Lighter Side of the News (Feb. 16, 2024) by HallR

Champion(s):

AnthonyBianca
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.


Runner(s)-Up:

CoenM
And, it's moist!


Quiz Description

Quiz - #24-06

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 37 28 46 19 73 55 37 73 64 28 82 64
1 AnthonyBianca 473 95 15
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2 CoenM 392 86 15
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3 casketromance 377 77 15
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4 KPope 289 63 00
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4 gaufqwi 289 63 00
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6 DFisher 223 50 00
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7 SokolM 208 40 15
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8 HortonR 190 31 15
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9 HoH 159 22 15
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10 LynchT 156 13 00
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11 JCEurovision 67 4 15
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Questions:

Here's the obligatory Super Bowl LVIII question. Name the wide receiver who caught the Chiefs' game winning touchdown pass in overtime.

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Mecole Hardman

"Hot Blooded", "Double Vision" and "Urgent", are some of the hits by what band that, last weekend, was nominated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Class of 2024) ballot?

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Foreigner

What word fills-in the blank in this recent headline from the New York Post: "Oscar-nominated Holocaust film '____ of Interest' will screen at Auschwitz"?

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Zone

A Google News search was conducted last night (Thur.) using the term "3,528". The top results were all breaking stories about what woman?

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Caitlin Clark

A new episode of the reality television program "Swamp People" aired on Thursday night. What cable channel televises "Swamp People"?

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History

The names of what TWO men who appeared in commercials that aired during the Super Bowl last Sunday, are listed directly above Elpidia Carrillo, per this attached screenshot?

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers

The television series "Mr. & Mrs. Smith", starring Donald Glover, debuted earlier this month. "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" is available on what streaming service?

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Amazon Prime

So, you've heard that Taylor Swift has announced her upcoming new studio album, due to be released on April 19th. Give the four word title of this album.

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The Tortured Poets Department

Multiple choice. The 2024 world championships for what SPORT are currently underway in Nové Mesto na Morave in the Czech Republic: A) Figure Skating; B) Biathlon; C) Curling?

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B

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "Big Grins". 😁 Here we go. "Justin Timberlake flashes big grin after dissing ex Britney Spears at NYC show", reads a recent headline from The U.S. Sun. The show mentioned coincided with Timberlake's birthday. How old (in years) is Justin Timberlake? (accept within 2)

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43 (accept 41 to 45)

To follow-up a particular question from last week, and in the spirit of bipartisanship, answer: What word seen in this photo is also the title of a 2005 song by crooner Michael Bublé?

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Home

Actors Dan Levy and Heidi Gardner were mentioned in a recent Ad Age story about the CoStar Group company. Name ONE of the two prominent ".com" brands owned by CoStar Group.

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Apartments.com, Homes.com