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

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

Vintsanity
First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #20-09

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 54 31 70 62 39 62 93 54 62 54 77 62
1 AnthonyBianca 458 96 15
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2 Vintsanity 345 88 15
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3 Tarn 322 80 15
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4 CoenM 315 73 15
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5 HoH 314 65 15
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6 gaufqwi 284 57 00
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7 ecpekkle 246 50 00
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8 DFisher 238 42 00
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9 DouglasLovesVixey 223 34 00
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10 KPope 191 26 15
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11 Timm 161 19 00
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12 HortonR 100 11 00
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13 JCEurovision 77 3 00
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Questions:

The 95th Academy Awards is this Sunday night! Kerry Condon is nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in what film?

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The Banshees of Inisherin

What Phoenix Suns player fills-in the blanks in this recent headline from NBA.com: "_____ ______ passes Oscar Robertson for 13th in career points"?

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Kevin Durant

The second season of the television comedy series "Grand Crew" debuted this week. What network broadcasts "Grand Crew"?

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NBC

What LETTER has been redacted twice in this recent screenshot?

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G

"Vanquishing the Dutch, Jordan Stolz Creates a New Norse Myth", reads a recent headline from the New York Times. Stolz is an athlete who competes in what sport?

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Speed Skating

A Google News search was conducted on Tuesday using the term: "Adonis". The top results were stories about what recently released film?

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Creed III

What word fills-in the blank in this Wednesday headline from the Hollywood Reporter: "Ambie Awards: 'Chameleon: Wild Boys' wins _______ of the Year"?

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Podcast

In honor of a certain upcoming date, give ONE of the two names that have been redacted in this image.

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Portia, Calphurnia

Multiple choice. "Die for You" is the new #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Die for You" is by The Weeknd and what other singer: A) Ariana Grande; B) Billie Eilish; C) Camila Cabello; D) Dua Lipa?

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A

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "A Rough Divorce". Here we go. Name ONE of the two universities that fill-in the blanks in this line from a recent Heartland College Sports story: "The Big 12 Conference has officially finalized its divorce from ________ and _____. The marriage is ending on June 30, 2024."

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Oklahoma, Texas

In honor of the Academy Awards this Sunday night, answer: The attached audio clip is from an Oscars ceremony held in what YEAR?

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1984

Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval are two of the figures associated with what Bravo channel reality television program that has made some news this past week?

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Vanderpump Rules