Lighter Side of the News (Nov. 05, 2021) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

MattK
Ready. Fire. Aim.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #15-04

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 29 72 34 58 24 29 15 10 81 24 62 77
1 AnthonyBianca 434 97 15
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62
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77
2 MattK 405 92 15
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81
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77
3 Tarn 404 88 15
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81
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4 ChrisRosenberg 370 83 00
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5 casketromance 352 78 15
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6 Vendy12 307 73 00
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7 KPope 278 69 00
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77
8 CoenM 270 64 15
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9 Timm 265 57 15
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9 Squidpickles 265 57 15
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11 NathanL 264 50 15
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12 felsenheldd 250 45 15
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13 gaufqwi 216 40 15
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14 ecpekkle 211 35 15
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15 MasonC 187 30 15
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16 HoH 177 26 15
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17 LynchT 172 21 15
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18 Vintsanity 156 16 15
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19 SokolM 151 11 00
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20 JCEurovision 143 7 00
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21 DouglasLovesVixey 107 2 00
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Questions:

For the first time in five years, a photo clue on Question #1! Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Voyage", the ninth studio album for what musical group? (attached montage is a hint)

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ABBA

The eleventh season of the television comedy series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" recently debuted on HBO. What actor plays Larry David's friend Leon Black on "Curb Your Enthusiasm"?

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J.B. Smoove

The anthology film "The French Dispatch" was recently released. Who is the director of "The French Dispatch"?

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Wes Anderson

What sport fills-in the blank in this recent headline from Yahoo Sports!: "Norwegian ________ team wins fight against bikini requirements"?

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Handball

A young quarterback named Jordan Love is expected to make his first NFL start this Sunday. Love plays for what team?

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Packers

What title has been redacted in this current calendar?

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Eraserhead

50/50 tossup. What is the title of a current hit song by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber: "Stay" or "Go"?

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Stay

A new episode of the competition television series "Survivor" aired on Wednesday night. What network broadcasts "Survivor"?

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CBS

What two words have been redacted in this recent Instagram post?

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Eat It

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Historical Happenings in London". Here we go. What word fills-in the blank in this recent headline from Thrillist: "'Last Night in ____' Is Edgar Wright's Messy but Intoxicating Ode to the Past"?

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Soho

Tonight (Nov. 5) is Guy Fawkes Night. In honor, answer: In what year (CE/AD) did the Gunpowder Plot occur? (accept within 10 years)

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1605 (accept 1595 to 1615)

The Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series on Tuesday. Since it's been noted elsewhere that the Braves last won the World Series in 1995, please name ONE of the men who served as President of the U.S. during the two times the franchise won the World Series prior to 1995.

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Dwight Eisenhower, Woodrow Wilson