Lighter Side of the News (Jun. 19, 2020) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

colleenw
I came, I ate, I left


Quiz Description

Quiz - #09-10

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 71 37 32 76 54 35 49 61 83 35 66 42
1 AnthonyBianca 437 98 15
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2 colleenw 407 96 00
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3 Svoyager-11 399 92 15
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3 benwick 399 92 00
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5 UncleTed 390 89 00
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6 GoodmanDL 385 86 00
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7 MaccaroneM 368 82 00
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7 MoyseyC 368 82 00
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9 KPope 358 79 00
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10 FauxD 346 75 00
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10 MattK 346 75 15
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12 MaddyE 316 71 00
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13 casketromance 313 69 00
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14 jveditz 312 67 15
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15 CoenM 309 63 15
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15 HoodM 309 63 00
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17 LynchT 287 59 15
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18 HoH 282 57 15
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19 emilyaviva 281 54 00
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20 ecpekkle 276 52 00
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21 HortonR 272 50 15
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22 Nicola 269 46 00
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22 GPB 269 46 15
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24 IFSEsq 262 42 00
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25 Tarn 259 40 00
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26 felsenheldd 248 37 15
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27 GovindGrewal 215 35 15
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28 SokolM 211 32 00
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29 jnowell 210 30 15
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30 ArunH 198 28 00
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31 JennyH 191 25 00
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32 Vendy12 173 23 00
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33 JCEurovision 141 20 00
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34 mwg 137 17 00
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34 bdavery 137 17 00
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36 PSUrose 122 13 00
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37 gaufqwi 121 10 00
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38 Vintsanity 117 8 00
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39 RabidPheasant 100 6 00
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40 LakeMA 65 3 00
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41 DouglasLovesVixey 15 1 00
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Questions:

"Rough and Rowdy Ways" is the title of a highly anticipated album that is released today (Fri.). "Rough and Rowdy Ways" is by what singer-songwriter?

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Bob Dylan

Multiple choice. Match play in the English Premier League (EPL) restarted this past week. Which of these EPL soccer clubs is located the furthest north: A) Brighton & Hove Albion; B) Liverpool; C) Manchester City; D) Newcastle United?

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D

What Asian nation fills-in the blank in this recent The Guardian headline: "Da 5 Bloods review – Spike Lee goes all out in _______"?

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Vietnam

The image seen here is from what Netflix television series, which features the voice of a popular comedian, and has released it's fourth season last weekend?

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F is for Family

Due to certain ongoing circumstances, the scheduled Stanley Cup Finals question has been postponed. Instead please answer: From 1996 to 1999 (three seasons), Wayne Gretzky finished his NHL playing career with what team?

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Rangers

50/50 tossup. "Translation" the eighth studio album by The Black Eyed Peas is released today (Fri.). Is Fergie part of the group for this album: Yes or No?

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No

Time for a GIF! Due to the lack of competitive sports lately, advertising observers may be speculating about the future of athlete product endorsements. That said, what THREE words are spoken in this GIF?

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Click to Reveal Answer
Hey kid, catch

What name fills-in the blanks in this recent USA Today headline: "_____ ______ to host 2020 Emmy Awards: 'I don't know where we will do this or how'"?

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Jimmy Kimmel

What three word title has been redacted in this recent Facebook post?

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Back to School

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Blood and Guts". Here we go. A television program called "AEW Blood and Guts" was to be aired on the TNT channel, before being postponed in March. As of this week, a production date has not been set. What does the letter "W" stand for in the title?

Click to Reveal Answer
Wrestling

The planned Olympics question has been postponed until 2021. Instead please answer: Finishing in 5th place for Modern Pentathlon event at the 1912 Summer Olympics, was what man; he would become famous decades later, and after his death, become the subject of an acclaimed film?

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George Patton

This week, music producer Rick Beato posted a YouTube video listing his top-20 guitar solo outros of all time. Coming in at #1 was the outro from "Hitch a Ride," by what New England based rock band?

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Boston