Lighter Side of the News (Dec. 02, 2022) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

TWright17
There are sewers aplenty yet to dig


Quiz Description

Quiz - #19-08

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 18 53 48 42 18 65 48 30 53 89 83 95
1 AnthonyBianca 444 97 15
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2 TWright17 363 91 15
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3 DarthPace 361 85 15
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4 DFisher 335 79 15
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5 gaufqwi 319 73 15
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6 SokolM 301 67 15
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7 CoenM 295 61 15
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8 KashyapN 293 55 15
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9 helene 275 50 15
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10 HoH 231 44 15
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11 ecpekkle 183 38 15
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12 KPope 159 32 15
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13 LynchT 146 26 00
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14 Tarn 143 20 00
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15 HortonR 123 14 15
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16 DouglasLovesVixey 108 8 00
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17 JCEurovision 78 2 15
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Questions:

The U.S. Men's Soccer Team has advanced to the knockout stage at the 2022 World Cup! What team is the U.S. playing in the Round of 16 this Saturday?

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Netherlands

"A Christmas Story Christmas", a legacy film sequel to the beloved 1983 classic "A Christmas Story", was released recently. "A Christmas Story Christmas" is available on what streaming service?

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HBO Max

Multiple choice. The musical group NOFX is releasing their latest album "Double Album" today (Fri.). What genre of music is NOFX: A) Electronic Dance; B) K-Pop; C) Punk; D) Thrash Metal?

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C

Name the TWO NCAA FBS football teams that wear purple uniforms and will be playing against each other in the Big 12 Championship Game this Saturday?

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TCU, Kansas State

What woman's name fills-in the blanks in this recent KTSM headline: "_____ ______'s 'Mountain Magic Christmas' special brings uplifting spirit to NBC"?

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Dolly Parton

It's that time of year when a certain type of commercial hits the airwaves. In honor, answer: What name has been redacted in this photo?

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Lexus

What two words fill-in the blanks in this recent headline from Variety: "Disney's '_______ _____' to Lose $100 Million: Why it Flopped at Box Office"?

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Strange World

A new episode of the television competition series "Shark Tank" will air tonight (Fri.). What network broadcasts "Shark Tank"?

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ABC

Multiple choice. The Polish drama film "EO" was released recently. The title character in "EO" is what type of animal: A) Alpaca; B) Bull; C) Cockatoo; D) Donkey?

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D

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Bowling Terms". Here we go. The international junior indoor lawn bowling championships are taking place this upcoming week in Northern Ireland. In honor, give the term for the white object in this photo. (Hint: may also apply to poker)

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Jack, Kitty

A Google News search was conducted this week using the term: "Spare". The top five results were headlines that mentioned what man?

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Prince Harry

It's back again! So, answer: Writer Emma Green referenced what 19th century German philosopher in her 2015 Atlantic magazine article about Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You"?

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Georg Hegel