Lighter Side of the News (May 17, 2024) by HallR

Champion(s):

CoenM
And, it's moist!


Runner(s)-Up:

SokolM


Quiz Description

Quiz - #25-06

Full Results:

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Money Value (% Incorrect): 25 50 38 63 50 50 50 13 38 63 88 50
1 CoenM 363 93 00
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2 SokolM 346 81 15
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3 HoH 321 68 15
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4 ChrisRosenberg 308 56 15
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5 LynchT 238 43 15
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6 DFisher 211 31 15
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7 JCEurovision 171 18 00
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8 Timm 148 6 15
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Questions:

Mother's Day was last Sunday. 💐 Also, reruns of the television sitcoms "Mama's Family" and "Mom" aired this past week on what cable channel that is associated with a particular genre of music?

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CMT

"Broadcast News," "Finding Nemo" and "Drive" were some of the films mentioned on a recent episode of "The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood" podcast where the life and career of what performer was discussed?

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Albert Brooks

Multiple choice. Which of the following is a new song from Billie Eilish: A) "Breakfast"; B) "Lunch"; C) "Dinner"?

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B

What streaming service fills-in the blank in this recent headline from Yahoo! Sports: "_______ will stream Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut in the platform's first live sports event"?

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Disney+

The name of what man has been redacted three times in this recent screenshot from setlist.fm?

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Joe Walsh

A Google News search was conducted this week using the term: "Crushing". The top results were stories that mentioned an advertisement for what company?

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Apple

Hard throwing rookie pitcher Paul Skenes made his first MLB start last weekend. Skenes plays for what National League Central Division team?

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Pirates

A new episode of the animated television series "Bob's Burgers" will air on Sunday night. What network broadcasts "Bob's Burgers"?

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Fox

What title has been redacted in this image?

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Tarot

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Just Has to Be a 50/50". Here we go. "Tennis Cats Taking '50-50' Attitude Into Saturday Match Against Harvard," reads a recent headline from the athletics website for what Southeastern Conference (SEC) university?

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Kentucky

50/50 tossup. Who is releasing a new album, curiously titled "Reunion," today (Fri.): Daryl Hall or John Oates?

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John Oates

King Alfonso XIII was born on this date (May 17) in 1886. Alfonso XIII was the king of what nation?

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Spain