Lighter Side of the News (Feb. 11, 2022) by HallR

Champion(s):

casketromance
Oath of the Goat


Runner(s)-Up:

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #16-05

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 37 22 64 53 53 27 69 58 11 79 58 74
1 casketromance 468 97 15
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74
2 AnthonyBianca 466 92 15
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69
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79
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3 helene 389 86 15
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79
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4 CoenM 342 81 15
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5 HoH 334 76 00
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79
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6 GoodmanDL 327 68 00
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6 Tarn 327 68 15
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69
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58
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8 gaufqwi 302 60 15
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9 felsenheldd 293 55 15
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10 ChrisRosenberg 267 47 15
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10 AbdalianA 267 47 00
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12 Vendy12 261 39 15
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13 SokolM 235 34 15
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14 LynchT 229 28 00
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15 KPope 213 23 00
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16 DFisher 192 18 15
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17 JCEurovision 120 13 15
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18 DouglasLovesVixey 68 7 00
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19 MasonC 0 2 00
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Questions:

Super Bowl LVI is this Sunday! What network in broadcasting Super Bowl LVI?

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NBC

What name fills-in the blanks in this recent Radar Online headline: "Talk Show Legend _____ _____ _______ Tears Into Kelly Clarkson Before Calling 'BS' On #MeToo Movement"? (Hint: red frames)

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Sally Jessy Raphael

Valentine's Day is this Monday! In honor, answer: The 1975 television special "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown" is currently available on what streaming service?

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Apple TV+

Nominations for the 94th Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday. That said, what name has been redacted multiple times in this image?

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Jane Campion

During this Sunday's Super Bowl telecast, comedian Andy Richter is expected to appear in a commercial for what fruit associated with Super Bowl party snacking products?

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Avocados

50/50 tossup. On Tuesday, German athlete Natalie Geisenberger won an Olympic gold medal in what sport: Skeleton or Luge?

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Luge

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Good Morning Gorgeous", the latest album for what singer, known for such hits as "Not Gon' Cry", "Family Affair" and "Be Without You"?

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Mary J. Blige

Nominations for the 2022 Razzie Awards were announced this week. That said, what name has been redacted multiple times in this image?

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Bruce Willis

New episodes of the television game show "The Price is Right" aired this week. What network broadcasts "The Price is Right"?

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CBS

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Russian Rivers". Here we go. What brand named after an ancient Roman magistrate with a notable uncle fills-in the blanks in this recent Santa Rosa Press Democrat headline: "Russian River Brewing Co.’s _____ ___ _______ beer release postponed"?

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Pliny the Younger

"Rock Believer" will be released later this month. "Rock Believer" is the 19th studio album for what band, known for such lyrics as: "I follow the Moskva down to Gorky Park"?

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Scorpions

Last weekend, golfer Harold Varner III won a professional tournament held in what Middle Eastern nation?

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Saudi Arabia