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

Champion(s):

HoH


Runner(s)-Up:

GoodmanDL
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Quiz Description

Quiz - #14-02

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 10 48 29 24 24 10 15 05 20 43 39 24
1 HoH 314 97 15
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2 GoodmanDL 297 92 15
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3 MattK 296 88 15
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4 helene 290 83 15
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5 felsenheldd 272 78 15
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6 Vendy12 270 73 00
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7 ecpekkle 267 69 15
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8 AnthonyBianca 262 64 15
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9 SokolM 261 59 15
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10 KPope 256 54 15
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11 casketromance 246 50 15
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12 alamble 242 45 15
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13 GarciaD 241 40 15
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14 CoenM 232 35 15
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15 reallydumb4real 231 30 15
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16 DouglasLovesVixey 218 23 15
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16 Tarn 218 23 15
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18 KonkelT 213 16 15
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19 JCEurovision 206 11 00
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20 LynchT 169 7 15
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21 JamesDenny 144 2 15
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Questions:

A Google News search was conducted last weekend using the term: "Airball". The top three results were headlines regarding critic reviews for what movie?

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Space Jam: A New Legacy

What NUMBER and LETTER fills-in the blanks in this recent Rolling Stone headline: "RS Charts: Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Good _ _’ Holds at Number One"?

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4 U

The second season of the comedy television series "Ted Lasso" debuts today (Fri.). "Ted Lasso" is available on what streaming service?

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Apple TV+

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Donda", the tenth studio album for what rapper, known for such previous albums as "808s & Heartbreak" and "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"?

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Kanye West

What SURNAME fills-in the blank in this recent headline from SB Nation: "Alternate viewing of Monday Night Football featuring _______ brothers coming in 2021"?

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Manning

The third season of the anthology comedy television series "Miracle Workers", starring Daniel Radcliffe, debuted recently on TBS. What is the two word title for the new season? (attached image is a hint)

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Oregon Trail

"Cell Block Tango", "Razzle Dazzle" and "When Velma Takes the Stand" are some of the numbers in what musical, recently announced to reopen on Broadway in September?

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Chicago

50/50 tossup. What is the title of a new film opening today (Fri.): "Young" or "Old"?

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Old

As normal, another episode of the long running television soap opera "General Hospital" will air this afternoon (Fri.). What network broadcasts "General Hospital"?

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ABC

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Things Swedish". Here we go. Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Parabellum", the latest EP by Swedish musician Yngwie Malmsteen. What instrument does Malmsteen play?

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Guitar

In honor of a certain event opening today (Fri.), please answer: What is the COLOR of the ring hidden underneath Swedish meatball dish #2 in this recent photo?

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Green

On Tuesday night, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to win the 2021 NBA Championship. How many points did Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo score in Game 6?

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50