Lighter Side of the News (May 12, 2023) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

alamble


Quiz Description

Quiz - #21-05

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 39 77 31 54 54 77 47 16 70 62 39 08
1 AnthonyBianca 421 96 00
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2 alamble 284 88 15
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3 helene 277 80 15
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4 DouglasLovesVixey 261 73 15
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5 CoenM 254 65 15
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6 GoodmanDL 253 53 15
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6 LynchT 253 53 00
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8 KPope 230 42 15
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9 DFisher 223 34 00
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10 JCEurovision 214 26 00
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11 SokolM 192 19 15
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12 Tarn 184 11 00
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13 HoH 177 3 15
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15

Questions:

Mother's Day is this Sunday! πŸ’ In honor, give the surname of the woman in this attached selfie, taken this past February.

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Kelce

What two titular words fills-in the blanks in this recent headline from Vanity Fair: "'____ ____: The Next Chapter' Is Paper Thin"?

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Book Club

The third season of the historical satirical television series "The Great" debuts today (Fri.). "The Great" is available on what streaming service?

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Hulu

Multiple choice. Today (Fri.) marks the release of "The Album", the sixth studio album for the Jonas Brothers. Which of the following is a track from "The Album": A) "Denny's"; B) "IHOP"; C) "Cracker Barrel"; D) "Waffle House"?

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D

"What are you looking at, you hockey puck?" No Stanley Cup playoff questions this week. So, give the name of the non-athlete, who would have turned 97 years old this past Monday, quoted above.

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Don Rickles

50/50 tossup. The fantasy adventure film "Peter Pan & Wendy" is now streaming on Disney+. According to Rotten Tomatoes, how do critics rate "Peter Pan & Wendy": Fresh or Rotten?

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Fresh

What word fills-in the blank in this recent headline from Yahoo! Life: "MTV ____ Is Shutting Down After 36 Years, And Millennials And Gen X'ers Are In Their Feels About It"?

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News

Identity the person holding the bright shiny object in this recent cropped photo.

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Joel Embiid

Last weekend, Aryna Sabalenka defeated Iga Swiatek in the women's singles final to win the 2023 Madrid Open. Sabalenka was born and raised in what Eastern European nation?

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Belarus

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Tom Cruise in His Underwear". Here we go. What number fills-in the blank in this recent headline from Geek Tyrant: "Tom Cruise's Secret to Doing His Hardcore Death-Defying Stunts: __ Pairs of Thong Underwear"? (accept within 10)

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50 (accept 40 to 60)

The legendary Bob Seger celebrated his 78th birthday last weekend! πŸ§”β€β™€οΈπŸŽΈπŸŽΆπŸŽ‚ In honor, answer: What style of music, that is also a type of ballroom dance, is mentioned in the lyrics of the song "Old Time Rock & Roll"?

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Tango

New episodes of the television soap opera "The Young and the Restless" aired this week. What network broadcasts "The Young and the Restless"?

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CBS