Lighter Side of the News (Apr. 02, 2021) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

CoenM
And, it's moist!


Quiz Description

Quiz - #12-12

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 31 20 50 70 58 43 50 08 77 54 47 85
1 AnthonyBianca 463 98 15
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70
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47
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85
2 CoenM 390 94 15
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54
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47
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3 MattK 361 90 15
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70
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58
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50
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00
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47
00
4 casketromance 360 86 15
31
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58
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5 KonkelT 348 82 15
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43
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54
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6 RobinJRichards 333 78 15
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43
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08
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54
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7 Vintsanity 303 75 15
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20
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58
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43
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08
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54
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8 SokolM 291 71 15
31
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58
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50
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47
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9 NathanL 272 67 15
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08
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10 heystephen 269 63 00
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43
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11 GoodmanDL 261 59 15
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12 Vendy12 245 53 00
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12 Tarn 245 53 15
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43
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54
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14 Svoyager-11 238 48 15
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70
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08
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54
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15 KreitzerJ 237 44 15
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16 DouglasLovesVixey 222 40 00
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17 alamble 216 36 00
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18 SngD 203 32 15
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19 felsenheldd 173 28 15
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70
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20 JCEurovision 161 25 00
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21 HoH 153 21 00
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22 KPope 146 15 15
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22 KlionskyG 146 15 15
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24 KCrest 131 9 00
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08
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25 ecpekkle 123 5 00
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26 groug 96 1 15
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Questions:

Yesterday (Thur.) was Opening Day for the 2021 Major League Baseball regular season. In honor of Opening Day, name the first U.S. President to have tossed the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day.

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William Howard Taft

The daytime television talk show "The Talk" may be on hiatus, but "The View" is still airing new episodes. What network broadcasts "The View"?

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ABC

Multiple choice. What is the title of Justin Bieber's new #1 hit single: A) "Apples"; B) "Bananas"; C) "Cherries"; D) "Peaches"?

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D

Due to ongoing circumstances, the planned Broadway production question has been cancelled. Instead answer: "Tower of Babble" , "Bless the Lord" and "Day by Day" are all numbers from what 1971 musical?

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Godspell

On this week's "The Rewatchables" podcast, Bill Simmons and the gang discussed what 1985 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger? (attached image is a hint)

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Commando

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over", the latest studio album for what pop singer, known for her 2017 hit "Sorry Not Sorry"?

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Demi Lovato

Last weekend, Lewis Hamilton won the first Grand Prix of the 2021 FIA Formula One season. This Grand Prix was held in what nation; the third smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore?

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Bahrain

What TWO names have been redacted on this cropped poster?

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Godzilla, Kong

50/50 tossup. A new episode of the Mexican telenovela "¿Te acuerdas de mí?" will air tonight (Fri.). What television network broadcasts "¿Te acuerdas de mí?" in the U.S.: Telemundo or Univision?

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Univision

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Comes Before Amadeus". Here we go. There have been several news articles remembering the recently departed novelist Larry McMurtry lately. These articles usually mention what film that won the Academy Award for Best Picture one year prior to "Amadeus"?

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Terms of Endearment

What FIRST NAME fills-in the blank in this recent headline from SPIN: "________ Van Halen Shares ‘Don’t Back Down’ and ‘Think It Over’ Singles"?

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Wolfgang

The 2021 Masters Tournament begins next Thursday. The smallest field in Major Championship golf, how many players are expected to compete? (accept within 6)

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89 (accept 83 to 95)