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1.	The Oscars gave us the chance to consider the fashion choices of famous hot women. Usually named to best-dressed lists at such events, which actress earned scathing grades with this choice, making her look like she went chest-first into a cart of large pastries?
		Nicole Kidman
		Charlize Theron
		Drew Barrymore
		Sarah Jessica Parker

2.	Which Oscar Best Picture nominee dominated the weekend's other big award ceremony, the Spirit Awards, taking home five trophies?
		Precious
		The Hurt Locker
		Inglourious Basterds
		An Education

3.	Oscar producers got heat for omitting which well-known star who died in the last year from its In Memoriam segment during the show?
		Farrah Fawcett
		Karl Malden
		Patrick Swayze
		Dom DeLuise

4.	While she wasn't very visible during this year's telecast, which previous Oscar honoree certainly turned heads with this daring number at a post-Oscars party?
		Anna Paquin
		Marion Cotillard
		Hilary Swank
		Penelope Cruz

5.	Ever the blunt mouthpiece, Howard Stern used this adjective to describe Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe and declare that is why she will never work again.
		Fake
		Untalented
		Enormous
		Freeloading

6.	The Oscars included a lengthy (excessive?) tribute to director John Hughes. Which Hughes film alum, who appeared in the tribute, has recorded a jazz album?
		Anthony Michael Hall
		Judd Nelson
		Molly Ringwald
		Ally Sheedy

7.	Within a span of days, Sandra Bullock not only won the Best Actress Oscar, but was named Worst Actress at the Golden Raspberry Awards. Bullock made an entertaining appearance at the Raspberries, as she showed up to claim which other award for All About Steve as well?
		Worst Career Move
		Worst Director
		Worst Screen Couple
		Worst Screenplay

8.	The actress shown here: celebrates the 100th episode of her show that aired during the week. What show is she on?
		Medium
		NCIS
		Ghost Whisperer
		The Big Bang Theory

9.	Meanwhile, the folks at How I Met Your Mother have been busy with stunt casting. A week after bringing Carrie Underwood on the show, this week's episode featured which other singer, seen here:
		Rihanna
		Katharine McPhee
		Shakira
		Jennifer Lopez

10.	What 70s icon is recovering from an emergency trip to the hospital for bypass surgery a week ago?
		James Garner
		Olivia Newton John
		Henry Winkler
		Burt Reynolds

11.	Welcome to the world, baby Easton Quinn Monore. When it comes time to complain that your name doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, please address your mother, who happens to be TV actress:
		Emily Procter
		Jeri Ryan
		Mariska Hargitay
		Jenna Elfman

12.	Following in Katie Couric's...um...we'll say footsteps, Harry Smith, a host on what morning show, aired his colonoscopy this week to the delight of gastroentrenologists everywhere?
		The Today Show
		Regis and Kelly
		The Early Show
		Good Morning, America

13.	A certain high-profile bachelor visited Jay Leno's show this week with his lady to show that he is now engaged and will get married "within the next 10 years." Who is this fellow?
		Brad Pitt
		George Clooney
		Matthew McConaughey
		Simon Cowell

14.	ABC extended the shelf life of one of its Bachelors this week by airing the wedding for the man who _____.
		Was a prince
		Dumped Melissa Rycroft during the live show
		Will be appearing on Dancing with the Stars
		Is Jerry O'Connell's brother

15.	*Yes, Lindsay Lohan, you have resorted to this. LiLo filed suit against ETrade this week, alleging that a ______ the company uses in its TV ads bears a likeness to her:**
		Baby girl
		Talking dog
		Animated video game character
		Homeless person

16.	Now, let us consider the career choices of young Heidi Montag. The starlet appears in a new video in which she mocks herself for undergoing such extensive plastic surgery: Which Oscar-winning director shot the segment?
		Clint Eastwood
		Ron Howard
		Peter Jackson
		Martin Scorsese

17.	More Montag! In a reasonable move, Heidi fired her husband Spence Pratt as her business manager. In a typically outrageous move, though, she replaced him with:
		A psychic
		An accountant currently in jail for embezzlement
		Her mother
		Hills co-star Lauren Conrad

18.	In an unoriginal career move, Jennifer Aniston is now poised to...
		Return to network TV
		Try her hand at feature film directing
		Be the new PETA model
		Launch a perfume line

19.	Ewwwwww...a new book is claiming that a legendary singer had an affair with a then 22-year-old Angelina Jolie, while still married. Which singer is at the center of this cringe-worthy claim?
		Billy Joel
		Robert Plant
		Mick Jagger
		Steven Tyler

20.	At age 38, actor Corey Haim has died of an accidental drug overdose. Let's focus on his life/career instead of his death. Haim starred in many seminal 80s films, including all the following except:
		The Goonies
		Lost Boys
		Lucas
		License to Drive

21.	Forever linked to Haim, Corey Feldman made several touching statements following his compatriot's passing, notably appearing on this show to talk about his on-again/off-again friend:
		Oprah
		Larry King
		Entertainment Tonight
		The Daily Show

22.	News broke this week that Fox is considering canceling this show, suffering from flagging ratings, at the end of its current season:
		24
		Family Guy
		House
		The Simpsons

23.	Extensive campaigning on the part of her fans has paid off, as which woman has been named as co-host for the May 8 edition of Saturday Night Live?
		Helen Mirren
		Tyne Daly
		Betty White
		Angela Lansbury

24.	Congratulations to Jamie Jungers, who may very well have reached the pinnacle of her life achievements this week when she won which obscure contest?
		Hooters Waitress Olympics
		Hawiian Tropic Swimsuit Competition
		Little Miss Sunshine Alumni Pageant
		The Tiger Woods Mistress Pageant

25.	Names as diverse as Katy Perry and Quentin Tarantino were bandied about as possible celebs to provide voices for a film version of which cartoon series?
		The Smurfs
		Dora the Explorer
		Masters of the Universe
		Voltron