Lighter Side of the News (πŸŽ„β›„Dec. 22, 2023πŸŽ…πŸŽ) by HallR

Champion(s):

SokolM


Runner(s)-Up:

helene
I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #23-11

Full Results:

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1 SokolM 342 94 15
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2 helene 305 83 15
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3 DFisher 282 66 15
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3 CoenM 282 66 15
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5 Timm 226 50 15
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6 LynchT 222 38 00
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7 HoH 197 27 00
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8 JCEurovision 152 16 15
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9 DouglasLovesVixey 117 5 15
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Questions:

Chuck Berry's Christmas classic "Run Rudolph Run" is on the Billboard Hot 100 again. 🎸🦌 What type of amusement park RIDE is mentioned in the lyrics of "Run Rudolph Run"?

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Merry-go-round

There are three NBA games being played on Christmas Day. πŸŽ„πŸ€ Name an Eastern Conference NBA team that is playing on Christmas Day.

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Bucks, Celtics, Knicks

"Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic", a television special celebrating the life of the legendary entertainer, aired last night (Thur.). What network, which also originally aired "The Dick Van Dyke Show" in the 1960s, televised "Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic"?

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CBS

What CITY has been redacted in this recently released image? (Hint: Weezer does NOT have a song about this city, but other rock bands do)

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Detroit

50/50 tossup. Which option is the title of a currently playing animated film: "The Boy and the Heron" or "The Girl and the Egret"?

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The Boy and The Heron

Voting for the 2024 Grammy Awards started this week. Da' T.R.U.T.H., Lecrae and Phil Wickham are nominated for their CCM albums. What does the acronym CCM stand for?

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Contemporary Christian Music

What surname fills-in the blank in this recent headline from Decider.com: "Rudolph, Frosty and Santa, Oh My! How to Watch Every ______/Bass Christmas (special) in 2023"?

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Rankin

What SPORT has been redacted (twice) in this image?

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Cricket

What title fills-in the blank in this recent headline from USA Today: "'______' star Anne Hathaway says she channeled Hepburn for new movie"?

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Eileen

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Nats". Here we go. The Washington Nationals recently lost pitcher Daniel Hudson to free agency. Hudson signed with what TEAM, which made even bigger news with a $700 million contract with a certain other player?

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Dodgers

Give EITHER of the NUMBERS that immediately follow the abrupt cutoff in this audio clip.

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1, 92

A Google News search was conducted last weekend using the term: "Purple dress, Ozempic". The top results were headlines that all mentioned what woman?

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Oprah Winfrey