Lighter Side of the News (Nov. 20, 2020) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

MattK
Ready. Fire. Aim.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #11-06

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 36 58 79 83 75 43 65 25 79 22 61 43
1 AnthonyBianca 499 98 15
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2 MattK 411 94 15
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65
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25
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79
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43
3 heystephen 394 91 15
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58
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75
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25
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4 helene 357 87 15
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61
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43
5 DarthPace 347 83 15
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6 Vintsanity 345 80 00
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79
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7 Commodore 317 76 15
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8 CoenM 301 73 15
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9 KreitzerJ 295 69 00
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79
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10 GarciaD 291 66 15
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75
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79
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22
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11 Tarn 288 62 15
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79
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12 jnowell 269 58 15
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13 casketromance 266 55 00
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14 KPope 259 51 15
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15 ColeB 226 48 15
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16 JCEurovision 225 44 00
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17 jveditz 216 41 15
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18 HoH 201 37 15
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19 FauxD 178 33 15
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20 Timm 176 30 15
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21 SokolM 165 26 00
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22 groug 164 23 15
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23 ecpekkle 135 17 00
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23 HortonR 135 17 00
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25 LynchT 125 12 00
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26 ElendilPickle 118 8 15
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27 DouglasLovesVixey 58 3 00
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27 KlionskyG 58 3 00
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Questions:

In a statement released this week by WarnerMedia, who is quoted as saying: “In 1993, Johnny Carson gave me the best advice of my career: ‘As soon as possible, get to a streaming platform'"?

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Conan O'Brien

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Be", the ninth album for what band, whose members include: RM, V, Suga and J-Hope?

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BTS

Dax Shepard recently talked to Daniel Ricciardo on his "Armchair Expert" podcast. Ricciardo is an Australian figure associated with what sport?

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Auto Racing (Formula 1)

Multiple choice. What did Bryce Dallas Howard do recently: A) Had her hair dyed pink; B) Went hiking in the Grand Canyon; C) Bought a yellow Range Rover; D) Posted a scathing review of "Hillbilly Elegy" online?

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A

The title of what current television mini-series has been redacted in this screenshot?

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The Undoing

What half of a title fills-in the blanks in this recent Deadline headline: "People’s Choice Awards Winners List: ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘Bad Boys ___ ____’, Will Smith, Tiffany Haddish Among Top Honorees"?

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For Life

In this week's edition of the "Hit Parade" podcast, host Chris Molanphy focused on the music of Garth Brooks, including what Brooks SONG, which contains the lyrics: "It's boots and chaps - It's cowboy hats - It's spurs and latigo"?

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Rodeo

This photo was taken last Thursday in what U.S. state?

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Idaho

A recent government story from Politico had the headline: "The Digital Divide is Not What Broke Up the Group That Made ___ ______ _____". What SONG, known for its reference to a Burger King bathroom, fills-in the blanks above?

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The Humpty Dance

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Uh-Oh, the Church Lady is Not Going to Like This". Here we go. A Google News search was conducted using the term: "Dana Carvey's Favorite Character". However, the top result was not the Church Lady. Rather, it was a recent NPR story, which refers to Carvey's impression of what figure as "stiff' and "patrician"?

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George H.W. Bush

Multiple choice. What is the name of the young European tennis player who won the ATP Sofia Open last weekend: A) Jannik Satan; B) Jannik Swearing; C) Jannik Demon; D) Jannik Sinner?

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D

Mickey Mouse's "birthday" was officially celebrated on Wednesday. In what YEAR did Mickey Mouse first appear in the animated short film "Steamboat Willie"? (accept within 2 years)

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1928 (accept 1926 to 1930)