Lighter Side of the News (Feb. 25, 2022) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

helene
I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #16-07

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 77 43 34 53 58 72 15 62 34 96 43 58
1 AnthonyBianca 402 97 15
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2 helene 385 92 15
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3 Vendy12 375 88 15
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4 SokolM 346 83 00
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5 felsenheldd 336 78 15
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6 GoodmanDL 331 73 00
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7 gaufqwi 317 69 00
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8 Vintsanity 308 64 00
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9 JCEurovision 278 59 00
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10 NathanL 259 52 00
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10 KonkelT 259 52 00
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12 casketromance 244 45 00
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13 Timm 229 38 15
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13 CoenM 229 38 00
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15 HortonR 220 30 00
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16 HoH 196 26 00
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17 DouglasLovesVixey 195 19 00
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17 MasonC 195 19 00
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19 ecpekkle 83 11 00
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20 LynchT 45 4 00
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20 KPope 45 4 00
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Questions:

A Google News search was conducted last weekend using the term: "Belgian Malinois". The top three results were reviews for what recently released movie?

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Dog

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Hard Skool", an extended play (EP) for the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. In honor, answer: What two words fill-in the blanks in these song lyrics: "She's got a smile that it seems to me reminds me of _________ ________"?

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Childhood Memories

The drama television series "Bel-Air", a reboot of an earlier series, debuted this month. "Bel-Air" is available on what streaming service?

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Peacock

The attached photo was taken last weekend in what city?

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Cleveland

A new episode of the television program "Penn & Teller: (redacted)" airs tonight (Fri.) on the CW network. What two words have been redacted in the title above?

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Fool Us

Multiple choice. Last Sunday, NASCAR Cup Series rookie driver Austin Cindric won the Daytona 500. Who is the manufacturer of Cindric's car: A) Chevrolet; B) Ford; C) Toyota?

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B

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Happiness Not Included", the first album in two decades for the synthpop duo Soft Cell. Soft Cell is best known for what 1981 #1 UK pop chart hit?

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Tainted Love

A new episode of the television sitcom "United States of Al" aired on Thursday. In the series, the character named Al is originally from what nation?

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Afghanistan

The name of what costume designer has been redacted multiple times in this recently released document?

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Edith Head

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Lip(a)". Here we go. What number fills-in the blank in this recent Page Six headline: "Celebrities can't get enough of Laneige's $__ lip mask"? (accept within 10)

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22 (accept 12 to 32)

Multiple choice. Which of the following is a current hit song by pop singer Dua Lipa: A) "Levitating"; B) "Need to Know"; C) "Surface Pressure"?

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A

On Tuesday, Chelsea played Lille in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League match (Round of 16), taking a 2-0 lead. What COLOR is the lion depicted on Chelsea's club crest?

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Blue