Lighter Side of the News (Feb. 10, 2023) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

GoodmanDL
A genius is someone like Norman Einstein...


Quiz Description

Quiz - #20-05

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 69 44 19 38 38 50 32 63 44 44 57 32
1 AnthonyBianca 419 96 15
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2 GoodmanDL 387 90 15
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57
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3 ChrisRosenberg 357 84 15
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57
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4 CoenM 350 78 15
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5 gaufqwi 331 71 00
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6 helene 304 65 00
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7 HoH 303 59 00
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8 SokolM 301 53 15
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9 KCrest 295 46 00
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10 DFisher 264 40 00
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11 RautY 260 34 00
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12 Tarn 244 28 00
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13 felsenheldd 212 21 00
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14 LynchT 161 15 00
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15 JCEurovision 93 6 00
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15 DouglasLovesVixey 93 6 00
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Questions:

On Tuesday night, Lebron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record as the NBA's all-time career scoring leader. Behind James and Abdul-Jabbar, what player is currently THIRD on the NBA all-time career scoring list?

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Karl Malone

"'The Late Late Show' to Be Replaced by Reboot of '@midnight'" reads a Wednesday headline from Vulture. From 2013 to 2017 "@midnight" aired on what television channel?

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Comedy Central

50/50 tossup. Last Sunday, Bonnie Raitt's "Just Like That" won a Grammy Award in what category: Record of the Year or Song of the Year?

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Song of the Year

"Did (redacted) retire as a promotional stunt?" and "I'm betting the timing is not a coincidence", were statements spoken on a recent "The Town" podcast, during a discussion of what film? (edited at 8:01 am, February 10, 2023 (PST))

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80 for Brady

What food product fills-in the blank in this recent headline from Hola!: "Anna Faris becomes 'Eve' in _______ from Mexico Super Bowl ad"?

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Avocados

In honor of a certain upcoming date, answer: What man has had his name redacted and face circled in this image?

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Hector Elizondo

What word fills-in the blank in this recent headline from the Hollywood Reporter: "'Not ____ Yet' Review: Gina Rodriguez's TV Comeback Struggles to Show Signs of Life"?

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Dead

Multiple choice. Which of these musical groups are releasing their latest studio album "Pollen" today (Fri.): A) Bowling for Soup; B) Butthole Surfers; C) Sweethearts of the Rodeo; D) Tennis?

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D

What London based soccer club is currently leading the standings for the 2022-23 English Premier League season?

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Arsenal

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "In the Stands at a Football Game". Here we go. State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona is hosting Super Bowl LVII this Sunday! What is the maximum "expanded" capacity for State Farm Stadium? (accept within 6,000)

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72,200 (accept 66,200 to 78,200)

Describing a life changing event, also addressed in a new documentary film, the attached excerpt is from a recently published memoir by what woman?

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Pamela Anderson

The film "Knock at the Cabin" is now playing. Name the director of "Knock at the Cabin".

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M. Night Shyamalan