Lighter Side of the News (☘️ Mar. 17, 2023 🇮🇪) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

CoenM
And, it's moist!


Quiz Description

Quiz - #20-10

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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1 AnthonyBianca 342 96 15
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2 CoenM 339 90 00
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3 KPope 318 84 00
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4 alamble 312 78 15
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5 helene 305 68 00
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5 GoodmanDL 305 68 00
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7 DouglasLovesVixey 303 59 15
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8 Tarn 267 53 00
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9 Timm 263 46 00
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10 LynchT 261 40 15
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11 HoH 231 34 00
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12 gaufqwi 225 28 15
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13 DFisher 222 21 00
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14 JamesDenny 216 15 00
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15 SokolM 191 9 15
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16 JCEurovision 167 3 00
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Questions:

Multiple choice. Today (Fri.) is St. Patrick's Day! ☘️ March 17th is believed to be the date of St. Patrick's: A) Arrival in Ireland; B) Birth; C) Canonization; D) Death?

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D

A Google News search was conducted on Tuesday using the term: "WBC". The top five results were stories about what sport?

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Baseball

The season finale of the post-apocalyptic drama television series "The Last of Us" aired last Sunday. What television channel airs "The Last of Us"?

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HBO

As noted by some observers over the past few weeks and especially last weekend, what TWO names have been redacted in this screenshot from 1992?

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Brendan Fraser, Ke Huy (Jonathan) Quan

Completed in 2021, the Jeddah Corniche Circuit will be hosting this Sunday's Formula 1 grand prix. The Jeddah Corniche Circuit is located in what nation?

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Saudi Arabia

No preface necessary: What YEAR has been redacted twice in this image? (accept within 40 years)

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1759 (accept 1719 to 1799)

Multiple choice. Miley Cyrus's "Flowers" continues to perform well on the pop singles charts. Which of the following is a lyric from "Flowers": A) Apple; B) Banana; C) Cherry; D) Date?

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C

A new episode of the crime thriller television series "The Blacklist" will air this Sunday night. What network broadcasts "The Blacklist"?

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NBC

What short title has been redacted on this product (attached) appropriately being released today (Fri.)?

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One

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "European Draws". Here we go. The draw for the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals is today (Fri.). Benfica is among the eight soccer clubs in the draw. Benfica is based in what nation?

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Portugal

"Dawn French ad cleared by watchdog after title of show draws complaints", reads a recent headline from The Guardian. From 1987 to 2017, French co-starred in a BBC sketch comedy television series with what woman?

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Jennifer Saunders

Today (Fri.) Is the 72nd birthday for what actor; subject of an urban legend that his name were the last words spoken by Walt Disney before Disney's death in 1966?

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Kurt Russell