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1. As counter-programming for the Super Bowl, Animal Planet aired the third edition of a contest featuring which adorable critters?
Puppies
Gerbils
Guinea Pigs
Lingerie Models
 
2. In a genuinely entertaining halftime show, Prince performed a number of covers. Which artist's song was not one of those performed?
John Fogerty
Bob Dylan
Chuck Barry
Foo Fighters
 
3. One of the few bright spots in the Super Bowl ads as a Late Night promo in which Letterman appeared along side which celebrity, with whom he has had a rocky relationship:
Madonna
Courtney Love
Oprah
Jay Leno
 
4. Certainly one of the lowlights of the Super Bowl ads was a spot featuring two mechanics accidentally kissing. The ad has already been pulled. Do you remember what product was being advertised?
A soft drink
A candy bar
Potato chips
A magazine
 
5. This show aired in the coveted post-Super Bowl slot, earning its highest ratings ever:
Grey's Anatomy
CSI: New York
Ghost Whisperer
Criminal Minds
 
6. On Friday we learned that the director attached to this long-in-development-hell comic-to-film project had left the project:
Batgirl
Wonder Woman
Lex Luthor
Supergirl
 
7. The Departed gained more Oscar momentum Saturday night as it took home the top prize at the awards for which guild?
Producers
Writers
Directors
Screen Actors
 
8. Though both will reportedly return at a later date, NBC announced that Studio 60, along with what other show, will go on hiatus:
30 Rock
ER
Friday Night Lights
Heroes
 
9. This 70's TV icon announced this week that s/he is now cancer free:
Lynda Carter
Lou Ferrigno
Lee Majors
Farah Fawcett
 
10. This member of the Jackass entourage married this week:
Bam Margera
Johnny Knoxville
Steve-O
Wee Man
 
11. Apple Inc. announced this week that it had reached a settlement in a trademark case with the record label for which band?
The Band
Dexy's Midnight Runners
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
 
12. Shown below, this person, though barely recognizable as she appeared at a Super Bowl party, was once a fairly well-known name in sports and pop culture.

In her heyday, she was most famous as a:
Soccer player
Gymnast
Tennis player
Figure skater
 
13. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this week found time to threaten to sue:
Cuba Gooding Jr, for never even coming close on making good on his Oscar win
The IRS for threatening to tax Oscar presenters swag bags
Annette Bening. She knows why.
The owner of the blog oscarwatch.com
 
14. This week brought news that Tivo, along with which other entity, announced a partnership to download movies to your TV?
Netflix
Blockbuster
TMZ
Amazon
 
15. Hello, ticketholders! Word came down this week that tickets to the next version of which concert would be free?
The Lilith Fair revival
Ozzfest
Live Aid
Warped Tour
 
16. "Oh, it hurt me. Two or three weeks later? Yeah, I'd say it kind of hurt me." Jessica Simpson made this remark. To what was she referring?
Sister Ashlee's debacle on SNL
Seeing ex Nick Lachey dating again
Rumors that she has had cosmetic surgery
Backlash over her Dolly Parton tribute embarrassment
 
17. A cast member from this TV show of the '60s/'70s died this week:
Get Smart
Mod Squad
The Munsters
The Addams Family
 
18. In the mugshot below, this actor was not playing well with others last weekend:
Ryan O'Neal
Russell Crowe
Nick Nolte
Michael Mann
 
19. The newest installment of Survivor began this week. This season is set in an archipelago nation of 322 islands, saw a military coup overtake its government in 2006, and was mentioned in the film Twins. Where in the world are we taking about?
The Canary Islands
The Sandwich Islands
Aleutian Islands
Fiji
 
20. There's no comedy here, but Anna Nicole Smith died this week. In what state was she when she passed?
California
Florida
Nevada
New York
 




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