Lighter Side of the News (Jun. 16, 2023) by HallR

Champion(s):

gaufqwi


Runner(s)-Up:

alamble


Quiz Description

Quiz - #21-10

Full Results:

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1 gaufqwi 360 96 00
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2 alamble 355 90 15
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3 CoenM 349 83 15
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4 DouglasLovesVixey 305 76 15
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5 Timm 292 70 00
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6 KonkelT 284 63 00
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7 HoH 278 56 15
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8 Tarn 252 50 00
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9 GoodmanDL 249 43 15
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10 KCrest 245 36 15
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11 felsenheldd 233 30 15
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12 SokolM 230 23 15
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13 DFisher 156 16 15
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14 LynchT 155 10 00
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15 JCEurovision 126 3 00
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Questions:

The 123rd U.S. Open in golf πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² β›³ is underway this weekend. This year's event is taking place at a country club located in what CITY?

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Los Angeles

Multiple choice. "Band of Brothers" actor Damian Lewis will venture into music by releasing his debut album today (Fri.). What is this album's title: A) "Across Enemy Lines"; B) "Friendly Fire"; C) "Taking Command"; D) "Mission Creep"?

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D

The sixth season of the anthology television series "Black Mirror" debuted this week. "Black Mirror" is available on what streaming service?

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Netflix

The attached cropped photo was recently taken at the premiere for what film?

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Elemental

A Google search was conducted on Wednesday using the term: "Vietnam veteran, DJ". The top result was an interview from 2014 that profiled what man who coincidentally made a big announcement this past week?

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Pat Sajack

What brand name fills-in the blank in this recent headline from USA Today: "Fact checking Eva Longoria's 'Flamin' Hot' movie: Who really invented spicy _______?"?

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Cheetos

Last weekend, Manchester City defeated Inter Milan (1-0) to win the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League title. ⚽πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ† This final match was played in what CITY located 2,094 miles from Manchester, England?

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Istanbul

A home studio in Dubai (UAE) was a recording location for "King of a Land", an album from the children's and religious genres, being released today (Fri.) for what 74-year-old singer/songwriter?

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Cat Stevens (Yusuf)

The name of what person, known for work in television and podcasting, has been redacted in this cropped photo taken last weekend?

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Sean Hayes

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "People Mistakenly Believed to be Jewish". Here we go. Joy Behar returned to co-hosting duties on the television talk show "The View" this week after a multiple day absence. What network broadcasts "The View"?

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ABC

Sticking with the theme, answer: What was the career MLB batting average for baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew? (Format: decimal followed by three digits; accept within .011)

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.328 (accept .317 to .339)

Father's Day is this Sunday! πŸ‘” 🎁 In honor, answer: What Academy Award winning actor portrayed the titular patriarch in the original 1950 film "Father of the Bride"?

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Spencer Tracy