Lighter Side of News (Dec. 15, 2017) by HallR

Champion(s):

KelsoT
I have to have a motto? NO ONE TOLD ME I HAD TO HAVE A MOTTO!


Runner(s)-Up:

Commodore
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Quiz Description

Quiz #2-10

Full Results:

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1 KelsoT 417 98 15
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2 Commodore 364 96 15
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3 SlickRick87 345 93 15
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4 rouquinne 338 91 00
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5 quarterrican 330 88 15
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6 Vendy12 323 85 15
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7 CoenM 322 83 15
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8 gaufqwi 321 80 00
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9 Nicole 317 78 15
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10 felsenheldd 311 75 00
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11 ElendilPickle 307 73 00
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12 Kloefkorn 304 70 15
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13 MatherV 298 67 15
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14 HoH 285 65 15
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15 heystephen 283 62 15
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16 DoyleE 279 60 00
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17 MurphyCD 277 57 00
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18 akambour 276 55 15
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19 MirandaM 272 52 00
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20 ecpekkle 265 50 00
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21 VenguswamyK 261 47 15
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22 Vintsanity 254 44 15
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23 casketromance 252 42 15
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24 RautY 251 39 15
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25 RobinJRichards 248 37 15
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26 apeekrtr 245 34 15
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28 PipkeR 233 29 15
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29 GrahamJ 219 26 15
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30 griffism 216 24 15
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31 HumbabaORiley 210 21 00
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32 helene 200 19 00
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33 Tarn 189 16 00
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34 KPope 182 14 15
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35 Sims 172 11 00
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36 MoyseyC 161 8 00
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37 JJA 146 6 15
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38 DouglasLovesVixey 97 3 00
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39 Prathima 0 1 00
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Questions:

The 2017 Heisman Trophy presented to the best player in college football was awarded last Saturday. Who won this year's Heisman?

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Baker Mayfield

What highly popular veteran singer, whose legal first name is "Troyal", has the current Billboard #1 Country Music Album with the boxed set compilation, "The Anthology Part I: The First Five Years"?

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Garth Brooks

Multiple choice. The animated film "The Star", based on the nativity story about the birth of Jesus, is still playing in theaters. With regard to the source material of this film, what two gospels describe the nativity story: A) Matthew & Mark; B) Matthew & Luke; C) Mark & Luke; D) Luke & John?

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B

Nominations for the 75th annual Golden Globes Awards were announced this week. Name one of the five television programs nominated in the category: Best Series - Musical or Comedy.

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Black-ish, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Master of None, SMILF, Will & Grace

What is the name of the character seen here standing behind Gina Rodriguez at his titular Los Angeles movie premiere this week?

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Ferdinand

This week, Jack Morris and Alan Trammell were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. On what American League team did Morris and Trammell play together as teammates for 13 seasons?

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Detroit Tigers

The name of what horticulturalist and pioneer in agricultural science fills-in the blank in this recent story from The Santa Rosa (CA) Press Democrat: "Tickets go on sale at noon Dec. 15 for three newly scheduled shows at the _______ _______ Center for the Arts, including two live performances March 2 by the dean of American stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld"?

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Luther Burbank

The Round of 16 draw for the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League was held on Monday. In this round, Bayern Munich will play Besiktas next February and March. What nation is Besiktas from?

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Turkey

Multiple choice. Actors Bobby Canavale and Rose Byrne recently welcomed a newborn baby son. This week, Cannavale revealed the name of the newborn. Cannavale explained that the name given reflects the Latin heritage of his mother, as well as being a tribute to a professional athlete who had a great year in 2017. What is the name of this baby boy: A) Jose; B) Giancarlo; C) Rafa; D) Christiano?

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C

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "It Helps to Listen to Podcasts". Here we go. This week, Dr. Elaine Aron appeared on the "Conversation with (redacted)" podcast to discuss the challenges of highly sensitive people. What singer-songwriter, known for such songs as "All I Really Want", "Head Over Feet" and "Thank U", is the host of this podcast?

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Alanis Morissette

What is the name of the company that produces the product seen here?

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Harry's

Finally, since "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" premieres nationwide today (Fri. Dec. 15), here's a question about the much anticipated film. What puppeteer, filmmaker and actor reprises his role as the voice of Yoda in this latest installment?

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Frank Oz