a recent story by GamesRadar+. What word fills-in the blank in the story's headline: "_____ Ops Cold War Zombies guide: loadouts, objectives..."?

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Black

What five word phrase has been redacted in this recent screenshot?

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You'll shoot your eye out

Dolly Parton is having a bit of a renaissance lately for multiple reasons. How tall (feet, inches) is Dolly Parton? (without the wig; accept within 2 inches)

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5' 0" (accept 4' 10" to 5' 2")