Lighter Side of the News (Dec. 18, 2020) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

CoenM
And, it's moist!


Quiz Description

Quiz - #11-10

Full Results:

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1 AnthonyBianca 459 98 15
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2 CoenM 410 94 15
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3 MattK 407 90 15
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4 Mark 405 87 15
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5 RobinJRichards 378 83 15
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6 heystephen 352 79 00
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7 casketromance 330 75 00
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8 alamble 322 72 00
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9 RautY 312 68 00
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10 ecpekkle 308 64 00
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11 srs 281 61 15
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12 imogen 270 57 15
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13 GarciaD 266 53 00
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14 LynchT 263 50 00
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15 felsenheldd 259 46 00
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16 TWright17 240 42 15
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17 HoodM 230 38 15
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18 GoodmanDL 192 35 00
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19 JCEurovision 191 31 00
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20 Vintsanity 187 25 00
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20 DouglasLovesVixey 187 25 15
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22 Vendy12 176 20 00
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23 KPope 170 16 00
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24 HoH 157 12 00
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25 Tarn 139 9 00
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26 SokolM 128 5 00
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27 DMTsurel 76 1 00
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Questions:

In a recent interview, Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French noted that the band's iconic youth rebellion anthem "We're Not Gonna Take It" is based on the melody of what Christmas carol? French also noted that it was rather peculiar coming from a couple of Jewish rockers from Long Island.

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O Come, All Ye Faithful

The Warner Bros. / HBO Max movie streaming deal continues to be a major story in the entertainment industry. Warner Bros., through WarnerMedia, is a subsidiary of what telecommunications company?

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AT&T

As noted, the proper spelling for the studio is "Warner Bros.". The "Warner Brothers" (plus sister Dot) are actually characters from what television series, created in 1993 and recently revived for streaming?

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Animaniacs

This screenshot, taken from a recently released film, is from a scene set at a location near what California town?

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San Simeon

What major championship golf tournament did A Lim Kim win on Monday?

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U.S. Women's Open

Multiple choice. HBO recently aired a documentary with what title: A) "The Bee Gees: Stayin' Alive"; B) "The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"; C) "The Bee Gees: Jive Talkin'"; D) "The Bee Gees: Tragedy"?

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B

An album titled "Evermore" was released last weekend. "Evermore" is by what female singer?

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Taylor Swift

Due to certain ongoing circumstances, the big Misc. sports question has been cancelled. Instead please answer: What sport is being played in this photo?

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Netball

What 1957 Christmas hit by Bobby Helms currently stands at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100?

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Jingle Bell Rock

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Service Rivalries (the Streaming Type & the Armed Type)". Here we go. After a contentious bidding war, it was announced that the Kardashians had signed an exclusive deal for their next reality series to be available (in the U.S.) on what streaming service?

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Hulu

50/50 tossup. The 121st Army-Navy football game was played last Saturday. Which team won (15-0): Army or Navy?

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Army

Legendary game show host Bob Barker celebrated his birthday last Saturday. How old (in years) is Bob Barker? (accept within 2)

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97 (accept 95 to 99)