Lighter Side of the News (Jun. 17, 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 - #17-10

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 29 72 29 20 39 24 24 72 43 20 58 53
1 AnthonyBianca 422 97 15
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39
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58
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53
2 helene 386 92 15
29
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39
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58
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53
3 casketromance 362 88 15
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72
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39
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24
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24
00
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53
4 GoodmanDL 330 83 15
29
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20
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58
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5 KPope 308 78 15
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43
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53
6 gaufqwi 303 73 15
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7 felsenheldd 285 69 15
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53
8 HortonR 284 64 15
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58
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9 CoenM 282 59 15
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10 Vintsanity 279 54 15
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39
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11 Tarn 278 50 15
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12 alamble 274 45 00
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13 SokolM 250 40 00
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14 DouglasLovesVixey 244 35 00
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15 DFisher 241 30 15
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16 LynchT 234 26 00
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17 HoH 222 21 15
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18 KCrest 181 16 15
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19 ecpekkle 178 11 00
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20 Timm 148 7 15
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21 JCEurovision 109 2 00
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Questions:

The highly anticipated film "Elvis" opens next week. In honor, answer: What Elvis Presley SONG was listed on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", but in the 2021 revised version of the list, was replaced by an earlier version of the same song recorded by Big Mama Thornton?

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Hound Dog

The Golden State Warriors won the 2022 NBA Championship last night (Thur.), beating the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the finals. During the postgame celebration, the Warriors' Klay Thompson carried a flag for what NATION; the nation of Thompson's father's birth?

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Bahamas

The fourteenth season of the competition television series "American Ninja Warrior" debuted this month. What network broadcasts "American Ninja Warrior"?

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NBC

50/50 tossup. The 2022 NCAA Women's College World Series for softball was held earlier this month. Which team won in the championship final: Texas or Oklahoma?

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Oklahoma

A Google News search was conducted last weekend using the term: "Not Tim Allen". The top results were recent headlines that mentioned what actor in addition to Tim Allen?

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Chris Evans

What TWO WORDS have been redacted on this 50th anniversary commemorative product that goes on sale today (Fri.)?

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Spiders, Mars

What name fills-in the blanks in this recent CBS News headline: "________ ______ earns EGOT status after winning Tony Award for 'A Strange Loop'"?

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Jennifer Hudson

Multiple choice. Which of the following is a current hit song by rapper Bad Bunny: A) Singapore Sling; B) Berlin Martini; C) Chicago Fizz; D) Moscow Mule?

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D

"The Old Man", a new television series starring Jeff Bridges, debuted last night (Thur.) on the FX channel. In addition to FX, "The Old Man" is also available on what streaming service?

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Hulu

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Time Periods". Here we go. The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Colorado Avalanche are currently playing in the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals. How long (in minutes) is ONE regulation period in an NHL hockey game?

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20

In honor of a certain current movie blockbuster, answer: In the attached image, the word "Jurassic" has been redacted by a rectangle of what COLOR?

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Yellow

The movie "Superman III" was released on this date (Jun. 17) in 1983. On the poster for "Superman III", Superman is seen carrying Gus Gorman, a character portrayed by what actor?

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Richard Pryor