Lighter Side of the News (πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² May 24, 2024) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

CoenM
And, it's moist!


Quiz Description

Quiz - #25-07

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 38 13 00 63 13 63 38 63 38 75 63 50
1 AnthonyBianca 444 93 15
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63
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75
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2 CoenM 352 81 15
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38
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63
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3 SokolM 337 68 15
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63
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63
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63
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4 HoH 269 56 00
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63
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38
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5 helene 255 43 15
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63
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38
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6 DFisher 202 31 15
38
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63
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7 Timm 108 18 00
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8 JCEurovision 96 6 00
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38
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Questions:

A Google News search was conducted this past week using the term: "Standing ovation, sprawling epic, self financed". Name ONE of the two filmmakers usually mentioned in the top listed headlines.

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Francis Ford Coppola, Kevin Costner

A facility known as American Airlines Center will be the site of much attention over the next couple of days. American Airlines Center is located in what major city?

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Dallas

The third season of the historical drama television series "Bridgerton" premiered recently. "Bridgerton" is available on what streaming service?

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Netflix

Multiple choice. Last weekend, Olexsandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury to claim the undisputed World Heavyweight Championship in boxing. How did Usyk win: A) Knockout; B) Technical knockout; C) Unanimous decision; D) Split decision?

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D

"Fly Away" and "Are You Gonna Go My Way" are some of the hits for what musician who is releasing his twelfth studio album "Blue Electric Light" today (Fri.)?

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Lenny Kravitz

So, apparently a movie about a certain lasagna loving orange cat is opening this weekend. That said, what YEAR has been redacted in this photo?

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1881

On Wednesday night, Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen (3-0) to win the 2023-24 UEFA Europa League championship in the final match. Atalanta is a soccer club from what nation?

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Italy

Blue, Blossom and Banana are some of the characters in what currently playing film that has a coordinating conjunction title?

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If

A new episode of the reality competition television show "The Wall" aired on Thursday night. What network broadcasts "The Wall"?

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NBC

For Memorial Day weekend, the mini-theme for #10 & #11 is: "πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡² Honoring Those Who Serve πŸͺ–". Here we go. What word fills-in the blank in this opening line from a Wikipedia article: "Memorial Day (originally known as __________ Day[1]) is a federal holiday in the United States..."?

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Decoration

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Clancy," the latest studio album for what musical duo? (attached photo is a hint)

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Twenty One Pilots

The action film "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" opens nationwide today (Fri.). What actress plays the title character in "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga"?

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Anya Taylor-Joy