1. | One of the CSI installments had a big week with a trip to LaLa land and a guest movie director. Can you match the CSI with their helmer? | ||
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Miami - Rob Zombie | ||
New York - Spike Jonze | |||
Las Vegas - Michael Bay | |||
Suckville - Uwe Boll | |||
2. | The closing ceremonies of the recently-completed Olympics featured a concert at which this Canadian musician performed: | ||
Celine Dion | |||
K.d. Lang | |||
Sarah McLachlan | |||
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Avril Levigne | ||
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Which newsmaker appeared thusly![]() to promote the debut of her new eponymous fragrance? |
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Katy Perry | |||
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Kim Kardashian | ||
Kara DioGuardi | |||
Katharine McPhee | |||
4. | The Bachelor wrapped up this week as bachelor Jake chose: | ||
Tenley over Vienna | |||
Gia over Ali | |||
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Vienna over Tenley | ||
Ali over Gia | |||
5. | Behold, The Marriage Ref in which NBC, the Bad Ideas Jeans network as of late, sets out to prove that there's no better cure for marital blues than to have famous celebrities mediate disputes between couples. Which comic is an executive producer for the show? | ||
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Jerry Seinfeld | ||
Tom Arnold | |||
Carrot top | |||
Wanda Sykes | |||
6. | One of the producers of a Best Picture nominee foolishly (and rule-violatingly) sent an email urging voters to vote his movie as "1" and Avatar as "10". Which film's producer is apparently a closeted Weinstein brother? | ||
Precious | |||
Inglorious Basterds | |||
Up in the Air | |||
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The Hurt Locker | ||
7. | Sadly, on the heels of Andrew Koenig, a young man named Michael also committed suicide this week after battling depression. He was a member of what entertainment family? | ||
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The Osmonds | ||
The Jacksons | |||
The Baldwins | |||
The Coppolas | |||
8. | James Franco-wannabe alert! Oscar nominee/soap opera alum Julianne Moore in talks reprise her role on _______ before the show goes off the air this year. | ||
Young and the Restless | |||
All My Children | |||
Bold and the Beautiful | |||
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As the World Turns | ||
9. | Julianne Moore-wannabe alert! A new HBO series called "Luck" has lucked into a very famous actor joining the cast. Said actor won an Oscar for portraying ______. | ||
Queen Elizabeth | |||
Lester Burnham | |||
Ray Charles | |||
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Rain Man | ||
10. | A controversial show about rogue _________ ended its run on a cable network this week: | ||
Private detectives | |||
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Plastic surgeons | ||
Gardeners | |||
Airline pilots | |||
11. |
![]() This is a screenshot from a new offering by which band, noted for their innovative music videos? |
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OK Go | ||
Foo Fighters | |||
Beastie Boys | |||
Pearl Jam | |||
12. |
Which slightly-less-famous sister of a slightly more famous celeb eloquently fumed:
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Ashlee Simpson | |||
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Solange Knowles | ||
Ali Lohan | |||
Nicky Hilton | |||
13. | We thought we already knew the identity of the person this song was written about, until this week when a new person was named as the song's inspiration....sorta. Now, frankly, we don't know what the hell is going on. What is the song in question? | ||
The Girl from Ipanema | |||
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You're So Vain | ||
Billie Jean | |||
Like a Rolling Stone | |||
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Jessica Simpson | |||
Kate Moss | |||
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Megan Fox | ||
Paris Hilton | |||
15. | Which newly famous person survived the collapse of a glass roof at a nightclub over the weekend? | ||
Susan Boyle | |||
Octo-mom | |||
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Jersey Shore's Snooki | ||
Chris Pine | |||
16. | This actor, who later in the week shrugged off press reports that he himself is gay, filmed a public service announcement for gay suicide prevention: | ||
Tobey Maguire | |||
Jake Gyllenhaal | |||
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Daniel Radcliffe | ||
Rick Schroeder | |||
17. | If you were expecting Jay Leno's first night back as host of The Tonight Show to be jam-packed with stars of the highest magnitude, you must have been a bit disappointed. Which of the following sorta-big names was not a guest of Jay's on Monday night? | ||
Olympic skiier Lindsey Vonn | |||
Actor/musician Jamie Foxx | |||
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NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | ||
Country singer Brad Paisley | |||
18. |
Brit magazine FHM features this brunette on the cover of its "The Girls of US TV" issue:![]() |
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Charisma Carpenter | |||
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Audrina Patridge | ||
Emily Deschanel | |||
Cobie Smulders | |||
19. | Still redefining the term "star," the next cast of Dancing with the Stars was revealed. The "stars" which will compete can claim each of these as a profession, except for: | ||
Singer | |||
Football player | |||
Reality show star | |||
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Talk Show host | ||
20. | This celebrity, whose health has been in the news lately, appeared on Oprah this week and demonstrated, among other things, a new computerized voice: | ||
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Roger Ebert | ||
Steve Jobs | |||
Bill Clinton | |||
Maya Angelou | |||
21. | The Smithsonian said "thanks, but no thanks" when it was offered the donation of which notorious piece of pop culture memorabilia? passes on offer of O.J. Simpson acquittal suit | ||
Monica Lewinsky's blue dress | |||
Mark David Chapman's copy of Catcher in the Rye | |||
Elvis Presley's pill bottles | |||
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The suit O.J. Simpson wore for his acquittal | ||
22. | Life imitated art this week as a 80's hair metal member lived up to his band's name. What happened? | ||
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An arrest warrant was issued for the lead singer of Warrant | ||
Manslaughter charges were filed against the lead singer of Slaughter | |||
The bass player for Quiet Riot was charged with inciting a riot | |||
A white snake attacked the drummer for Whitesnake | |||
23. |
A magazine named Purple exists. We only know this because said publication featured a photoshoot in which this trainwreck, still floundering around for respectability, appeared with a cigarette in hand and crowned with barbed wire:![]() |
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Heidi Montag | |||
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Lindsay Lohan | ||
Tara Reid | |||
Amy Winehouse | |||
24. | To the delight of possibly dozens, the Today Show embarked on the noble, trivial effort to reunite various TV families/casts. Which show's cast did not make an appearance this week? | ||
227 | |||
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The Brady Bunch | ||
Eight is Enough | |||
The Partridge Family | |||
25. | If this rumor proves to be true, we lost some respect for this fellow. Which TV producer is reportedly shopping around a reality show with Sarah Palin? | ||
Jerry Bruckheimer | |||
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Mark Burnett | ||
Steven Bochco | |||
Dick Wolf | |||