Lighter Side of the News (Sep. 22, 2023) by HallR

Champion(s):

helene
I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.


Runner(s)-Up:

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Quiz Description

Quiz - #22-11

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 77 18 48 59 18 71 12 71 36 65 83 24
1 helene 464 97 15
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2 AnthonyBianca 367 91 15
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3 DFisher 364 85 15
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4 GoodmanDL 317 79 15
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5 Timm 275 73 00
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6 SokolM 245 67 00
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7 RautY 242 61 00
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8 CoenM 239 55 00
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9 gaufqwi 224 50 00
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10 Vicun-YAH 177 44 00
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11 JCEurovision 152 38 00
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12 LynchT 144 32 00
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13 RuizJ 140 26 00
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14 KPope 129 20 00
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15 DouglasLovesVixey 126 14 00
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16 KCrest 108 8 00
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17 HoH 57 2 00
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15

Questions:

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Chaos Horrific", the sixteenth studio album for what death metal band with a two word alliterative name; also known for such albums as "Violence Unimagined" and "Bloodthirst"?

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Cannibal Corpse

What CITY fills-in the blank in this recent headline from Vulture: "'A Haunting in ______' Box Office Earns $5.5 Mil Opening Day"?

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Venice

Georgia is ranked #1 in the latest AP college football poll (dated Sep. 17). Name ONE of the four teams ranked #2 to #5?

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Michigan, Texas, Florida St., USC

Multiple choice. Legendary composer and performer Paul Williams celebrated his birthday on Tuesday! 🎂 Which statement about Williams is NOT true: A) Penned a column for Billboard.com about A.I. in music, published this week; B) Wrote the song "It's Not Easy Bein' Green"; C) Appeared on "The Tonight Show" costumed as Virgil from "The Planet of the Apes" film series?

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B

"A Dirty Shame", "Cry-Baby" and "Serial Mom", are among the films by what director who was celebrated with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ⭐ this past Monday?

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John Waters

How old (in years) is the man seen in this recent promotional image? (accept within 3 years)

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71 (accept 68 to 74)

Today (Fri.) marks the release of "Tension", the sixteenth studio album for what singer, known for such hits as "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and a cover version of "Locomotion"?

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Kylie Minogue

A young American man named Sepp Kuss made news this past weekend in Spain. Kuss is an athlete who competes in what SPORT?

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Cycling

"Tim Daly & Daphne Rubin-Vega to Lead 'Night of the Iguana' Off Broadway Revival", reads a recent Deadline headline. Name the playwright of "The Night of the Iguana"?

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Tennessee Williams

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Replacements". Here we go. Multiple choice. "The Replacements: every alt-rocker's favourite band", reads a recent headline from Far Out Magazine. Which of the following is a song by The Replacements: A) "Evil Queen"; B) "Maleficent"; C) "Cruella DeVille"; D) "Ursula"?

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C

To accommodate those observing Yom Kippur ✡️, the deadline for this quiz has been moved up to Tuesday. In honor, answer: What name has been redacted (three times) in this screenshot?

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Don Drysdale

Due to news of its abrupt cancellation, the final episode of the television series "Winning Time" aired last Sunday night. What cable channel aired "Winning Time"?

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HBO