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1.	In an image to promote the debut of his new show, a somewhat startled-looking Conan posed with an owl. What two words appear above the pair?
		Startled. Pleasant.
		Eager. Vigilant.
		Better. Late.
		Wild. Nocturnal.

2.	Conan admits that he hates the nickname Coco but has embraced it. Which very famous person was responsible for dubbing him Coco and thus creating the Team Coco movement?
		Tom Hanks
		Will Smith
		Oprah Winfrey
		Jay Leno

3.	If you tuned into The Tonight Show in February, you wouldn't have seen Mr. O'Brien. What was the last date of his iteration of the The Tonight Show?
		January 10
		January 17
		January 22
		January 31

4.	So, if you did catch his swan song on Jan. 22, you got to see all of the following stop by in person, except:
		Steve Carell
		Will Ferrell
		Neil Young
		Willie Nelson

5.	This oft-requested classic rock staple played a key role in Conan O'Brien's final Tonight Show appearance:
		Free Bird
		Stairway to Heaven
		Honky Tonk Woman
		Layla

6.	Conan's settlement with NBC totaled a reported $________ million, with part of that sum earmarked to be distributed among his staff:
		115
		45
		18
		65

7.	On February 24, Conan began his Twitter account. 24 hours later, his account had more than 300,000 followers. What animal completes his initial tweet? "Today I interviewed ___________ in my backyard and then threw to commercial. Somebody help me."
		An opossum
		A mole
		A squirrel
		A duck

8.	For his first post-NBC/Tonight Show interview, Conan sat down with what television news program?
		20/20
		48 Hours
		60 Minutes
		Dateline

9.	What was the official (awesomely cumbersome) name of Conan's college tour?
		An Illegally Sanctioned Evening with Conan O'Brien
		The Comedy Show that NBC Doesn't Want You to See Before Midnight Tour
		The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour
		Contractually Obligated to Not Be Funnier than Leno Tour

10.	His comedy tour kicked off in what bustling metropolis?
		Saginaw, Michigan
		Scranton, Pennsylvania
		Eugene, Oregon
		Topeka, Kansas

11.	Completely contradicting what he has done this year, an interview from the 90s surfaced in which Conan proclaims that he would NEVER ______.
		play with his musical guest
		leave NBC
		work for Ted Turner
		relocate to Los Angeles

12.	The time had finally come for us to learn what his new talk show would be titled. Which of these images is how he quickly scribbled the title in a web video announcement?




		*By way of explanation.....* Sadly, he didn't stick with written title 'Conaw' but rather the spoken title 'Conan'.

13.	As the dust settled and we learned that Conan would land on TBS, the most obvious absence was Max Weinberg. With Max gone, a long-time band member stepped up as band leader to create _________ and The Basic Cable Band.
		Mark Pender
		Jimmy Vivino
		Jerry Vivino
		Ricky Minor

14.	Let's get back into 'date' mode...do you recall what day his new TBS-based Conan premiered? Of course, you do. It was on _______.
		November 1
		November 8
		November 15
		November 22

15.	This is a screencap from a TV spot in which Conan rather saucily washes a desk, while which libidinous rock song plays?
		Light My Fire
		Pour Some Sugar on Me
		Cat Scratch Fever
		Cherry Pie

16.	This guy wouldn't have been our ideal pick for first guest on Conan's new show but ______ used his couch time with millions watching to talk a lot about marijuana and how he proposed to his girlfriend topless.
		James Franco
		Woody Harrelson
		Seth Rogen
		Matthew McConaughey

17.	While not on par with an Oprah-sized giveaway, Conan got into the holiday spirit by giving away 20 _______ in 20 days. Of course, these items were accompanied by a new Chevy Cruze.
		pine tree fresheners
		cases of Armor All
		pairs of fuzzy dice
		tire gauges

18.	More holiday hijinks occurred on his new show with the introduction of what Christmas-themed character?
		Surly Santa and his 8 co-dependent reindeer
		Minty the candy cane who fell on the ground
		Snowy, the not-as-unique-as-he-thinks snowflake
		The Dry Humping Polar Bear (brought to you by Coca-Cola)

19.	Instead of trying to ignore what the Internet would never allow him to ignore, Conan publicly (and jokingly) apologized to this other late night host for a video bit his show did about Sarah Palin shooting Rudolph two weeks after the other host made a similar joke.
		David Letterman
		Craig Ferguson
		Jimmy Kimmel
		Jimmy Fallon

20.	This is a shot from an American Express commercial Conan starred in, in which he goes to unusual lengths to get silk for:
		Boxer shorts
		A necktie
		Stage curtains
		Bed sheets