Lighter Side of the News (Feb. 12, 2021) by HallR

Champion(s):

Matto
Who knew we had 8000 salad plates?


Runner(s)-Up:

CoenM
And, it's moist!


Quiz Description

Quiz - #12-05

Full Results:

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Money Value (% Incorrect): 46 17 34 80 67 42 55 71 50 71 34 75
1 Matto 458 97 00
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2 CoenM 456 93 15
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3 GoodmanDL 441 89 15
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4 MattK 387 85 00
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5 ElendilPickle 380 81 00
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6 petkunm 349 77 15
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7 ecpekkle 331 70 15
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7 reallydumb4real 331 70 15
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9 casketromance 322 64 15
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10 helene 304 60 00
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11 Commodore 287 56 15
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12 Vintsanity 279 50 15
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12 griffism 279 50 15
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14 KonkelT 271 43 15
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15 groug 251 39 00
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16 SokolM 245 35 15
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17 KPope 243 31 00
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18 MeyerMM 239 27 00
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19 HoH 235 22 15
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20 KlionskyG 135 18 00
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21 mwg 130 14 00
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22 DrSteveC 93 10 15
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23 DouglasLovesVixey 81 6 00
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24 JCEurovision 32 2 00
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Questions:

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs (31-9) to win Super Bowl LV last Sunday. Two Buccaneers caught touchdown passes. Rob Gronkowski caught two TD passes. Name the other Buccaneer who caught a TD pass.

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Antonio Brown

A new episode of the American version of the quiz show "The Chase" aired on Thursday night. What television network broadcasts "The Chase"?

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ABC

Multiple choice. What new podcast by Father Mike Schmitz recently reached #1 on the Apple Podcast charts: A) "The Bible in a Month"; B) "The Bible in a Year"; C) "The Bible in a Presidential Term"; D) "The Quran in a Shahr"?

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B

What singer is releasing his latest album "On Earth, and in Heaven" today (Fri.); perhaps an appropriate title given this redacted image?

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Robin Thicke

What city fills-in the blank in this recent headline from The Wrap: "'Trial of the Chicago 7,’ ‘One Night in _____’ Lead AARP’s Movies for Grownups Nominations"?

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Miami

Valentine's Day is this Sunday! In honor of Valentine's Day, please answer: Whose hands are seen in this image?

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Ralph Wiggum

Nominations for the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced on Wednesday. Among the nominees are what heavy metal band, known for such songs as: "Run to the Hills", "Aces High" and "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter"?

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Iron Maiden

A Google News search was conducted on Wednesday using the term: "Elaine May, Diane Sawyer". The top three results were book reviews of a recently published biography about what person?

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Mike Nichols

Seen here is the logo for what streaming service which recently launched in the U.S.?

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Discovery+

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Enforcers". Here we go. In a recent The Hockey Writers post, Kevan Miller, Nick Ritchie and Craig Smith were hailed as the "new enforcers" for what NHL East Division team that is off to a winning start for the 2021 season?

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Bruins

Multiple choice. Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Everything is Tenuous", the fifth studio album for what Australian rock band: A) Peter Clemenza; B) Luca Brasi; C) Al Neri; D) Rocco Lampone?

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B

The Daytona 500, the first official NASCAR Cup Series race of the 2021 season, is this Sunday. In what YEAR was the first Daytona 500 held? (accept within 6 years)

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1959 (accept 1953 to 1965)