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1.	Decades of Ango-American relations were fortified when this US actress appeared on the cover of British GQ:
		Evangeline Lily
		Jessica Alba
		Anne Hathaway
		Jessica Biel

2.	With Simon Cowell entering into his swan song on American Idol, rumors abound about his potential replacement. There is absolutely no way that this will happen, but which unlikely name was placed in the running to fill Cowell's shoes this week?
		Dr. Phil
		Gary Coleman
		Andy Dick
		Howard Stern

3.	There was a bunch of sports-related pop culture news this week. First off: NFL quarterback Kyle Boller went and got himself engaged to this woman, who has made a lot of news over the past year:
		Carrie Prejean
		Susan Boyle
		Paula Abdul
		Amanda Seyfried

4.	Which TV veteran did not appear in a Super Bowl commercial?
		Chevy Chase
		Betty White
		Noah Wyle
		Ed Begley, Jr.

5.	Super Bowl XLIV is now the Avatar of television ratings, as it is the most watched show ever with over 106 million viewers. The Saints victory unseats the series finale of what show that previously held the record?
		Seinfeld
		Friends
		Cheers
		MAS*H

6.	This show held the coveted post-Super Bowl broadcast slot:
		Accidentally on Purpose
		The Big Bang Theory
		Survivor
		Undercover Boss

7.	In addition to the Super Bowl, we celebrated the confluence of sports and pop culture this week with the release of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The identity of the uber-secret cover model was unveiled on this late night show:
		Last Call with Carson Daly
		Lopez Tonight
		Jimmy Kimmel Live!
		The Late Show with David Letterman

8.	Meanwhile, the Swimsuit Issue displayed several contestants from this reality show in their bikinis:
		Dancing With the Stars
		American Idol
		The Amazing Race
		Big Brother

9.	A-Rod clearly has a "type" for his women. First, there was Oscar-nominated blonde Kate Hudson and now his reported Oscar-nominated blonde Super Bowl hookup. Who is it this time?
		Amy Ryan
		Cameron Diaz
		Michelle Williams
		Renee Zellweger

10.	A little cropping is all it took for this one-time music channel to finally acknowledge the fact that it rarely plays music at all anymore. What channel's new logo was unveiled this week?





11.	All movies that were the #1 film at the US box office for the weekend of February 5-7, please step forward. Not so fast, Avatar, as you were dethroned by:
		Dear John
		From Paris with Love
		Book of Eli
		Edge of Darkness

12.	There was a trio of pop-culture deaths this week. Rest in peace, Phil Harris. Rugged reality star Harris had a special place in the heart of viewers who came to know him on this reality show:
		Deadliest Catch
		The Amazing Race
		Man vs. Nature
		Dirty Jobs

13.	Second, Alexander McQueen is no longer among us. McQueen was an icon in which area?
		Action sports
		Fashion
		Film producing
		Magazine publication

14.	Which real-life figure, who was the basis for a well-known film, also passed on this week?
		Erin Brokovich of Erin Brokovich
		Ron Kovic of Born on the Fourth of July
		Julie Powell of Julie and Julia
		Rep. Charlie Wilson of Charlie Wilson's War

15.	When you think of Great Names in Architecture, your mind automatically calls up Frank Lloyd Wright, I.M. Pei and this blonde celeb: who appears on the current cover of Architectural Digest:
		Jeri Ryan
		Cate Blanchett
		Meryl Streep
		Jennifer Aniston

16.	Our thoughts are with Oscar winner Louis Gossett, Jr. who confirmed this week that he is battling prostate cancer. For which movie did he win his Oscar?
		Lean on Me
		An Officer and a Gentlemen
		Street Smart
		Cry Freedom

17.	The current issue of Rolling Stone declares this rapper "Goes to Jail," which is ironic as the man in question recently had his sentencing postponed so he could have oral surgery:
		Eminem
		Lil Wayne
		Jay-Z
		Nas

18.	John Mayer is clearly angling for his own "The Year in John Mayer" quiz, a la the one we dedicated to Megan Fox last year. Outrageous quotes are the means to that end. Which ex did he describe to Playboy as such: "that girl is like crack cocaine to me. Sexually it was crazy...It was like napalm, sexual napalm."
		Jessica Simpson
		Jennifer Aniston
		Jennifer Love Hewitt
		Minka Kelly

19.	On the heels of Neil Patrick Harris' upcoming guest role on the Glee, it's been announced that which SNL alum is visiting the song-and-dance sitcom?
		Dan Ackroyd
		Jimmy Fallon
		Will Ferrell
		Molly Shannon

20.	At the intersection of fame and sleeping pills was this celeb, who was reportedly rushed to the emergency room this week after nearly OD'ing:
		Jerry Springer
		Oprah Winfrey
		Conan O'Brien
		Alec Baldwin