Lighter Side of the News (Sep. 10, 2021) by HallR

Champion(s):

casketromance
Oath of the Goat


Runner(s)-Up:

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #14-09

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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1 casketromance 441 97 00
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2 AnthonyBianca 417 91 15
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3 RobinJRichards 389 86 15
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4 MattK 300 80 00
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5 ecpekkle 291 75 15
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6 helene 285 69 15
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7 CoenM 282 63 00
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8 SokolM 277 58 15
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9 Vintsanity 261 52 00
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10 Squidpickles 257 47 00
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11 JCEurovision 254 41 00
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12 Vendy12 209 36 00
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13 HoH 205 30 00
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14 LynchT 171 25 00
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15 gaufqwi 165 19 00
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16 KPope 150 13 00
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17 DouglasLovesVixey 145 8 00
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18 Tarn 84 2 00
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Questions:

This Thursday marked the 20th anniversary of the HBO television series "Band of Brothers", celebrated by the release of a new podcast. "Band of Brothers" focuses on the men of "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, from what U.S. Army division?

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101st Airborne

50/50 tossup. The 2021 NCAA football season opened last weekend. One of the most watched games was Florida State vs. Notre Dame. Who won: Florida State or Notre Dame?

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Notre Dame

What word fills-in the blank in this recent headline from Marvel.com: "‘Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten _____’: How Wong Sets up a Bigger Universe for the Heroes in End Credits"?

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Rings

The film "Cinderella" (2021) was released last weekend on Amazon Prime. In honor, please identify the person whose name and face has been redacted in this image related to an earlier retelling of the classic fairy tale.

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Jerry Lewis

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Star-Crossed", the fifth studio album for what 33-year old country singer, known for her debut album "Same Trailer Different Park"?

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Kacey Musgraves

New episodes of the drama television series "Fantasy Island", a reboot of the original series of that name, will air this Sunday and Tuesday. What network broadcasts "Fantasy Island"?

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Fox

Time for an audio clip! In honor of a certain television program returning to the air this upcoming week, please answer: The song heard in this clip was composed by a man from what nation?

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United Kingdom

Multiple choice. Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Back in Love City", the fifth studio album for what indie rock band with a current events related name: A) Afghan Withdrawal; B) The Vaccines; C) California Recall?

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B

An event known as the Solheim Cup was held last weekend in Toledo, Ohio. The Solheim Cup is a competition in what sport?

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Golf

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Mythical Winged Creatures". Here we go. What name fills-in the blank in this recent headline from Runner's World: "Nike Air Zoom _______ 38 Review - Best Running Shoes 2021"?

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Pegasus

This photo was taken last weekend in what city?

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Venice

In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9-11, C-SPAN television will be covering multiple memorial events tomorrow (Sat.). What does the letter "C" in C-SPAN stand for?

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Cable