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1.	If you're as surprised as we were upon hearing that Nintendo will release a video game based on the film Mean Girls, you're probably also equally shocked that the game's cover will jettison which of the stars of the film?
		A
		B
		C
		D

2.	Joining the ranks of that pagan rabble-rouser Harry Potter, which popular book series is sitting high on the list of the books most complained about by parents and educators as released by the American Library Association.
		Twilight
		Percy Jackson
		Diary of a Wimpy Kid
		The Spiderwick Chronicles

3.	Clearly hard up for seasoned professionals or trying to recapture the ratings from last season, this American Idol contestant from last year is mentored the kids this week.
		Danny Gokey
		Kris Allen
		Adam Lambert
		Allison Iraheta

4.	We're not sold on the idea (and neither is a certain widow) of Robert Pattinson playing any rock star on film. Having said that, we can almost see him portraying this man, to whose biopic Pattinson has reportedly been attached:
		Jim Morrison
		Elvis Presley
		Kurt Cobain
		Johnny Rotten

5.	Which recent Oscar nominee will reportedly move to the other side of the camera, as he/she will direct an adaptation of This Dark World?
		Mo'Nique
		Vera Farmiga
		Jeff Bridges
		Jeremy Renner

6.	This week, we were surprised to hear of the passing of actress Dixie Carter, who will be forever known as southern belle Julia _______ on the 80's TV classic Designing Women.
		Carmichael
		DuBois
		Sugarbaker
		Newhart

7.	On Wednesday of this week, Ugly Betty ended its 4-year run on ABC. Here is a promo poster from the series' first season. During the course of the show, what changed about Betty's trademark appearance?
		She dyed her hair blonde
		She ditched her glasses in favor on contacts
		She had a nose job
		She got her braces off

8.	To the shock of no one...at all...ever. Six members of this performer's band have been charged in North Carolina for possession of either marijuana or untaxed liquor on their tour bus.
		Jack Johnson
		Dave Mathews
		Snoop Dogg
		Willie Nelson

9.	Odd feuds, Part I: Which well-known comedian kinda stuck his nose where it didn't belong, tweeting this week that Elin Woods had to have been a "willing participant" in Tiger Woods's infidelity?
		Tom Arnold
		David Spade
		Jim Carrey
		Adam Sandler

10.	Odd feuds, Part II: Alt rocker Aimee Mann opened up a big old can of worms when she criticized the acting merits of which rapper/thespian, prompting an exchange in which the rapper suggested that Mann eat "a hot bowl of" certain body parts?
		Ice Cube
		Eminem
		Ice T
		Queen Latifah

11.	Anna Torv and Mark Valley have ended their marriage of about one year.....so a crossover episode of the Fox shows on which the two appear would be mega-awkward:
		24 and Bones
		Fringe and Human Target
		House and Kitchen Nightmares
		American Dad and The Cleveland Show

12.	RIP Meinhardt Raabe, having passed on at the age of 94. While Raabe may not be a household name, he provided which pivotal role in a classic film?
		He rode the bomb out of the plane in Dr. Strangelove
		He was the Munchkin that pronounced the Wicked Witch dead in The Wizard of Oz
		He made the sled Rosebud in Citizen Kane
		He was the policeman told to "round up the usual suspects" in Casablanca

13.	"In three months, I've gone from network television to Twitter to performing live in theaters, and now I'm headed to basic cable. My plan is working perfectly." That's right, Conan O'Brien will be back on TV in November. Guess it's time to figure out what channel ____ is on DISH network.
		TBS
		Comedy Central
		A&E
		Bravo

14.	Celebrity biographer/half-truth spewer Kitty Kelley has penned a bio on Oprah Winfrey, in which Kelley suggests that the Big O had a brief romance way back in the 70s with which unlikely music figure?
		Ted Nugent
		Kenny G
		John Tesh
		Kenny Rogers

15.	One late night talk show host is about to get a bit more lonely with the announcement that in May _______ will be leaving the show hosted by ________.
		The Roots / Jimmy Fallon
		Paul Schafer / David Letterman
		Kevin Eubanks / Jay Leno
		Geoff Peterson / Craig Ferguson

16.	Impressive Milestone, Part I: Which country star is both a-pickin' and a-grinnin', having set a Billboard record for being the first music act to hit the top 10 in a Billboard chart each year for 30 consecutive years?
		Reba McEntire
		Kenny Rogers
		Alan Jackson
		George Strait

17.	Impressive Milestone, Part II: Which influential TV show celebrated the airing of its 200th episode this week?
		South Park
		America's Funniest Home Videos
		Survivor
		The Late Late Show

18.	Do you still have your appendix? If so, that's one less thing that you have in common with this Celebrity Apprentice contestant, following an emergency procedure this week:
		Sharon Osbourne
		Bret Michaels
		Cyndi Lauper
		Holly Robinson Peete

19.	Harassment in the News, Part I: A woman named Kayden Nguyen is suing which action star for a whole boatload of semolians, alleging sexual harassment while she was his personal assistant?
		Steven Seagal
		Chuck Norris
		Jean-Claude Van Damme
		Sylvester Stallone

20.	Harassment in the News, Part II: Adam DiVello, producer of The Hills, is similarly facing harassment charges, brought by which of the series stars?
		Audrina Patridge
		Heidi Montag
		Whitney Port
		Kristin Cavallari

21.	"Jim didn't have breasts, and I think that was the reason. He should have taken home that Oscar." Which film industry figure made this surprising statement, arguing that James Cameron should have won the Best Director Oscar over Kathryn Bigelow?
		Movie critic Roger Ebert
		Oscars host Alec Baldwin
		Academy president Tom Sherak
		Avatar star Sigourney Weaver

22.	That sonic boom-like sound you heard this week was the collective squeals of geek joy that ________ has been announced as the director of the upcoming superhero opus, The Avengers.
		J.J. Abrams
		Zach Snyder
		Christopher Nolan
		Joss Whedon

23.	Which Saved By the Bell star will be the unlikely author of a teen self-help book?
		A
		B
		C
		D

24.	Last year, it was Chelsea Handler, Eliza Dushku and Padma Lakshmi. This year, US magazine's May issue features various celebs, from Entourage's Emmanuelle Chriqui, singer Colbie Caillat and this reality star being photographed and talking about being naked:
		American Idol's Kara DioGuardi
		Big Brother's Julie Chen
		What Not to Wear's Stacy London
		Attack of the Show's Olivia Munn

25.	Break-up Math: If you added the number of divorces for Larry King, including the one announced this week, with the total number of kids Mel Gibson has, including the one with his now ex-girlfriend, the sum would be ____.
		10
		12
		15
		21