Lighter Side of the News (Apr. 23, 2021) by HallR

Champion(s):

groug

gaufqwi


Runner(s)-Up:


Quiz Description

Quiz - #13-02

Full Results:

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Money Value (% Incorrect): 67 26 52 26 49 26 38 19 34 41 45 52
1 groug 371 96 00
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1 gaufqwi 371 96 00
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3 CoenM 360 90 15
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4 GarciaD 349 87 15
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5 heystephen 345 83 15
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6 HoH 342 79 15
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7 casketromance 341 75 15
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8 helene 337 72 00
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9 AnthonyBianca 323 68 15
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10 KashyapN 315 64 00
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11 HortonR 304 61 00
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12 NathanL 303 57 15
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13 TWright17 300 53 00
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14 Squidpickles 292 50 00
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15 KPope 281 42 00
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15 ecpekkle 281 42 15
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15 SokolM 281 42 00
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18 LynchT 262 35 00
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19 Vintsanity 254 31 00
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20 Commodore 244 27 00
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21 KonkelT 225 24 00
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22 cummingsj 221 20 00
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23 Vendy12 218 16 00
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24 Tarn 180 12 15
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25 JMarg 176 9 00
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26 JCEurovision 172 5 00
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27 DouglasLovesVixey 105 1 00
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Questions:

The 93rd Academy Awards, televised on ABC, is this Sunday night! How long in hours plus minutes was last year's (2020) Oscars ceremony? (accept within 15 minutes)

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3 Hours 35 Minutes (accept 3:20 to 3:50)

A young man named Trevor Lawrence has been in the news a little bit lately. Lawrence is an athlete who plays what sport?

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Football

There have been several articles remembering the life of recently departed Vice President Walter Mondale lately. Many of these articles mention what three word advertising catchphrase?

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Where's the beef

Multiple choice. Which of the options in this montage contains the title of the latest hit single by rapper Lil Nas X?

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B

What song inspired by an 1847 novel fills-in the blanks in this recent Edinburgh Live headline: "Edinburgh event will see Kate Bush lovers recreate iconic _________ _______ video"?

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Wuthering Heights

50/50 tossup. The monster movie "Godzilla vs. Kong" continues to perform well at the box office. According to Rotten Tomatoes, how do critics rate "Godzilla vs. Kong": Rotten or Fresh?

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Fresh

We are now three weeks into the 2021 MLB regular season. Name ONE of the two teams that have pitched no-hitters so far this season.

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Padres, White Sox

What two words have been redacted in this image?

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Mortal Kombat

Another new episode of the reality competition television series "Hell's Kitchen" aired on Thursday night. What network broadcasts "Hell's Kitchen"?

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Fox

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Medleys". Here we go. Due to ongoing circumstances, the planned swim competition question has been cancelled. Instead answer: In the individual medley (IM) what STROKE is swim third order, right before freestyle?

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Breaststroke

Time for an audio clip! In honor of a previously mentioned event, name the YEAR in which the performance heard in this clip occurred.

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1998

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Louder Than Noise... Live in Berlin", a concert album recorded in 2012 for what former heavy metal band, known for such songs as "Rock It" and "Ace of Spades"?

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Motörhead