Lighter Side of the News (Nov. 26, 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 - #15-07

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 74 37 40 37 14 17 24 37 50 17 34 54
1 casketromance 405 98 15
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2 AnthonyBianca 378 95 15
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3 HoH 368 91 15
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4 RobinJRichards 354 88 15
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5 Ganman 342 85 15
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6 felsenheldd 337 81 15
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7 helene 320 76 00
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7 GoodmanDL 320 76 00
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9 SokolM 307 71 00
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10 KashyapN 300 68 00
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11 TWright17 290 65 00
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12 KonkelT 283 61 00
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13 LynchT 282 58 00
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14 reallydumb4real 270 55 00
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15 CoenM 266 50 15
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15 MilesTeg 266 50 00
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17 RautY 252 45 00
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18 DFisher 242 41 00
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19 RigsbyD 241 38 00
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20 Vendy12 235 35 00
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21 GarciaD 234 31 00
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22 Tarn 233 28 15
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23 MasonC 231 25 00
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24 HortonR 223 21 00
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25 ChrisRosenberg 218 18 00
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26 NathanL 212 15 00
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27 KPope 205 11 00
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28 JCEurovision 185 8 00
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29 Squidpickles 113 5 00
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30 DouglasLovesVixey 81 1 00
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Questions:

Black Friday is today (Nov. 26). In honor of Black Friday, answer: The department store chain now known as Nordstrom was founded in 1901 in what U.S. state?

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Washington

On this week's "Bizarre Albums" podcast, host Tony Thaxton discussed the 2006 release "Strummin' with the Devil: The Southern Side of (redacted)", a bluegrass style album of covers of songs from what band?

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Van Halen

As of Nov. 26, there are three unbeaten teams in NCAA FBS level football this season. Georgia is one of these teams. Name ONE of the other two unbeaten teams.

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Cincinnati, Texas San Antonio

50/50 tossup. The coming of age film "Belfast" is now playing. "Belfast" focuses on a boy named Buddy whose family is: Catholic or Protestant?

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Protestant

Weatherman Al Roker created some buzz for his SpongeBob impression at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. What cable channel airs the television problem "SpongeBob SquarePants"?

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Nickelodeon

What number has been redacted in this recent photo?

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30

MLB slugger Bryce Harper was recently named the 2021 National League MVP, following in the footsteps of such MVPs as a certain Panamanian born Minnesota Twin in 1977, whose team did not make the playoffs. Harper plays for what team?

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Phillies

What surname fills-in the blank in this Tuesday headline from the AP: "Musician Jon _______ leads Grammy Award nominations with 11"?

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Batiste

As of Thur. Nov. 25, what team has the best 2021-22 season record in the NBA at (16-2)?

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Warriors

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Who You Gonna Call?". Here we go. 1800-288-8372 was a phone number dialed by many Americans over the past week, which was answered by representatives from what company?

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Butterball

What word has been redacted in this recent image?

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Afterlife

Hanukkah begins this Sunday! What lighter of menorahs, who has a connection with another question in this quiz, is the first person mentioned by name in "The Chanukah Song" by Adam Sandler?

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David Lee Roth