Lighter Side of the News (Apr. 28, 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 - #21-03

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 34 17 34 17 17 42 67 92 50 75 84 75
1 AnthonyBianca 415 95 15
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67
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75
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2 GoodmanDL 338 87 15
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75
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3 HoH 302 79 15
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84
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75
4 CoenM 290 70 15
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75
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5 helene 275 62 15
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42
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75
6 Tarn 265 54 15
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7 DFisher 223 45 00
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8 SokolM 176 37 00
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9 Timm 161 29 15
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10 DouglasLovesVixey 128 16 15
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10 ChrisRosenberg 128 16 00
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12 JCEurovision 96 4 00
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Questions:

A Google News search was conducted on Wednesday using the term: "Comeback, faith based, grill". The top three results were reviews about a newly released biographical film about what person?

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George Foreman

50/50 tossup. No musical theater questions this week. Instead, answer: What NHL team did the Vegas Golden Knights defeat (4 games to 1) in the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs this week: Jets or Sharks?

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Jets

The legendary Carol Burnett celebrated her 90th birthday on Wednesday! From 1967 to 1978, "The Carol Burnett Show" aired on what television network?

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CBS

The attached photo promoting an upcoming event was taken in what CITY?

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Baku

Multiple choice. Which of these performers released a new Netflix standup comedy special this week: A) Ali Wong; B) John Mulaney; C) Dave Chappelle; D) Patton Oswalt?

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B

What name fills-in the blanks in this Monday headline headline from Cleveland.com: "Motown legend ______ ________ is crusin' into another new album"?

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Smokey Robinson

Christmas is not this upcoming Thursday (May 4th). 🎅 Instead, another "holiday" will be observed. So, answer: What titular grooming tool is mentioned immediately after the abrupt end of this audio clip?

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Comb

On Monday, team Park Place defeated team Valiente (12-11) to win the 2023 U.S. Open Polo Championship. This event was held at the National Polo Center located in what U.S. state?

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Florida

What TWO titular words have been redacted in this recent image?

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Evil Dead

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Notable Chucks". Here we go. Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Pieces of Treasure", the fifteenth studio album for what singer, best known for her 1979 hit "Chuck E.'s in Love"?

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Rickie Lee Jones

"Gayle King and Charles Barkley to Host Weekly (redacted) Show 'King Charles'". What television channel has been redacted in the above recent headline from People magazine?

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CNN

Rapper Too Short is celebrating his 57th birthday today! 🎉🎂 How tall is Too Short? (Give feet & inches; accept within 2 inches)

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5' 7" (accept 5' 5" to 5' 9")