Lighter Side of the News (Dec. 08, 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 - #23-09

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 34 34 17 42 59 84 09 50 50 92 50 17
1 AnthonyBianca 350 95 15
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2 helene 314 87 15
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92
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3 gaufqwi 297 79 15
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4 CoenM 295 70 15
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5 DouglasLovesVixey 265 62 00
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6 Timm 260 54 00
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7 HoH 231 45 15
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8 DFisher 226 37 15
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9 KPope 224 29 00
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10 LynchT 208 20 15
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11 SokolM 154 12 15
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12 JCEurovision 121 4 00
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Questions:

"I Love It Loud" and "God of Thunder" were some of the songs played at Madison Square Garden last Saturday night during the proclaimed final concert ever, non-avatar version at least, for what BAND?

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KISS

A film titled "Wish" is currently playing in theaters. "Wish" was produced by what studio?

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Disney (Walt Disney Animation)

The 2023 College Football Playoff final rankings were released last weekend. What undefeated team was ranked #5, just missing the playoffs, considered a snub by many observers?

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Florida State

Multiple choice. Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" has finally hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart! πŸŽ„ Which of the following was also a #1 hit for Brenda Lee: A) "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"; B) "I'm Sorry"; C) "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own"; D) "Sweet Nothing's"?

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B

Rob Reiner and Meg Ryan were in Washington, DC last weekend to speak at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony; specifically to celebrate the life of what man?

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Billy Crystal

Two more episodes of Saturday Night Live (SNL) remain for calendar year 2023. The attached tightly cropped screenshot, taken from a recent SNL digital short, is of a character attempting to play what SPORT?

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Tennis

This weekend's women's FIS Alpine Ski World Cup race is taking place in St. Moritz, which is located in what nation?

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Switzerland

The drama film "The Holdovers" was recently released to streaming. "The Holdovers" was directed by what filmmaker, known for such work as "Election", "Sideways" and "Nebraska"?

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Alexander Payne

50/50 tossup. Currently, which soccer club has the better 2023-24 Italian Serie A season record: AC Milan or Inter Milan?

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Inter Milan

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Sights at Pearl Harbor". Here we go. Yesterday (Thur.) marked the 82nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² In commemoration, answer: The USS Arizona Memorial serves as the final resting place for how many sailors and Marines? (accept within 150)

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1,102 (accept 952 to 1,252)

"DJ Play a Christmas Song" is the new #1 single on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart. "DJ Play a Christmas Song" is by what performer, known for, among many things, her provocative music videos? (attached photo is a hint)

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Cher

Tickets go on sale today (Fri.) for the 2024 Broadway production of the play "Uncle Vanya", starring Steve Carell. "Uncle Vanya" was written by what playwright?

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Anton Chekhov