Lighter Side of the News (Nov. 03, 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 - #23-04

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 43 29 29 43 29 29 15 99 72 72 58 00
1 AnthonyBianca 309 92 15
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2 CoenM 265 78 00
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3 HoH 250 64 15
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72
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4 DFisher 235 50 15
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5 KPope 191 35 15
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6 DouglasLovesVixey 176 21 00
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7 JCEurovision 163 7 00
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15

Questions:

"University of Bourbon Street", "Fish Porn" and "Nobody Works on Friday", are some of the tracks from "Equal Strain on All Parts", the final studio album, released today (Fri.), for what singer?

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Jimmy Buffett

What NFL team currently (as of Nov. 3) leads the AFC South division with a record of 6-2?

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Jaguars

The 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is tonight (Fri.). Don Cornelius will be honored with the Ahmet Ertegun Award. From 1970 to 1993, Cornelius hosted what television program?

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Soul Train

Multiple choice. Frances Bean Cobain (daughter of Kurt Cobain) recently married Riley Hawk (son of Tony Hawk). Who officiated the ceremony: A) Winona Ryder; B) Michael Stipe; C) Tori Amos; D) Kelly Slater?

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B

Name the titular cinematic character seen in this recent image. (First name only acceptable)

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Freddy Fazbear

"Shake It off" and "Blank Space" are some of the modern classics found in the "Taylor's Version" re-recorded edition of what Taylor Swift ALBUM released last weekend?

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1989

What name fills-in the blanks in this Thursday headline from Sports Illustrated: "______ ___________ Scores Career-High, San Antonio Spurs Sweep Phoenix Suns On Road"

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Victor Wembanyama

A Google News search was conducted this week using the term: "George Washington". The top three results were recent stories that mentioned what long running television program?

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Saturday Night Live

What retailer fills-in the blank in this Thursday headline from USA Today: "'Mean Girls' stars Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert reunite in _______ ad"?

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Walmart

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Baseball Nicknames". ⚾ Here we go. The Texas Rangers won the 2023 World Series on Wednesday night! In honor, answer: A play on something popular with kids created in Japan; what WORD has been redacted in this screenshot?

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Power

Multiple choice. Which of the following is a current Billboard Hot 100 hit song for Bad Bunny: A) "The Bambino"; B) "The Big Hurt"; C) "Charlie Hustle"; D) "Mr. October"; E) "Three Finger Brown"?

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D

Guy Fawkes Night is this Sunday. 🔥 In honor, name the 1982-85 graphic novel created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd.

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V for Vendetta