Lighter Side of the News (May 14, 2021) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

GoodmanDL
A genius is someone like Norman Einstein...


Quiz Description

Quiz - #13-05

Full Results:

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Money Value (% Incorrect): 66 32 18 21 21 49 25 49 52 87 87 38
1 AnthonyBianca 445 98 15
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2 GoodmanDL 356 94 00
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3 Tarn 349 91 00
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4 HoH 309 87 00
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5 ElendilPickle 294 84 00
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6 Squidpickles 285 81 15
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7 CoenM 282 77 00
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8 casketromance 271 74 00
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9 gaufqwi 268 70 15
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10 felsenheldd 267 67 15
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11 imogen 256 63 00
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12 AaronT 255 60 15
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13 McGeeDean 247 56 15
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14 reallydumb4real 239 53 00
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15 helene 231 50 00
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16 Vendy12 223 46 00
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17 Timm 219 43 15
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18 groug 206 37 00
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18 NathanL 206 37 00
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20 JCEurovision 201 32 00
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21 SokolM 191 29 00
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22 ecpekkle 189 25 15
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23 Vintsanity 185 22 00
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24 LynchT 170 18 00
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25 KonkelT 159 15 00
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26 HortonR 157 12 00
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27 RobinJRichards 149 8 15
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28 KreitzerJ 148 5 00
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29 DouglasLovesVixey 98 1 15
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Questions:

Name ONE of the four automakers that aired commercials for electric vehicles during last weekend's episode of "Saturday Night Live".

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Ford, Lucid, Volkswagen, Volvo

The inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2021 were announced on Wednesday. Among the inductees is what performer, known for such hits as "Empire State of Mind" and "Holy Grail"?

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Jay-Z

50/50 tossup. The big Canelo Álvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders super middleweight title fight was contested last Saturday night. Who won: Alvarez or Saunders?

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Alvarez

What number has been redacted in this recent promotional image?

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5

This week, what actress, known for playing a matriarch in a highly rated 1980s television sitcom, was appointed dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University?

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Phylicia Rashad

Multiple choice. New York Knicks basketball player Julius Randle was this week's guest on the podcast devoted to the HBO television series "Entourage". What is the title of this podcast: A) "Bada Bing!"; B) "Suit Up"; C) "Victory the Podcast"; D) "Does This Cosmo Match My Manolo Blahniks?"?

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C

Time for a GIF! An Australian musician known as iOTA celebrated his 53rd birthday last weekend. iOTA is best known to audiences for his performance in a certain film. Seen in this GIF; give the full title of the aforementioned film.

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Mad Max: Fury Road

Last weekend, golfer Ariya Jutanugarn won the LPGA tournament held in what Asian nation; also Jutanugarn's homeland?

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Thailand

Another new episode of the crime television series "Good Girls" will air this Sunday night. What network broadcasts "Good Girls"?

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NBC

This week has a mini-topic, not theme, as both #10 & #11 pertain to the same subject (MUSIC). It's titled: "Musicians & Used Clothing". Here we go. What song, also a type of textile, fills-in the blank in this recent headline from NME: "Eddie Vedder performs ‘________’ and calls for vaccine equality at Vax Live"?

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Corduroy

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Daddy's Home", the sixth studio album for what female musician? (attached photo is a hint)

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St. Vincent

MLB pitcher Jacob deGrom has been in the news lately for his low season ERA before going on the injury list. deGrom currently plays for what team?

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Mets