Lighter Side of the News (Jul. 07, 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 - #21-13

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 37 00 19 55 28 28 55 28 19 37 46 64
1 AnthonyBianca 401 95 15
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64
2 CoenM 311 86 15
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64
3 DouglasLovesVixey 272 77 15
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4 helene 268 68 15
37
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5 HoH 244 54 15
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28
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5 felsenheldd 244 54 00
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7 SokolM 242 40 00
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8 alamble 229 31 15
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9 DFisher 202 22 15
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10 HortonR 196 13 00
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11 JCEurovision 192 4 00
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Questions:

A Google News search was conducted on Wednesday using the term: "Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese". The top five results were stories that regarded what cable television channel?

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TCM (Turner Classic Movies)

Multiple choice. Kelly Clarkson's new album recently topped Billboard's album sales chart. What is this album's title: A) "Anatomy"; B) "Biology"; C) "Chemistry"; D) "Demography"?

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C

What surname fills-in the blank in this recent headline from the New York Post: "Domingo ______ struggles in first Yankee Stadium start after perfect game"?

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German

Based on well-known intellectual property, the attached cropped publicity photo is for what upcoming new Broadway musical?

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Back to the Future

A new episode of the competition television program "American Ninja Warrior" will air this upcoming Monday. What network broadcasts "American Ninja Warrior"?

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NBC

What word, also an NHL team name, fills-in the blank in this recent headline from Roger Ebert.com: "'Ruby Gillman: Teenage ______' review"?

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Kraken

Tennis player Anett Kontaveit played her last professional match on Thursday, at Wimbledon, before retiring from the sport. Kontaveit is from what Baltic (e.g. closer to Sweden than Greece) nation?

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Estonia

In honor of a certain individual's 83rd birthday today (Fri.),πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‰answer: What WORD, famously used in a movie sequel title, has been redacted in this image?

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Boogaloo

The fourth season of the action thriller television series "Jack Ryan" was released last weekend. "Jack Ryan" is available on what streaming service?

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Amazon Prime

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is: "Blondes". Here we go. "(redacted) Kardashian looks wildly different with bleach blonde hair in never-seen-before photos with daughter True". What FIRST NAME has been redacted in the above recent headline from The Sun?

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Khloe

Multiple choice. Iconic actress Eva Marie Saint celebrated her 99th birthday on Tuesday. πŸŽ‚πŸŽ‰ Saint is known for her role in what Alfred Hitchcock film: A) "The Birds"; B) "North by Northwest"; C) "Rear Window"; D) "Vertigo"?

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B

Eggbeater, dry pass and ball under, are all terms used in what SPORT which will begin its world championships (men and women) next Friday in Fukuoka, Japan?

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Water Polo