News of the day: Oct 22, 2015 (no, the other Oct 22, 2015) by RobinJRichards

Champion(s):

AdamKing


Runner(s)-Up:

DC3


Quiz Description

If you read today's issue of USA Today (Oct 22, 2015), you should know what didn't really happen on Oct 22, 2015, even though USA Today said so. (All these come from the front page and Newsline feature of the fake Oct 22, 2015, insert of today's real USA Today).

Full Results:

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1 AdamKing 538 91 15
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2 DC3 343 75 15
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3 RaiaB 278 58 00
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4 CoenM 65 41 00
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5 HallW 64 25 00
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Questions:

Sports section proclaims the start of the playoffs for this sport. They can be seen on Channel 183.

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Slamball

A recent rash of thefts of these body parts from hospital patients have left investigators baffled.

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Thumbs

In a recently released CIA report, the terror threats from this nation were considered credible.

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Switzerland

In a recent press conference, the President said she was tired of reporters doing what?

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Asking the same questions.

Rising pollution in the South Pacific has led to rising costs of this food item/homeopathic cure.

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Kelp

A Cafe80s location in this city closed down due to the fact people there didn't want to be reminded of how bad their 80s really were.

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Moscow

A Mr. J. Williams is pushing to ban this food item due to the fact there are "slurs and profanity in every can."

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Alphabet Soup

The only change USA Today made for the insert was to remove a blurb on the impending visit by this British Monarch. Given the events of 1997, it became an anachronism (plus it's assumed Elizabeth II never broke Victoria's record).

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(Queen) Diana

The Cubs won the World Series in a how many game sweep over Miami?

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5

The International Center for Alternative Scientific Theory (ICAST) sent shockwaves through the medical community by suggesting this could possibly cure Cancer?

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Cholesterol

Everett Pilson, the executive at this network, announced a new show, "Evisceration Through the Ages," off the heels of its successful Immolation Special.

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The Atrocity Channel

Within 25 cents either way, how much was an issue of USA Today in BTTF II's 2015? (FWIW a real USA Today is $2)

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$6 ($5.75-$6.25)