Lighter Side of the News (🎄🎅 Dec. 25, 2020 🎄🎁) by HallR

Champion(s):

CoenM
And, it's moist!


Runner(s)-Up:

GarciaD


Quiz Description

Quiz - #11-11

Full Results:

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1 CoenM 352 97 15
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2 GarciaD 348 92 15
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3 jnowell 347 88 15
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4 groug 325 83 15
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5 Vendy12 321 78 00
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6 MattK 299 73 00
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7 KPope 295 69 15
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8 HoH 278 59 00
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8 Vintsanity 278 59 00
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8 KlionskyG 278 59 15
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11 RobinJRichards 255 47 15
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11 heystephen 255 47 00
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13 imogen 249 40 15
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14 Svoyager-11 245 35 15
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15 SokolM 230 30 00
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16 Tarn 172 26 15
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17 LynchT 153 21 00
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18 mwg 129 16 00
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19 JCEurovision 112 11 00
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20 DouglasLovesVixey 93 7 15
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21 Atomiccoffey 58 2 15
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Questions:

Merry Christmas! To recognize the day, please answer: What song is sung by the Bailey family and friends at the end of the film "It's a Wonderful Life"?

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Auld Lang Syne

Multiple choice. Which of the following is NOT a title of a television movie that aired on the Hallmark Channel this past month: A) "Christmas Comes Twice"; B) "Christmas Tango"; C) "Love, Lights, Hanukkah"?

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B

What rapper, known for such hits as "Without Me" and "Killshot", recently released his latest album "Music to be Murdered By — Side B"?

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Eminem

The planned movie question is taking the holiday off. Instead answer: What author does the figure seen in this portrait portray in a 1992 film?

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Charles Dickens

The 2020-21 NBA regular season began this past week. Who is the current commissioner of the NBA?

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Adam Silver

An episode ("Back to Narragansett") was aired on Thursday night for what long running PBS television program hosted by Kevin O'Connor?

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This Old House

Time for the first ever LSON audio clip! The planned football question is taking the holiday off. Instead answer: The events described in this audio clip took place during an NFL game in what city?

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Philadelphia

A Google News search was conducted on Thursday using the term: "Ohio fire station". The top-10 results were all stories about what comedian?

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Dave Chappelle

The superhero film sequel "Wonder Woman 1984" is released today (Fri.). Who is the director of "Wonder Woman 1984"?

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Patty Jenkins

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Straight Outta Liverpool". Here we go. Multiple choice. Paul McCartney recently released his new album "McCartney III". Which of the following is true about "McCartney III": A) Produced by George Martin's grandson; B) Includes a John Lennon tribute song; C) Except for one track, McCartney plays all instruments?

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C

The planned soccer question is taking the holiday off. Instead answer: The statue seen here commemorates an event which occurred on this day during what year?

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1914

"Diversity Day", "Casino Night" and "Business School" are all episode titles for what television series which will be leaving the Netflix streaming platform after December 31st?

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The Office