Lighter Side of the News (Nov. 01, 2019) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

MoyseyC


Quiz Description

Quiz - #07-03

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 56 43 50 50 78 38 58 58 18 66 34 64
1 AnthonyBianca 463 99 15
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2 MoyseyC 404 97 15
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3 HoH 401 95 00
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64
4 srs 394 93 00
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5 GoodmanDL 391 91 15
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6 gregariouschinchilla 387 88 15
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6 IvixorB 387 88 00
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8 casketromance 383 85 15
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9 akambour 370 83 15
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10 colleenw 364 81 00
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11 KPope 360 79 15
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12 alamble 351 76 00
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12 HortonR 351 76 15
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14 CoenM 339 73 15
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15 heystephen 336 71 00
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16 ecpekkle 335 69 15
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17 Michalle 325 67 00
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18 HumbabaORiley 303 65 00
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19 KonkelT 300 63 15
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20 SokolM 296 61 15
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21 GarciaD 295 59 15
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22 Vintsanity 291 56 15
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23 ElendilPickle 290 55 00
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24 KesslerA2 287 52 15
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24 BeningoS 287 52 15
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26 YuC 281 49 00
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27 MirandaM 271 46 00
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27 quarterrican 271 46 00
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29 AdamLevin18 265 43 00
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30 BringMoreLegos 264 41 15
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31 PSUrose 258 39 15
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32 Vendy12 239 37 00
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33 StanleyP 236 35 15
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34 Tarn 230 33 15
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35 helene 217 31 00
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36 ShampooCell 215 28 00
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37 NathanL 209 26 00
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37 imogen 209 26 00
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39 brando3429 208 23 00
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40 petkunm 200 21 00
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41 MitchellWA 183 19 00
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42 KallmannA 162 17 00
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43 TWright17 156 15 00
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44 DavidA 144 13 00
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45 onetruepanda 119 11 15
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46 orwant 98 9 00
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47 JCEurovision 86 7 15
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48 DouglasLovesVixey 73 5 00
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49 WatskyA 64 3 00
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50 ArunH 53 1 00
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Questions:

The Washington Nationals have won the 2019 World Series! Who was the President of the United States the last time a Major League team from Washington, D.C. won the World Series?

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Calvin Coolidge

Multiple choice. Today (Fri.), marks the official launch of what web streaming service: A) Apple TV+; B) Sony+; C) Disney+; D) Plus+?

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A

"In the late 19th century...to serve a contract job as a wickie for four weeks on an isolated island off the coast of New England"; is part of the Wikipedia description of what recently released film?

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The Lighthouse

Diane Nguyen, Todd Chavez and Princess Caroline are all characters on what television series that launched its sixth season on Netflix last weekend?

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BoJack Horseman

"It All Comes Out in the Wash", "White Trash" and "Way Too Pretty for Prison" (with Maren Morris) are some of the tracks off of "Wildcard", the latest studio album, released today (Fri.), for what female singer?

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Miranda Lambert

The individuals seen in this photo, reunited last Sunday night to present an Honorary Academy Award to what film director?

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David Lynch

Next Saturday (Nov. 9), the #1 and #2 ranked teams in NCAA FBS football will play each other in a much anticipated game. Name BOTH of these teams.

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LSU, Alabama

Multiple choice. This Sunday night, CBS will air an episode titled: "A Bloody Brilliant Plan", the latest episode for what television series: A) NCIS; B) NCIS: Los Angeles; C) NCIS: New Orleans?

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B

What word fills-in the blank in this recent headline from Playbill: "From the Archives: Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth Took Audiences Behind the Rainbow in ______"?

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Wicked

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Despite the Outcome of the World Series". Here we go. "Astroworld" and "Championship" are both albums recently nominated for the American Music Award in the category of "Favorite Album" for what particular genre of music?

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Rap, Hip-Hop

This Sunday morning, the Lifetime channel will air its regular television program featuring what Houston native; expected to maintain his usual disposition despite recent events? (seen in this cropped photo)

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Joel Osteen

With his victory at last weekend's Zozo Championship in Japan, Tiger Woods tied Sam Snead's record for the most career PGA Tour tournament wins. How many PGA Tour wins does Woods have? (accept within 5)

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82 (accept 77 to 87)