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| 1. | The Miss America pageant was held on Monday night. If you didn't watch it, don't feel bad....you would have had to hunt down the coverage tucked away on the following cable channel: | ||
| TV Guide Channel | |||
| Lifetime | |||
| Spike | |||
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CMT | ||
| 2. | The winner of said pageant was from the great state of: | ||
| California | |||
| Nevada | |||
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Oklahoma | ||
| South Carolina | |||
| 3. | On Monday, we learned that this artist will sing the national anthem at the upcoming Super Bowl: | ||
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Billy Joel | ||
| Paul McCartney | |||
| Bob Seger | |||
| Tina Turner | |||
| 4. | Ben Stiller and Scarlett Johansson were recipients of this year's Hasty Pudding award. This award is conferred by a student drama group at what university? | ||
| Yale | |||
| BYU | |||
| Stanford | |||
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Harvard | ||
| 5. | This week we learned that Air America, a liberal radio network, was to be sold. At the same time, the network announced that its headline personality would leave in February, and speculation is that s/he is considering a Senate run. Who is it? | ||
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Al Franken | ||
| Stephen Colbert | |||
| Jon Stewart | |||
| Eleanor Cliff | |||
| 6. | The American Idol tryouts shown on Tuesday night took place in this state, home of notable past contestants Bo Bice, Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard: | ||
| Florida | |||
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Alabama | ||
| Georgia | |||
| Michigan | |||
| 7. | We grieved this week as a well-known American sports figure, having been in the news much of last year, lost his long battle for survival. We're speaking of a past champion in this sport: | ||
| Boxing | |||
| Football | |||
| Hockey | |||
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Horse Racing | ||
| 8. | This long-feuding group, we learned this week, will reunite to perform at the Grammys: | ||
| Def Leppard | |||
| Led Zeppelin | |||
| Van Halen | |||
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The Police | ||
| 9. | "I don't care if I didn't eat for two years, I still wouldn't be a size 2. No matter how slim I am, I'm always going to have this and that. We're living in a [Mary]-Kate Olsen world. I'm just not that way, I'm … bootylicious, so to say." Who said this this week? | ||
| Ashley Olsen | |||
| Beyonce | |||
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Serena Williams | ||
| Kelly Osbourne | |||
| 10. | The E! network is now subject to a lawsuit claiming scandal. Which model filed the suit? | ||
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Niki Taylor | ||
| Eva Herzigova | |||
| Linda Evangelista | |||
| Naomi Campbell | |||
| 11. | Guinness calls him the world's most translated author. He wrote plays and won a Tony. He died this week. Rest in Peace,..... | ||
| James Michener | |||
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Sidney Sheldon | ||
| Saul Bellow | |||
| John Irving | |||
| 12. | Rumors flew this week, only to be debunked a day later, that which nutjob claimed s/he had been in contact with American Idol about the possibility of appearing as a guest judge? | ||
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Courtney Love | ||
| Janet Jackson | |||
| LaToya Jackson | |||
| Ozzy Osbourne | |||
| 13. | Wednesday night saw the conclusion of Top Chef on the Bravo network. Immediately following was the launch of a new competition-reality series, featuring which discipline? | ||
| Animation | |||
| Mime | |||
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Interior Design | ||
| Ballet Dancing | |||
| 14. | In response to avid reader "Vengeful Pete" of Peoria, IL: no, highbrow programming does not escape the watchful gaze of the editors of This is So Last Week. Here's proof: PBS this week began a series on the history of what government institution? | ||
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The Supreme Court | ||
| The FBI | |||
| The CIA | |||
| The Library of Congress | |||
| 15. | Which high-profile name this week dropped out of the sequel to Batman Begins? | ||
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Katie Holmes | ||
| Christian Bale | |||
| Morgan Freeman | |||
| Christopher Nolan | |||
| 16. | Which Harry Potter cast member raised eyebrows this week by appearing shirtless in a series of ads? | ||
| Emma Watson | |||
| Rupert Grint | |||
| Robbie Coltrane | |||
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Daniel Radcliffe | ||
| 17. | lovefilm.com readers voted which star, who is already having a pretty good year, Sexiest Older Woman? | ||
| Diane Lane | |||
| Judi Dench | |||
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Helen Mirren | ||
| Meryl Streep | |||
| 18. | Thursday night marked the debut of a new show on Comedy Central featuring which comedienne? | ||
| Caroline Rhea | |||
| Kathy Griffin | |||
| Paula Poundstone | |||
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Sarah Silverman | ||
| 19. | Much of the city of Boston was shut down on Wednesday, thanks to a publicity stunt gone wrong. The ill-conceived idea was to promote which animated show? | ||
| King of the Hill | |||
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force | ||
| The Simpsons | |||
| South Park | |||
| 20. | Finally, askmen.com awards this singer the title of top fantasy girlfriend: | ||
| Shakira | |||
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Beyonce | ||
| Jessica Simpson | |||
| Nelly Furtado | |||
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