Lighter Side of the News (Nov. 24, 2023) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

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


Quiz Description

Quiz - #23-07

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 25 84 17 50 42 42 34 34 67 59 59 34
1 AnthonyBianca 432 95 15
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42
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34
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2 helene 421 87 15
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84
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34
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59
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59
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3 gaufqwi 364 79 00
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67
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59
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4 CoenM 320 70 15
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59
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5 SokolM 295 62 15
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34
6 HoH 259 54 15
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59
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34
7 KPope 242 45 00
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34
8 LynchT 193 37 15
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9 DFisher 170 29 15
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10 DouglasLovesVixey 146 20 00
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67
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11 JCEurovision 136 8 15
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11 felsenheldd 136 8 15
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34

Questions:

The Cowboys, Lions and 49'ers all played Thanksgiving Day NFL games yesterday (Thur.). Name ONE of the three teams that were their opponents.

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Commanders, Packers, Seahawks

Last weekend, New York City's St. James theater hosted the official opening night of the latest revival of what Broadway musical that was created and written by an individual mentioned in last week's quiz?

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Spamalot

What name fills-in the blanks in this recent headline from CBS News: "_____ _________ returns to 'The Late Show' for the first time since 2015 in 'Colbert' appearance"?

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David Letterman

The highly anticipated epic film "Napoleon" debuted this week. 🇫🇷 In "Napoleon", actor Rupert Everett portrays what historical figure, as seen in this suggestively cropped screenshot from the film?

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Duke of Wellington

Multiple choice. What California based indie rock band released the album "Bear Market" last weekend: A) Comfortable Shoes; B) Fanny Pack; C) Christmas Sweater; D) Mom Jeans?

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D

What single digit number fills-in the blank in this recent headline from ESPN.com: "Novak Djokovic dominates Jannik Sinner, wins record _th ATP Finals"? (accept within 1)

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7 (accept 6 to 8)

On this week's "Scott Hasn't Seen" podcast, the hosts and discussed what 2006 movie marketed by a poster of Adam Sandler holding a remote control?

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Click

Today is Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year! 🛒 In honor, give the presidential surname that has been redacted (twice) in this screenshot.

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Grant

The sixth season of the animated television series "My Little Pony: Make Your Mark" debuted on Thursday. "My Little Pony: Make Your Mark" is available on what streaming service?

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Netflix

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Follow-Up to Last Week's Theme (Sports & Showbiz Intersect)". Here we go. Samson Johnson's UConn Huskies basketball team has an assistant coach, first name Luke, whose father is what notoriously elusive ACTOR, said to be reached only by a 1-800 phone number?

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Bill Murray

Multiple choice. Delilah DiCrescenzo, the real-life inspiration behind the Plain White T's "Hey There Delilah", is a top-level athlete in what sport: A) Archery; B) Bowling; C) Cross-country skiing; D) Distance running?

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D

Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas is You" has re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 once again. 🎅🎄🎤 This year, the annual staple was inducted into the National Song Registry. What governmental organization administers the National Song Registry?

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Library of Congress