Lighter Side of the News (Feb. 18, 2022) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

helene
I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #16-06

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 15 05 20 15 34 53 72 29 58 72 62 53
1 AnthonyBianca 411 97 15
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2 helene 391 92 15
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72
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3 CoenM 367 88 15
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4 GarciaD 356 83 00
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5 GoodmanDL 353 78 15
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6 SingerJ2 318 73 15
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7 NathanL 261 69 00
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8 griffism 260 64 15
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9 imogen 249 59 15
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10 KPope 248 54 15
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11 casketromance 240 50 15
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12 ecpekkle 231 45 15
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13 HoH 222 40 15
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14 DouglasLovesVixey 212 35 15
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15 ChrisRosenberg 207 30 15
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16 Vintsanity 198 26 15
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17 JCEurovision 197 21 00
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18 SokolM 192 14 15
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18 MasonC 192 14 15
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20 LynchT 187 7 15
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21 Vendy12 129 2 15
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Questions:

Last Sunday, the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 to win Super Bowl LVI. What player earned MVP honors for the game?

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Cooper Kupp

Next Friday (02/26) will see the release of "Love Sux", the seventh studio album for what singer, known for such lyrics as: "He was a skater boy, she said see you later boy"?

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Avril Lavigne

New episodes of the television soap opera "General Hospital" aired this week. What network broadcasts "General Hospital"?

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ABC

The attached image alludes to what recently released film?

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Death on the Nile

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Resist", the announced final studio album for what Australian rock band, known for their 1987 hit "Beds Are Burning"?

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Midnight Oil

What number fills-in the blank in this recent NPR headline: "Erin Jackson takes gold for the U.S. in women's ___ meter speed skating"?

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500

This Monday is Presidents Day! In honor, give ONE of the two surnames that have been bleeped out in this audio clip.

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Taylor, Tyler

What six-letter word fills-in the blank in this recent headline from Maryland Today: "Super Bowl Ads: Celebrities, Cars and ______"?

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Crypto

The name of what actor, usually known for his film work, has been redacted in this recent photo?

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Hugh Jackman

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Codas". Here we go. This year marks the 40th anniversary of "Coda", an album featuring such tracks as "Bonzo's Montreux", for what rock band?

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Led Zeppelin

The drama film "CODA" was recently nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Here, what does the acronym CODA stand for?

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Children of Deaf Adults

This upcoming Wednesday, Benfica will play Ajax in the Round of 16 of the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League. Benfica is a soccer club from what nation?

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Portugal