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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