Lighter Side of the News (Oct. 27, 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 - #23-03

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 54 39 47 70 47 00 62 93 39 54 47 16
1 AnthonyBianca 467 96 15
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2 helene 407 88 15
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3 CoenM 368 80 15
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4 RuizJ 306 73 15
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5 HoH 284 65 00
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6 KashyapN 230 57 00
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7 KPope 215 50 00
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8 DFisher 199 42 15
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9 FrostL 162 34 00
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10 JCEurovision 146 26 00
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11 SokolM 138 19 00
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12 Timm 115 11 15
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13 DouglasLovesVixey 61 3 00
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Questions:

Halloween is this upcoming Tuesday! 🎃👻🍬 In honor, name the vegetable that has been redacted in this screenshot?

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Turnip

Max Verstappen won the 2023 United States Grand Prix last Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas. The next Formula 1 grand prix held on U.S. soil, will take place next month in what CITY?

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Las Vegas

50/50 tossup. Which Jenner sister was seen with Bad Bunny at the Saturday Night Live after party last weekend: Kylie or Kendall?

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Kendall

What 2002 movie, directed by Tamra Davis, was re-released in theaters this week? The re-release is intended to coincide with the publication of a certain highly anticipated memoir.

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Crossroads

The 2023 Rugby World Cup final match is this Saturday. 🏉 Name ONE of the two teams competing in the final.

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New Zealand, South Africa

The horror television comedy television series "Goosebumps" was recently released to streaming. "Goosebumps" is based on a series of novels by what author?

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R.L. Stine

"Spooky Season" ends this week. In honor, name the British singer heard in this audio clip.

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Dusty Springfield

Multiple choice. Which young actress recently announced that she will soon be making her Broadway debut in the play "Appropriate": A) Elle Fanning; B) Jenna Ortega; C) Sadie Sink; D) Zendaya?

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A

What television network has been redacted in this recent tweet?

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CBS

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "G-Men". Here we go. The New York Giants defeated the Washington Commanders last Sunday (14-7). Name the current starting quarterback for the Giants. (Hint: he has the same last name as a legendary former Giant)

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Tyrod Taylor

A Google News search was conducted last weekend using the term: "Birth of the FBI". The top results were reviews of what recently released film?

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Killers of the Flower Moon

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Danse Macabre", the sixteenth studio album for what band, known for such previous albums as "Rio" and "Notorious"?

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Duran Duran