Lighter Side of the News (Apr. 14, 2023) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

helene
I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #21-01

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 39 08 16 62 31 47 70 24 70 39 24 24
1 AnthonyBianca 453 96 15
15
15
15
62
15
15
47
15
70
15
15
70
15
15
24
15
2 helene 384 88 15
39
15
15
15
62
15
00
15
70
15
24
00
15
39
15
15
3 felsenheldd 330 80 15
39
15
15
15
15
31
15
47
00
15
00
15
39
15
24
15
4 DFisher 323 73 15
39
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
70
15
24
00
00
15
24
15
5 quarterrican 284 65 15
39
15
15
00
15
15
47
00
00
15
24
00
15
39
15
15
6 KPope 277 57 15
15
08
00
00
15
15
47
00
15
24
15
15
39
15
24
15
7 GoodmanDL 231 50 00
15
15
16
00
00
15
15
47
00
15
24
00
15
15
15
24
8 LynchT 224 42 00
15
08
15
16
00
00
15
47
00
15
24
15
15
39
00
00
9 SokolM 209 34 15
39
15
08
15
00
00
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00
15
24
00
00
15
24
15
24
10 ChrisRosenberg 177 23 00
15
08
15
16
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00
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00
15
15
24
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00
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24
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10 HoH 177 23 15
39
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08
00
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00
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31
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00
00
15
00
15
24
00
12 DouglasLovesVixey 147 11 00
00
15
16
15
62
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00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
15
24
13 JCEurovision 100 3 00
15
15
16
00
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00
00
00
00
00
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15
39
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00

Questions:

"Hush, little baby, don't say a word - And never mind that noise you heard", are lyrics associated with what band that is releasing their eleventh studio album "72 Seasons" today (Fri.)?

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Metallica

The biographical film "Air" is currently playing in theaters. In "Air", Matt Damon portrays Sonny Vaccaro, an executive for what company?

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Nike

What word, some might say got groove and meaning, fills-in the blank in this recent Yahoo Entertainment headline: "______: Rise of the Pink Ladies: now streaming"?

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Grease

In honor of a certain weeks long annual tradition beginning this upcoming Monday (Apr. 17), answer: What YEAR has been redacted (in red) in this image? (accept within 7 years)

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1892 (accept 1885 to 1899)

Multiple choice. Which of the following is the title of a new drama television series on Netflix: A) "Pork"; B) "Beef"; C) "Chicken"; D) "Vegan"?

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B

On the latest "Record Roulette" podcast, the panel discussed the 1968 album "___ _____ Are the Village Green Preservation Society". What British rock band fills-in the blanks in the above album title?

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The Kinks

Martinsville Speedway will host this Sunday's NASCAR Cup series race, the NOCO 400. Martinsville Speedway is located in what U.S. state?

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Virginia

What ACTOR appears in this highly cropped screenshot; taken from a film that debuts nationwide today (Fri.)?

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Nicolas Cage

Multiple choice. What rapper recently released the greatest hits album "I Am Music": A) Lil Bow Wow; B) Lil Jon; C) Lil Kim; D) Lil Wayne?

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D

The mini-theme for #10 #11 this week is titled: "Alwyn and All-Wins". Here we go. A Google News search was conducted on Monday using the name: "Joe Alwyn". The top results were all headlines that also mentioned what other person?

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Taylor Swift

As of Friday morning (Apr. 14), what MLB team has gotten off to a perfect start to the 2023 season with a record of 13-0?

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Rays

A new episode of the television sitcom "Abbott Elementary" aired on Wednesday night. What network broadcasts "Abbott Elementary"?

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ABC