| 1. | And lo, darkness once again spread over the land, for on this day of the week was Lindsay Lohan freed early from her court-mandated rehab: | ||
| Monday | |||
| Tuesday | |||
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Wednesday | ||
| Thursday | |||
| 2. | Lilo was pronounced officially okey-dokey to return to society after serving only _______ days of the originally prescribed 90 days at UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Hospital: | ||
| 14 | |||
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22 | ||
| 36 | |||
| 45 | |||
| 3. | Attention, residents of Mars, Andromeda and Cygnus A: You must bow down before the newly crowned Miss Universe, a fetching young woman hailing from this country: | ||
| USA | |||
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Mexico | ||
| Venezuela | |||
| Australia | |||
| 4. | The Miss Universe pageant proceedings were given just the right amount of class by this person, who hosted the event: | ||
| Omarosa | |||
| Nancy Grace | |||
| Gordon Ramsay | |||
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Brett Michaels | ||
| 5. | MTV made an unusual choice to host the VMAs, announcing that this comedic figure would emcee the gig: | ||
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Chelsea Handler | ||
| Lewis Black | |||
| Louis C.K. | |||
| Audrey Plaza | |||
| 6. | What up, Cridersville, Ohio! The hamlet, which describes itself as "small town America at its very best" changed its name on August 21 to honor: | ||
| Two and a Half Men star Jon Cryer | |||
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Twisted Sister lead singer Dee Snider | ||
| Has-beenish actress Winona Ryder | |||
| Dukes of Hazzard star John "Stop calling me Bo, dammit" Schneider | |||
| 7. | In television news, NBC this week renewed ____________ (In related, more surprising news, that show is still on the air): | ||
| The Marriage Ref | |||
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Last Call with Carson Daly | ||
| Poker After Dark | |||
| Friday Night Videos | |||
| 8. | When Jennifer Aniston appeared on his show, which late night host revealed that he and Aniston went out on a single date around the time that the actress began appearing on Friends? | ||
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Jon Stewart | ||
| George Lopez | |||
| Jimmy Fallon | |||
| Craig Ferguson | |||
| 9. | In an awesome display of good taste and judgment, the North Jersey Country Club has banned the cast and crew of ______ from their establishment. | ||
| Jackass | |||
| Jersey Shore | |||
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The Real Housewives of New Jersey | ||
| Cake Boss | |||
| 10. | What show's co-stars finally got hitched this weekend? | ||
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True Blood | ||
| Psych | |||
| The Good Wife | |||
| Burn Notice | |||
| 11. | No longer a reality TV star and having separated from his wife, Spencer Pratt fills the idle hours by reportedly shopping a sex tape of Heidi. What's notable about the tape is that it features Heidi gettin' it on with: | ||
| A Miss Universe contestant | |||
| Heidi's rival from The Hills Lauren Conrad | |||
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A Playboy playmate | ||
| A Heidi Montag look-alike | |||
| 12. | Brit-brit, you're now #2. Who passed the indomitable Ms. Spears as the newly crowned most-followed person on Twitter? | ||
| Katy Perry | |||
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Lady Gaga | ||
| Justin Bieber | |||
| Aziz Ansari | |||
| 13. | It was a week and a new target of his self-righteous criticism this week, when Bill O'Reilly turned his attention from Jennifer Aniston to _______ and ________ for a supposedly provocative photo shoot. | ||
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Kim Kardashian / Justin Bieber | ||
| Miley Cyrus / Nick Jonas | |||
| Mariah Carey / Nick Cannon | |||
| Jane Fonda / Fidel Castro | |||
| 14. | Fist pump! The Hollywood Reporter, errr, reports that this Jersey Shore creation will be able to parlay his/her fame into earnings nearing an estimated $5 million in 2010: | ||
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The Situation | ||
| Paulie D | |||
| Snooki | |||
| JWoww | |||
| 15. | Our hearts go out to Saturday Night Live great ______ who lost his wife Nancy Dolman this week after years of battling cancer | ||
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Martin Short | ||
| Bill Murray | |||
| Dana Carvey | |||
| Jon Lovitz | |||
| 16. | Trying to put her life back together after scandal and an apparent suicide attempt, Fantasia Barrino denied she was a homewrecker, and stated "The best way for me to clear my name is ...." | ||
| By setting a good example for others | |||
| Through following in the path of the Lord | |||
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Through my [reality] show | ||
| By setting myself as a good role model through my music | |||
| 17. | It was announced this week that which Oscar-winning director will be the recipient of Irving Thalberg Award but will not be accepting it during the Oscar broadcast next year? | ||
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Francis Ford Coppola | ||
| Clint Eastwood | |||
| James L. Brooks | |||
| Woody Allen | |||
| 18. | Poor Miley Cyrus gets to join the lonely hearts club again thanks to being dumped by her boyfriend what's-his-name? So, that is the question - what is this fellow's first name? | ||
| Garrett | |||
| Nick | |||
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Liam | ||
| Christopher | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Liam Hemsworth is the brother of the new Thor, Chris Hemsworth. So, at least he has that going for him |
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| 19. | Happy birthday wishes from SLW are extended to this former child star who turned the big 3-0 this week. | ||
| Keisha Knight-Pulliam | |||
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Macaluay Culkin | ||
| Anna Chumsky | |||
| Elijah Wood | |||
| 20. | Her divorce to Tiger Woods finalized, Elin Nordegren gave her first (and, she claims, only) interview to: | ||
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People | ||
| TMZ | |||
| Entertainment Tonight | |||
| CBS News | |||