Lighter Side of the News (Sep. 09, 2022) by HallR

Champion(s):

CoenM
And, it's moist!


Runner(s)-Up:

alamble


Quiz Description

Quiz - #18-09

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 85 39 62 54 70 77 24 39 31 70 47 24
1 CoenM 430 96 00
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2 alamble 392 88 15
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3 Tarn 354 80 00
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4 SokolM 347 73 15
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5 KPope 278 61 00
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5 HoH 278 61 00
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7 ecpekkle 262 50 00
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8 gaufqwi 232 42 00
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9 DFisher 231 34 00
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10 LynchT 230 26 00
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11 KCrest 224 19 00
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12 DouglasLovesVixey 139 11 00
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13 JCEurovision 78 3 00
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Questions:

"Truth or consequence, say it aloud - Use that evidence, race it around" are lyrics to what 1998 song; subject of a much tweeted about performance from a concert held at Wembley Stadium last weekend?

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My Hero

The French word for "wine" also spells out a name seen on black patches recently added to the jerseys of what American pro sports team?

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Dodgers

The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards will be televised this Monday night. Who is hosting this year's ceremony?

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Kenan Thompson

Multiple choice. The country music act Florida-Georgia Line recently played their last show as a duo. This concert occurred at what U.S. state's state fair: A) Florida; B) Georgia; C) Minnesota; D) Nebraska?

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C

A woman named Hilary Knight made news recently. Knight is an athlete who competes in what team sport?

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Ice Hockey

Labor Day marked the last chance for fashionistas to wear white, and extra time for college students to decorate their dorm rooms. That said, what name has been redacted (twice) in this image?

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Brian De Palma

Dr. Dre, 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige were part of a group that won an Emmy Award (Creative Arts) last weekend. This Emmy Award was for a television program that originally aired during what MONTH in 2022?

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February

A Google News search was conducted on Wednesday using the term: "Spit". The top three results were headlines that mentioned what TWO men?

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Harry Styles, Chris Pine

50/50 tossup. Michelle Williams is celebrating her 42nd birthday today (Fri.)! What is this particular Michelle Williams known for: Dawson's Creek or Destiny's Child?

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Dawson's Creek

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Long Haired Hounds". Here we go. A Rough collie (not exactly a hound) named Reveille serves as the mascot for what NCAA football team that defeated Sam Houston State (31-0) last Saturday?

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Texas A&M

The attached montage alludes to what alternative rock band that is releasing their latest studio album "How Do You Burn?" today (Fri.)?

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The Afghan Whigs

The new fifth season of the television series "Cobra Kai" debuts today (Fri.). "Cobra Kai" is currently available on what streaming service?

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Netflix