Lighter Side of the News (Jan. 17, 2020) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

HoH


Quiz Description

Quiz - #08-01

Full Results:

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Money Value (% Incorrect): 50 23 70 64 20 28 42 48 09 12 87 39
1 AnthonyBianca 428 98 15
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2 HoH 402 95 00
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3 heystephen 375 93 15
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4 MattK 354 90 15
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5 Commodore 343 87 00
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6 GarciaD 326 84 15
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7 ElendilPickle 323 81 00
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8 BringMoreLegos 320 79 00
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9 casketromance 319 76 15
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10 MoyseyC 303 73 15
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11 SokolM 285 70 15
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12 reallydumb4real 284 68 00
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13 LakeMA 283 65 15
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14 Vendy12 277 62 00
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15 RautY 273 59 15
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16 quarterrican 268 56 15
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17 KesslerA2 264 54 00
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18 mathew5000 252 51 15
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19 akambour 248 48 15
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20 ShampooCell 232 45 15
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21 TWright17 231 43 00
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22 MitchellWA 224 40 00
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23 PSUrose 214 37 15
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24 KPope 209 34 00
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25 alamble 199 31 00
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26 colleenw 192 27 00
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26 HortonR 192 27 15
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28 Vintsanity 191 23 00
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29 ecpekkle 190 19 00
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29 ArunH 190 19 00
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31 imogen 187 15 15
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32 DouglasLovesVixey 183 12 15
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33 HoodM 173 9 15
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34 RuizJ 166 6 00
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35 ChrisRosenberg 155 4 00
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36 JCEurovision 125 1 00
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Questions:

A book that won the Newbery Medal for 1923 serves as the source material for what film that opens nationwide today (Fri.)?

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Dolittle

Ryan Tannehill has been getting some attention for his recent performances. Tannehill is an athlete who plays for what North American sports franchise?

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Tennessee Titans

What word, usually used in technical troubleshooting and the movie industry, fills-in the blank in this recent headline from the AJC: "Brooks & Dunn return to Atlanta after 10 years for ‘______’ tour"?

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Reboot

Multiple choice. The procedural television series "9-1-1: Lone Star", a spin-off of "9-1-1", debuts on FOX this Sunday night. The main characters of "9-1-1: Lone Star" are: A) Police; B) Firefighters; C) EMTs?

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B

Today (Fri.), Ingls, Austria will host the World Cup races for what sport, where competitors slide down an icy track head first and in the prone position?

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Skeleton

This upcoming week, The Recording Academy will present the 2020 MusiCares Person of the Year Award to recognize the charity efforts, such as the organization seen in this attached logo, of what rock band?

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Aerosmith

Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced on Monday. Cynthia Erivo was nominated in the category of Best Actress for her performance in what film?

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Harriet

[WARNING: Spelling (except for accents on vowels) counts!] What word fills-in the blank in this recent headline from The Guardian: "Real Madrid beat ________ Madrid on penalties to lift Spanish Supercopa"?

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Atlético

The television comedy series "Black-ish" aired a new episode ("Boss Daddy") on Tuesday night. What network broadcasts "Black-ish"?

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ABC

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "5 Stars". Here we go. "These $20 Leggings With Pockets Have 6,000 5-Star Amazon Reviews", is a recent headline from E! News. Rating stars on Amazon.com appear in what color?

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Gold (accept Orange, Yellow)

Today (Fri.), marks the release of "Manic", the third studio album for what pop singer? (Hint: singer's name is included within the image seen here)

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Halsey

Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman" won Best Picture at the AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards last weekend. How long (in minutes) is "The Irishman"? (accept within 15)

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209 (accept 194 to 224)