Lighter Side of the News (Nov. 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 - #23-06

Full Results:

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1 AnthonyBianca 467 95 15
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2 CoenM 335 86 15
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3 DouglasLovesVixey 308 77 15
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4 SokolM 284 68 15
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5 felsenheldd 280 59 15
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6 HoH 247 50 00
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7 gaufqwi 189 40 15
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8 DFisher 187 31 15
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9 Timm 168 22 00
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10 JCEurovision 122 13 00
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11 LynchT 86 4 00
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Questions:

Thanksgiving is next Thursday! 🦃 What television network will, once again, air the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?

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NBC

Dolly Parton's new album "Rockstar" drops today (Fri.)! The album includes a cover medley of what TWO songs from Queen? (Hint: played at sporting events; one at the start and the other possibly at the end)

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We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions

Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani are two of the stars from what movie that is currently playing in theaters?

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The Marvels

Name the TWO universities that will be competing for the item pictured here this Saturday.

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California, Stanford

What five-letter name fills-in the blank in the following SAT-style analogy: Tom Cruise/couch : Katie Holmes :: Tom Brady/couch : _____?

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Hertz

"With a taste of your lips, I'm on a ride", are lyrics from what 2003 Britney Spears song that reached #4 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs chart this week?

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Toxic

A Google News search was conducted last weekend using the term: "Nazare, Portugal". The top results were recent stories that mentioned what SPORT?

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Surfing

What WORD has been redacted in this recent image? (Hint: word appears on this webpage, but not part of a question or answer)

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Quiz

Multiple choice. Which one of these men is performing tonight (Fri.) in Springfield, Illinois: A) Eric Idle; B) Michael Palin; C) John Cleese; D) Terry Gilliam; E) Matt Groening?

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C

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "A Biblical Pair". Here we go. NCAA basketball player Samson Johnson has earned notice for improved performance at the start of the new season. Samson plays for what TEAM that won the 2023 NCAA championship this past April?

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Connecticut

Today (Fri.) marks the release of the self-titled ninth studio album for what band best known for their 2006 smash hit "Hey There Delilah"?

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Plain White T's

Today (Fri.) is actor Danny DeVito's birthday! 🎂🎉 How tall (feet & inches) is Danny DeVito? (accept within 2 inches)

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4' 10" (accept 4' 8" to 5' 0")