Lighter Side of the News (Dec. 03, 2021) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

ecpekkle


Quiz Description

Quiz - #15-08

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 55 25 20 65 45 80 15 85 30 65 55 80
1 AnthonyBianca 470 97 15
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2 ecpekkle 385 92 00
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3 Tarn 335 87 15
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65
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4 CoenM 330 82 15
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5 casketromance 300 77 15
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6 GarciaD 295 72 15
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7 HoH 290 67 00
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8 helene 260 62 15
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9 RobinJRichards 250 57 15
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10 KPope 230 52 00
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11 felsenheldd 210 47 00
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12 SokolM 205 42 15
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13 Vintsanity 180 37 00
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14 gaufqwi 175 32 15
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15 LynchT 165 27 00
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16 JCEurovision 145 22 00
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17 KCrest 120 17 00
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18 MasonC 110 12 00
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19 Timm 80 7 00
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20 DouglasLovesVixey 70 2 00
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Questions:

The latest Norman Lear and Jimmy Kimmel produced "Live in Front of a Studio Audience" television event airs this upcoming Tuesday night. Name ONE of the two classic sitcoms that will be reenacted in this year's special.

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The Facts of Life, Diff'rent Strokes

"Land of Confusion", "No Son of Mine" and "I Can't Dance" were some of the songs on the setlist for what band when they played their final concert last Saturday night in Buffalo, NY?

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Genesis

A Google News search was conducted on Thursday using the term: "Parag Agrawal". The top five results were headlines which mentioned what company?

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Twitter

Subject of some social media buzz lately, the home featured in this screenshot (redacted) from a recent Architectural Digest story, is located in the metro area of what city?

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Edmonton

50/50 tossup. The biographical drama film "House of Gucci" is now playing. According to Rotten Tomatoes, how do critics rate "House of Gucci": Fresh or Rotten?

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Fresh

"Elkhart Lake man throws perfect 900 bowling series" reads a recent headline from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. In bowling, two consecutive strikes is called a "double", or what other term named after a Hanna-Barbera character?

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Barney Rubble

The second season of the television series "The Great", about Empress Catherine the Great, recently debuted. "The Great" is available on what streaming service?

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Hulu

Having kicked off their 2021 Christmastime tour last night (Thur.) in Santa Barbara, CA; give the name of the less famous person wearing sunglasses in this photo.

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M. Ward

What word repeated twice fills-in the blanks in this Thursday headline from Variety: "Andrew Garfield to Receive Palm Springs Film Festival Honor for ‘____, ____ … Boom!’"?

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Tick

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Without Sin". Here we go. "Who is without sin – 'The Dry', the review" reads a recent headline from Opentapes.com. "The Dry" is a 2021 movie that stars what actor, known for his roles in such films as "Munich" and "Funny People"?

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Eric Bana

In the Roman Catholic Church, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception will be celebrated this upcoming Wednesday.... However, this quiz is about "lighter" topics, so answer: What name has been bleeped out (twice) in this audio clip?

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Franco Harris

It's that time of year when Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" makes itself known everywhere. How many beats per minute (BPMs) is the original tempo of "All I Want for Christmas is You" (1994)? (accept within 26)

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150.162 (accept 124.162 to 176.162)