Lighter Side of the News (Apr. 30, 2021) by HallR

Champion(s):

RobinJRichards
How many days until May?


Runner(s)-Up:

MattK
Ready. Fire. Aim.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #13-03

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 08 54 50 35 62 50 74 24 35 31 43 50
1 RobinJRichards 395 98 15
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2 MattK 387 94 15
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3 HoH 348 90 15
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4 Svoyager-11 345 86 15
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5 casketromance 333 82 15
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6 heystephen 313 78 15
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7 SokolM 310 75 15
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8 NathanL 303 71 15
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9 helene 299 67 15
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10 ecpekkle 298 63 15
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11 Tarn 295 59 15
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12 imogen 279 55 15
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13 CoenM 260 51 15
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14 KashyapN 249 48 15
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15 GoodmanDL 245 44 15
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16 Squidpickles 235 40 15
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17 felsenheldd 229 36 15
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18 KPope 226 32 15
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19 GarciaD 207 26 15
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19 LynchT 207 26 15
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21 Vintsanity 203 21 15
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22 Vendy12 199 17 15
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23 BeningoS 188 13 15
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24 JCEurovision 180 9 00
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25 groug 118 5 15
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26 DouglasLovesVixey 0 1 00
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Questions:

Sir Anthony Hopkins earned his second Academy Award for Best Actor at last Sunday's Oscars ceremony. Hopkins won for his performance in what film?

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The Father

A Thursday afternoon check of the standings on NHL.com indicated that seven teams have qualified for the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. Name ONE of these teams that have qualified as of 04/29.

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Avalanche, Golden Knights, Hurricanes, Lightning, Maple Leafs, Panthers, Wild

Multiple choice. "Fearless (Taylor's Version)", a re-recorded version of the iconic 2008 Taylor Swift album, debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart last week. Which of the following classic Swift hits is NOT on "Fearless": A) "Love Story"; B) "Our Song"; C) "You Belong with Me"?

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B

In honor of an upcoming date, please answer: What nickname has been redacted in this image?

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Mayday

Dan Levy of "Schitt's Creek" fame has been appearing in multiple advertising campaigns lately. Name ONE of the two snack food brands which feature Levy in their commercials.

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M&Ms, Tostitos

What number fills-in the blank in this recent headline from Collider: "Cobra Kai Season _ Release Date Confirmed for 2021"?

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4

Time for an audio clip! In honor of a certain event taking place this Saturday, give the title of the song heard in this clip.

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Call to Post (First Call)

Another episode of the news magazine television program "48 Hours" will air this Saturday night. What network broadcasts "48 Hours"?

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CBS

WARNING: Spelling counts! What word has been redacted in this recent tweet?

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Pootie

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Celtic Pride". Here we go. What SURNAME fills-in the blank in this recent Boston.com headline: "Kemba ______ finding his footing at the perfect time for Celtics"?

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Walker

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Turn Up That Dial", the tenth studio album for what American band; practitioners of a genre of music known as Celtic punk?

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Dropkick Murphys

"The Shakespeare tragedy that truly speaks to us now" read a recent headline from BBC.com. This article is about what fictional character, known for drinking at the Boar's Head Inn and living on borrowed money?

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Sir John Falstaff