Lighter Side of the News (Jun. 23, 2023) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

CoenM
And, it's moist!


Quiz Description

Quiz - #21-11

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 29 15 50 50 36 58 58 15 22 08 50 72
1 AnthonyBianca 360 96 00
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58
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72
2 CoenM 303 89 15
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58
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22
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08
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3 felsenheldd 302 82 15
29
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36
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72
4 alamble 266 75 15
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22
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08
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5 HoH 257 67 15
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58
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08
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6 helene 251 60 15
29
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58
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7 gaufqwi 244 53 15
29
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58
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22
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8 GoodmanDL 243 46 15
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36
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08
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9 DouglasLovesVixey 235 35 00
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22
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9 LynchT 235 35 15
29
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36
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11 Timm 229 25 15
29
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58
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22
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12 DFisher 221 14 00
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12 JCEurovision 221 14 00
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14 SokolM 199 3 15
29
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08
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72

Questions:

The anticipated film "Asteroid City" is released today (Fri.). Name the director of "Asteroid City".

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Wes Anderson

In this week's episode of the "Hit Parade" podcast about the career of The Pointer Sisters, host Chris Molanphy mentioned "Pinball Number Count", a song originally heard on what television program?

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Sesame Street

Last weekend, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve hosted a Formula 1 grand prix race won by Max Verstappen. Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is located in what nation?

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Canada

One recent and the other not so much; what shared TITLE has been redacted in both images attached here?

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Cruel Summer

What hyphenated name fills-in the blank in this recent headline from The Wrap: "Marvel Studios to Skip _________'s Hall H This Year"?

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Comic-Con

Multiple choice. Which of the following is releasing "Spark of Light", his first album in 14 years, today (Fri.): A) Kenny G; B) Michael Bolton; C) John Tesh; D) Yanni?

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B

Nominations for ESPN's 2023 ESPY Awards were announced this week. Sophia Smith was nominated in the Best Athlete, Women's Sports category. Smith competes professionally in what sport?

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Soccer

The tallest building in this photo taken on Wednesday is lit as such in celebration of the 25th anniversary of what television series?

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Sex and the City

The second season of the television series "The Bear" debuted yesterday (Thu.). "The Bear" is available on what streaming service?

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Hulu

The mini-theme for #10 and #11 this week is titled: "For the Birds". Here we go. Of the three MLB teams named after birds, which one currently has the better 2023 season win-loss record?

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Orioles

Multiple choice. Which of the following is NOT the name of a rock band that is releasing a new album today (Fri.): A) Ducks; B) Geese; C) Swans?

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A

The DC superhero film "The Flash" is now playing in theaters. What is the Rotten Tomatoes critics score (0 to 100) for "The Flash"? (accept within 5)

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66 (accept 61 to 71)