Lighter Side of the News (Mar. 26, 2021) by HallR

Champion(s):

GarciaD


Runner(s)-Up:

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #12-11

Full Results:

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1 GarciaD 359 98 15
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2 AnthonyBianca 354 95 15
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3 helene 343 91 15
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4 ElendilPickle 312 88 15
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5 felsenheldd 311 85 00
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6 CoenM 304 81 00
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7 MattK 290 78 15
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8 RobinJRichards 283 75 15
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9 HortonR 280 71 15
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10 KonkelT 278 68 15
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11 HoH 275 65 00
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12 alamble 273 61 00
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13 NathanL 272 58 15
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14 KPope 271 55 00
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15 heystephen 270 51 00
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16 KCrest 264 48 15
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17 jveditz 260 45 15
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18 Vendy12 257 41 00
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19 Tarn 255 38 15
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20 ecpekkle 253 35 00
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21 Vintsanity 245 31 15
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22 SokolM 243 28 00
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23 Svoyager-11 238 25 00
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24 casketromance 234 21 00
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25 GoodmanDL 225 18 00
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26 Squidpickles 210 15 00
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27 gaufqwi 200 11 15
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28 FauxD 159 8 00
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29 JCEurovision 118 5 00
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30 DouglasLovesVixey 104 1 00
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Questions:

A Google News search was recently conducted using the term: "Southern gothic, Catholic, died young". The top result was a Loyola Phoenix review of Wednesday night's PBS "American Masters" episode about what person?

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Flannery O'Connor

On this week's "Unspooled" podcast, hosts Paul Scheer and Amy Nicholson discussed the 1971 movie "Brian's Song", which is about two football players who played for what NFL team?

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Bears

What cable television channel fills-in the blank in this recent Variety headline: "Harry and Meghan’s Split From Royal Family to Be Explored in Another ________ Movie"?

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Lifetime

Attached is a recent promotional image for what company?

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Priceline

50/50 tossup. Which New York City NHL team currently has the better record (2021 regular season): Rangers or Islanders?

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Islanders

Multiple choice. Which of the following is the title of a recently released album: A) "Fluoride in the Water Supply"; B) "Black Helicopter Illuminati"; C) "Chemtrails over the Country Club"; D) "Avenue QAnon (The Original Broadway Cast Recording)"?

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C

The 2021 PGA Awards were announced on Wednesday. In this instance, what do the initials PGA stand for? (Hint: no sand traps or putters)

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Producers Guild of America

Due to ongoing circumstances, the planned sporting event question has been cancelled. Instead answer: This photo was taken during a competition of what sport?

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Polo

There has been much news regarding events surrounding the daytime television talk show "The Talk" lately. What network broadcasts "The Talk"?

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CBS

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "That Old Time Religion". Here we go. Today (Fri.) marks the release of "My Savior", the first album of traditional gospel hymns for what singer, better known for belting out such lyrics as, "he's probably buyin' her some fruity little drink 'cause she can't shoot whiskey"?

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Carrie Underwood

Time for an audio clip! This Saturday night, what team will play Arkansas in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Sweet 16 round? (attached audio clip is a hint)

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Oral Roberts

The highly anticipated superhero film "Zack Snyder's Justice League" ("Snyder Cut") was recently released on HBO Max. How long (in minutes) is the Snyder Cut? (accept within 15)

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242 (accept 227 to 257)