Lighter Side of the News (Jan. 08, 2021) by HallR

Champion(s):

AlexanderDarby


Runner(s)-Up:

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #11-13

Full Results:

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1 AlexanderDarby 434 98 15
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2 AnthonyBianca 432 94 15
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3 casketromance 368 91 00
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4 heystephen 354 87 15
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5 helene 345 84 15
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6 Tarn 333 81 15
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7 CoenM 327 77 15
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8 RigsbyD 302 74 15
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9 Vintsanity 297 70 15
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10 RobinJRichards 290 67 00
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11 MattK 288 63 15
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12 KPope 283 60 00
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13 FauxD 274 56 15
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14 jnowell 259 53 15
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15 felsenheldd 252 50 00
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16 HoH 243 46 00
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17 Sidra 238 43 00
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18 Vendy12 207 39 00
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19 GarciaD 205 36 15
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20 imogen 204 32 15
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21 LynchT 191 29 00
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22 JCEurovision 189 25 00
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23 DMTsurel 184 22 00
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24 Bilestoad 153 18 00
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25 KonkelT 142 15 00
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26 DouglasLovesVixey 138 12 00
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27 GrellerA 135 8 00
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28 SokolM 120 5 00
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29 alamble 110 1 00
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Questions:

Due to the recent final enforcement of a new law in a certain state, as of January 2021, West Virginia, Iowa and Arkansas remain the only states in the U.S. to allow what SPORT, which was featured in a December 17, 1989 episode of a television series which remains on the air?

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Dog Racing

The song "Holy" has moved up to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Holy" is by what male Canadian singer?

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Justin Bieber

What television miniseries, based on a 1978 novel of the same name by Stephen King, is currently available on CBS All Access?

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The Stand

Multiple choice. Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Dangerous: The Double Album", the second studio album by country singer Morgan Wallen. Which of the following is NOT a song from the album: A) "7 Summers"; B) "More Than My Hometown"; C) "So in Love with You"?

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C

Seen here is a screenshot from what recently released film?

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Soul

The 2020 NFL regular season concluded last weekend. What team finished with the worst record in the league at 1-15?

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Jaguars

Multiple Choice. The Alaska set animated television series "The Great North" premiered last Sunday night. What singer/songwriter plays an "imaginary" version of herself in "The Great North": A) Alanis Morrisette; B) Lisa Loeb; C) Fiona Apple; D) Jewel?

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A

Today (Fri.) a 2018 film, named after what character, will be leaving Netflix? This film was a sequel to a 1964 movie, and based on a series of books by an author whose first name was Pamela and whose middle name was Lyndon.

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Mary Poppins

News broke yesterday (Thur.) that Paramount Pictures acquired the film rights to what Broadway musical, seen in this photo?

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Spamalot

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Bumper Stickers". Here we go. A bumper sticker is one of the items included within the recently released 40th anniversary vinyl edition of the self-titled debut album for what rock band, best known for their 1981 hit "Working for the Weekend"?

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Loverboy

Often mentioned in bumper stickers containing the words "keep" and "blue", what location (2 words) fills-in the blanks in this recent CBS Sports headline: "NHL planning outdoor games in ____ _____ featuring Bruins, Flyers, Avalanche and Golden Knights, per report"?

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Lake Tahoe

The 2021 season of the reality television series "The Bachelor" kicked off on Monday night. At the start, how many women are competing for the final rose from Matt James? (accept within 4)

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32 (accept 28 to 36)