Lighter Side of the News (Aug. 20, 2021) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

casketromance
Oath of the Goat


Quiz Description

Quiz - #14-06

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 32 64 64 60 87 46 50 50 64 23 82 19
1 AnthonyBianca 527 97 15
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2 casketromance 438 93 15
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3 MattK 405 88 15
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4 GarciaD 346 84 15
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5 Vendy12 329 79 15
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6 gaufqwi 317 75 00
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7 helene 310 70 00
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8 SokolM 308 65 15
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9 Tarn 282 61 15
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10 felsenheldd 273 56 15
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11 JCEurovision 267 52 00
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12 LynchT 262 47 15
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13 Nicola 248 43 15
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14 CoenM 240 38 15
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15 ElendilPickle 225 34 15
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16 HoH 218 29 15
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17 KPope 198 25 00
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18 HortonR 151 20 00
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19 Vintsanity 134 15 15
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20 EggCzar 119 11 15
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21 ecpekkle 117 6 00
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22 DouglasLovesVixey 87 2 00
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Questions:

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Solar Power", the third studio album for what singer-songwriter, who claimed that her first hit single was inspired by George Brett?

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Lorde

"Nickelodeon Movies films" and "Animated films about dogs" are two of the category hyperlinks found at the bottom of the Wikipedia page for what film that opens today (Fri.)?

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PAW Patrol: The Movie

A woman named Camila Giorgi made news last weekend in Canada. Giorgi is an athlete who competes in what sport?

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Tennis

The season finale of the reality television series "Million Dollar Listing New York" will air this upcoming Thursday night. What cable channel broadcasts "Million Dollar Listing New York"?

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Bravo

"Impeachment: American Crime Story", the latest season for the FX anthology television program, is set to debut on September 7th. What figure does Billy Eichner play in the series? (attached photo is a hint)

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Matt Drudge

50/50 tossup. It's been announced this week that Scarlett Johansson has given birth to a new baby. What sex is the child: Boy or Girl?

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Boy

What title fills-in the blank in this recent Variety headline: "‘__________’ Director Tom McCarthy on Casting Matt Damon Against Type and Amanda Knox Criticism"?

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Stillwater

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "The Body Remembers", the first album in twenty years for what singer, known for such earlier albums as "Out of the Blue" and "Electric Youth"?

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Debbie Gibson

What team is currently (as of 08/20) leading the National League Central Division for the 2021 MLB season?

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Brewers

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Prominent During the 1970s With a Presidential Name". Here we go. What university fills-in the blank in this line from a recent History.com story: "The 1935 All-Stars' roster included a ________ player named Gerald Ford, who would become the nation’s 38th president"?

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Michigan

Give the FULL NAME of the figure who has been circled in red in this recent Instagram post from comedian Paul Scheer?

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Roosevelt Franklin

Madonna celebrated her birthday on Monday! How old (in years) is Madonna? (accept within 2)

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63 (accept 61 to 65)