Lighter Side of the News (May 07, 2021) by HallR

Champion(s):

GoodmanDL
A genius is someone like Norman Einstein...


Runner(s)-Up:

RobinJRichards
How many days until May?


Quiz Description

Quiz - #13-04

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 39 39 36 23 62 65 52 59 23 81 88 71
1 GoodmanDL 399 98 15
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2 RobinJRichards 393 95 15
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3 UncleTed 344 91 15
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4 felsenheldd 326 88 15
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5 ElendilPickle 312 85 15
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6 CoenM 307 80 15
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6 gaufqwi 307 80 15
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8 alamble 304 75 15
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9 HoH 297 72 00
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10 groug 284 69 15
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11 SokolM 278 64 00
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11 MattK 278 64 15
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13 KonkelT 277 59 15
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14 cummingsj 273 56 15
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15 BeningoS 267 53 00
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16 GarciaD 264 50 15
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17 JMarg 258 46 00
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18 Svoyager-11 255 43 15
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19 casketromance 253 40 00
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20 HortonR 248 37 00
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21 Vintsanity 239 33 00
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22 helene 235 30 15
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23 LynchT 228 27 15
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24 imogen 220 24 15
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25 KPope 208 20 15
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26 JCEurovision 201 17 00
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27 Squidpickles 187 14 00
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28 Tarn 181 9 15
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28 ecpekkle 181 9 00
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30 DouglasLovesVixey 173 4 00
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31 Vendy12 171 1 00
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Questions:

Mother's Day is this Sunday! In honor of Mother's Day, please answer: What Broadway musical focuses on a woman synonymous with "the ultimate show business mother", whose daughter later became a striptease artist?

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Gypsy

50/50 tossup. This week, the surviving members of The Monkees announced dates for their 2021 "Farewell Tour". What was the title of the 1968 film starring The Monkees: "Head" or "Tail"?

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Head

What word fills-in the blank in this recent Sarasota Herald-Tribune headline: "2021 NFL draft: Bucs make Houston LB Grant Stuard 'Mr. __________'"?

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Irrelevant

Slugger Mike Trout has been generating some buzz lately for his hot start to the 2021 MLB season. Trout currently plays for what team?

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Angels

What SURNAME has been redacted in this recent image?

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Mitchell

What four-word named rock band fills-in the blanks in this Tuesday Headline from Variety: "___ ___ _____ _______ to Sell Song Catalog to Hipgnosis for Upwards of $140 Million"?

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

The New Yorker scored a major scoop this week by publishing an interview of the reclusive and mysterious former "Simpsons" writer John Swartzwelder. Among subjects discussed was what Republican presidential candidate from the 1930s?

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Alf Landon

What lesser publicized name has been redacted in this recent photo?

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Miley Cyrus

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Latest Record Project: Volume 1", the forty-second studio album for what musician, known for such lyrics as: "Do you remember when we used to sing? Sha-la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la tee-da"?

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Van Morrison

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Winter Sports". Here we go. There's been much talk lately about the U.S. government's approach towards the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Beijing games will mark the 50th anniversary of when the Winter Olympics were held in what CITY?

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Sapporo

Multiple choice. What is the title of the new hit single by rappers Young Thug & Gunna: A) "Ski"; B) "Slide"; C) "Skate"?

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A

The series finale of the television sitcom "Mom" will air this Thursday night. After which, how many total episodes of "Mom" will have been aired? (accept within 15)

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170 (accept 155 to 185)