Lighter Side of the News (Jul. 05, 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 - #25-13. This is the last LSON quiz. Thanks to everyone who had played over the years!

Full Results:

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1 AnthonyBianca 339 94 15
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2 CoenM 306 83 15
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3 helene 305 72 15
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4 HoH 261 61 15
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5 ChrisRosenberg 227 50 15
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6 DFisher 223 38 15
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7 Timm 186 27 00
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8 HortonR 171 16 15
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9 JCEurovision 145 5 15
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Questions:

The 2024 U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team, headlined by Simone Biles, was selected last weekend. How old (in years) is Simone Biles? (accept within 2 years)

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27 (accept 25 to 29)

A new episode of the news magazine television program "60 Minutes" will air on Sunday night. What network broadcasts "60 Minutes"?

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CBS

What two words fills-in the blanks in this recent Deadline headline: "'A Quiet Place: ___ ___’ Shouts To $99M Global Debut"?

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Day One

The UEFA Euro 2024 Quarter-finals are this weekend. ⚽ 🇪🇺 What nation is hosting Euro 2024?

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Germany

50/50 tossup. Which country singer with the last name of Bryan released his latest album "The Great American Bar Scene" on the Fourth of July: Luke or Zach?

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Zach

This attached tweet is related to a recent promotion for the latest season of what HBO television series?

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House of the Dragon

"Roaring On", "New Money" and "My Green Light" are some of the numbers in what musical, currently playing on Broadway, that is based on a famous novel?

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The Great Gatsby

"Closer", "Piggy" and "Hurt" are some of the tracks on "Peeled Back" by musician Allie Goertz, due out this following week, a tribute album to what rock band?

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Nine Inch Nails

On this date (July 5th) in 1993, Rickey Henderson hit two home runs to open both games of a double header. At the time, Henderson played for what team?

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A's

The LSON mini-theme originated on Oct. 16, 2016 with a topical "meme" about "flashy blondes". So, let's do: "Flashy Blondes (or Yellowish Generally)". Here we go. What former Real Housewife fills-in the blanks in this recent headline from Page Six: "____ _____'s new blond look draws comparisons to Albert Einstein, Andy Warhol and even her own husband, Harry Hamlin"?

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Lisa Rinna

What four letter word has been redacted in this Google Q&A?

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Mega

What epic 1967 song from The Doors has a run time of 11 minutes 41 seconds? Jim Morrison initially wrote the song about a relationship breakup, but the meaning evolved with further lyrics added.

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The End