Lighter Side of the News (Apr. 01, 2022) by HallR

Champion(s):

casketromance
Oath of the Goat


Runner(s)-Up:

NathanL
All my thoughts have been replaced with Hamilton quotes.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #16-12

Full Results:

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1 casketromance 432 97 00
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2 NathanL 349 92 15
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3 AnthonyBianca 347 86 00
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4 ChrisRosenberg 322 81 00
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5 Tarn 313 76 15
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6 helene 307 71 00
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7 DFisher 287 63 00
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7 KonkelT 287 63 00
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9 reallydumb4real 276 52 15
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9 felsenheldd 276 52 00
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11 CoenM 237 44 00
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12 Vintsanity 229 39 15
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13 LynchT 225 34 15
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14 KPope 182 28 00
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15 SokolM 168 23 00
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16 JCEurovision 163 18 00
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17 ecpekkle 130 13 00
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18 HoH 115 7 00
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19 DouglasLovesVixey 78 2 00
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Questions:

Give the first FIVE WORDS heard in the video seen in this GIF.

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We're No Strangers to Love

Opening Day for the 2022 MLB season is this upcoming Thursday. In honor, answer: During the 1930s, future president Ronald Reagan worked as a radio announcer for baseball games that primarily involved what MLB team?

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Cubs

WARNING: Spelling counts! What surname fills-in the blank in this recent Daily Mail headline: "Kenneth _______ wins first Oscar of his career for Best Original Screenplay for Belfast"?

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Branagh

Another episode of the television newsmagazine program "60 Minutes" will air this Sunday night. What network televises "60 Minutes"?

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CBS

Name ONE of the two teams that are playing against each other tonight (Fri.) In the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four, which have mascots named after types of birds.

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Louisville, South Carolina

What TWO WORDS have been redacted in this recently published document?

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Beyond Thunderdome

"Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville at Sea Cruise Line Set to Sail" reads a recent headline from The Street. In honor, answer: What food item fills-in the blanks in these lyrics: "Nibblin' on ______ ____ - Watchin' the sun bake"?

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Sponge Cake

Multiple choice. Last Sunday, Formula One driver Max Verstappen won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Verstappen drives for what racing team: A) Ferrari; B) Mercedes; C) Red Bull?

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C

The television drama miniseries "The Girl From Plainville" debuted this week on Hulu. What actress plays the main figure Michelle Carter in "The Girl From Plainville"?

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Elle Fanning

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Sonny & Cher". Here we go. What rock band is releasing their latest album "Unlimited Love" today (Fri.)? (attached image is a hint)

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

What ETHNICITY fills-in the blank in this line about Cher from a recent Broadway World story: "the shy daughter of an ________-American truck driver"?

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Armenian

So, people have been talking about Chris Rock lately; identity a YEAR during the original four season run of the television sitcom "Everybody Hates Chris"?

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2005 to 2009