Lighter Side of the News (Jun. 26, 2020) by HallR

Champion(s):

MilesTeg
Nobody exists on purpose, nobody belongs anywhere, everybody's gonna die. Come watch TV.


Runner(s)-Up:

MaccaroneM


Quiz Description

Quiz - #09-11

Full Results:

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1 MilesTeg 437 99 15
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2 MaccaroneM 402 97 15
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3 AnthonyBianca 399 95 15
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4 RobinJRichards 368 93 15
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5 ChrisRosenberg 359 91 15
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6 colleenw 357 88 15
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6 MattK 357 88 15
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8 CoenM 354 85 15
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9 helene 342 83 15
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10 Svoyager-11 330 81 15
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11 GoodmanDL 316 79 15
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12 NathanL 303 77 15
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13 YuC 297 75 15
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14 Vendy12 296 73 15
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14 gaufqwi 296 73 15
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16 jveditz 293 69 15
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16 alamble 293 69 15
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18 TWright17 291 66 15
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19 KCrest 284 63 15
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19 RauscherM 284 63 15
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21 IFSEsq 282 60 15
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22 KPope 279 58 15
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23 GarciaD 278 56 15
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24 HoodM 274 53 15
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24 SokolM 274 53 15
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26 KesslerA2 272 50 15
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27 UncleTed 269 49 15
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28 HortonR 264 47 15
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29 PSUrose 260 45 00
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30 StreitD 252 43 00
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31 ElendilPickle 237 41 15
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32 jnowell 227 39 15
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33 felsenheldd 225 36 15
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33 JCEurovision 225 36 00
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35 JNathan 215 33 15
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36 MStephans 211 31 15
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37 Tarn 198 28 15
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37 MoyseyC 198 28 15
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39 srs 195 25 15
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40 LynchT 173 24 15
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41 mwg 166 22 15
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42 emilyaviva 159 20 15
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43 ArunH 152 18 15
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44 FauxD 144 16 15
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45 WatskyA 142 14 00
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46 Liv 132 12 15
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47 GovindGrewal 110 10 15
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48 GoldfarbDavidJ 88 8 15
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49 ecpekkle 78 6 00
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50 Nicola 75 4 00
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51 DouglasLovesVixey 62 1 15
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51 jamietoon 62 1 15
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Questions:

Today (Fri.) is Mick Jones' 64th birthday. Jones was a guitarist and vocalist for what British band, known for such hits as: "Brand New Cadillac" and "Rock the Casbah"?

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The Clash

The reality competition television program "America's Got Talent" (AGT) is currently airing "Auditions" episodes for its new 15th season. Name ONE of the two female judges currently on AGT this season?

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Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara

What two words fill-in the blanks in this Saturday headline from CBS News: "Tiz the Law wins 2020 _______ ______, first leg of the Triple Crown"?

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Belmont Stakes

On a recent episode of the "Comedy on Vinyl" podcast, writer Katie Mears discussed a radio clip compilation album by what person; honored by the memorial seen here?

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Will Rogers

50/50 tossup. The action comedy film "My Spy" is finally released today (Fri.) via Amazon Prime Video. According to Rotten Tomatoes, "My Spy" is rated: Fresh or Rotten?

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Rotten

The planned MLB question is still in negotiations. Instead please answer: Name ONE of the two American League teams in which Hall of Famer Rod Carew played for?

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Twins, Angels

Multiple choice. Today (Fri.), marks the release of "Here for Now," the debut studio album for Louis the Child. What sort of musical act is Louis the Child: A) Gospel choir; B) Rapper; C) Folk music ensemble; D) DJ duo?

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D

The particular object, circled in this photo taken last weekend, was featured in what 2007 biographical film?

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Into the Wild

What first name fills-in the blank in this recent headline from TV Fanatic: "Dirty John: The _____ Broderick Story Season 1 Episode 5 Review: Scream Therapy"?

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Betty

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Honoring Hans". Here we go. Peter Hans was recently elected as the new president of the University of North Carolina (UNC) system. What species of animal is the mascot for UNC Chapel Hill Tar Heels athletic teams?

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Ram (Sheep)

"ASCAP Screen (redacted) Awards Honor Hans Zimmer as Box Office Champ...," was a Tuesday headline from Variety. What does the letter "C" in ASCAP stand for?

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Composers

"Game of Thrones" actress Sophie Turner is expecting her first child with husband Joe Jonas. According to most media reports, how many months pregnant is Turner? (accept within 1)

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8 (accept 7 to 9)