Lighter Side of the News (Apr. 16, 2021) by HallR

Champion(s):

CoenM
And, it's moist!


Runner(s)-Up:

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #13-01

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 25 67 46 05 13 63 63 75 55 55 38 50
1 CoenM 377 97 15
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2 AnthonyBianca 369 93 15
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55
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3 heystephen 363 89 15
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75
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55
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55
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38
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4 HoH 323 85 15
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67
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13
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63
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55
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5 RobinJRichards 321 81 15
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38
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6 GoodmanDL 313 77 15
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7 casketromance 299 72 15
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75
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8 groug 288 68 00
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9 SokolM 279 64 15
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10 NathanL 272 60 15
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11 GarciaD 268 56 15
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12 JMarg 251 52 15
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13 helene 239 47 15
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14 Tarn 224 43 15
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15 KPope 213 39 00
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16 ecpekkle 203 35 15
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17 felsenheldd 191 31 00
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18 imogen 186 27 00
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19 Vendy12 181 20 15
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19 FauxD 181 20 15
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21 Vintsanity 168 14 15
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22 DouglasLovesVixey 138 10 00
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23 LynchT 136 6 15
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24 JCEurovision 20 2 00
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Questions:

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Let the Bad Times Roll", the tenth studio album for what rock band, best known for their 1998 hit "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)"?

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The Offspring

Multiple choice. Soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been making some news lately. Ibrahimovic currently plays for what Italian club: A) AC Milan; B) Juventus; C) Inter Milan; D) Roma?

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A

This week on his "WTF" podcast, Marc Maron interviewed what woman, known for uttering such lines as: "Choose from any one of these programs: High School, TV/VCR Repair...", "All you have to give is 70 cents a day", and "I'm sorry, Mr. Davis, sometimes my father says the wrong things"?

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Sally Struthers

Seen here is a recent behind the scenes photo of the production of an upcoming television series, which is an adaptation of what Cartoon Network program?

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The Powerpuff Girls

"Dispatches From the NFT Art Boom" read a Thursday headline from Vulture. Here the intials NFT stand for what?

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Non-fungible token

What part of a name fills-in the blank in this Monday headline from The Wall Street Journal: "‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’ by Greta Van _____ Review: Zep Without the Pep"?

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Fleet

"Rebel" a television drama series inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich, premiered this month. What network airs "Rebel"?

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ABC

What streaming service fills-in the blank in this line from a recent Hollywood Reporter story: "As 17,000 hours of wrestling programming transition from WWE Network to _______, fans have noticed that some scenes are missing"?

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Peacock

Arriving to Netflix today (Fri.) is what 2013 film promoted in this redacted poster?

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Rush

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "In Memory of Yogi Berra". Here we go. The 2021 MLB regular season is underway. Name the current starting catcher for the New York Yankees.

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Gary Sanchez

Multiple choice. The follow-up to her smash hit "Drivers License", what is the title of Olivia Rodrigo's latest single: A) "It's"; B) "Deja Vu"; C) "All Over"; D) "Again"?

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B

Due to ongoing circumstances, the planned track and field competition question has been cancelled. Instead answer: How many pounds does the men's shot put weigh? (accept within 2)

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16 (accept 14 to 18)