Lighter Side of the News (⚽ Dec. 16, 2022 🏆) by HallR

Champion(s):

CoenM
And, it's moist!


Runner(s)-Up:

KonkelT
Kai gwa!


Quiz Description

Quiz - #19-10

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 65 79 93 99 50 29 50 79 79 86 36 43
1 CoenM 363 96 15
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2 KonkelT 342 89 00
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3 alamble 327 82 15
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4 SokolM 313 75 15
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5 helene 277 67 15
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6 DouglasLovesVixey 262 60 00
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7 HoH 247 53 00
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8 KCrest 210 46 00
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9 Tarn 175 39 15
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10 LynchT 124 32 00
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11 Vintsanity 102 25 00
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12 DFisher 74 17 00
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13 KPope 59 10 00
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14 JCEurovision 15 3 00
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Questions:

The highly anticipated sequel film "Avatar: The Way of Water" opens nationwide today (Fri.). What Academy Award winning actress portrays Ronal, a free diver, in "Avatar: The Way of Water"?

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Kate Winslet

Nominations for the 2023 Golden Globe Awards were announced this week. Actor Jeremy Allen White was nominated for his performance in what television series?

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The Bear

Multiple choice. Which of the following is NOT true about the songs "Jingle Bell Rock" (Bobby Helms) and "Rockin Around the Christmas Tree" (Brenda Lee): A) Both currently in the top-10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart; B) Both feature Boots Randolph on saxophone; C) Both feature Hank Garland on guitar; D) Both in the key of C major?

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B

The name of what Class of 1880 graduate of Yale University has been redacted in this recently posted image?

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Walter Camp

What brand of beer fills-in the blank in this recent headline from Marketing Drive: "______ turns iconic ad into virtual Tannenpalm Tree lot"?

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Corona

"Brian Cox to return to the West End in 'Long Day's Journey Into Night'" reads a a Thursday headline from the guardian. "Long Day's Journey Into Night" is by what playwright?

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Eugene O'Neill

Of the six NHL hockey teams based in Canada, which one currently has the better 2022-23 regular season record?

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Maple Leafs

In honor of a certain upcoming holiday, answer: The attached screenshot was recently taken from the website for what streaming service?

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Hulu

A new episode of the television comedy series "Lopez vs. Lopez" will air tonight (Fri.). What network broadcasts "Lopez vs. Lopez"?

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NBC

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Christmas Grubers: Hans & Franz". Here we go. It's that time. What number fills-in the blank in this Wikipedia article sentence: "Gruber is a cunning thief and criminal mastermind from Germany who holds the Nakatomi Plaza hostage to steal $___ million..."? (accept within 90)

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640 (accept 550 to 730)

Multiple choice. What Christmas carol did Austrian composer Franz Gruber compose in 1818: A) "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"; B) "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"; C) "O Come All Ye Faithful"; D) "Silent Night"?

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D

The FIFA World Cup final match (Argentina vs. France) is set for this Sunday! Name either the team France defeated in the 2018 World Cup final, or the team Argentina defeated in the 1978 World Cup final.

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Croatia, Netherlands