Lighter Side of the News (Apr. 12, 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 - #25-01

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Money Value (% Incorrect): 56 23 45 67 23 45 23 34 67 89 23 34
1 AnthonyBianca 383 94 15
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2 CoenM 323 83 15
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34
3 ChrisRosenberg 316 72 00
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4 SokolM 294 61 15
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5 DFisher 222 50 00
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6 HoH 204 38 00
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7 LynchT 178 27 00
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8 Timm 162 16 15
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9 JCEurovision 102 5 00
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34

Questions:

The psychological thriller television series "Ripley" debuted recently on Netflix. "Ripley" is based on a 1955 novel by what female author?

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Patricia Highsmith

Loyalist states, Western Forces, Florida Alliance and the New People's Army, are factions depicted in what film that debuts nationwide today (Fri.)?

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Civil War

Multiple choice. Which of the following is a current hit rap song for Future, Metro Boomin and Travis Scott: A) "Ariele"; B) "Belle"; C) "Cinderella"; D) "Rapunzel"?

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C

In honor of a certain phenomena that occurred this week, answer: The object seen in this photo is associated with what sport?

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Horse Racing

"India-set action thriller with shades of John Wick", is a phrase used in a recent story by The Independent related to what current film?

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Monkey Man

A new episode of the animated television series "The Great North" will air on Sunday night. What network broadcasts "The Great North"?

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Fox

What name fills-in the blanks in this recent headline from the Washington Post: "Nationals pitcher _______ _________, the 2019 World Series MVP, announces his retirement"?

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Stephen Strasburg

The group seen in this photo taken last weekend was paying tribute to what person?

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Toby Keith

Multiple choice. Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties is releasing their latest studio album ("In Lieu of Flowers") today (Fri.). What genre of music is Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties: A) Folk rock; B) Bluegrass; C) Dance Pop; D) Hot speakeasy jazz?

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A

The mini-theme for #10 & #11 this week is titled: "300". Here we go. A Google News search was conducted this week using the term "300". The top results were headlines that mentioned what sports organization?

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UFC

Sticking with the theme, answer: What were the last THREE WORDS heard by the falling man in this GIF?

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This is Sparta

WARNING: spelling counts ⚠️ Today (Fri.) is the 30th birthday for the Irish actress Ms. Ronan. 🎂 Give the FIRST NAME of this star of such films as "Brooklyn" and "Little Women"?

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Saoirse