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

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

CoenM
And, it's moist!


Quiz Description

Quiz - #16-10

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 37 53 48 64 32 69 74 48 58 37 90 58
1 AnthonyBianca 408 97 15
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2 CoenM 404 92 15
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3 casketromance 385 86 15
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4 Tarn 359 81 15
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5 helene 354 76 15
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6 RobinJRichards 348 71 15
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7 ChrisRosenberg 318 65 00
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8 KPope 293 60 15
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9 felsenheldd 287 55 15
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10 HoH 286 50 00
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11 HortonR 251 44 15
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12 Vintsanity 245 39 15
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13 gaufqwi 229 34 00
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14 LynchT 162 28 00
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15 DouglasLovesVixey 140 23 15
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16 ecpekkle 115 18 15
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17 Timm 62 10 00
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17 JCEurovision 62 10 00
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19 MasonC 0 2 00
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Questions:

Tiger Woods was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame earlier this month. The World Golf Hall of Fame is located in what U.S. CITY named after a man who was born in the year 354 CE/AD?

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St. Augustine

Ads are running for "The First Lady", a drama television series set to debut on Showtime next month. What figure does Michelle Pfeiffer portray in "The First Lady"? (Hint: Rancho Mirage institution)

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Betty Ford

What title fills-in the blank in this recent Cinema Blend headline: "Following Oscar Snub, '____' Director Denis Villeneuve Responds To The Broadcast Cutting Key Categories"?

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Dune

50/50 tossup. No Ukrainian boxers this week. Instead answer: What color of dress is Ashley wearing in this photo: Orange or Black?

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Orange

"NASA will send your name around the moon. Here's how to sign up", reads a recent headline from CNN. In honor, name the TWO PLANETS mentioned in the 1964 Frank Sinatra classic "Fly Me to the Moon".

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Jupiter, Mars

Dolly Parton made new this week by withdrawing her nomination to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. What heavy metal band, known for such songs as "You've Got Another Thing Comin'", remains on this year's ballot?

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Judas Priest

What Saturday Night Live cast member can currently be seen in commercials for vehicular oriented companies Autotrader and Thrifty Car Rental?

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Keenan Thompson

Give ONE of the two names that have been redacted in this recently produced image.

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Arizona, Kansas

The new season of the cooking competition television series "MasterChef Junior" debuted on Thursday night. What network broadcasts "MasterChef Junior"?

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Fox

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Bloody Disgusting". Here we go. What title, based on a 1960s television sitcom, fills-in the blanks in this recent headline from the website bloody-disgusting.com: "Rob Zombie’s ‘___ ________’ Movie Officially Rated 'PG'"?

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The Munsters

Multiple choice. "Crash", the fifth studio album for English singer Charli XCX, debuts today (Fri.). Which of the following is a track from the album: A) "Yuck"; B) "Ewwww"; C) "Gross"?

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A

One of the recently announced changes for the 2022 Major League Baseball season involved the size of the bases on the diamond. How long, in inches, will each side of a base be for 2022? (accept within 2)

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18 (accept 16 to 20)