Lighter Side of the News (Jan. 27, 2023) by HallR

Champion(s):

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


Runner(s)-Up:

ChrisRosenberg
The odds of me winning a quiz are sufficiently low to not compel me to have something witty here.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #20-03

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 13 44 57 44 38 94 38 75 57 69 94 88
1 helene 407 96 15
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2 ChrisRosenberg 332 90 15
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3 KPope 324 84 15
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4 Tarn 294 78 15
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5 HortonR 260 71 15
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6 Vintsanity 254 62 15
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6 Svoyager-11 254 62 15
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8 DFisher 233 53 15
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9 JCEurovision 201 43 15
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9 SokolM 201 43 15
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11 alamble 199 34 15
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12 HoH 189 28 15
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13 CoenM 174 21 15
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14 DouglasLovesVixey 149 15 00
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15 LynchT 105 9 00
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16 ecpekkle 43 3 15
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Questions:

The San Francisco 49ers are playing the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship game this Sunday. Name the starting quarterback for the 49ers.

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Brock Purdy

Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday. What film, nominated for Best Picture, is based on a novel first published in 1929 and banned in a certain country in 1933?

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All Quiet on the Western Front

A new episode of the television game show "Celebrity Name That Tune" aired on Wednesday night. What former "30 Rock" star is the host of "Celebrity Name That Tune"?

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Jane Krakowski

A young man named Tommy Paul has been the subject of some media attention lately. Paul is an athlete who competes in what sport?

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Tennis

Multiple choice. Which of these musical artists is NOT releasing a new album today (Fri.): A) King Tuff; B) Elle King; C) King Crimson?

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C

Oprah Winfrey is celebrating her 69th birthday this Sunday 🎂🎈! In honor, answer: What number has been redacted in this image? (accept within 25)

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276 (accept 251 to 301)

The television sitcom "That 90s Show" was released this month. "That 90s Show" is available on what streaming service?

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Netflix

"All I wanted was to break your walls" are lyrics associated with what singer who scored her latest Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit this week with "Flowers"?

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Miley Cyrus

As of Jan. 27, 2023, what Eastern seaboard based university is ranked #1 in the AP NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings?

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South Carolina

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is: "Outlaws". Here we go. News broke this week that Willie Nelson will be celebrating his 90th birthday (in April) with an all-star concert at the Hollywood Bowl! In 1983, Nelson teamed up with Merle Haggard to record a cover of what Townes Van Zandt song?

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Pancho and Lefty

Multiple choice. The 2023 Sundance Film Festival is currently underway in Park City, Utah. In honor, answer: The figure known as "Sundance" appears under what LETTER in this photo?

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A

Nominations for the 2023 Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies) were announced on Monday. Tom Hanks was nominated for Worst Actor and Worst Supporting Actor for his performances in what TWO films?

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Elvis, Pinocchio