Lighter Side of the News (May 05, 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 - #21-04

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 80 27 27 87 40 27 67 47 27 60 47 20
1 AnthonyBianca 401 96 15
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2 helene 358 90 15
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3 KPope 308 80 00
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3 felsenheldd 308 80 00
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5 GoodmanDL 294 70 15
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6 SokolM 273 63 00
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7 CoenM 266 56 00
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8 HortonR 256 50 00
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9 GarciaD 251 43 00
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10 alamble 245 36 00
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11 DFisher 211 30 00
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12 Tarn 196 23 00
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13 LynchT 161 16 00
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14 JCEurovision 112 10 00
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15 DouglasLovesVixey 57 3 00
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Questions:

Cinco de Mayo is today (Fri)! 🇲🇽 In honor, answer: In what YEAR did the Battle of Puebla occur? (accept within 7 years)

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1862 (accept 1855 to 1869)

The highly anticipated superhero movie "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" debuts nationwide today (Fri.). Name the director of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3".

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James Gunn

What titular word fills-in the blank in this Monday headline from NPR: "New HBO show 'White House ________' revisits the Watergate scandal"?

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Plumbers

Multiple choice. Today (Fri.) marks the release of "-" ("Subtract"), the fifth studio album for singer Ed Sheeran. Which of the following is a track from this album: A) "Airplane"; B) "Boat"; C) "Car"; D) "Train"?

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B

The 2023 NBA Playoffs continue this week. What team are the Denver Nuggets currently playing in the Western Conference semi-finals?

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Suns

Seen in this cropped photo is a special edition jersey worn by what MLB team last weekend?

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Nationals

Joe/Josephine and Jerry/Daphne, are the lead characters in what Broadway musical that received 13 Tony Award nominations on Tuesday?

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Some Like It Hot

The final episode of the long running CBS television program "The Late Late Show" aired recently. In honor, give the surname that fills-in the blank in this sequence: Snyder, ________, Ferguson, Corden?

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Kilborn

A Google News search was conducted this week using the term: "German, gloves, gala". Many of the top results were headlines that mentioned what person who passed away four years ago?

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Karl Lagerfeld

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "NOT About Baseball". Here we go. Multiple choice. Kevin Costner is currently in production, directing and starring in an upcoming film. What is this film about: A) NASA astronauts; B) Depression era bootleggers; C) Settlement of the American West; D) Ice Hockey?

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C

The attached photo is from a recent tweet by musician Bill Kreutzman. In his tweet, Kreutzman references lyrics from what 1984/85 hit song?

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The Boys of Summer

The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby is this Saturday! 🏇🍹👒 In honor, answer: What is the term for a castrated male thoroughbred?

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Gelding