Lighter Side of the News (Jan. 06, 2023) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

Tarn
I know my months


Quiz Description

Quiz - #19-13

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 24 36 71 48 12 12 18 48 59 53 30 65
1 AnthonyBianca 367 97 15
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48
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12
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53
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65
2 Tarn 322 91 15
24
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36
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59
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53
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30
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3 CoenM 302 85 15
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36
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48
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15
00
00
00
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53
15
30
15
4 HoH 281 79 15
15
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71
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48
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12
15
00
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00
15
30
00
00
5 alamble 272 73 15
24
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18
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53
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30
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6 DarthPace 258 67 15
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48
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18
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30
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7 ecpekkle 240 61 00
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48
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12
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30
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8 Vintsanity 230 55 15
24
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53
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9 LynchT 227 50 15
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53
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10 SokolM 222 44 15
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48
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12
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11 DFisher 219 38 15
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12 KonkelT 165 32 00
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48
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13 KCrest 164 26 00
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59
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14 KPope 159 20 15
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12
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15 DouglasLovesVixey 149 14 15
24
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12
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53
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16 ChrisRosenberg 141 8 15
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17 JCEurovision 87 2 00
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Questions:

A biopic film about the life of singer Whitney Houston is now playing in theaters. This film is titled after what 1987 Whitney Houston hit song?

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I Wanna Dance With Somebody

The Golden Globe Awards returns to television this year with the 80th edition of the event this upcoming Tuesday. What network will broadcast the Golden Globe Awards?

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NBC

Multiple choice. Moby released a new studio album on New Year's Day. What genre of music is this album: A) Ambient; B) Electronic Dance; C) Folk; D) Desert Rock?

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A

The Sentry Tournament of Champions, the first PGA Tour golf tournament of 2023, is this weekend. The Sentry Tournament of Champions is being played in what U.S. state?

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Hawaii

What name fills-in the blanks in this line from a recent CNN story: "Near, far, wherever you are, there's anger over ______ ____ not being included on Rolling Stone's list of the 200 greatest singers of all time"?

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Celine Dion

When depicted in color, the hat seen below the green arrow in this recently released black and white image, is comprised of what TWO COLORS?

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Blue, Gold (or White) (edited at 4:22 pm, January 6, 2023 (EST))

What name fills-in the blanks in this recent headline from Collider: "'A Man Called Otto' Review: ___ _____ Is a Grumpy Old Man..."?

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Tom Hanks

Olympic gold medalist Matthias Mayer announced his retirement from competition this week. Mayer is an athlete who competes in what sport?

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Skiing (Alpine)

50/50 tossup. A new episode of the CBS comedy series "Ghosts" aired on Thursday night. What is the camera setup for "Ghosts": Single-camera or Multi-camera?

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Single-camera

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Walk Ons". Here we go. The documentary film "Don't Make Me Over" received its television premiere on CNN on New Year's Day. "Don't Make Me Over" is about what singer, known for her 1964 hit "Walk On By"?

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Dionne Warwick

The 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship final game (Georgia vs. TCU) is this upcoming Monday night. In honor, answer: What roman numeral has been redacted (in green) in this photo?

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IV

Today (Fri.) marks the birthday of "Mr. Bean" actor Rowan Atkinson. How old (in years) is Rowan Atkinson? (accept within 2)

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68 (accept 66 to 70)