Lighter Side of the News (Sep. 01, 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 - #22-08 [Notes: 1) "Network" in television questions refers to the four major U.S. networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox); 2) The mini-theme is a true "theme" NOT a "topic", and will have questions from two different subjects (e.g. Film, Sports) based loosely on word or concept association]

Full Results:

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1 AnthonyBianca 509 95 15
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2 CoenM 410 86 15
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3 felsenheldd 362 77 15
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4 helene 266 68 15
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5 KPope 233 59 15
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6 DFisher 214 50 15
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7 LynchT 208 40 00
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8 HoH 155 31 15
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9 DouglasLovesVixey 153 22 15
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10 JCEurovision 120 13 15
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11 Timm 111 4 15
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Questions:

A Google News search was conducted on Monday morning using the term: "Curaçao, California". The top results were stories that regarded what SPORT?

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Baseball

Multiple choice. Saturday (Sep. 2) is Keanu Reeves' birthday!🎂🎉🎈 What is Keanu's middle name: A) Allan; B) Benjamin; C) Charles; D) Daniel?

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C

Yesterday (Thur.) marked the 50th anniversary of the release of what album from The Rolling Stones; notable for its lead single "Angie", and named after a dish also known as mannish water?

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Goat's Head Soup

What name fills-in the blanks in this recent headline from The Guardian: "'Roman Holiday' at 70: ______ _______'s star-making role remains luminous"?

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Audrey Hepburn

The third season of the animated television series "Disenchantment" debuts today (Fri.) on Netflix. Name the creator of "Disenchantment".

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Matt Groening

The attached photo was taken last weekend in what nation?

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Ireland

Since its been #1 on the Billboard Hot 100; time for the "Rich Men North of Richmond" question. What type of snack food produced by the Little Debbie Company is mentioned in Oliver Anthony's much discussed hit song?

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Fudge Rounds

Use of real crash footage from Nürburgring and PlayStation Productions listed as a production company, are factoids related to what recently released movie?

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Gran Turismo

A new episode of the reality competition television program "America's Got Talent" will air on Tuesday night. What network broadcasts "America's Got Talent"?

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NBC

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Punchers". Here we go. Last weekend, Oleksandr Usyk knocked out Daniel Dubois in the ninth round to retain his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles.🥊 Name the current WBC heavyweight champion.

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Tyson Fury

What movie title has been redacted in this recent tweet?

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Blazing Saddles

Labor Day is this Monday. In what YEAR, the same year as the Pullman Strike, was Labor Day declared an official federal holiday? 🇺🇲 (accept within 8 years)

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1894 (accept 1886 to 1902)