Lighter Side of News (Nov. 10, 2017) by HallR

Champion(s):

Kloefkorn


Runner(s)-Up:

BringMoreLegos
Never rank; always tier. (I'm LowdenB in LL.)


Quiz Description

Quiz #2-05. Three picture questions this week.

Full Results:

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1 Kloefkorn 447 98 15
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2 BringMoreLegos 426 95 15
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3 bev48 408 93 15
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4 Nicole 403 90 15
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5 MilesTeg 401 87 00
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6 MoyseyC 387 84 00
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7 IyerM 339 81 00
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8 apeekrtr 337 79 00
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9 HoH 326 76 00
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10 akambour 318 73 15
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11 quarterrican 315 70 00
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12 heystephen 311 68 00
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13 casketromance 296 65 15
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14 Vendy12 290 62 00
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15 Tarn 279 59 00
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16 DoyleE 278 56 00
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17 BarthR 277 54 15
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18 EggCzar 274 51 15
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19 PipkeR 265 48 15
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20 CoenM 261 45 15
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21 Vintsanity 260 43 15
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22 rouquinne 254 40 00
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23 RobinJRichards 253 37 00
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24 RautY 250 34 15
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25 ElendilPickle 243 31 15
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26 felsenheldd 228 29 00
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27 MatchenD 225 26 00
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28 Abhi 220 22 15
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28 ChengB 220 22 15
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30 AdamKing 217 18 00
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31 helene 210 15 00
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32 KPope 193 12 00
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33 JCEurovision 174 9 15
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34 ArunH 114 6 15
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35 DouglasLovesVixey 71 4 00
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36 ADSanchez 43 1 00
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Questions:

Actor and former leatherneck Adam Driver is fully aware of the significance of today's date, November 10th. Today is the "birthday" that marks the anniversary of the United States Marine Corps. Exactly, in years, how old today is the Marine Corps? (accept within 5 years)

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242 (accept 237 to 247)

"We Become What We...Frank!" is the title of last weekends' Season 8 debut episode of what Chicago set Showtime television series?

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Shameless

What is the name of the outspoken sports media personality seen here?

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Clay Travis

In response to what poorly reviewed movie sequel, now playing in theaters, did Seattle Times film critic Moira MacDonald write: "What does it say about (title redacted) that the funniest line in it is uttered by Kenny G?"?

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A Bad Moms Christmas

Tracing back to retribution in response to a negative story a newspaper published about a theme park; on Tuesday, the Walt Disney Company announced that it will cease banning film critics from what major U.S. newspaper from attending advance screenings of Disney films?

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Los Angeles Times

Taken at a ceremony in California last weekend, what female first name has been redacted in the image seen here?

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Selena

Ten weeks into the 2017 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) season, Alabama still tops the AP Poll at #1. What team, as of Nov. 7, tops the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings at #1?

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Georgia

Multiple choice. Within the past three weeks, Caitlyn McHugh and Kelly Rizzo accepted marriage proposals from their boyfriends. Who are their respective new fiances: A) Fred Savage and Jason Hervey; B) John Stamos and Bob Saget; C) Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Mario Lopez; D) Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Zachery Ty Bryan?

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B

Last weekend, Shalane Flanagan became the first American woman since Miki Gorman in 1977 to accomplish what specific feat?

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Win the New York City Marathon

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Now Playing at a Theater Near You: The Johnson Family of Texas". Here we go. Director Rob Reiner's new biographical film about President Lyndon Johnson was released nationally this past week. What is the title of this film?

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LBJ

The image seen here alludes to the title of another film that was released nationally this past week. Name either the director or the leading actress of this film.

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Greta Gerwig, Saoirse Ronan

Finally, here is a question in honor of Veterans Day. Actor Gary Sinise is well known for his support of military veterans. What author of the World War II era biography "Unbroken" made a visit to the Gary Sinise Foundation this past week?

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Laura Hillenbrand