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1. Conan O'Brien's on-air ban expired this week, and he gave a rather curious interview when he appeared on:
Oprah
Larry King Live
60 Minutes
Live with Regis and Kelly
 
2. Halle Berry and her baby's daddy announced their split this week even though they had been separated for quite a while. This fellow has what biblical first name?
Gabriel
Michael
Abel
Judas
 
3. In its 2010 Time 100, Time Magazine includes each of the following on its list of most influential artists, except for:
Lady Gaga
Conan O'Brien
Sandra Bullock
Ashley Greene
 
4. Meanwhile, which pair is on Time's list of Least Influential people?
Randy and Evi Quaid
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt
Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian
Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres
 
5. While Jay Leno recycled jokes and bombed as the emcee for the White House Correspondents dinner, President Obama had the benefit of his jokes being supplied by a writer for what other comedy show?
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show
Late Night with David Letterman
Saturday Night Live
 
6. Oh. Good. Since we are speaking of unfunny people, this Person of Questionable Comedic Talent was named as the host of next year's Emmys:
David Spade
Charlie Sheen
Paula Poundstone
Jimmy Fallon
 
7. Which Will Ferrell character has apparently been put to bed because the studio doesn't want to fund a sequel and they own the rights.
Ron Burgundy from Anchorman
Jackie Moon from Semi Pro
Ricky Bobby from Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Frank Ricard from Old School
 
8. Crazy Nicolas Cage is at it again. Despite his financial woes with the federal government, Mr. Ghost Rider and father of Kal-El made what unusual purchase in New Orleans?
A 4,000 square foot house for his pair of greyhounds
The original deed signed by Thomas Jefferson for the Louisiana Purchase
A giant pyramid-shaped mausoleum
A portion of one of the levees that broke in Katrina
 
9. The actress sister of which actress died this week at age 67?
Eva Gabor
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Vanessa Redgrave
Lynn Redgrave
 
10. Watch out world, Chely Wright is coming out! Wright, an artist in this genre of music, announced this week that she is gay:
R&B
Country
Rap
Opera
 
11. We wish we could show the recently resurfaced photographic proof that TV personality ______ once had a career as a fashion model but apparently the photos are strictly copywritten.
Oprah Winfrey
Emeril Lagasse
Martha Stewart
Donald Trump
 
12. "Our marriage has been tainted with my infidelities. I just want to be open and honest. I was irresponsible." With that soundbite, the star of _____ came clean about his non-monogamous ways.
24
Community
The Office
Bones
 
13. The Simpsons is rarely on our radar anymore, yet this is the second week in a row we've had a question about the show.

The opening of Sunday's episode was a tribute to the video for this unlikely hit song:
OMG
Tik Tok
Rude Boy
Telephone
 
14. Behold the World of Depp, Part I: On the streets of Los Angeles this week, Johnny Depp single-handedly thwarted this type of crime:
A mugging
Arson
Grand theft auto
Bank robbery
 
15. Behold the World of Depp, Part II: Johnny's film Alice in Wonderland passed which milestone this week?
Became the highest grossing 3D release of all time
Became Depp's highest grossing film ever
Became the 10th highest grossing film of all time
Set a record for first-day DVD sales
 
16. One of the ladies on The View got into a minor verbal skirmish thanks to her 'view' on Erin Andrews' sexy Dancing With The Stars costumes. Which one was it?
Sherri Sheppard
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Joy Behar
Whoopi Goldberg
 
17. Seinfeld star Julia Louis-Dreyfus got her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week. Which is super and all, her name wasn't correct on the star. How did it appear?




 
18. Now that pop phenom Justin Bieber has conquered the world of entertainment, he may want to consider the merits of schoolin', as an interview this week illuminated the fact that Mr. Bieber doesn't know what this word means:
German
Symphonic
Solar
Cutlery
 
19. This week's American Idol was notable because _______.
Frontrunner Crystal was in the bottom two for the first time
It logged its lowest ratings since the first season
A judge walked off during a live performance
Ryan Seacrest was too sick to host
 
20. For someone who recently won an Independent Spirit Award, this art-house film assessment from _____ is somewhat unexpected:"Sometimes the independent movies can get a little too arty-farty. You watch the IFC Channel and you want to throw up. You don't always have to take things so serious, you know."
Mickey Rourke
Charlize Theron
Jeff Bridges
Ellen Page
 




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