Lighter Side of the News (Sep. 23, 2022) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

alamble


Quiz Description

Quiz - #18-11

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 42 59 71 59 71 77 30 71 48 53 00 77
1 AnthonyBianca 446 97 15
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2 alamble 404 91 15
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3 CoenM 342 85 15
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4 KPope 333 79 15
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5 casketromance 322 73 15
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6 SokolM 310 64 15
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6 felsenheldd 310 64 15
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8 Vintsanity 292 55 15
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9 HoH 288 47 00
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9 Tarn 288 47 00
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11 DFisher 256 38 15
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12 JCEurovision 235 32 00
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13 ecpekkle 202 26 00
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14 gaufqwi 179 20 00
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15 DouglasLovesVixey 123 14 00
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16 LynchT 72 8 15
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17 KonkelT 60 2 00
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Questions:

Performing at Houston's Minute Maid Park this Saturday night is what singer who remembered a conversation he once had with a teenager who had never heard of the Suez Canal Crisis?

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Billy Joel

Name ONE of the two NFL teams that won games played for TV's Monday Night Football this past week.

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Bills, Eagles

What film directed by Robert Zemekis was released directly to a streaming service this past month?

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Pinocchio

What Canadian-American television star fills-in the blanks in this recent headline from the Los Angeles Times: "Here's why ______ __ attended Queen Elizabeth II's funeral"?

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Sandra Oh

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Make Me Say It Again, Girl", the latest album for what veteran musical group, known for such classics as "This Old Heart of Mine" and "Twist and Shout"?

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The Isley Brothers

Attached here is a screenshot from an upcoming new televsion series set in what U.S. state?

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Alaska

50/50 tossup. Which Italian soccer club currently has the better Serie A 2022-23 season record: AC Milan or Inter Milan?

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AC Milan

A Google News search was conducted on Tuseday using the term: "Dahomey". The top results were all articles that regarded what recently released film?

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The Woman King

A new episode of the drama television series "La Brea" will air this Tuesday night. What network broadcasts "La Brea"?

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NBC

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Judges". Here we go. What LETTER, repeated three times, fills-in the blank in this recent Sport Bible headline: "Boxing fans can't believe the judges' scorecards for Canelo vs. ___ III"?

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G

The name and face of what woman has been redacted in this photo taken on Monday?

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Kelly Clarkson

Harry Styles’ “As It Was” has tied the record for longest running solo #1 hit. As of the week of Sep. 24th chart, how many weeks has "As It Was" spent on top of the Billboard Hot 100? (accept within 2)

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14 (accept 12 to 16)