Lighter Side of the News (Apr. 09, 2021) by HallR

Champion(s):

SokolM


Runner(s)-Up:

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #12-13

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 22 18 83 40 40 47 54 25 50 11 68 43
1 SokolM 379 98 00
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2 AnthonyBianca 374 94 15
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3 HoH 329 91 15
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4 MattK 300 87 15
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5 GarciaD 295 83 15
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6 RobinJRichards 285 80 15
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7 LynchT 276 76 15
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8 Tarn 272 73 15
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9 jnowell 268 69 15
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10 casketromance 265 66 15
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11 KonkelT 264 62 15
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12 GoodmanDL 253 58 15
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13 groug 250 55 15
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14 NathanL 246 51 15
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15 CoenM 243 48 15
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16 McGeeDean 233 44 00
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17 helene 224 41 15
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18 ecpekkle 223 37 00
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19 Commodore 212 33 00
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20 Colluventus 202 30 15
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21 KPope 199 26 15
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22 gaufqwi 181 23 15
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23 KCrest 166 19 15
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24 imogen 158 16 15
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25 randalleng 148 12 15
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26 Vendy12 144 8 00
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27 JCEurovision 132 5 00
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28 DouglasLovesVixey 118 1 15
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Questions:

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "In Another World", the twentieth studio album for what rock band, known for such hits as "I Want You to Want Me", "Surrender" and "The Flame"?

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Cheap Trick

Last Sunday, what team defeated Arizona (54-53) in the tournament final to win the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship?

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Stanford

Sources have reported that the long awaited "Friends" reunion special has begun taping this week. What streaming service will offer the "Friends" reunion special?

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HBO Max

Seen here is the cover of a new album out today (Fri.). What genre of music is this album?

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Folk

The Quarter-finals of the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League got underway this week. England, Germany and Spain have clubs in the Quarter-finals. Name ONE of the two other nations that have a club in Quarter-finals?

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France, Portugal

50/50 tossup. The new comedy television series "Home Economics" premiered on ABC on Wednesday night. "Home Economics" is produced using what type of camera setup: Single-camera or Multi-camera?

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Single-camera

What number fills-in the blank in the name of this event taking place at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium this weekend: WrestleMania __? (accept within 2)

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37 (accept 35 to 39)

Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles is currently holding an exhibit for the work by artist Austin Gilmore. The Gilmore print seen here is a tribute to what film director?

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Wes Anderson

What FIRST NAME fills-in the blank in this recent Page Six headline: "Kardashian team working hard to remove unwanted _____ photo"?

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Khloe

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "The Soundtracks of Champions". Here we go. On this week's "Unspooled" podcast, hosts Paul Scheer and Amy Nicholson discussed what film, noteworthy for a contribution by a Greek man named Vangelis?

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Chariots of Fire

Time of an audio clip! Multiple choice. Associated with a certain telecast this week, the song heard in this audio clip was composed by a man from a musical family with what surname: A) Feliciano; B) Mancini; C) Newman; D) Loggins?

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D

The television miniseries "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" is now streaming on Disney+. In "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" Wyatt Russell plays what Marvel superhero? (edited at 10:58 am, April 9, 2021 (EDT))

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Captain America